Re TV/Film/Promo footage.
I know from discussions with both Dayo and Weegee that there was a Vid or DVD that had a compilation of various Jazzdance TV bits and bobs from past years, knocking around brownswood a while back. Is it still around and can anyone (Weegee???) confirm exactly what was on there?
Ive got quite a few bits myself and would be happy to share, swap or add but it would be on DVD.
cheers
Al

That was probably the tape I put together - not sure how many people saw it in the end but it think it contained:

1. the whistle test jazz piece

2. the south of watford programme

3. the father time docu

4. and I think I may have stuck the Tubby Hayes bit from the film "dr terror's house of horrors" on the end as a "bonus"

Regarding Neil Rawles:

Neil directed the video of my version of 'Anarchy In The UK'. It was filmed at Saks in Southend and featured a ton of the Essex jazz dancers that used to come to mine and Phil Levenes long-running jazz dance session there - 'Back To The Tracks' (pre-Hi Hat). Again, he filmed it on 16 mil I imagine and in black and white. It was very grainy - which is what we wanted.

He also directed that ITV documentary called 'The A13 - The Road To Somwhere' about the lives of Billy Bragg, myself and the late Trad Jazz singer Maxine Daniels (Kenny Lynch's sister).

I'm back in contact with him and am so proud that (as Phil said) he has gone on to acheive so much.

Brilliant... now if you can just get him to knock up a few DVDs of all his old work, we'll all see him down the pub later.

Reading the book on the train into work this morning and read this -

Colin Curtis once played 5 versions of "mas que nada" back to back

Outside of a reggae sound system this is audacious. I wonder which 5 versions they were...

The longest version excursion I've ever done playing out is probably 2/3 versions in a row:

e.g

old devil moon - jay jay johnson

into

old devil moon - anita o'day

i've got an old talkin loud 12" with 4 x versions of 'mas que nada' on

he could have just played that

read the piece in 'shook' magazine taken from the book all about the jazzifunk night at the electric ballroom

sounds nuts!

can't believe there used to be so much trouble at a jazz session!

pah, you wanna play a Light My Fire Medley

Stevie Wonder
Jackie Wilson
Ivan 'Boogaloo Joe' Jones
Shirley Bassey
The Doors
Jose Feliciano
Astrud Gilberto
Julie Driscoll & Brian Auger
Massive Attack
Erma Franklin
Minnie Ripperton
Julie London
Al Green

there are loads more aswell that you probably wouldn't play Will Young, Mike Flowers Pop, UB40 etc

Cheers Wrighty - there's my next Fickle Formula record bag packed then...

On a version excursions tip there's also...
A Collection Of Various Interpretation Of Sunny Vols 1 & 2
Sunny - Bobby Herb
Sunny - Arthur Lynn Group
Sunny - Georgie Fame
Sunny - Booker T. & The MG's
Sunny - Dusty Springfield
Sunny - John Schroeder Orchestra
Sunny - Robert Mitchum
Sunny - Stan Kenton
Sunny - Herbie Mann & Tamiko Jones
Sunny - Stanley Turrentine
Sunny - Andy Williams
Sunny - The Ventures
Sunny - Cher
Sunny - Jimmy Smith
Sunny - Wilson Pickett
Sunny - Nancy Wilson
Sunny - Brother Jack McDuff And David Newman
Sunny - James Brown And Dee Felice Trio Feat Marva Whitney
Sunny - Chris Montez
Sunny - Les McCann
Sunny - Shirley Bassey
Sunny - Jose Feliciano
Sunny - The Four Tops
Sunny - Marian Love
Sunny - The Walker Brothers
Sunny - Paul Kuhn
Sunny - Trini Lopez
Sunny - Young Holt Trio
Sunny - Marvin Gaye
Sunny - The Electric Flag
Sunny - Leonard Nimoy
Sunny - Ella Fitzgerald
Sunny - Gary Lewis And The Playboys

Yes, but would you play 5 of 'em in a row - in a club?

where's stevie wonder's version?

Oscar Peterson did a version as well. Oh forget it, I think points already been made.

As you were..

Where's Bobby Hebb's original version? I'm betting that's Bobby 'Herb'.

Where's Uwe Buschkotter & His Party Players version?

Update required : What's the current status for the "finished" edtion being available ? I am really looking forward to reading