Top stuff John! Listened to this this morning.

Ok here's the list that I've put together in full (with a few amendments/additions to those posted further up the thread), feel free to add in to the back of your book if you ever issue a revised/updated edition.

greasy – jackie mcclean (Blue Note)

one mint julep – freddie hubbard (Blue Note)

the sidewinder – lee morgan (Blue Note)

recado bossa nova – lee morgan (Blue Note)

so tired – art blakey (Blue Note)

watermelon man – herbie hancock (Blue Note)

song for my father – horace silver (Blue Note)

congalegre – horace parlan (Blue Note)

afrodesia – kenny dorham (Blue Note)

pedro strodder – johnny lytle (Riverside)

cariba – wes montgomery (Riverside)

do do do – cannonball adderley quintet (Capitol)

listen here – eddie harris (Atlantic)

cubano chant – art blakey (Columbia)

sakeena – art blakey (Jubillee?)

got my mojo workin’ – jimmy smith (Verve)

the cat – jimmy smith (Verve)

ban-con-tim – super allstar (Caiman)

una mas – poncho sanchez (Concord Jazz Picante)

sonando – poncho sanchez (Concord Jazz Picante)

heatwave – carmen mccrae & cal tjader (concord jazz)

take 5 – tito puente (Concord Jazz Picante?)

take 5 – carmen mccrae & dave brubeck (Fontana)

doodlin’ – sarah vaughan (Fontana)

tv is the thing – dinah washington (Mercury)

is you is or is you aint my baby – dinah washington (Mercury)

yo yo yo – slim gaillard (Verve)

work song – oscar brown jr. (Columbia)

yeh yeh – georgie fame (Columbia)

watermelon man – mongo santamaria (Fantasy)

mack the knife (live) – ella fitzgerald (Verve)

the jazz samba – ella fitzgerald (Verve)

fever – peggy lee (capitol)

my baby – ken nordine (Dot)

bilongo - the fania allstars (Fania)

sackfull of soul - roland kirk (Mercury)

watusi '65 - ray barretto (WS Latino)

soy califa - dexter gordon (Blue Note)

midnight mambo - sonny clark (Blue Note)

pergunte ao joao - dizzy gillespie (Philips)

flying home - little johnny griffin (Okeh?)

so what – eddie jefferson (Prestige)

filthy mcnasty – eddie jefferson (Prestige)

soul drummers – ray barretto (Fania)

hi heel sneakers – blue mitchell (Blue Note)

camp meetin’ – don wilkerson (Blue Note)

dem tambourines – don wilkerson (Blue Note)

Wee Gee, believe me when I say "I will never do another book"!!! This chart would have been brilliant in the book though, such a shame. It's interesting to see all the tracks written out, so thanks for that. It'd be nice to see the list added to over a period of time too (anyone?).

There was also a lot of Salsa played at The Wag. I remember talking to Paul on the opening night and he said that he wished he'd never sold all the Salsa to me in his record shop a few years previous, but he wasn't really into it at the time. He just sold them to me for peanuts to get them out the shop. Another thing he said on that night too was that he was glad to be playing to a packed club of 300 people with everybody dancing rather than 10 people in a circle. I believe that he moved from the Ballroom at the right time because he'd set such a standard of tunes that's never been equalled, and then went to the Wag and did it all over again!

thanks for the lovely comments al

Hi Mr Modal Bailey - As I said to you in a private e-mail: this is a quite a staggering piece of work you've done there with the show. I can't think of anything better than this. If anyone here is at all interested in my book they should definitely take an hour out to listen to Johns hard work. It's been edited incredibly well and, although a short section, what Gilles has to say just sums it all up and is a highlight. It's unbelievable that it was on national radio in Australia at quite a peak time. I can't imagine the BBC doing that!

On Sunday the 4th of October, as he plugged a few posts back, Mick McDonald has Colin Curtis, Bob Jones and myself in the studio for a three hour special on the book on his Soul Discovery show. Again, this will be another of life's highlights. It's available everywhere on the internet as well as transmitted old school FM in the Cambridge area.

If anyone in the area's interested, we have another book launch in Leeds this Sunday at Cela. Serious dancing will be the order of the night of course (but you'd better bloody buy a book!). It's 7 til midnight. I'll get Paul Bradshaw to stick details on here today as the space is limited. Ta ta.

It has been very humbling getting all these lovely comments and especially that private email from you Mark - an old fashion CD will be in the post this weekend for you. I'm amazed at how many people have checked it out on PodOmatic.

Mark and GP's honest answers to the questions made the show easy to be honest.

I have to admit it was a labour of love - a bit like the book I suppose but it only took me a couple of months during the evening when the kids are in bed (rather than 10 years)

My stress was learning how to use audacity to edit and compile the show. The music side I was confident with - although i did play it safe for the Australian listeners.

I'm so happy to get Mark's and everyone on here's approval - it does mean a lot.

Like Alan said the show was to promote the book and if people go and buy it because of what I have produced then I have done my job!

I know for a fact one lady in Melbourne is buying it because she rang the station after the show and told me how much she loved the show. Thank you Sash!

Once again thank you very much to you all.

Now go buy the book!

Been doing the same myself John for our Mucho Soul internet radio shows & podcasts.
Nice bit of software once you get the hang of it - and free too!
I'm all over this digital audio editing malarkey now.
I know how you feel though, going to sleep with nothing but wave forms scrolling through your mind!

Tune!

Re. the salsa/latin played by Paul.

I've included a few examples in my list - the Tito Puente/Super All Stars/ Fania Allstars tunes - but you're right there were more in that vein.

There was a great latin/salsa record shop (mid-80's) in Brewer Street just next to the NCP cark park which stocked the latest imports straight out of NY and latin america - bought loads of great stuff from there. I'm sure someone mentions the shop in your book...

Yes, that was 'Hit Man Records'. It was owned by two Columbian brothers (one was a Jazz Bass-player). Funnily enough, that's where I first met Mark Webster. Come to think of it, that's where I brought my copy of the Super All-Star album from (one of THE greatest albums ever made in that genre, in my humble opinion). The shop was in Hammersmith originally.

'Hit Man' is possibly mentioned in the book, I can't remember.

just ordered my copy from authorhouse

can't wait to read it

Watch the clipping on the left channel.

Hit Man Records - yes that's the name I remember reading in your book - so someone did mention it...

I got my copy of the Super All Star Lp in there too - think it was the only place then where you could get those Caiman albums. Mine was on lovely blue vinyl.

As you say - it's masterpiece of the genre - along with "ban-con-tim", there is "alto songo" and "fransisco guyubal" - all killers.

Just got back from the Leeds event, great to see everyone. Big respect to Snowboy, Paul Bradshaw, DJs Gip, Chico, Mike and Ian, the dancers and Mark from Sela.

Top tunes and moves. Glad that it was well attended.

Would be great if this became a regular session!

Dates for your Diary:
Special Guests on Soul Discovery
www.209radio.co.uk
105FM Cambridge
Sunday 12.00-15.00

4.10.09.... Jazz Special
Snowboy, Colin Curtis & Bob Jones

Cheers
Mick