472 Miles items in my collection, including all his albums plus numerous bootlegs and concert recordings.

There was a piece in The Times today to mark Miles’ 100th centenary with their choice of his best albums. ‘Mademoiselle Mabry’ was picked from “Filles de Kilimanjaro” and the piece mentions that it includes the […]

So difficult to choose but I’ll go for a track from (possibly) my favourite Miles album :

As a Gooner, this has been the most stressful season you could imagine. But the joyful scenes at the Emirates on Tuesday night were wonderful. Many tears were shed. And great congratulations to Aston Villa. What […]

One of the most difficult visiting musicians at Ronnie’s was Stan Getz. Ronnie Scott used to say he got a bad back through having to bend over backwards to meet Getz’s endless demands.

That ‘Godfather of British Jazz’ documentary – the second of the clips you posted @Kaisfatdad – is wonderful. I particularly like the bit where Stan tells how he wrote the Under Milk Wood suite on the night bus […]

There’s a later version (1976) of Under Milk Wood by Stan Tracey with narration by Donald Houston. I’ve got it on vinyl but can’t find it on YouTube. Art Themen replaces Bobby Wellins on tenor.

It is justifiable to be highly critical of the media in the middle of this current brouhaha. I saw a clip yesterday of the TV journalist hyenas, mainly Beth Rigby and Chris Mason, descending on their prey as […]

I haven’t checked the whole list but if it doesn’t include Boz Scaggs’ “Loan Me A Dime’ with Duane Allman its should do.

Very sad news. My girlfriend (now my wife) and I used to follow Mike Westbrook around in the late 60s, seeing various incarnations of his band – full orchestra to 6 piece – playing at The Old Place, Regents Park […]

Tempting but I don’t think I would have got away with it.

I was responsible for putting together the post-wedding music for my daughter’s wedding 21 years ago. I managed to squeeze in ‘Let’s Get Drunk And Screw’ by Jimmy Buffett, which caused a few raised eyebrows from […]

Love all your Allsorts mixes on Mixcloud @rexbrough. Keep ’em coming!

Done. Wouldn’t be the same without The Afterword.

‘My Foolish Heart’ from this session is one of my Desert Island tracks (and on my funeral list as well for that matter. If I remember correctly it is also used as the intro music for a BBC 4 bio of Stan Tracey – […]

Me too, although it’s usually 3:30. No idea why. I saw a tip the other day for going back to sleep. Close your eyes and alternate eye movements left to right, counting down from 100 each movement. The suggestion […]

I was born in Seaford, Sussex (equidistant from Brighton and Eastbourne) and moved to London aged 4 when my Dad got a job for a company supplying flags, marquees etc for the Coronation. We lived just off Tower […]

Everyone is different but my advice would be – don’t do it. I’m still suffering from the triggering effects of Lord Of The Flies which reminded me too closely of my schooldays.

I used to be on the early morning treadmill for work until retirement, usually getting to work at stupid o’clock. Those days are long gone and now it’s bed around 1000 to 1030 and getting up at around 7ish […]

Not sure if it counts as a ‘song’ but Miles Davis’ “Calypso Frelimo” clocks in at an impressive 32 mins 07 seconds. It only just outlasts “He Loved Him Madly”, which was a mere 30 mins.