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Must be late 1957 or 1958, released when the movie "The Big Beat" was shown. The recording for the soundtrack was in late June, 1957, the studio version for the Fantasy single was September 10, 1957. Will have to watch the movie again - the pic is indeed from the discogs seller offering that 45. Tjader recorded both tunes.

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Just finished the book Larry mentioned on Tom Talbert. When I was a kid, my father had the "Bix, Duke and Fats" album laying around the house, and it was before I had any interest in music, other than listening to 45s like "Snoopy Vs The Red Baron" over my best friend's house. I don't think my father trusted me with his Harmon-Karden set yet, buried in the frightening unfinished basement.  I always wondered who the hell Thomas Talbert was. In the decades that passed, I never heard a word about him. I just happened to find the book in Columbia U's library, and fought past the cops and demonstrators with the book clutched in my little hands. I was astonished to find two of the greatest players I ever worked with, Aaron Sachs and Eddie Bert not only recognized for their incredible prowess as musicians, but even interviewed in the book. I had considered Aaron a close friend of mine musically, but he never mentioned Talbert once to me. Also included was Bobby Tricarico, a former teacher of a sax player friend of mine, who along with Talbert, Sachs and Barry Galbraith was part of that circle of NY's elite musicians who played on the two albums Talbert made in the 50s. I haven't heard any of the stuff that Talbert did during his comeback phase in LA, but if you've heard it, is it on the same level as his great 50s stuff? TIA    

Brew Moore plays on some of the tunes which  makes it  a more interesting album for me.