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Aw i've gotta stay away from all these jazz boards. I always wind up offended and then I get salty. Can't help it. Goodbye forever.

This is a different version than the one played in Melbourne. I think it's better. But haven't listened to the Melbourne tracks in quite a while. A Melbourne fan, thinking he was doing Art a favor, slipped Art some pills which combined with whatever Art was drinking to affect the quality of the music not for the better. That's what I recall anyway and why I haven't listened. Have released 9 complete albums on CD. Find them at Amazon and CD Baby. http:bit.ly//BuyArtPepper. There are even more cds and LPs offered by Omnivore. I offer the freebies and nearly-freebies (single tracks) as a FAVOR to fans and am kinda surprised to find folks complaining about them--looking into this gift horses mouth. These folks are entitled not to download them, of course.

Funny, Danasgoodstuff! Sorry nothing with Buddy Rich.

The tunes suggested here were all suggested by Pepper fans on FB. But the consensus is it's I Got Rhythm. With Kaye a liilttle variation in the bridge.

I always owned them. Licensed them to Fantasy/Concord. License is ended. LP Didn't see this. That's what happened. LP No. At least he didn't think so and I never heard him mention Tristano. Think Tristano was too cerebral for a guy who grew up jamming on Central Ave. & started with Lee Young. Not to say Warne doesn't swing! He does. The Art & Jack Montrose stuff which I love madly, esp the unison stuff, sounds like Dixieland to me. Thanks! LP

Sorry, the PDF is gigantic, couldn't post that & no way to make it downloadable from bandcamp without downloading the whole thing. And YES, the LAJI (from whom I got the tracks) has a limited number of (hard copy) giveaways for members: Here the list of players I posted on the bandcamp site: Archived material collected by The L.A. Jazz Institute. See the Notes for details (PDF included) Stan Kenton, Maynard Ferguson, Shorty Rogers, Bud Shank, Bob Cooper, Shelly Manne, Conte candoli, Bill Russo, Warne Marsh, Ronnie Ball, Ben Tucker, Gary Frommer, Carl Perkins, Frank Capp, Al Porcino, Jack Sheldon, Med Flory, Russ Freeman, Joe Mondragon, Mel Lewis, Paul Chambers, Wynton Kelly, Pete Jolly, Dolo Coker, AND MORE

Sorry about the photos, folks. The reproductions REALLY distressed me when I first saw proofs; they looked like gray soup. So I punched them up. A lot. I was informed that to properly reproduce a black and white photo with a full range of tones you need to use a COLOR press. And coated paper. Which is too pricey for any of us. I researched it. I mean, do you want to pay $100 a copy? Didn't think so. The photos in the EBOOK look REALLY good, and some are in color. Check it out on Amazon. I think it's about $9, ditto iBooks, Nook, etc.

Okay, okay. You're right, I'm too thin skinned. If I'm gonna say stuff like "Why I stuck…" and so on, I can expect to hear about it. Thanks for the baptism. I'm ready for my closeup, now. BTW, a facebook friend interviewed Art and me about a month before Straight Life was published, and he just posted this snippet about Art's hopes for reactions to THAT book. Much more sensible (and only he said it in less than a minute). http://blog.bobrosenbaum.com/private/85054390320/tumblr_n582watwtw1rom4l7

Damn! Remind me to read these posts whenever I start feeling too good about myself. I KNEW this would happen, but not so FAST! Makes my head spin. Okay, some of you weren't so poisonous, but you know what we human beings pay attention to. You are the MEAN BOYS.

Yes, yes, I appreciate all the folks who've wanted to make sure this is legit. It is. Totally. I'm not up to putting out vinyl, but my friends at Omnivore thought this would be a good idea, and I agreed. These are beautiful albums - to look at and to listen to. In about a year, I'll be releasing all three on cd (on Widow's Taste). L.P.

Every month I post a new free (any format) download for Art Pepper fans. This month, I decided to to do something different. I'm also making the original sheet music available, with all quartet parts AND the separate re-written alto part (Art decided the original was too hard to play). It's all free, so go to Widow's Taste Blog.

Hi, all. Well, well. I'm planning on releasing the CD Box set in April/May of 2011. I'm only PLANNING to release the material professionally (and expertly) recorded by Mole, so my cd release will be the equivalent of this Pure Pleasure LP release and will contain only those two nights (mine might contain a little more of Art's talking between tunes). BUT if you want to send me copies of the stuff you have, of the preceding days, I'd love to hear it. I'd LOVE to have it. 'Cause I don't have it. —Laurie P April/May 2011, Laurie P See my other posts about the date, etc. Laurie can release the CD version. Yes, it IS highly approved!! Laurie P

Thanks, friends. No wonder I couldn't find it. Wrong band! A guy named Scott at Mosaic Records researched it after I got in touch with Michael Cuscuna. He wrote to Cuscuna: "I think this person is getting Edmond Hall mixed up with Sidney Bechet. The YPR record she’s probably looking for is called “Jazz Band” and features Teddy Wilson, Ed Hall, Jimmy Crawford, Buck Clayton and Eddie Safranski. She can search and get a CDR at www.kiddierekordking.com." BTW, that site is WONDERFUL. I'm buying an mp3. L.

I'm looking for some really arcane info about SIDNEY BECHET. When I was seven I had a record telling "the story of jazz" by the Young People's Record Club. On my windup victrola, I wore that thing OUT, dropping the needle again and again at the point where Sidney Bechet and His New Orleans Feet Warmers began to play. My question: What were they playing? Even if you have no idea (I said it was arcane info), if you can suggest some other places to ask this question I'd be so grateful. P.S. This would have been '47 or '48.