Jim Duckworth

Well, Slim Gaillard was Marvin Gaye's father-in-law. Thanks for posting this-I got a really positive reaction to the Live at the Strollers version of Stella by Starlight from Mrs. Duckworth, so I'm ready to let this roll.

As a high school student I recall mentioning to my Biology teacher that I was listening to Tribute to Jack Johnson and In a Silent Way. He told me that I needed to investigate Nefertiti. He was so right, and soon I started appreciating Miles records that didn't have electric guitars and basses. I found that the occasional teacher or older brother could radically alter my purchasing parameters by making suggestions etc

I lost a disturbing amount of hearing in one ear suddenly about 20 years ago. I was tested for all kinds of factors that might have caused this, and my EENT guy was baffled. His final word on the subject was "At least you're not Luther [Vandross]!" So I too am very interested in a knowledgeable accounting of what is available. Thanks in advance.

I would be hard pressed to make a choice between Max and Elvin-but I think I like Elvin as a sideman and Max as a leader-subject to change of course. These days I can't decide whom I like better Sid Catlett or Jo Jones.

King, Sunny and Cher Ade.

Neil Innes! I love this one. Besides being Bonzo Dog Band amusing, it is a really great song.

I almost invariably reach for Tijuana Moods (largely the same group with Bill Triglia instead of Bill Evans), but I think that this is my new go-to Mingus record.

This tune used to come up on gigs and was sometimes confusing as some called it Purple Gazelle and others called it Stevie-as they knew it from the Duke/Coltrane record.

All I've ever wanted from my profession is to retire from it.

Nice documentary of Don Byas returning to the US and playing Lover Man with Thad Jones/Mel Lewis, I Remember Clifford in a quartet with Jo Jones, with Dizzy Gillespie's band and others as well as interacting with Louis and Duke.

Love this one.