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Guy Berger

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I recently had a conversation with fellow board-member BruceH where we kept mixing up Walter Davis, Jr. and Walter Bishop, Jr.

Though I don't mix them up in my mind, my tongue keeps tripping over Buddy Holly and Billie Holiday, two of my all-time favorites (as well as profound influences on my own musical concepts).

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Granville T. Hogan & Wilbur Hogan - to make things worse, both are drummers!

And isn't Granville sometimes referred to as Granville "Mickey" Hogan?

MG

That's funny. Drummer Mickey Roker's real first name is Granville.

Joe Locke wrote a song for him called "Big Town" on the Rev-elation cd.

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Michael Jackson and Michael Jackson the beer guy

There's also a Michael Jackson jazz photographer/writer.

There are two Michael Raynors active as drummers in jazz - one goes by Mike Raynor and lives on the west coast, and here in Chicago we have Michael Raynor who plays with Von Freeman. The Chicago Raynor is very careful to make sure he's introduced as Michael rather than Mike to differentiate.

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Michael Jackson and Michael Jackson the beer guy

There's also a Michael Jackson jazz photographer/writer.

There are two Michael Raynors active as drummers in jazz - one goes by Mike Raynor and lives on the west coast, and here in Chicago we have Michael Raynor who plays with Von Freeman. The Chicago Raynor is very careful to make sure he's introduced as Michael rather than Mike to differentiate.

There is also Michael Gregory Jackson, the guitarist.

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Two entries from The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz , ed. Colin Larkin:

"Nick Brignola, baritone saxophonist .... played for various leaders, including Woody Herman .... (This artist is unrelated to the baritone saxophonist Mike Brignola who played with Herman in the 80s.)"

"Sammy Nestico, arranger .... He is a cousin of the arranger Sal Nistico." However, the encylopedia's entry for Sal Nistico understandably describes him as a saxophonist, but doesn't mention arranging.

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