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Can you share a scan of that article?

When I wrote liner notes for an Oscar Peterson compilation on Pablo, I found two errors for the track where Oscar Peterson took over from Duke Ellington for a song. Both the date and the drummer were incorrect, Eric Miller disagreed and he was a bit stubborn, then I provided the relevant page from Timmer’s Ellingtonia discography and the citation from Mercer Ellington’s bio of Duke that cited him firing Bobby Durham and replacing him with Chris Columbus. Eric Miller relented and made the edits. Thanks for sharing the update provided by David Wild.

I saw Jane Monheit perform her Christmas show at Jimmy's in Portsmouth, NH last night. She did a nice job. I finally broke down and bought the download of Joey D's Christmas release. Good stuff.

El Combo de Ayer:

When I went to sleep last night- very beautiful music.

As I recall, he wasn't. But I am not sure. Eric Miller was the one who put it together, and I believe he was defiant in the face of criticism.

Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Seek and Listen: Live at the Penthouse (Resonance)

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Seventeen degrees! COLD. Well, at least the days will soon start being a tiny bit longer. I’m re-listening to this excellent recording . . . I didn’t get to finish it yesterday. McCorkle’s.voice was so rich and her interpretations . . real. . . you felt the songs. Susannah McCorkle “I’ll Take Romance” Concord cd.

I've been listening to a fair bit of Robyn Hitchcock lately. Quite a lot of his solo material and the Soft Boys album Underwater Moonlight have been remastered and reissued. He also plays weekly online gigs (called Live from Tubby's House) which are generally very entertaining as he plays his material and some covers and banters with his wife. (You sign up through Bandcamp though they are only available for a few days after the performance...) I saw him live for the first time at the Drake Underground in Toronto. I see that in April he is playing the Athenaeum in my old stomping grounds in Chicago, and then the next day he plays the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto! Unless I have an impossible conflict, I will get tickets.

Tebugo by Evan Parker - Paul Rogers - Louis Moholo https://jazzinbritain1.bandcamp.com/album/tebugo

Considered a Christmas album in my home:

To clear this up and to add to what Mike said, there is a similarity in titles but NOT in contents: The "East/West Controversy" LP on Xanadu 104 was a "split session" (one side per leader) of the Hampton Hawes session for Vantage (of September, 1951) combined with a 1957 session by Paul Chambers (originally released under the leader name of Mel Lewis on VeeJay). The "Piano:East/West" LP on Prestige 7067 has one half by Hampton Hawes (recorded in December, 1952, originally released on 10" LP Prestige 212) and the other side by Freddie Redd (recorded in March, 1955).

Yeah, the collaborations were mainly with Robert N. Bruno (Bob), leader of CM. JJW and the other guys followed Bob's lead. Here's all you need to know about Bruno: https://www.soundclick.com/bobbruno

Granted, one of the prettiest pictures of a toolbox I've ever seen. Whoever was in charge of the lighting, nailed it. But wait, no ladders, backhoes, earthmovers, bull dozers, cherry pickers, foremen? Who's in charge here? I want to speak to the manager.

What a batch of music. Excellent listining, period.

Braxton, Dolphy and Ayler in no particular order.

Been a bit fan of theirs since the beginning, too. All the new boxes are also great! Saw them last month here in SF, too.

Can't go wrong with Big John! Was listening to some John Hicks today: Rhythm-A-Ning (w/Kenny Barron, Walter Booker, Jimmy Cobb), and Power Trio (w/Elvin & McBee) Tonight's listen

Wake Up Dead Man - Netflix

I like that Noah Howard. I have the CD reissue.

that's awesome!

I have more live Rahsaan '70s recordings than I need, but this one is primo. This is an excellent reissue.