Chuck Nessa

The Roy Porter band on record 1, side 2.

Moved on to this - record 5

While Delmark reissued Forrest's United sides, they also recorded him in 1959 with Grant Green, Harold Mabern, Gene Ramey and Elvin Jones. The results were issued as "All the Gin Is Gone" and "Black Forrest". This was a touring band led by Harry Edison and Bob Koester jumped on the opportunity to record them.

Disc 2

Disc 3 with both versions of #8

Listening to a Randy Weston trio with Richard Davis and Don Moye recorded at the Jazz Showcase for an NPR broadcast. This was sometime in the late '70s and I was there.

probably the work of Orrin Keepnews.

Disc 1

Used to have it.

Got the lp when it was issued and didn't think it lived up to the personnel, but that was decades ago.

I had the honor of interviewing the man while compiling He was charming.

Back in the day I had 8 of those tunes on this

Duke Ellington Victor Master takes 1927-1934 disc 1 (of 4) - cdr I made from

He might have known this version from 1959 -

Interesting changes in the band - Hawkins to Webster to Berry, Rex Stewart to Red Allen to Roy Eldridge, etc.

In the mid '70s she was living in Chicago and we both served on the board of the Jazz Institute of Chicago.

Roof line suggests a circa 1960 GM car - possibly a Cadillac DeVille.