Chuck Nessa

Diz was in a world of his own, like Monk. Monk made music out of his career and Diz made a career out of his music.

Jimmy John Wendy Old McDonald

My ego is possibly larger than most but I don't cry for attention as much as a couple of esteemed members. I find myself skipping threads where the last post was by one of them. YMMV.

Bernie just caused chills in the Nessa household.

Groove noise on my Shure test record.

Words have meaning. Notes be something else.

It's a train wreck.

Me too. I'll never forget the night in 1980 or '81 when Collins dropped into the Enterprise Lounge to listen to Von Freeman. He sat at our table. Very nice man. Nils Winther (SteepleChase) was with us and was in awe.

Met Horst Lippmann 43 years ago when he was in Chicago gathering blues musicians for one the his festival tours. Seemed to be a nice fellow. He gave me copies of records he'd produced and licensed to CBS in Europe - Mangelsdorff, Schoof and Kuhn. L+R recordingsh have been around a while.

Does Joe blow into the mouthpiece or out on these tapes?

I wouldn't count on a bunch. I will buy it though.

Shorts McConnell Harry Edison Buck Clayton

That record was stolen from my dorm room in 1962.

Not claiming them as mine. Way more empty space between the personal pair.

All the best Claude.

Allen looks like he's about to be attacked in that pic. Nice to know he survived.

That could present some problems.

Interesting you are saving these.

The second cover ain't her. The first cover is a woman my mother didn't like.

Just checked my diary and I haven't listened to her in 43 years. Nice cover though.