Chuck Nessa

Me too.

Johnny Hodges, ladies and gentlemen, Johnny Hodges!!!!

Well, I lean towards Mr. Lowe on this one. Hot Dog is one of 25+ Donaldsons in my collection and I kept it (for the second time - vinyl long gone) to remember when this music started a slide. YMMV.

JA, in the vinyl days was Jerry Valburn. He (with partner Marvin Goldsmith(?)) issued the lps. Don't know who's doing the cds.

Really? Not "heady"? Have we heard the same album? Not inside the same head.

I understand it is an "underground source" but you should try Amazon.

Don't have the time or inclination to elaborate other than to say he'd developed a wonderful identity 25 years before the Coltrane influence and he lost much of the influence later. I really enjoy the Vanguard recordings and suggest, if you do, you can get the complete 9 disc set for around $50-70 bucks.

Yes, but I feel the Trane influence diminished his talents.

Do not overlook the Roy Eldridge gig at the fest. Great late Roy. Speaking for the cd, haven't seen the video. He might have spinach in his teeth.

Some Bax.

So what does it look like?

Have a Colt 45!

Pointer Sisters?

Since this is your first and only post, are you a member of the Arts League of Michigan?

Now I understand the "dumpy" part.

Thanks Roger. I think we'd be better off with a two flat to contain our hobbies. I have a "record company" (as you know) and Ann does pottery and a bunch of other artsy stuff. The search continues.

Just want to say that Schuller's Swing book is wonderful and I have some problems with it. Any interested fan should read it. I wish he'd published more. I was looking forward to fighting with him on later stuff.

Seems to have left him with a cold ptah.

Vol 3 and 4 will not happen. Tons of material gathered but no time or energy to complete.

To be continued...

From your edit (while I was responding) I see you haven't digested the book. Not fair. Edit to add: Talk to me about this when you have finished the book, understand and listen to allt he music discussed.

Do you know Early Jazz? Have to admit I haven't read the Swing Era in its entirity since it was issued, but dip into it from time to time. From memory, I think he gives way too much credit to "limited" white big band arrangers and seems to undervalue a number of small group soloists. Not unexpected from someone from his background. Thank some god for Gunther Schuller, but he is not perfect.

Whole lot of worthy stuff between the two examples you mention. I have problems with Gleason and Schuller. One needs to read as much as possible and develop a personal opinion. FWIW, Schuller's Swing Era has many more "iffy" opinions than the earlier book.

Met him in 1966 and have had the same opinion since then.