Michael Fitzgerald

Yes - isn't that how the Blackhawks originally came out? Just trying to set some context for that period. Mike

Have a look at the Contemporary Records listing - 20 out of the first 100 issues were under Manne's name (not counting albums where he was just a sideman). http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Labels/contemp.htm Mike

Ooooh - spoohky! Mike P.S. Tigger's voice had been taken over by another guy a few years back.

Yes, still married to Moran. But I think the above is quite inaccurate. Corea was involved as early as 1968, while he was married to his first wife, Joan (of Tones For Joan's Bones). I never heard of any interaction with Moran until 1976. Moran had been with Mahavishnu Orchestra in 1974. Maybe he met her through Scientology. Mike

Listen, if those folks can bring Kirstie Alley back from the dead, maybe they are worth paying attention to! Mike

Wow - you dislike NO ONE? You like EVERYONE? I can't fathom that. Now, if only you had unlimited financial resources, you could save jazz! Or kill it - I'm not sure. Mike

http://home.snafu.de/tilman/faq-you/celeb.txt Konitz, Clarke, DiMeola, Brubeck, as well as Corea are mentioned as having present or past involvement. Mike

Well, it was more than that. Anthony Braxton has spoken about Corea's Scientology evangelism. Can't access it right now, but it's in "Forces In Motion" by Graham Lock. Someone else can look up the specifics. Braxton was the reluctant holdout; Holland and Altschul went along with Corea, at least for a time. Mike

Other issues may include: Stefan Bauer: Coming Home (1002) Ulli Junemann: Let's Call It A Day (1017) Berne, Baby, Berne (2001) Only the last seems to be closely linked to the Harry Edison (he's on it, along with a host of similar folks). It's a retrospective of the Berne Jazz Festival. Not sure if this Village is related to the label that reissued classic 1920s material. There are a few others that do not seem to be related. Mike

August 29, 1940 Mike

Negative Mike

Sorry - it was reported that WARM refused to have their set recorded. But maybe that means they have plans for something. Mike

Basically 1953-1957. Since *small group* has been specifically mentioned, that omits a number of dates (including "Sings Johnny Mercer" and "Sing And Swing" definitely and "This One's For Basie" perhaps). About 7 sessions including a live quartet date. Only one of these has Buddy singing, not playing. Not sure about the inclusion of the "Krupa Meets Rich" album - probably, I would think. Mike

Unfortunately, there were no quality horn players available, so Rich got stuck with some guys named Harry Edison, Benny Carter, Milt Bernhart, Georgie Auld, Willie Smith, Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Ben Webster, Frank Wess, Sonny Criss, no-names like that. Mike

NYT obituaries, Monday, June 27, 2005 p.B6 - Paul Winchell, 82, TV Host And Film Voice of Pooh's Tigger http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/27/movies/27winc.html John Fiedler, 80, Stage Actor And Film Voice of Pooh's Piglet http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/27/movies/27fiedler.html As for the threes, it seems not. The above two gentlemen were the last of the original film voices from the Winnie The Pooh films. Mike And no, I'm not buying that these are the 2nd and 3rd following Thurl Ravenscroft.

Well, now you'll never be able to tour Germany. Mike

Yes, the Cellar was a club in Vancouver late 1950s. Not to be confused with the Cellar Cafe in NYC (mid 1960s) nor the Cellar in Toronto (slightly later 1960s) nor the Cellar Door in Washington, DC (late 1960s-early 1970s)....... The Hope trio with LaFaro and McBrowne accompanied Sonny Rollins at the Jazz Workshop, SF in the first part of October 1958. When Rollins left, Harold Land came in. I can't confirm whether the Vancouver tape is from around that time or from earlier in 1958. Mike

I didn't get to hear all, but during the discussion, I thought Lennie McBrowne was named as the drummer for that tape. Mike

I can't agree regarding Brian Wilson - what is great about his recent stuff? He's just bringing back stuff from 35 years back. He himself is much weaker than back in the 1960s: can't sing in tune, can't blend as well, doesn't even play for real in live performances. I saw him on the Pet Sounds tour and he was definitely the weakest link. I have nothing but praise for the Smile album and for the Wonderful band that made it happen. I am glad that Wilson realized that this was the only way he'd get the career recognition he deserves. Others might have refused to go back. Mike

Yes, they exist. No, they have not been issued. Mike

I don't know why the amazon site lists the author of the first as "Annette Schlipper" - it was compiled and edited by James Wolf and Hartmut Geerken. This is the one to get - the second one (ed. by Adam Abraham) is actually included in the first. If you really need something for your fix, try hunting for the Omniverse Sun Ra book by Geerken. Mike

78s don't have titles. They are singles - one song per side. What would be nice is to have the A and B side indications - that's all the track order there is to a single. Mike

So that's the red-bearded monk? He does look like a shady suspect. Mike

Even better for the 1910 Fruitgum Company. Mike

And folks, remember to pause track 1 and rewind on the Verve Elite series CD of "Plectrist" - From www.nytimes.com June 23, 2005 Billy Bauer, 89, an Early Modern Jazz Guitarist, Dies By PETER KEEPNEWS Billy Bauer, one of the first modern jazz guitarists and later a renowned guitar teacher, died on Friday in Melville, N.Y. He was 89 and lived in Albertson, N.Y. The cause was complications of pneumonia, said his daughter, Pamela. Mr. Bauer first gained national attention in 1944 for his work with Woody Herman's big band, an ambitious ensemble with a repertory including Igor Stravinsky's "Ebony Concerto." He later performed and recorded with Benny Goodman, Charlie Parker and many others. But he was best known for his association with the pianist and composer Lennie Tristano, whose idiosyncratic, harmonically complex brand of modern jazz was considered challenging even by his fellow modernists. Mr. Bauer had been primarily a rhythm guitarist before joining Tristano's group in 1946. But he quickly mastered Tristano's distinctively serpentine melody lines, and under the pianist's guidance he developed into a compelling soloist. "Lennie was a strong player," Mr. Bauer recalled in 2000. "Even though I didn't know what he was doing all the time, I had to follow him. With a player that strong, you had no choice!" Mr. Bauer took part in some of Tristano's most celebrated recordings, including an experiment in spontaneous improvisation in 1949 that presaged the so-called free jazz of a decade later. He also worked frequently with two other members of Tristano's group, the saxophonists Lee Konitz and Warne Marsh. In 1958 he formed a music publishing company, William H. Bauer Inc., which published all three musicians' compositions as well as his own. William Henry Bauer was born in the Bronx on Nov. 14, 1915. His first instruments were banjo and ukulele, and he began his career at 14 playing banjo on the radio, but he soon switched to guitar. He was playing electric guitar in dance bands by 1940. Although he established himself as a leading voice on his instrument in the late 40's, Mr. Bauer - who called his autobiography "Sideman" - always said he preferred to work in support of other musicians. He recorded only one album as a leader, the 1956 quartet session "Plectrist." And by the mid-70's, after several years in recording and broadcast studios, he had virtually abandoned performing to become a full-time teacher. His motivation, he said in 2000, was primarily economic: "People were waiting for the studio work to come back, but I didn't think it was going to." For the last three decades of his life he rarely played, either in the studio or in public. His focus was the Billy Bauer Guitar School, a one-man operation in a small second-floor office in Roslyn Heights, N.Y., which he opened in 1970. His hundreds of students ranged from young children to professionals like Denny Dias, an original member of the rock band Steely Dan. Mr. Bauer continued to teach until he was hospitalized in the early spring, his daughter said, adding that he continued to teach and advise students from his hospital bed. In addition to his daughter, of Pocono Pines, Pa., Mr. Bauer is survived by a son, William G. Bauer of Dix Hills, N.Y., and four grandchildren. His wife of 63 years, Marion, died last year. ================ Mike