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in my opinion, Lundvall is part of the problem, not the solution - always, one step forward, 2 steps backwards when it comes to jazz -

well, I don't like Black Flag but I would not call it junk - as I do like the Butthole Surfers and Big Black -

not sure, but will see what I can do in the next month or so -

looking for the Blanche Calloway and the Ethel Waters (first volume). Anyone have any they want to sell?

after the song title, I believe -

so I'm reading the book White Bicylces by Joe Boyd, a very interesting chronicle of the 60's music scene and his own transition from old music to new - when who is cited on practically the first page as having a radio show (in Philly) which changed Boyd's life by introducing him to some good old American music? Why, Chris Albertson, of course. I not only recommend the book but want to point out that Chris, somewhat neglected these days in the larger scheme of things, is such a major figure in the jazz/blues recording world of the last 50 years, and sometimes we may forget this as, unlike a lot of other important people, he is accessible and friendly. I myself have been reminded of this as I research my blues book; I must have found 50 LPs with some connection to Chris as I peruse my much-neglected collection (and I am sure that is only the tip of the iceberg) - will also, as I get into the blues spirit, be re-reading Bessie any day now (also happened to have found a reference to Chris in a book on old black show people, in an interview with Demas Dean) -

ditto on Columbia/Sony; a few years ago Larry Cohn gave me an earful on the whole Legacy division - who fought him tooth and nail on the Robert Johnson box and then, when it was a success, basically froze him out -

probably Rock Me Daniel; still thinking about it - here's the latest: 283. I've got a Cross Eyed Papa Levitsch Tanzorchester 7/24 284. Hula Lous Eric Borchard's Jazz Band 10/24 285. Royal Palm Special Leecan and Cooksey 5/24/27 286. My Old Daddy's Got a Brand New Way to Love Leecan/Cooksey/Thomas Morris 7/27 287. He's Tall, Dark, and Handsome Julia Lee 11/8/29 288. Black Rhythm Cab Calloway 3/3/31 289. Six or Seven Times Cab Calloway 3/3/31 290. Creole Love Call Duke Ellington (33 1/3 version; no vocal) 2/3/32 291. All Night Shags RM Jones Albert Nicholas Johnny St. Cyr 292. Put Me in the Alley Nicholas/Jones/St. Cyr 293. Blackville Hazel Meyers 6/1/26

since tomorrow's Sunday, we'll go heavy on the religion: 269. I'll Be Rested Blind Roosevelt Graves 1936 270. Blessed are the Poor Luther Magby 1927 271. Pure Religion Blind Gussie Nesbitt 1930 272. Gods Gonna Separate the Wheat from the Tares Blind Joe Taggart 1927 273. God Moves on the Water Bling Willie Johnson 1929 274. Mother Called Her Child to Her Dying Bed Lil McLintock 1930 275. Little Lulie Dick Justice 1929 276. Milwaukee Blues Charlie Poole 277. The Preacher Got Drunk and Laid His Bible Down Tennessee Ramblers 278. Won't Don't Blues Charles Creath w/Lonnie Johnson 12/2/24 279. Worried Blues Gladys Bentley 8/8/28 280. Lonesome Road Blues Kahle Brewer Ernest Stoneman 281. I Am Resolved Ernest Stoneman Kahle Brewer w/Vocal Chorus 282. A Married Man's Blues Wade Ward

don't let it get to you - it's the Organissimo hazing - Nessa still gets flashbacks. But a little PTSD is a small price to pay for Chewy's incisive postings -

Boykins and Ore! two amazing bassists and interesting individuals - somewhere I have a VHS of Ore playing with Dickey Wells; Boykins worked with my friend Neloms a few times, brilliant player with the kind of old-school sound you just do not hear anymore. I sat in front of him at the old Tin Palace and thought, yow, this is how bass players used to sound -

and that particular Berigan collection is not especially good -

do you mean A christmas song, or THE christmas song? or is it A christian song? gentile on my mind, anyone?

here's some transfers from this week - Medjuck, note the Parham - one of the great early bands: 251. Mama Don't You Think I know Papa Charlie Jackson 252. All I Want is a Little Spoonful Papa Charlie Jackson 253. Skag a Lag Tiny Parham 2/1/29 254. Stompin' on Down Tiny Parham 2/1/29 255. Texas Blues Papa Charlie Jackson 256. River Stay Away from My Door Boswell Sisters 1/5/31 257. Georgia Crawl Henry Williams and Eddie Anthony 258. What It Takes to Bring You Back Butterbeans and Susie 1930 259. Mobile Blues Wade's Moulin Rouge Orchestra Teddy Weatherford 260. Fight That Thing Reb Spikes 261. Honey Just Allow Me One More Chance Henry Thomas 262. Pratt City Blues Jabbo Williams 263. Skippy Wippy Mississippi Juke Band Blind Roosevelt Graves, Cooney Vaughan 7/20/36 264. West Dallas Rag #2 Rob Cooper 1/29/35 265. Avenue Strut Heurve Duerson 8/28/29 266. Catch On Blanche Calloway 8/27/34 Vick Dickenson 267. Steppin on the Blues Love Austin /Ladnier/O'Bryant 268. Play that Thing Ollie Powers Ladnier/Noone

not every white lady singer is a genius -

personally Yancey is my favorite, and the deepest of all those guys -

does it include subsidies for marijuana farmers?

hot 5s; 1920s Lonnie Johnson; Ron Jeremy -

I figure about 450 tracks, and also, given how much more I have to do, that a lot of stuff already transferred won't make the cut. I'm hoping, at my current pace, to finish the intitial transfers by April or May of 2009 -

shouldn't this be in 'Offering and Looking For' ?

the King Oliver was by special arrangement - I know Dave Sager (he works at the Library of Congress) and they did the transfers and restoration work independently -

I should add that it's all instrumental, no vocal -

well, as Charlie Brown used to say, ANOTHER year down the drain -

well, not to be coy, but it'e even further from the source than that -

I am very excited tonight because, to my great amazement, I have discovered what I am pretty certain is the FIRST performance of a blues on the guitar - and it dates from 1922, a year before what was previously thought to be the first recording of same. not trying to be overly mysterious, and will say that the source is a very well known performer (of that era) whom I've known for some time was a terrific and under-rated guitarist (not Eddie Lang) - going to hold back on revealing it (and who knows, maybe 50 people already know about it); at any rate it's a very good recording in its own right - more later -