BillF

Another wide-ranging Gene Lees collection of essays on everyone from Bix to Emily Remler. Full of interesting information and insights.

Good again!

A classic, Tom!

Fan: I really liked your album! Jazz musician: Ah, so you're the one who bought it! Can't remember which musician I heard that one from.

I remember seeing that band here in Manchester in the1990s. Gary Valente was the standout feature, as I recall. Now playing:

My favourite Coltrane album!

Will be looking in too. I check out the Smalls live stream every evening.

Jimi Hendrix Ronnie Ross Hal Singer

Ronnie Schatt Pete King Peter King

Track 8: King Pleasure (?) singing about Hawkins. P.S. Or is it Eddie Jefferson?

Track 1: Armstrong Hot Five w Johnny Dodds & King Ory c.1925. Track 2: Ellington in the later 20s: "Creole Love Song" clarinet trio?, Bubber Miley? Track 5: Earl Hines? Track 6: Solo Hawkins, a track he made for Granz. Was it called "Picasso"? Track 7: Hawkins again. Early version of "Woody'n You". Early Dizzy c.1942/3.

Now playing:

William Shakespeare Lance Percival Percy Thrower