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"Close Your Eyes" might be suitable, but the only versions I know, by Benny Goodman and Art Blakey, are certainly not soporific.

Tubby made it from tenor to vibes.

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Vibes player Mark Sherman made a piano album in 2019 called My Other Voice.

Constant supermarket shortages here in recent months. My local Sainsburys has reduced shelving so you don't notice the gaps. Our stateside friends have to contend with the virus; we have Brexit as well.

Williams still very active at Smalls. I frequently see him on their live stream on YouTube. It's obvious he carries a great reputation. Playing nowadays with the next generation of Farnsworth and Alexander. (But they themselves are now seen as the older generation by such people as Emmet Cohen and Benny Benack III.) The music marches on!

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Interesting article. I have met the last man to play with Chet - Dutch pianist Rob Van Bavel, who was a regular at sessions at my friend Malcolm Frazer's house. It is said that on his last day Chet stopped by the club where Rob's trio was playing, sat in for a few numbers, went to meet his connection and returned to his hotel - from which he never re-emerged. Here's Rob at Malcolm's: