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What NYC musicians had to do during the lockdown of clubs. It may have damaged their income, but judging from this album it left their jazz talents untouched.

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Midgets Li'l Darling Kid from Red Bank

I know nothing about this sort of music, but I did spend a few days in the company of Eugene Chadbourne in Calgary, Alberta in1973 when he was aged 19. I was visiting my old school pal and jazz and blues pianist Paul Woodrow (RIP) who had emigrated to Canada and was teaching art at Calgary University. Paul invited Eugene, who was living in Calgary -understandably to avoid being drafted into the Vietnam war - round to his house and to bring his guitar. I recall a lot of the talk was about blues favourites - John Lee Hooker, Lightning Hopkins, T Bone Walker, etc - and Eugene astounded me by playing a perfect imitation of each of these as soon as a name was mentioned. Paul and I were very critical of our wives who chose to go to a neighbour's house to watch Elton John on television during all this. (Gives you the period feel.) The following year, back home in England, I tuned in as usual to Humphrey Lyttelton's show at 8p.m. on a Monday. When he announced a new album from Pharoah Sanders and I heard Eugene's name in the lineup, I exclaimed, "The boy's made it!"

Nice to hear from you again, Richard.

Sophia Loren Lauren Bacall Keeter Betts

Carl Sandburg Bob Berg Andy Capp & Flo

Yes, Wikipedia gives him as 91. Saw him with the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra in 1969.

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Lady Chatterley's Mother Mothers and Other Brothers Sister Salvation

Very interested to see my old university friend Brian Priestley there!