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Viv Albertine Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias Marvin the Paranoid Android

Saw it today. Acceptable as a movie - nothing great. Re fact/fiction, I'd call it a free improvisation on aspects of Baker's life, with plenty of additional material. I would have preferred Chet's music to have been grafted onto the images, rather than imitated by present-day musicians, though I was impressed to see drum veteran Terry Clarke's name on the credits for this Canadian-produced movie.

Another for On the Road.

Henry Boozier Drunken Duncan Zonker

Sorry about the lateness!

Must give it another listen.

Pierre Trudeau Trudy Pitts Horatio Bottomley

Brexit Blues?

Mel Brooks Ralph Burns Joan Rivers

Boots Mussulli Booty Wood The Jolly Swagman

Count Zeppelin Colonel Blimp Volker Gass

In today's Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/aug/06/pete-fountain-dead-new-orleans-jazz-clarinet

Kenneth Derringer Pistol Packin' Mama Jean-Jacques Pissoir

BBC News gave him quite a big coverage today.

His novel, A Perfect Spy (1986), has strong autobiographical elements. A good read, too - as always with Le Carré.

Agreed - masterful writing. Really enjoyed that one - as I did all the more recent Le Carrés, which I discovered late.

Track 5 Hot Ptah's identification of Charlie Mariano and my eventual recognition of the composition "The Vamp's Blues" which I recalled from Shelly Manne at the Black Hawk took me to my record collection (which isn't particularly big) and I found this:

Bill Bryson Higgs Boson Cap'n Crunch

Weaver of Dreams Loomis Fall Henry Threadgill

Brenda Slagg Colin Stagg John Snagge

I'd watch it one more time ...

Russell Harty Varty Haroutunian Farty McSimmons

Rhodes Boyson Cecil B DeMille Millicent Martin

Very entertaining. Accomplished film making.