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James Clappison Storm Jameson

Edward Hopper Karl Popper Big Bopper

Brings to mind the beginning of Leonard Feather's 1977 sleeve note to Supersax's Chasin' the Bird: "It was 1977 and Charlie Parker was just a few months shy of his 57th birthday when he came back to visit us. After greeting a few friends from his early days, men all older than he - Earl Hines, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Budd Johnson - Bird sought out the younger men who had helped to carry on his tradition: Sonny Stitt, Sonny Criss, Phil Woods. He brought them greetings from Cannonball and from Oliver Nelson, thanked them for keeping the faith, and sat in with them in an all night jam session at Storyville. The next few months were memorable for Parker. Belatedly, he got to visit Japan for the first time, made his maiden voyages to the Newport, Monterey and Nice Festivals. He dropped in at Dick Gibson's jazz party in Colorado and broke it up. For many of us, though, the most momentous event of all was his visit to Donte's, where Bird sat in with Supersax. In Med Flory he found a kindred soul: both were Virgos, born just six years and two days apart. The sidemen, most of them products like Bird of the 1920s, were now in the prime of life and dedicated to the perpetuation of a music their distinguished visitor had fashioned. Finally Eddie Harris walked in, carrying his new invention, the electronic saxophone that can play up to five notes at once. With Bird self-harmonized on Harris' borrowed horn and Supersax running feverishly through "Shaw Nuff" and "Chasin' the Bird", the night became a miraculous sonic bubble, due to burst in delirium at any moment."

Haven't heard that one since Ed Dipple lent me it in the 60s, but I still remember an amazing rendition of "Mop Mop" where Max plays the melody on drums.

I think you have it now, Thom.

Over to you!

Stunned into silence?

Rosa Luxemburg Roy Lichtenstein Andorran Pirate

Mademoiselle from Armentières Joan Armatrading The Harmful Little Armful

Ralph Towner The Burghers of Calais Mack the Knife

Hilton Jefferson Paris Hilton Sidney De Paris

Mighty Mouse Roland Rat Lee Radziwill

Tristram Shandy Ernst Bier William Pint Karl Lagerfeld Al Foster Stella Gibbons

J Alfred Prufrock J Arthur Rank Andreas Wank

Count Basie Conte Candoli Candy Finch

Residents of Fishkill, New York (I used to be one. Fishkill was settled by the Dutch, & from what I understand, "kill" means stream in Dutch. Perhaps Hans will let me know.) Murderers Row Enos Slaughter Cliff Slaughter Shere Hite Little Sheri

Gavin Strang The Stranglers Killer Ray Appleton

Wally Fawkes Sandy Brown Acker Bilk

Saw Jerry here in Manchester at the Band on the Wall in a trio with Dave and Andrea a couple of years ago. A great evening!

Woodrow Wyatt Woodrow Wilson Wilson Pickett

Professor David Nutt Colonel Bogey Truck Parham

Clark Kent Lois Lane Victoria Avenue Victoria Beckham Stick Insect Leaf Garrett Lief Erikson Rolf Ericson Rolf Harris

Clark Kent Lois Lane Victoria Avenue

Mr Piano Sidney Keyes Merchant Ivory