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Happy Birthday, Aloc!

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Thanks, Vic! And the same to you.

Time After Time After You've Gone (Benny Goodman version) After Hours (Avery Parrish) After the Rain (Coltrane) Out of the After noon (Roy Haynes Quartet) Next word: BEFORE

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Where I'm sitting is what used to be our dining room, but I gradually took over and now it contains my CDs, vinyl collection, jazz books, CD, vinyl and tape player, radio, armchair, reading lamp, DVD player, computer, phone, paperwork and files. What more could you want?

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I guess I'm selective about vocalists. In my collection are albums by Anita O'Day, Irene Kral, Annie Ross, Lambert Hendricks & Ross, Mel Tormé, Tony Bennett (with Bill Evans), Johnny Hartman and The Hi-Los (arangements by Marty Paich and Clare Fischer)and I'll shortly be buying one by Mark Murphy.

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Yes, I saw Monk live and I've seen him on film. Without these I think I'd have a more limited understanding/appreciation of his music.

Sculptor John Chamberlain, who said, "I once had a drink with Billie Holiday, and I smoked a joint with Louis Armstrong. Those are my real claims to fame" has died. http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2011/dec/22/john-chamberlain-sculptor-cars-dies

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I don't recall seeing any female jazz singers of note, but am pleased I managed to catch Jimmy Rushing, Joe Williams, Jimmy Witherspoon, Joe Turner and Mark Murphy - all in the UK!

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