BillF

I like the jazz documentary, tho' I see what you mean about that haircut!

Elvis PRESley Hipbone Slim and the Knee Tremblers Professor Longhair and His Shuffling Hungarians

OK, who's this then:

Larry Gales? (He worked with Monk and Benny Carter and wore horn-rimmed spectacles )

Grant Stewart Quartet at Small's on April 6 2011 http://www.smallsjazzclub.com/index.cfm?eventId=3899

Hard Hearted Hannah from Savannah Georgia O'Keefe Keef Richards

Yes, they add character to a record.

Birks on a Japanese train?

The John Fedchock NY Sextet at Small's on April 17 2010 http://www.smallsjazzclub.com/index.cfm?eventId=2704

Crane River Jazz Band Elmer Gantry Derrick Greaves Martin Dies William Sloane Coffin The Mound City Blue Blowers Christine Blower Mitchell Zuckoff Haydée Politoff

You shouldn't have doubted your initial instincts, they were spot-on. Thanks, Dan! Now for a few wild guesses: Track 1 John Handy?? Track 2 Bill Harris (or Dicky Wells)?? Bill Pemberton?? Oliver Jackson?? Track 6 Trumpeter with Clark is Howard McGhee?? Track 10 Lem Winchester??

Many thanks for the disc, Dan, which arrived today. Just a few preliminary comments building on what's already been said: Track 3 Is the guitarist Charlie Byrd? Track 5 Sounds like the later Zoot Track 6 I'm sure I hear Roy Haynes there. Track 7 Ruby Braff, Ben Webster and Slam Stewart Track 12 Live recording of the Gerry Mulligan Concert Jazz Band playing "Blueport" with solos by Gerry, Bob Brookmeyer, Jim Reider in place of Zoot Sims (?) and Don Ferrara (or just possibly Nick Travis). Wonderful taste you have in music, Dan. More later.

Re poll: Pleased to the see the armchair-and-earphones party is ahead!

Crane River Jazz Band Elmer Gantry Derrick Greaves

Spike Jones and his City Slickers Dick Charlesworth's City Gents W C Handy (again!)

HR Puffenstuff HR Reject H&R Block H Block Gusty Spence Bobby Sands

Poundstretcher Dollar Brand Buck Clayton

Thanks, Tom. Now listening.

W C Handy Adolf Loos Stratford Johns

The Happy Wanderer New Orleans Wanderers Bolton Wanderers

Bobby Hackett Jim Hacker Sir Humphrey Appleby Felicity Kendal Veronica Lake Lady Windermere

"Freedom Jazz!" on Night Lights from WFIU