BillF

Actually, I just got the "Pure Ella" CD and that one's wonderful for sure! Sorry, I forgot to bring my album ... Who dat anyway? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Keeler

Three artists, two left standing ... Chair?

Rudy Van Gelder wasn't involved as well, was he?

Kaiser Wilhelm

Marc Myers is writing on JazzWax today about Audition at RCA: http://www.jazzwax.com/

Rain Man Y B Wet Charles Rennie Mackintosh

Steve Swallow Lita Rosa The Thirsty Scholar

Randy Brecker Dinah Washington Lunchtime O'Booze

Tex Ritter Aunty Rotter Johnny Rotten

Amazing how he's balancing that lamp standard on his left elbow! (Should have taken the photo yourself, Bev!)

Ewan MacColl Peggy Seeger The Seekers

Me too. That's a good one, maybe my favorite, but all 4 Fedchock NYBB CD's are worth hearing and owning. There's some good YouTube clips of Fechock's band, as well. On the strength of the samples (and your recommendations, of course! ), I've just ordered Up and Running.

Dizzy Gillespie http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9LM9aaukk4 Edmund Burke Jeremy Hunt

Track 4: Early- to mid-1950's recording. Trumpeter reminiscent of Art Farmer, writing recalls Gigi Gryce. Hint of Benny Green in the trombonist?

Gina Lollobrigida Nancy Whisky Ry Cooder

Vogue reissue

Vogue reissue

Bill, you should give us a link... Thanks for doing that for me.

Jenny Eclair Half Man Half Biscuit Nick Clegg

See "What live music ..." #2155.

Just saw the Tubby Hayes Legacy Orchestra at the Southport Jazz Festival. Superbly disciplined, roarin' big band that really delivered a punch. All the charts were by Hayes - particularly liked Bud Powell's "Strictly Confidential" and "Parisian Thoroughfare" and Hayes' own "Dear Johnny B". Strongest soloists were Peter King, Alan Skidmore and Brian Dee. (Simon Spillett didn't show). Really the best British big band I've seen!!! (I won't make invidious comparisons with American bands I saw in my youth: Ellington, Basie, Hampton, Herman, Jones/Lewis, Gil Evans. )

Vogue reissue

Jimmy Rowles Dick Bentley Mick Jagger