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Charlie Parker, Now's the Time (Verve)

"What Should I Do With My Gold Trident?"

Gold trident: Not gold trident:

Dizzy Gillespie, The Greatest Trumpet of Them All (HMV/Verve)

Eddie Daniels, To Bird with Love (GRP)

Charlie Parker, Apartment Sessions (Spotlite)

John Barleycorn Dick Oatts The Scythians

Jones/Lewis (Blue Note reissue series twofer)

John Menzies W H Smith W H Smug

Presenting ThadJones Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orchestra (United Artists)

That was the first Thad & Mel LP I ever bought - when it first came out. An extremely 'posh' LP, for the time. Yes, beautiful - like New Life above.

Archimedes' screw (Helen of Troy? ) Euclid Monty Pythagoras

Very much enjoyed this. Le Carré in humorous mode - the location recalled Graham Greene, the satire Evelyn Waugh.

More life comin' up, Sidewinder: Leif Ericson Sven-Göran Eriksson Samantha and Sven

Yes, I read a few O'Neills, but never found them memorable, unlike Williams. Perhaps some of the difference is because O'Neill belongs to an era pretty distant from our own - so much of his stuff was written in the 20s and the 30s, whereas Williams' key period is at least 20 years later. But, where American drama is concerned, Arthur Miller is my favorite, both for intensity and social message.

Henry James O Henry Ernie Henry

Sir Adrian Bolt Lightning Hopkins Rod Stewart

Cicely Tyson Mike Tyson Hannibal Lecter Marvin Peterson Starvin' Marvin Wayne Escoffery Wayne Austin Powers Fat Bastard Inglourious Basterds Leonard Bast Leonard Feather

Cicely Tyson Mike Tyson Hannibal Lecter Marvin Peterson Starvin' Marvin Wayne Escoffery