BillF

Hated 'em!

The Master of the Rolls Teddy Bunn Robert Crumb

My earliest memory is singing along with my Mum to "Open the door, Richard". But I was only three. Old man MG Not as old as some still diggin' the sounds! A couple of months ago at a Basie tribute concert, I heard a guy in the row behind me say, "In 1953 I went to Ireland to hear Kenton. The British musicians' union wouldn't let him in here."

Is that the one who used to play with Fat Swallow and The Loneliest Monk?

Classic Ronnie remark!

Their names aren't visible on the front. but I can see it's those same guys, Tom!

Late 1940s aged 5-10: radio pops included "Open the Door, Richard", "Woody Woodpecker's Song" and Nelly Lutcher's "Hurry on Down". 1954-55 aged 14-15: fascinated by "novelty" sounds of "Big Noise from Winnetka" and "Honky Tonk Train Blues" in trombone-playing older cousin's 78s collection. 1956 aged 16: rock'n roll craze sweeps Britain. Bought first records - Bill Haley's Comets on 78. 1957 aged 17: lent Bechet with Claude Luter EP by schoolmate. Abandoned rock 'n roll and bought Lyttelton's "Bad Penny Blues" on 78. Read Rex Harris Jazz. Bought Morton, Armstrong and Oliver on LPs. Influenced by boogie piano playing teacher: bought Yancey, Ammons and Lewis and learnt to play very elementary blues piano. Saw Hines and Teagarden in concert and Rushing with Lyttelton. 1958 aged 18: heard Bird, Monk and Miles on record. Abandoned New Orleans jazz and bought some Bird Dials and Savoys and Miles/Monk 1954 session. Saw Basie in concert. 1959 aged 19: local record library opened, introducing me to Gillespie 40s big band, 40s and 50s Herman, Prestige catalog including Gene Ammons, Contemporary issues including Hampton Hawes, etc, etc. Saw package of Dizzy quintet, Buck Clayton All Stars and Brubeck quartet. Had little time for then mass following for Brubeck and MJQ.

Stavros Loadsamoney Johnny Cash

idiot savant Rain Man Annie Sprinkle

Good to see them remembered!

Having got to know, but not owned, The Blues Hot and Cold in the sixties, I searched in vain for it for years, until I eventually found it on used vinyl in 2002 at Reckless Records (now closed down) in London's Soho. I'm so pleased to see it now issued on CD; it's too marvelous a record to be left to be forgotten.

chavs Hugo Chavez Hugo First

Sir Mortimer Wheeler Scooter Libby Libby Purves

The Spacers Sissy Spacek Noble Sissle

Phil Woods/Tom Harrell, The Jazz Masters (LRC)

Jazzbo Collins Ewan MacColl You'n me

Puff the Magic Dragon Jack Train Jimmy Lyons

Cool stuff; I went on a Foundation/Robot series binge a few months ago. Now moved on to the second Robot novel, The Naked Sun.

John Knox Knocky Parker Enoch Powell

Now playing Boyd Meets Stravinsky (Spotify)

Doesn't cut much ice in 2010!

Dirty Harry Filthy McNasty Blue Mitchell

Good point, Jazzjet! How far does the all-classical Radio 3 respond to the tastes of licence fee payers as a whole? (Not that jazz would benefit from such an analysis!)

JB Priestley Kiki Dee Friedrick Delius Del Boy Trotter Eddie Cantor Little Pony

Claudia Cardinale Walter Bishop Jr Brian Priestley