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  1. JamesAHarrod
    I pitched the idea of a commemorative CD set to Jordi Pujol last year. Nick Rossi wrote the liner notes for the booklet, ten chapters that chronicle the arc of Garrison's career in the 80 page illustrated booklet. Nick and I are very proud of the finished product. https://www.freshsoundrecords.com/arv-garrison-albums/53984-wizard-of-the-six-string-classic-and-rare-recordings-1945-1948-3-cd-box-set.html Jim
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    Program 18 December 8, 1962 (verified) 10:00 p.m. channel 5 – session recording date 12/05/62 Frankly Jazz Gerald Wilson Big Band – Record Date 12/5/62 Gerald Wilson, trumpet, leader; Al Porcino, Robert Knight, Jules Chaikin, John Audino, Fred R Hill, trumpet; John Ewing, Bob Edmondson, Louis Blackburn, trombone; Buddy Collette, flute, alto sax; Joe Maini, alto sax; Teddy Edwards, Henry Grant, tenor sax; Jack Nimitz, baritone sax; Jack Wilson Jr., piano; Jimmy Bond, bass; Mel Lewis, drums. 1. BLUES FOR YNA YNA (Gerald Wilson) 2. MILESTONES (Miles Davis) 3. Evans introduction 4. LATINO (Gerald Wilson) 5. Evans comments 6. PERDIDO (Juan Tizol, Erwin Drake, Hans Jan “Harry” Lengsfelder) 7. Evans comments 8. BLUES FOR YNA YNA (Gerald Wilson)
  3. JamesAHarrod
    I have taken a departure from my 1950s jazz club research to post some variety to my blog. Recent posts include: Teddy Charles / Dave Brubeck / Chet Baker https://jazzresearch.com/teddy-charles-dave-brubeck-chet-baker/ Hampton Hawes https://jazzresearch.com/hampton-hawes-memorial-by-pete-welding/ Jack Wilson https://jazzresearch.com/jack-wilson/ Shelly's Manne Hole https://jazzresearch.com/shellys-manne-hole-fifth-anniversary/ Jim
  4. JamesAHarrod
    I have been busy adding additional hyperlinks for music from Frankly Jazz from my Soundcloud account. Recent research has also updated the dates when shows were broadcast. Here is the link for the post: https://jazzresearch.com/frankly-jazz/
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    I will check, but suspect it is PDT, California time.
  6. JamesAHarrod
    I have long wanted to do a feature on Frankly Jazz for my blog. The recent UCLA event has prompted me to put it together. Here is the link: https://jazzresearch.com/frankly-jazz/ All of the active links will take you to a separate window on your system to view the youtube segment. I believe that I have gathered all of Lance's segments that he has posted to his youtube account for the series.
  7. JamesAHarrod
    Lance Evans has posted segments from ten episodes of Frankly Jazz: Jazz Crusaders / Mary Ann McCall Gerald Wilson Orchestra Shelly Manne and His Men / Irene Kral Paul Horn Quintet Curtis Amy / Dupree Bolton Lighthouse All Stars / Lou Rawls Joe Pass / Peter Evans Bud Shank / Clare Fischer / Terry Morel Victor Feldman Trio / Sammy Davis, Jr. Shorty Rogers and His Giants
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    Frank Evans' son, Lance, has a youtube channel where he has taken individual segments, the performance of a single tune, and posted them singly for viewing. In all I believe he has segments from six or seven shows, will add this later when I am at the office. The quality as seen in the above screen shot is grainy, perhaps from kinescopes. The emergence of copies on videotape gives hope that other programs were saved on the same medium. I emailed Lance to alert him to the event and he said that he had already learned about it.
  9. JamesAHarrod
    Eventbrite is presenting another program from the UCLA Film & Television Archive featuring three episodes of the short-lived FRANKLY JAZZ TV series that aired on local Los Angeles television from August of 1962 through January of 1963 when it was replaced by THE RAY ANTHONY SHOW on KTLA channel 5. This has been one of my research areas for years, still trying to run down every episode. The quality of the broadcast should be excellent as the source is 2" videotape. Here is a link to the UCLA announcement: https://www.cinema.ucla.edu/events/2021/05/06/frankly-jazz-three-preserved-episodes
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    This Thursday, February 11, two preserved episodes of Stars of Jazz, the award winning ABC TV series from 1956-1958, will be shown via a collaboration between the UCLA Film & Television Archive and Eventbrite. Registration for viewing is free. https://tinyurl.com/y27fz2qu Both episodes are from 1958 when the series enjoyed a brief stint on the national ABC schedule. Prior to April 1958 the series was viewable only to local Los Angeles television audiences. Segments of both programs have been uploaded by fans to YouTube, but these are poor quality and do not do justice to the series. Both episodes feature restored sound. May 19, 1958 The Lighthouse All Star regulars (in 1958): Howard Rumsey (b), Frank Rosolino (tb), Bob Cooper (ts), Victor Feldman (p, vib, cga), and Stan Levey (d). Special guests for this episode (former members of the All Stars): Shorty Rogers (flhrn) and Bud Shank (as). Vocal segment: Julie London (vcl) - lip sync to Liberty Record recording October 6, 1958 The Max Roach Quintet: Max Roach (d), Ray Draper (tu), George Coleman (ts), Booker Little (tp), and Art Davis (b). Vocal segment: Mary Ann McCall (vcl), Lou Levy (p), Herb Ellis (g), Art Davis (b), and Max Roach (d). Jim
  11. JamesAHarrod
    E-books contain the exact same material as print editions, AFAIK. The ability to vary the font size is the factor that increases or decreases the number of pages. A major difference would be the index that specifies exact pages in print editions. The search feature in e-books gets you the same results.
  12. JamesAHarrod
    Handy's piano on “Diggin' Diz” is played with the right hand only. Fans of Handy might want to consider the recent Joe Castro set for their collection. It also includes Handy's wife Flo. Thanks to all who replied. The search continues.
  13. JamesAHarrod
    I have been trying to verify the first release of “Diggin' Diz" with Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Lucky Thompson (ts) George Handy (p) Arvin Garrison (g) Ray Brown (b) Stan Levey (d) that has an uneven history in jazz discographies. Most claim that is was released on Dial 1004. All of the versions of Dial 1004 that I have listened to are “Diggin' For Diz” that was recorded on the second Dial date, February 7, 1946, with different personnel. The same discographies note that it was also released on Dial LP 207 and Spotlight SPJ-101. I wondered if any forum members own any of the above releases and could verify if “Diggin' Diz” is on a version of Dial 1004, Dial LP 207, or Spotlight SPJ-101? Geoff Wheeler conducted extensive research on Dial. He states on page 120 of his magnum opus on Dial that the date of the first recording session was February 4, 1946, as verified in the Ross Russell Collection.
  14. JamesAHarrod
    Marc Myer's JazzWax recently featured this documentary from 2018. It is back on YouTube for those who missed it. I scrolled through quickly, didn't see a mention of Dodo? Need to watch the entire film before commenting further.
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    I have it. Could scan hi-res and send via WE. Jim
  16. JamesAHarrod
    The latest post to my JR blog features another article by Bob Dietsche. Bob visited Dodo Marmarosa in 1990. https://jazzresearch.com/dodo-marmarosa/
  17. JamesAHarrod
    Also available at the Internet Archive: https://ia800704.us.archive.org/17/items/AfrsJubilee/1946-10-14-AFRS-Jubilee-205-Vivien-Garry-Les-Paul-Arv-Garrison-Barney-Kessel-Benny-Carter.mp3
  18. JamesAHarrod
    Details from #204 AFRS program announcer: George Dvorak 
Master of Ceremonies: Ernest “Bubbles” Whitman Studios: NBC Hollywood
 Side 1, wax info: HD6-MM-7508-1 Time 15:15 01 Introduction & theme: One O‘Clock Jump (nc) 02 Unidentified tune
 03 I Can‘t Believe That You‘re In Love With Me - v KS
 04 What Is This Thing Called Love? 
05 Star Dust
 Side 2, wax info: HD6-MM-7625-1 Time 29:15 Fill to 30 (sic !)
 05 Begin The Beguine
 04 Oh, Lady Be Good
 06 Embraceable You - v KS 
02 Unidentified tune interspersed with signoff and canned applauses - 01 AFRS Studio Orchestra No details - 02 Cliff Lang‘s Hot Formation 
Probably unidentified trumpet; Ed Cosby, trombone; alto sax; Irving “Babe” Russin, tenor sax; Tommy Todd, piano; Dave Barbour, guitar; string bass; drums. NOTE: Ernest Whitman: “These are the gents who get worked up in a Studio all day playing the 
great background music. Tonight we brought them out into the light and right in front. Cliff,
explain the rest, please.” Cliff Lang: “Well, the next number we are going to do, Ernie, is a thing that we recorded about six months ago, for Pan American records, called Star Dust.” - 03 Kay Starr
 Kay Starr, vocal, acc. by piano; guitar; string bass; drums; probably the André Previn Trio, see below. - 04 André Previn Trio
 André Previn, piano; Barney Kessel, guitar; Phil Stevens, string bass. Unidentified drums added on “Oh, Lady Be Good” only. 
NOTE: Whitman explains that Previn is 17 years old. (Born April 6, 1929 in Berlin, Germany) - 05 Cliff Lang and his Symphonic Jazz Orchestra 
Cliff Lang, leader, conducting a 32 piece Orchestra composed of motion picture Studio musicians, including Irving “Babe” Russin, tenor sax; Buddy Baker, arranger. Others unidentified. -06 Kay Starr 
Kay Starr, vocal, acc. by Cliff Lang‘s Symphonic Jazz Orchestra, definitely including Ed Cosby, trombone.
  19. JamesAHarrod
    The Previn and Kessel session was from AFRS Jubilee #204. The Kessel/Ashby/Garrison/Paul session is from Jubilee #205, October 14, 1946. Arv' s wife, Vivian Garry also sang with the Benny Carter orchestra on this session.
  20. JamesAHarrod
    I have been researching recordings that included Arv Garrison. Billboard noted the release of Sarco 104, “Rip Van Winkle” and “Stick Around” (Vivian Garry Quartet-George Handy) in their Advance Record Releases column on page 124 of the June 29, 1946, edition. Was this release cancelled? I note that the LP release, Onyx 212, Central Avenue Breakdown, Vol. 1, did not include this release, only the first three releases by this group on Sarco. Also looking for an image of Tonsilectomy on Sarco 103.
  21. JamesAHarrod
    Garrison's chops are best displayed during the AFRS Jubilee concert where four of the finest guitarists of the time play, one after another. Barney Kessel plays Cherokee followed by Irv Ashby playing I Got Rhythm, then Arv playing How High the Moon, ending with Les Paul playing Honeysuckle Rose - all accompanied by Benny Carter's rhythm section. Garrison's performance demonstrates he was the equal of his peers.
  22. JamesAHarrod
    I have taken a break from my ongoing chronicle of Tiffany Club to publish Bob Dietsche's appreciation of Arv Garrison: https://jazzresearch.com/arv-garrison/ Members might have heard Arv's name mentioned recently during the many celebrations of Charlie Parker's centenary. Arv was on three of Charlie Parker's first sessions for Dial Records.
  23. JamesAHarrod
    I have not given up the possibility of putting it all together, but it was such a can of worms. Getting a reply from rights folks at Universal would be s start.
  24. JamesAHarrod
    I have revised and updated research that was originally published in Names & Numbers, No. 82, July 2017. WP fans can view it at: https://jazzresearch.com/world-pacific-1957-new-york-sessions/
  25. JamesAHarrod
    Several years ago I blogged about Chuck Landis' two clubs, Tiffany and Surf. That post did not do justice to either club. I have begun an extended examination of Tiffany at: https://jazzresearch.com/tiffany-club-1950-1951/ Please drop by and take a look. Jim
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