Stereojack

Bob Feller Bob Lemon Early Wynn

And this makes you what - an authority? :bwallace2:

Morton Downey Robert Downey Downs Syndrome

Buddy Weed HR Pufnstuf Mary Jane Holzer

Sam Yahel Sol Yaged Yehudi Menuhin

Marsha Mason Mason Reese Pee Wee Reese

Harley Davidson David Stone Martin Martin Stone

Parker Posey Herbie Flowers Adonis Rose

Tammy Grimes Henry Grimes Scott Grimes

Don Herbert Hugh Herbert Herb Alpert

Iris Adrian Donnie Iris Donnie Brasco

Brandon DeWilde Alan Ladd Jean Arthur

Buck Hammer Hammie Nixon Rosemary Woods

Billy Bean? Haven't heard about that!

Mel Davis Jimmy Oliver Warren Vache, Sr Keter Betts Lyle "Spud" Murphy Buddy Banks Billy Robinson Mel Wanzo Al Casey George Arvanitas Steve Marcus Jack Lesberg Len Dresslar Ron Simmonds Rodney Richardson Skitch Henderson Milt Holland Roy Brooks Harry Gold Ken McIntosh Derek Bailey Bill DeArango Al McKibbon Danny Moore Warren Luckey Bill Potts Stan Levey Tutti Camarata Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen Arnie Lawrence Dom Um Romao Thomas Talbert Benny Bailey Albert Mangelsdorff Monica Zetterlund Jimmy Woode Oscar Brown, Jr. Chris Griffin Larry Bunker Francy Boland Billy Bauer Bill Trussel

West, Billy Side, Richard Soul, David

Donald DeFreeze Joe Frazier Emperor Carl Franzoni

Lana Lang Lex Luthor Noel Neill

Not 100% - I like "More Than You Know"...

Marty Feldman Victor Feldman Morey Feld

Sheldon Leonard Nick (Get me, I'm givin' out wings!) Mr. Martini

No offense, just disappointment. In a year during which so many historical goodies have turned up, I wanted to believe it.

Here is a link with the story: http://www.cleveland.com/weblogs/highnotes..._12.html#101836

A poster on rec.music.bluenote has announced that guitarist Bill DeArango passed away today. He was 87.

Jim, I have to agree with your point of view here. There are those who play at being hip, and there are those who just are hip. Dexter was certainly among the latter. But the issue of hipness is irrelevant. For me, Dexter is one of the great individual voices in jazz, one of the first major jazz musicians I was lucky to see in person when I was 19, and a musician who I have loved and admired for over 40 years. Whenever Steeplechase comes out with yet another live recording or broadcast, I'm there, I so love Dexter. If Allen doesn't hear it, and I've had many conversations with Allen about a wide variety of music over the years, and I respect his opinion, so be it. Nothing he says is gonna convince me of anything - Dexter has been my "friend" for a long long time! Jim accurately points out a handful of lesser performances in the Dexter discography, but man, these are so few among hundreds of masterpieces that Dexter has given us. I love his musical demeanor - laid back, laconic, playful, but underneath he conveys tremendous passion to me. How can anybody not be moved by a performance like "I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry" (from Go)? A problem I have with these kinds of discussions is that sometimes too much is said - I just sit back bemused that people feel a need to debate what many of us consider to be the truth, and while I follow these discussions, I rarely feel the need to join in. I hadda chime in here - Dexter is "my main man"!