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  2. RIP Fats Domino

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    21 hours ago, GA Russell said:

    RIP Fats.

    When I was in high school in New Orleans, it was common for somewhat older guys to tell me that although Fats had sold millions of records and was one of the biggest stars in the country, none of his hits had been ranked #1 on the charts.

    This just demonstrates how meaningless the "charts" are. When I was a kid in the 1950's, Fats' music was all over the radio. A statistic that drives this home is that the great Chuck Berry's ONLY #1 hit was "My Ding-a-Ling"!

  3. Lee Morgan Film

    in Jazz In Print - Periodicals, Books, Newspapers, etc...

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    I saw it on Netflix a couple of weeks ago, and I'm giving it thumps up. I agree with most of what others above have said, and I thought it took a refreshingly objective look at the circumstances surrounding his demise. Hearing the story from the perspective of the musicians and those who knew him is vastly superior than to have to listen to an endless stream of critics.

    The use of his music underneath was effective throughout, and the film clips were a treat.  

  11. Horace Silver - Live 1964.

    in Discography

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    As I recall, "Live 64" was a vinyl only release.

    "The Natives Are RestlessTonight" CD first came out on Emerald, as pictured, but later showed up under the title "Re-Entry" on 32Jazz.

    Both of these are, in my opinion, essential for any Horace fan. "Natives" contains broadcast material from Alan Grant, in stereo. 

     

     

  16. Bethlehem Records

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    2 hours ago, kh1958 said:

    I wish there were three Mingus recordings on  Bethlehem, but aren't there only two--East Coasting and A Modern Jazz Symposium of Poetry and Music. The other 1957 Mingus recordings were on Atlantic, RCA and Jubilee.

    There are three:

    Jazz Experiments (BCP 65)

    East Coasting (BCP 6019)

    Modern Jazz Symposium of Jazz and Poetry (BCP 6026)

     

  20. Musicians/jerks

    in Miscellaneous Music

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    While I never actually met him in person, Ruby listened to my late night radio show regularly, and called me many times - during the show, at work, and even at home. He was always warm and complimentary to me, although there was always a certain saltiness to him, particularly when the subject of club owners and bookers came up.  Many is the time he praised musicians with whom he had worked, and others he had met. I remember him praising Benny Goodman (who he admired), and raving about Roger Kellaway after they had done a project together, and one time he went on about Dave Brubeck. He also was enthusiastic about a number of the records I played, so we hit it off pretty well.

    Although I have heard all the stories, I got to know a kinder, gentler Ruby Braff.

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