Stereojack

Jerry Lieber Mike Stoller Alvin Stoller

Roger Moore Saint Stephen Jerry Garcia

Electric recording started in 1925. The Louis Armstrong Hot Five sessions were among the first to benefit from electrical recordings. About any Sun Ra with Fletcher Henderson recordings, John L. is right. Unfortunately. The Sun Ra discography by Robert L. Campbell does not include any session with Fletcher Henderson! I believe electric recording may have begun with the invention of the microphone. Walter C. Allen's Henderson discography also addresses the issue of Ra w/ Henderson, and states that there are no known recordings.

Morton Downey Bent Fabric Lloyd Bentsen

Howard Duff Ida Lupino Carla Bley

Honor Blackman Diana Rigg Linda Thorson

Yes - this session has shown up in many guises over the years.

Emmett Kelly Emmett Miller Miller Huggins

Blossom Dearie Mayim Bialik Max Bialystock

Corbett Monica Monica Lewis Lewis Carroll

Rodan Mothra Ghidrah

Rikki Klieman Harry Klee Paul Klee

Molly Dodd Jimmy Dodd Johnny Dodds

I bought this when it first came out, and it spun on my turntable many times! I was surprised to find out years later that music was performed opposite of how the LP was programmed, with "If Only We Knew" having been played first.

Dolly Parton Dilly Dally Lavender Blue (Dilly, Dilly)

Which I respect, even tho I disagree.

Candy John Carr Otto Preminger Van Heflin

I like the record - perhaps not as much as I like some of Blakey's previous lineups, but there's plenty to recommend this one. This is the only record of this particular edition of the Messengers, featuring young Chuck Mangione long before he had moved into commercial music, and a fine obscure tenor player Frank Mitchell. I saw the band at Varty's in Boston around the time they made this record. Limelight was a subsidiary of Mercury. At the time, Impulse was going strong and Mercury figured they could outdo them with the fancy packaging. As it turned out, Limelight only lasted a couple of years as a deluxe label. Later pressings of many of the titles omitted the gatefold jackets and inserts.

Della Street Sonny Rhodes John Court

1. This starts with the groove from Ahmad Jamal’s “Poinciana”, and the tune is vaguely familiar. In places the trumpet reminds me of Donald Byrd, and tune a little Shorter-esque. As a matter of fact, the tenor sounds very Wayne-like as well. 2. Mid-1960’s. Can’t place the tenor. Trumpet might be Freddie Hubbard, or possibly Woody Shaw. Considering the company, perhaps Bobby Hutcherson on vibes? 3. Gerry Mulligan, from “The Age of Steam”. Bob Brookmeyer on trombone, an instantly recognizeable voice. Nice, relaxed funky groove. 4. Familiar territory. Possibly George Coleman on tenor? Trumpet has a nice big sound, and can certainly get around the horn. Cedar Walton or Ronnie Mathews at the piano? 5. Something’s wrong here. What’s the point? 6. Gimmicky arrangement of “A Train”. This sounds like one of those show-off-your- stereo-system records that were so popular in the early 60’s. There are certainly some fine players on this, but the whole thing is just too over the top. 7. “Black and Tan Fantasy”. Really have no idea who this is, maybe Archie Shepp? 8. Somebody got a new toy for Christmas. Next!! 9. Right away, I recognized Sly’s “Sex Machine”, and figured that this was some aging bandleader attempting to connect with the kids, probably Woody Herman. The clarinet later in the track clinches it. After hearing this, and formulating my thoughts about it, my first thought was how sad it was that Woody had sunk to this level by the early 70’s. But then I started thinking about Woody’s history, starting with “The Band That Plays the Blues” in the late 30’s, and that the revered First Herd had covered R&B tunes like “Caldonia”, “I’ve Got News For You”, “Romance In the Dark”, et al. This is Woody doing what he had always done, yet to my ears this seems so lame. 10. Johnny Hartman – “Summer Wind”. The guitar sounds like Kenny Burrell, can’t place the tenor – he’s a little busy, methinks. 11. Possibly Milt Jackson? It’s funny, a lot of straight ahead jazz sounds timeless to me, yet a bit of jazz-funk like this seems dated, to my ears, anyway. 12. I like the drummer-less ensemble – refreshing. The tenor conjurs up some familiar phrases, but I can’t conjur up a name. 13. Mingus, of course. Jimmy Knepper, Shafi Hadi. I think this comes from the session that produced “The Clown” and half of “Tonight At Noon”, but I can’t come up with a title without looking in my collection, and I won’t cheat. Nevertheless, it is nice to hear. 14. The tune is reminiscent of the old New Orleans tune “Oh Didn’t He Ramble”, done up in a breezy cool-jazz arrangement. Might this be the Dave Pell Octet? That’s be Dave on tenor, and a few familiar west coasters. Maybe Don Fagerquist on trumpet? 15. Continuing in our gospelly bag, here we have a hymn for jazz combo, with recitation. Not a clue, nor do I need to hear this again. Overall, some nice music on this set , and a few barkers.

Quentin "Butter" Jackson Jelly James Virginia Mayo

Brother Theodore Sister Ray Son House

Least interesting? I don't know. If you have an aversion to strings, then you may want to skip this one. Personally, I like it. Zoot's in a mellow mood, for sure, but he plays beautifully, as always.

I like the album. Kenny's singing is pretty good, but not exceptional. Many with lesser gifts have pursued singing careers.

It's your day, my friend!!