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What if? Hey man, I worked eight hours today, now I'm relaxin'.

It's good but not great, IMHO. On the plus side there's a track where Lloyd takes a long inside-outside solo -- some of the best 60s playing I've heard from him. Guy I think it's pretty strong - certainly well worth owning, if a tad mellower than the others.

Edward Heath Harold Wilson Anthony Eden

In the 1936 reunion, they rerecorded a number of the original tunes, and also, more interestingly, made a number of big band sides featuring contemporary swing arrangements. I'm glad that these are finally being made available again, probably for the first time all in one place.

"Chico Hamilton Special" is the last of the records that Chico made featuring the instrumentation of saxophone, cello, guitar, bass, drums, and it is one of the first with Charles Lloyd. It was preceded by another forgettable album of tunes from Bye Bye Birdie & Irma La Douce, both albums recorded at the same sessions in November, 1960. Chico had recorded with this instrumentation for Warner Bros, although Eric Dolphy was the saxophonist. "Special" was reissued in the 1970's on Columbia Special Products, which was CBS's custom label, not distributed through CBS's regular network, but sold through cutout houses and via special promotions with companies such as Firestone, Goodyear, etc. I agree that the "chamber jazz" format had gotten old & tired by this time, and so did Chico, I guess, because in the next year he revamped the band, retaining Lloyd, and adding Garnett Brown (tbn), Gabor Szabo (gtr), Albert Stinson (bass). The next record, "Drumfusion", recorded in February, 1962, reflected this new "harder, tougher style" (as Chico called it), and signaled a rebirth for Chico. A series of fine albums with (basically) this band followed: Passin' Thru (Impulse) A Different Journey (Reprise) Man From Two Worlds (Impulse) These four albums are well worth seeking out.

Johnny "Rabbit" Hodges Major "Mule" Holley Al "Dr. Horse" Pittman

John Garfield Julius Garfinkle Art Garfunkel

Manny Klein Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Sam Musiker

This one has already been announced as part of the next batch.

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Powers Boothe That Girl Bee Spears

Khan Jamal Ahmad Jamal Jamal Wilkes

McDonald Carey Harry Carey Sax Kari

Harold Pinter Vivien Merchant Shylock

Will Robinson Jackie Robinson Rodger Dodger

Anthony Hopkins Lightnin' Hopkins Thunder Smith

Marty Ingels Laura Ingalls Wilder Joe Wilder

Yes, he was based in Boston. Can't tell you a lot about him, except that he was the brother of Louis Walcott, aka Louis Farrakhan, who was a calypso performer and went under the name "The Charmer" at the time.

Reuben & the Jets Frank Zappa Zeppo Marx

Jan Brady Jan Berry Richard Berry

Iron Eyes Cody John Steel Rusty Hamer

This was sent to me recently and I enjoyed so much I thought I'd pass it on to you guys. http://www.dailymotion.com/cluster/music/t...zz/video/112390

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