Ted O'Reilly

Svend Asmussen, the great Swedish violinist retired, but he's allowed: he's 100 years old!

I think Annie Ross still does a regular night at a NYC club. The great Canadian guitarist Ed Bickert retired more than a dozen years ago. He remains in good health.

Mark Miller covered Nadon quite well -- alongside another great drummer, Claude Ranger -- in his 1982 book 'Jazz in Canada -- 14 Lives' (University of Toronto Press ISBN 0-8020-2476-9). Perhaps your local library has a copy.

Toronto Blue Jays over the Clevelanders in six. Starts in a couple of hours from now...

Ah, yes, 12 inch vinyl 78s pretty much indestructible with average care...and did you get the postcard-size insert? Dear Friend: We would greatly appreciate your letting us know what you think of THE JAZZ SCENE. Inasmuch as we hope to put out new editions in the future (perhaps one every five years if the musical picture requires) we would welcome all constructive criticism. Pleas send your comments to us at: JAZZ AT THE PHILHARMONIC 522 Fifth Avenue -- Room 303 New York 18, N.Y. Thanks very much. Norman Granz Producer, THE JAZZ SCENE

...but wasn't it just a year back we were saying the same thing? OH, well, Happy Birthday anyway!

Sounds like corruption to me. Is this a product of Dithers, Inc., Dagwood Bumstead sales rep?

What a good idea for a show! I assume your source material comes from the 1994 facsimile CD issue, with a second CD of added tracks... I have an original (#4583) from late in the numbered run of 5000. It looks like it's a real Granz signature -- likely would be machine-done these days.

Very true. But I was referring to the SOUND of the Blue Notes, and that was Lion more that RvG, I think...

I note the article was published in 2008. Might the re-issue scene have improved for the King sides since that date?

An amusing thought, but didn't Alfred Lion completely separate himself from Blue Note after selling it in the late '60s? And I think Lion's been vastly overlooked in the whole "Adore RvG sound" sweepstakes. Lion was the producer, likely telling the recording engineer the sound he wanted. RvG-engineered sessions on labels other than Blue Note most often sound quite different than Lion-produced sessions. Here's a very detailed bio of Alfred Lion: http://immigrantentrepreneurship.org/entry.php?rec=112

I watched the pilot episode of "Timeless", a time-travel idea. It focussed on the 1937 Hindenburg explosion (with good special effects), but the thing that jumped out at me was the inclusion on the sound track as source music Billie Holiday's Eeeny Meeny Miney Mo. Not anachronic, either -- it's a 1935 recording...

Maybe you mean "not-FOR-profit" -- there must have been dozens of labels that were (unintentionally) non-profit... ;-)

We have an excellent clarinetist here in Toronto: John MacMurchy. And it's not his second instrument -- he even holds it on his website picture! www.johnmacmurchy.com

Phillips is physically wrong...Henry is supposed to be HUGE. Vic is indeed meant to be a brunette, and Italian...both of which Ms. Sackhoff is not. Casting really matters to me. And on that topic, Bosch (as played by Welliver is exactly what I envisioned as Harry. Even "Crate and Barrell" are bang on... And Harry likes jazz, of course...

If you've read the books you'll find the casting to be quite wrong. The only appropriate actor/role is the lead Robert Taylor (an Aussie!) as Walt Longmire. The stories, writing, settings, etc are all fine, but the casting...?!?

I've always liked the late-day Bechet recording done live at the Brussels Fair in 1958. It features his old pal Vic Dickenson, Buck Clayton, bassist Arvell Shaw and drummer Kansas Fields. Even George Wein sounds okay... I have it on Columbia LP 1410 with 7 tracks, and there are 4 tracks that have never been released, apparently. I'm sure the Spaniards have put it on CD.

I don't know either, but it works, and it's free.

Here's one you can add -- it's only online, but it's free! (You have to sign up, but you won't be spammed for that.) You'll note some spelling errors and typos here and there, but Gene has a very good message, and his co-writer is a veteran author and jazz critic... https://www.wattpad.com/user/genedinovi

...and mine, a Kia Soul. Only plays Motown for some reason.

I'll see your Honda Jazz, and bet the Hyundai Getz...

If this is all in regards to Vol. 21, y'all will love it. I've had it for a month or so (got it in Copenhagen) and am delighted with the sound on the Treasury shows from '46 (with six trumpets!). Poorer audio on the 6 tracks from 1942, but the music is great...

...RvG and BlueNote, yes, of course. But I've always preferred the sound of Contemporary Records, especially those recorded by Roy DuNann. (Okay -- start throwing tomatoes at me now! )

...even if you're on a sweaty hot stage...

Ironically, cheezy white crackers! From a wonderful photo blog, Shorpy: "Alabama feed store, March 1936. Photograph by Walker Evans." ...and some High Flying: Jazz helps you smell better!