bruce talbot

Sol Schlinger Danny Bank Al Epstein

aesthetically speaking, it sounds like the kitten got it right the first time! cowboy boots? did it miss your chaps?

Vanessa Williams Vanessa DelRio Georgina Spelvin Ben Selvin Fred Rich Nat Shilkret

Nellie Dean Elton Dean Dean Kincaide

Jacqueline du Pre Roy du Nann Nick du Toit Mme du Barry Al Dubin Harry Warren

Beerbohm Tree Max Beerbohm Arthur Guinness

Matthew Broderick Broderick Crawford Crawford Wethington

Ed Cuffee Bunk Johnson Garvin Bushell

Scott Simon Simon May May Alix

Chu Berry Dick Wilson Joe Thomas

Sid Sax Sid Margo Alec Firman

Hubert Rostaing Alix Combelle Guy LaFitte

St. Denis Matt Dennis Denny Dennis

King Olds Buescher

yeah Dave sounds more like Prez now than when he was with Les Brown

Fran Landesman Tommy Wolf Chris Connor

Washington Irving Irving Goodman Lord 'Two Dinners' Goodman

No one's mentioned Bob Cooper yet....Coop created a very personal style out of the Lestorian language, and. like Kamuca never failed to swing. One of the previous posts mentioned Steve White, who, at his best was almost an embodiment of classic Prez. Where Quinichette - whose playing I love - seemed wilfully to mirror Lester's later evolution and decline. This, oddly enough started early, as Q's playing with Jay McShann in 1943 shows. On 'Say Forward I'll March' he sounds like the coarser, less mobile Lester. Getz - on the broadcasts with the Goodman band in '45 seems to be unable to make up his mind, from tune to tune whether he wants to be Lester or someting more Hawkish and unfortunately we have, as far as I know, nothing to show us how Bud Shank sounded on tenor around this time when he was with Barnet. Bud said he always got to play Charlie's solos on the last set of the evening when CB would leave the stand and hang out. Until his 80s 'reappraisal' Bud has always been Lester through and through. And Jack Montrose, who told me his friend and mentor in mid 40s LA was Wardell Gray.

No one's mentioned Bob Cooper yet....Coop created a very personal style out of the Lestorian language, and. like Kamuca never failed to swing. One of the previous posts mentioned Steve White, who, at his best was almost an embodiment of classic Prez. Where Quinichette - whose playing I love - seemed wilfully to mirror Lester's later evolution and decline. This, oddly enough started early, as Q's playing with Jay McShann in 1943 shows. On 'Say Forward I'll March' he sounds like the coarser, less mobile Lester. Getz - on the broadcasts with the Goodman band in '45 seems to be unable to make up his mind, from tune to tune whether he wants to be Lester or someting more Hawkish and unfortunately we have, as far as I know, nothing to show us how Bud Shank sounded on tenor around this time when he was with Barnet. Bud said he always got to play Charlie's solos on the last set of the evening when CB would leave the stand and hang out. Until his 80s 'reappraisal' Bud has always been Lester through and through. And Jack Montrose, who told me his friend and mentor in mid 40s LA was Wardell Gray.

Tiny Winters Lew Stone Al Bowlly

Henri Renaud Paul Reynaud Helene des Portes

Alfred Sloan William Durant R. E. Olds

the one with or the one without?

Now all she has left is her - uh - musical talent? Bummer!

Cappy Lewis Steady Nelson Bob Price