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Elmo Hope Percy Faith Sweet Charity

Roald Dahl Arlene Dahl Darling (the Julie Christie one)

Harry Lime Brian Lemon Leroy Vinnegar

Back one: my first Kai Winding - Sextet with Mulligan, Brew Moore, George Wallington, Curley Russell and Roy Haynes

Frank Wess Quintet with Henry Coker, Jimmy Jones, Oscar Pettiford and Osie Johnson

The Ritz Brothers Paris Hilton Guy Savoie

My first Urbie Green: on Bethlehem 'Urbie' with Doug Mettome, Al Cohn, Danny Bank, Jimmy Lyon, Oscar Pettiford and Jimmy Campbell. Arrangements by Marion Evans

The Man on the Stairs The Member of the Wedding The Doubtful Guest

Going back one, my first John Lewis: Odds Against Tomorrow with, among others, Joe Wilder, Bernie Glow, Gunther Schuller, Jim Hall and Connie Kay

Paul Bowles Batman W. C. Fields

Little Jazz Jazzbo Brown from Memphis Town Long Gone John from Bowling Green

and the two 'Word Jazz' albums by Ken Nordine.....not 'exactly' 100% comedy but great imaginative pieces especially 'The Vidiot' and 'The Sound Museum'

Gog Magog 'The Beast'

The Elephant Man Eraserhead The Log Lady

Let's not skip over Bill.....(and also get out of this interminable hard bop circle) my first Stan Levey: THe Stan Levey Quintet with Conte, Richie, Lou Levy and Budwig

Branston Marsalis Earl Heinz H. P. Barnum

Mark - I think much credit must also be given to the now almost forgotten Stan Freberg whose satirizing of hit records of the day, and tv shows like 'Dragnet' were such a break-through in the early 50s...even on 78 rpm! Although best known for things like ' The Banana Boat Song' and 'Sh-boom' his real genius was apparent in his short lived radio series, still available, I think on CD. His 'Incident at Los Voroces' based on the situation in Gaza at the time was obviously too much for his network. And then there's the politically correct 'Elderly Man River'.... Great stuff.

At last!! Shelly at the Blackhawk with Joe Gordon, Richie Kamuca, Victor Feldman and Monty Budwig

Crawling Arnold Jules Feiffer Michelle Pfeiffer

Art Rollini Adrian Rollini Rollie Bundock

First Johnny Griffin album - 'The Little Giant' with Blue Mitchell, Julian Priester, Wynton Kelly, Sam Jones and 'Tootie' Heath

Does Kenny Clarke qualify as co-leader of the first edition of the MJQ? If so my original 10" LP of 'Django' delivers John Lewis, Bags and Percy Heath....

Roy Budd Roy Hudd Huddie Leadbetter

Dexter - 'The Chase' with Wardell. Jimmy Bunn, Red Callender and ??? drums (Chuck Thompson?) (Red should open things out......)

Amanda Peet Natalie Cole The Little Match Girl