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One is pleased to read that recognition (and much-needed financial assistance) has finally been granted to the little-known and very much under-rated Marsalis family of musicians. One hopes that they will now be able to record for posterity and the grants will unleash their undoubted composing talents. Congratulations America - it's about time!

Whitey Mitchell Mitch Miller Al Cernik

John Sayles David Schwimmer Jenny Diver

Art was always one of my favorite trumpet players...my first album under his name, albeit as co-leader would have been 'Meet the Jazztet' with Benny Golson, Curtis Fuller, McCoy Tyner, Addison Farmer, and Lex Humphries.

Gorgeous George Dapper Dan Flash Harry

First album by Jackie - 'Lights Out' with Byrd, Elmo Hope, Doug Watkins and Art Taylor....

Nat Turner Nathanael West NatWest

I'm going to go with first KD recording. A hard call, its either this one or the Showboat recording on Time but I am almost certain it was Quiet Kenny. One listen to Blue Spring Shuffle and I was hooked. With Tommy Flanagan, PC and Art Taylor. My first, and only, album under Art Taylor's name is Taylor's Tenors, and it's a great 'un! I used to have Taylor's Tenors' - haven't now and haven't thought of it for years....who was on it, Bill?

George Irish Jiggs Whigham Ruggles of Red Gap

Joe Haymes Dick Haymes Bob Haymes

Blue Barron Blue Steele Harry Bluestone

My first Blakey: The Jazz Messengers at the Cafe Bohemia 1955 Art, Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley, Doug Watkins, Horace Silver I guess I first heard it c. 1956 and it was probably the first time I'd heard Mobley too.

Selfridges Will Self Daniel Arap Moi

huh?

Mabel Mercer Mabel at the Table Wilfred Pickles

The Farmer in the Dell The Lurker at the Threshold The Boy in the Boat

Reginald de Koven Reggie Perrin Valerie Perrine

Arafat Suetonius Margie

Old Bill Cotton Serge Trouserin Cholly Knickerbocker

Capt. Morgan Rummy Ron Bacardi

Cecil Rhodes Ian Smith 'Mr' Mugabe

Libby Holman Holman Hunt Mike Hunt

Eric Coates Illinois Jacquet Whisky Mac

Winston Smith Eric Winstone Ruby Weinstein

David Kernan Millicent Martin Ned Sherrin