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the winchester recording "another opus" liner notes state that his young son accidentally shot lem. Don't think so, unless you have some later LP issue.

floating p/u, it's screwed into the pick guard, not the body. Right- I'm wondering if it's much different in design (if at all) from a J.S. pickup. Nice that they're mounting it to the pickguard rather than the end of the neck, btw. To an old school type like me, it seems a little strange to see a floating pickup on a guitar with maple top, but I know it's been done before (the old Gibson Crest model might have been one of the first, iirc).

I've never played one, but it's a lovely-looking axe. To me, that's a nice dark cherry red. I don't understand why Gibson has gone to calling it "wine red". When they originally began using that term in the 70's, it was a much darker color... not quite purple, but with much more blue in it. Anyway, I've always loved cherry red Gibsons (335/345/355's, L5CT's, custom-order L5's, Johnny Smiths, Super 400's, etc). I haven't even read up on this Herb Ellis model yet. Obviously, it's got a lot in common with the ES-175, but the pickup appears to be a Johnny Smith type mini humbucker... (?). Do you know what the scale length is? I would have thought 24 3/4, which is always a comfortable thing, imo. May I ask what this is going to set you back? I wonder how the price would compare to an L4CES, for example (similar design/appearance, except the L4 would of course have a spruce top). I'm a loyal Gibson fan from way back, and although I generally prefer vintage guitars to new guitars, this model looks like a winner. Gibsons tend to be relatively expensive, but they're great investments.

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Bobo Stenson Coco Chanel Dodo Marmarosa

Ludwig Von Drake Beethoven Charles Grodin

Melanie Chartoff Samuel Charters Uncle Sam

Sonny Rhodes Dusty Rhodes Dusty the loyal, trusty, wacky, hell-raising, gravel-voiced sidekick

John Burke Claire Carter Judith Katz Schwartz

Don't know if it's accurate, but this site says it was produced by Kessel and someone named Gary Paxton.

Harry Shearer George Shearing Teddy Sheringham

What is the name of the record label that released your LP?

I know this as "On Fire" (Emerald): "slow burn" is one of the tracks, but I'm blanking on that as an album title.

Charles Schulz Al Klink Ben Hogan

Diane Keaton Charles Lloyd Trajan Langdon

The World's Greatest Lover Willy Wonka Dr. Frederic Von Frankenstein

Batman Scatman Crothers Sally Strothers

John Huston Myra Breckinridge George Mira

A quick search reveals (as I suspected) that he had recorded as a leader for Venus even before doing the Jobim program. Bollani / Venus

I don't understand this. I don't know much about his discography, but he recorded an all-Jobim CD, "Falando de Amor" (it's on Venus) way back in 2003.

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The Beverly Hillbillies Beverly Hills Cop Beverly Sills

I never liked it, and although I'm virtually a DG completeist, I don't own it. It's been issued and reissued dozens of times by various cheapo labels over the years. In fact, so many issues have given dubious details, it's often been listed as being recorded in 1981. If the track listings are identical, it's highly likely that your two purchases are the same recordings. The worst thing about all of the bootleg issues is the way they butcher the name "Montmartre". Oh, and according to Sjogren, Michael Cuscuna believes (or believed at the time the discog was published) that the recording dated to 1969. Fwiw.

I'm glad to have heard this. I had three Sprague LP's back in the day, but when I revisited my archives, I noticed that BIRD RAGA was not among them. Funny how time can change your perception of someone's playing. I remember Sprague as having nice chops, but not to this extent. He's a very versatile musician (and that's probably an understatement), who plays many styles and utilizes a varied arsenal of tone, phrasing, and general conception. I think the reason I haven't followed his career is partly due to his eclectic nature... I just wasn't interested in going along for that ride.