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I don't know the whole story in terms of the changes that have taken place with his import business, but Rick moved from the waterfront area (Rick Ballard Imports) years (10-15?) ago, and opened "Grooveyard" on Telegraph. I haven't been back up there since, but apparently he moved to Claremont some time ago. A great guy to do business with. http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=10182

So far this was their first and only meaningless game, so let's see what develops. Maybe it has to do with the fact that there are limited roster spots, and Freddy, still a relatively young and inexperienced kid, is still working his way up toward the front of the line. Frankly, I'm very glad we've reached a point where some very good players are not currently in the mix. Depth may prove to be very important if injuries become a serious problem for the higher level players. Quaranta looks okay to me, but mostly for his energy. He's pretty good with the ball, but sometimes I question his decisions and his passing skills. I was frustrated (again) with our (lack of) finishing against Guatemala. It was good to see Twellman and Cunningham get an opportunity, but it's tough when you have to hope for "instant chemistry" like that with a group of backups. Still, we have to find a way to take advantage of our good chances. Eddie Johnson's header off Donovan's service in the late going was the most glaring failure in that regard. A little rust after his injury layoff, perhaps, but there's just no excuse for blowing a chance like that.

Anybody care to describe this for someone who can't open it?

Ditto over here.

I haven't really examined the new releases, because I probably have most of the material already. This is the comp that got me started a few years ago: Contains: what a little moonlight can do, little girl blue ,my one and only love, the best is yet to come, midnight sun, the good life, you'd be so nice to come home to, time after time, all of you, the very thought of you, back in your own back yard, when the sun comes out, at long last love, you've changed, someone to watch over me, i wish you love, angel eyes, here's that rainy day, the song is you, miss otis regrets

I agree she can have her ups and her downs, but I enjoy a lot of the stuff she did for Capitol in the 60's. I can't say if it's the same version, but "In a sentimental mood" is one of the tracks included on my most recent acquisition of hers- BUT BEAUTIFUL (Capitol, 1969), with Hank Jones, Ron Carter, Grady Tate, and Gene Bertoncini. This is one of the three CD bonus tracks, not on the original LP.

It's a disgrace that the U.S.-Mexico match was not televised on an accessible, english language network. I added FSC as a premium channel to our cable package, and would have thought they'd carry it, but no. It was on ESPN "Classic", which is not a basic level cable channel. Anyway, I watched it live on Telemundo (after watching games like this on Univision, Telemundo, Galavision, etc, for the last 25+ years, I'm used to it, although I still can't understand every word). The U.S. looked sluggish (as did Mexico) in the first half, but they settled into a nice rhythm in the second half. Keller's save off of Morales' free kick in the waning moments of the first half was very important going into the locker room. Ralston's goal was one of those where the scorer gets the credit and the attention, but it was really earned by Oguchi Onyewu. As I mentioned in an earlier post, Oneywu is becoming a serious threat on set pieces. Eddie Lewis' service was nearly over Onyewu's head, but he's so big and strong, the Mexican defenders couldn't keep him from getting to the ball and flicking an off-balance header off the inside of the far post. For his sake, I wish it would have gone in, but at least Ralston was well positioned for the nod-in. Beasley's goal was really well taken, and a pretty play, the way they drew two defenders toward the corner and then had Beasley sprint into the box for Reyna's service. Beasley had a nice game overall, but I disagreed with Telemundo's choice of him as man of the match. Onyewu's (okay, Ralston's ) goal was far more important, and Onyewu was steller at the back throughout the match, almost completely denying Borguetti from getting his head (or his feet) on the ball. Mexico managed just two shots on goal, so my hat is off to the entire defense. Maybe it's time for FIFA to move the U.S. ahead of Mexico in the world rankings...

DISC 1 Earl Hines (4/1/69) feelin' fine blues,i got rhythm,empty studio blues,easy to love,no blues today*, panama*, (*= previously unissued) (6/2/71) blue skies,blue moon,blue fox,you took advantage of me,japanese sandman,mood indigo, (11/27/72) always DISC 2 Claude Hopkins (3/11/69) 57th street blues,anything for you,56th street blues,i got rhythm Cliff Jackson (3/26/69) memphis blues,squeeze me,arkansas blues,i got rhythm Keith Dunham (1/21/71) blue stripe blues,rosetta,how long has this been going on,carolina shout Sonny White (4/10/69) blues for Betty C.,i want a little girl,i got rhythm,memories of you DISC 3 Jay McShann (6/27/69) friday strut,lady be good,jay's boogie woogie,memories of you, (3/6/72)) you can depend on me,under the moonlight starlight blue,slow drag,tenderly Teddy Wilson (3/12/72) one o'clock jump,satin doll,honeysuckle rose,teddy's blues Cliff Smalls (5/9/70) blues in the afternoon,what is this thing called love,god bless the child,the hour of parting DISC 4 Sir Charles Thompson (11/16/70) black blues,tunis in Gloria Hearn (8/23/72) wait a little while,just squeeze me,cute,it could happen to you Ram Ramirez (2/27/73) cold hand blues,mad about you,hennessy,lover,you ain't gonna bother me no more, li'l darlin',lover man, (1/9/74)) i just refuse to sing the blues,janet,martell,fascinatin' rhythm,prelude to a kiss,i just refuse to sing the blues (vocal version)

"I go with September 1, 1957 on Sonny's Crib. That is what 2nd edition of Cuscuna/Ruppli gives. September 1, 1957 was a Sunday, which was generally Blue Note's day of the week at Van Gelder's. October 9, 1957 was a Wednesday." I just noticed that my original CD version also gives October 9, 1957. Never caught the error before. I wonder if it has anything to do with those two dates being somewhat similar in numerical form... 9/1/57 and 10/9/57 (or 09/01 vs 10/09).

Actually it was #140, not 141. I haven't yet transferred all of the data into my database, but here's what's in it: DISC 1 Earl Hines feelin' fine blues,i got rhythm,empty studio blues,easy to love,no blues today, panama,blue skies,blue moon,blue fox,you took advantage of me,japanese sandman,mood indigo,always DISC 2 Claude Hopkins 57th street blues,anything for you,56th street blues,i got rhythm Cliff Jackson memphis blues,squeeze me,arkansas blues,i got rhythm Keith Dunham blue stripe blues,rosetta,how long has this been going on,carolina shout Sonny White blues for Betty C.,i want a little girl,i got rhythm,memories of you DISC 3 Jay McShann friday strut,lady be good,jay's boogie woogie,memories of you,you can depend on me,under the moonlight starlight blue,slow drag,tenderly Teddy Wilson one o'clock jump,satin doll,honeysuckle rose,teddy's blues Cliff Smalls blues in the afternoon,what is this thing called love,god bless the child,the hour of parting DISC 4 Sir Charles Thompson black blues,tunis in Gloria Hearn wait a little while,just squeeze me,cute,it could happen to you Ram Ramirez cold hand blues,mad about you,hennessy,lover,you ain't gonna bother me no more, li'l darlin',lover man,i just refuse to sing the blues,janet,martell,fascinatin' rhythm, prelude to a kiss,i just refuse... (vocal version)

Yeah, for posting large (500 X 500) scans, I've often used theirs since the days of the BNBB...

Simmons does #'s 4-6, and 8

Violas and cellos. Arrangements by Melba Liston or Norman Simmons (four of the ten tracks).

My next DVD purchase (aside from the next COMBAT release- season 5, which is due out any day now) will likely be this. Not a series, but a 1968 made-for-tv movie that I only saw once (on PBS, probably in the 1970's). It made a big impression, and I've been thinking about finding it ever since. I hadn't realized it was on DVD already. Some reviewers have called this the greatest version of this story every filmed. Palance's performance was riveting.

Along the lines of what Dan and SS said, I feel like my Blue Note hunting days are pretty much over (and were basically over awhile ago, actually). The only things that I've really been very anxious to hear over the last several years are still in the "rejected" category. Probably for good reason I know, so... life goes on. It's sad... there's hardly anything exciting coming to light in the world of jazz recordings anymore. All we get these days is stuff like Dizzy and Bird in '45; Monk and Trane at Carnegie Hall; maybe some Coltrane lost Impulse stuff... yawn...

Forgot to mention... another drawback (to me) in terms of crate storage is that you have to flip through your LP's "frontally". If the crate isn't close to being full, the LP's at the front and at the back are in danger of getting warped from the weight of the other LP's, or extra wear and tear from constantly hitting the front or back of the crate. On the other hand, if the crate is full, you can't search very easily for what you're looking for. Mosaic boxes wouldn't be quite as susceptible to damage perhaps, but I've always preferred shelves and searching via the spines.

Basie Studio Roulette: DISC 1 (A) Wendell Culley, Snooky Young, Thad Jones, Joe Newman (tps), Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Benny Powell (tbs), Frank Wess (as, fl), Marshall Royal (as), Eddie Lockjaw Davis (ts), Frank Foster (ts), Charles Fowlkes (bari), Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (g), Eddie Jones (bass), Sonny Payne (d), Joe Williams (vcl). NYC, September 19, 1957 12419-6 Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You vJW 4039, 52033 12421-1 Love Me Baby a/cJM unissued 12420-5 Confessin' The Blues vJW unissued 12422-5 J and B a/cJM unissued (B) Wendell Culley, Snooky Young, Thad Jones, Joe Newman (tps), Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell (tbs), Frank Wess (as, fl), Marshall Royal (as), Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Frank Foster (ts), Charles Fowlkes (bari), Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (g), Eddie Jones (bass), Sonny Payne (d), Joe Williams (vcl). NYC, October 21, 1957 12468-4 Flight Of The Foo Birds a/cNH 52003 12469-6 Double-O a/cNH 52003 12470-8 L'il Darlin' a/cNH 52003, 52050, 52111 12471-2 Whirly-Birds a/cNH 52003, 52111 12472-14 Duet a/cNH 52003 12473-7 The Kid From Red Bank a/cNH 52003, 52111 12474-4 Midnight Blue a/cNH 52003 12475-6 Teddy The Toad a/cNH 52003 ___________________________________________________________________ © same personnel as (B) NYC, October 22, 1957 12476-10 The Late Late Show vJW unissued 12477-4 Silks And Satins a/cJM unissued 12478-4 Sleepwalker's Serenade a/cJM CDP7-97772-2 12478-6 Sleepwalker's Serenade unissued 12479-4 The Late Late Show 4109 12480-6 Splanky a/cNH 52003 DISC 2 12481-5 Fan Tail a/cN12482-6 After Supper a/cNH 52003 (D) Wendell Culley, Snooky Young, Thad Jones, Joe Newman (tps), Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell (tbs), Frank Wess (as, fl), Marshall Royal (as), Billy Mitchell, Frank Foster (ts), Charles Fowlkes (bari), Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (g), Eddie Jones (bass), Sonny Payne (d), Joe Williams (vcl). Chicago, March 4, 1958 12792-9 Blues In Hoss' Flat a/cFF 52032, 52050, 52111 12793-9 H.R.H. (Her Royal Highness) a/cTJ 52032, 52111 12794-11 How Can You Lose vJW 4061 12795-2 Five O'Clock In The Morning vJW 4061 __________________________________________________________________ (E) same personnel as (D) : NYC, April 3, 1958 12840 Pensive Miss a/cNH 52011 12841 Bag A' Bones a/cNH 52011 12842 Has Anyone Here Seen Basie? A/cNH 52011 12843 Scoot a/cNH 52011 __________________________________________________________________ (F) same personnel as (D) : NYC, April 4, 1958 12844-7 Sloo Foot a/cNH 52011 12845-6 Pony Tail a/cNH 52011 12846-11 Late Date a/cNH 52011 12847 You're A Memory vJW aNP unissued 12848-5 Tell Me Your Troubles vJW aNP rejected 12849-3 Hallelujah I Love Her So vJW aNP unissued 12849-4 Hallelujah I Love Her So vJW aNP 4103 Note: Master 12847 is YOU'RE A MEMORY by Joe Williams and the band. No tape exists of this unissued performance or the master take of 12849. The only source disc we could find was a worn 78 pressed off-center! So we've sustituted the mono master of the preceding take for the purposes of this set. On these numbers, Nat Pierce replaces Basie on piano. (G) same personnel as (D) : NYC, April 14, 1958 12897-5 A Little Tempo Please a/cNH 52011 12898-6 Count Down a/cNH 52011 12899 It's Awf'ly Nice To Be With You a/cNH 52011 12900 Cute a/cNH 52011 ____________________________________________________________________ (H) same personnel as (D) NYC, April 28, 1958 12820-3 Moten Swing aEW unissued DISC 3 ____________________________________________________________________ (H) Wendell Culley, Snooky Young, Thad Jones, Joe Newman (tps), Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell (tbs), Frank Wess (as, fl), Marshall Royal (as), Billy Mitchell, Frank Foster (ts), Charles Fowlkes (bari), Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (g), Eddie Jones (bass), Sonny Payne (d), Joe Williams (vcl). NYC, April 28, 1958 (continued from Disc II) 12821-2 Half Moon Street a/cFW 52032 12822-2 Who Me a/cFF 52032 12823-4 Ol' Man River aJM unissued ____________________________________________________________________ (I) same personnel as (H) : NYC, April 29, 1958 12936-9 Kansas City Shout a/cEW 52032 12937-8 Mutt & Jeff a/cTJ 52032, 52111 Tk 3 Fair And Warmer a/cEW unissued 12938 Can't Leave That Woman Alone vJW unissued 12939 Pigalle Love vJW unissued Note: The original Roulette log lists the last two items. However, no tapes of these unissued performances exist. ____________________________________________________________________ (J) same personnel as (H) : NYC, September 9, 1958 13068-10 M-Squad Theme a/cBC 4109 Note: The rest of this session is devoted to selections with Lambert, Hendricks and Ross. ____________________________________________________________________ (K) same personnel as (H) : NYC, October 15, 1958 12848-R8 Tell Me Your Troubles vJW 4103 Note: The rest of this session is devoted to selections with Lambert, Hendricks and Ross. ____________________________________________________________________ (L) same personnel as (H) : NYC, December 10, 1958 Tk. 5 Imagination unissued 13410-4 The Deacon a/cTJ 52032 13411-4 Speaking Of Sounds a/cTJ 52032 ____________________________________________________________________ (M) same personnel as (H) : NYC, December 12, 1958 13412-4 Segue In C a/cFF 52032, 52111 13413-6 T.V. Time a/cFF 52032 ____________________________________________________________________ (N) same personnel as (H) : NYC, December 18, 1958 13442-4 Rat Race a/cQJ 52024, 52117 13443 For Lena And Lennie a/cQJ 52024 ____________________________________________________________________ (O) same personnel as (H) : NYC, December 19, 1958 13444-8 The Big Walk a/cQJ 52024, 52117 13445-13 The Midnite Sun Never Sets a/cQJ 52024 DISC 4 ____________________________________________________________________ (P) same personnel as (H) : NYC, December 20, 1958 13446-7 Meet B.B. A/cQJ 52024 13447 A Square At The Roundtable a/cQJ 52024 (Q) same personnel as (H) : NYC, January 24, 1959 13513-6 Muttnik a/cQJ 52024 13514-14 Jessica's Day a/cQJ 52024 13515-9 Quince a/cQJ 52024 13516-5 I Needs To Be Bee'd With a/cQJ 52024 ____________________________________________________________________ ® John Anderson, Thad Jones, Snooky Young, Joe Newman (tps), Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell (tbs), Marshall Royal (as), Frank Wess (as, fl), Billy Mitchell, Frank Foster (ts), Charles Fowlkes (bari, fl), Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (g), Eddie Jones (bass), Sonny Payne (d), Joe Williams (vcl). Chicago, September 24, 1959 14369-8 What Did You Win vJW 52033, 52093 14370-3 Cherry Red vJW aFF 52033 14371-5 Baby Won't You Please Come Home vJW aBM 52033 14372-5 Everyday I Have The Blues vJW 52033, 52093, 52111 ____________________________________________________________________ (S) same personnel as ®: Chicago, September 25, 1959 14373-6.....Ain't No Use vJW....................52033, 52093, 52111 14374-8.....Shake, Rattle And Roll vJW.....52033 14375-1.....Good Morning Blues vJW.........52033, 52093 14376-3.....Just A Dream vJW aFF............52033 ________________________________________________ (T) same personnel as (D) or ® exact date and location unknown 14471.....It's A Low Down Dirty Shame vJW.....52033 ______________________________________________________________________ (U) same personnel as ® : NYC, December 16, 1959 14679-13 It Had To Be You aTJ 52036 14680-4 Back To The Apple a/cFF unissued DISC 5 ____________________________________________________________________ (V) John Anderson, Thad Jones, Snooky Young, Joe Newman (tps), Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell (tbs), Marshall Royal (as), Frank Wess (as, fl), Billy Mitchell, Frank Foster (ts), Charles Fowlkes (bari, fl), Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (g), Eddie Jones (bass) Sonny Payne (d), Joe Williams (vcl). NYC, December 18, 1959 14681-8 Give Me The Simple Life aTJ 52036 14682-18 It's A Pity To Say Goodnight aTJ 52036 ____________________________________________________________________ (W) same personnel as (V) : NYC, December 28, 1959 14683-21 Fools Rush In aTJ 52036 14684-5 Makin' Whoopee aTJ 52036 ____________________________________________________________________ (X) same personnel as (V) : NYC, December 30, 1959 14685-9 Easy Living aTJ 52036 14686-8 (Once I Had A) Secret Love aFF 52036 14687-9 Can't We Be Friends? aTJ 52036 ____________________________________________________________________ (Y) same personnel as (V) : NYC, prob. December 31, 1959 14688-11 Misty aFF 52036 14689-9 How Am I To Know? aTJ 52036 (Z) Sonny Cohn, Thad Jones, Snooky Young, Joe Newman (tps), Henry Coker, Al Grey,Benny Powell (tbs), Marshall Royal (as, cl), Frank Wess (as, ts, fl), Billy Mitchell (ts, cl),Frank Foster (ts), Charlie Fowlkes (bari, bcl, fl), Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (g), Eddie Jones (bass), Sonny Payne (d), Joe Williams (vcl). NYC, June 7, 1960 15060-4 The Daly Jump aCB & FG 52044 15061-4 Out The Window aFF RB-1, 52089, 52111 15062-8 Texas Shuffle aFF RB-1, 52089 ____________________________________________________________________ (AA) same personnel as (Z) : NYC, June 8, 1960 15063-7 Topsy aFF RB-1, 52089 15064-1 Swinging The Blues aFF RB-1, 52089, 52111 15065 Mama's Talkin' Soft aTJ rejected ____________________________________________________________________ (BB) same personnel as (Z) : NYC, June 9, 1960 15065-11 Mama's Talkin' Soft aTJ 52044, 52057 15066-2 Tickle Toe aFF RB-1, 52089 15067-1 Back To The Apple a/cFF 52044, 52053 15068-5 Jumpin' At The Woodside RB-1, 52081, 52111 DISC 6 15069-6 Lester Leaps In RB-1, 52081 ____________________________________________________________________ (CC) same personnel as (Z) NYC, June 14, 1960 15070-8 Shorty George aFF RB-1, 52081 15071-5 Blue And Sentimental aFF RB-1, 52081 15089-4 Doggin' Around aFF RB-1, 52089 (DD) same personnel as (Z) : NYC, June 15, 1960 15090 Not Now, I'll Tell You When rejected 15091-6 Down For Double aFF RB-1, 52081 ____________________________________________________________________ (EE) same personnel as (Z) : NYC, June 16, 1960 15092-8 Rare Butterfly a/cFF 52044, 52053 15093-7 Blue On Blue a/cFF 52044 15090-16 Not Now, I'll Tell You When a/cTJ 52044 15094-12 9:20 Special aFF RB-1, 52089 ____________________________________________________________________ (FF) same personnel as (Z) : NYC, June 22, 1960 15095-5 Taps Miller aFF RB-1, 52081 15096-6 Avenue C aFF RB-1, 52089 15097-14 Red Bank Boogie aFF RB-1, 52111 ____________________________________________________________________ (GG) same personnel as (Z) except that Gus Johnson (d) replaces Payne : NYC, June 23, 1960 15098-9 Boogie Woogie vJW RB-1, 52081 15099-10 Sent For You Yesterday vJW RB-1, 52081 15100-1 Broadway aFF RB-1, 52089, 52111 ____________________________________________________________________ (HH) same personnel as (Z) : NYC, June 24, 1960 15152-12 Swinging At The Waldorf a/cFF 52044 15153-9 Sweet nd Purty a/cTJ 52044 15154-1 Ol' Man River aJM 52044 (II) same personnel as (Z) NYC, July 12, 1960 15155-5 Dickie's Dream aFF RB-1, 52089 Session continues on Disc VII DISC 7 (II) Sonny Cohn, Thad Jones, Snooky Young, Joe Newman (tps), Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell (tbs), Marshall Royal (as, cl), Frank Wess (as, ts, fl), Billy Mitchell (ts, cl),Frank Foster (ts), Charles Fowlkes (bari, bcl, fl), Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (g), Eddie Jones (bass), Sonny Payne (d), Joe Williams (vcl). NYC, July 12, 1960 (continued from disc VI) 15156-5 Rock-a-bye-Basie aFF RB-1, 52081 15157-10 Every Tub aFF RB-1, 52081 ____________________________________________________________________ (JJ) same personnel as (II) except Jimmy Nottingham (tp) and Seldon Powell (ts) replace Thad Jones and Frank Foster. NYC, July 13, 1960 15158-10 Jive At Five aFF RB-1, 52081 15159-4 Time Out aFF RB-1, 52089 ____________________________________________________________________ (KK) same personnel as (II) : Chicago, August 24, 1960 15319-4 Travelin' Light vJW aFF 52054 15320-1 Mean Old World vJW aFF 52054 15321-7 Confessin' The Blues vJW aFF 52054 ____________________________________________________________________ (LL) same personnel as (II) : Chicago, August 26, 1960 15324-7 Chains Of Love vJW aFF 52054, 52093 15325-1 Mean Mistreater vJW aFF 52054, 52093 15326 Tomorrow Night vJW aFF rejected (MM) same personnel as (II) : Chicago, August 27, 1960 15327-2 Key To The Highway vJW aFF 52054, 52093 15328-5 Lyin' Woman vJW aFF 52054, 52093 15326-R3 Tomorrow Night (remake) vJW aFF 52054 ____________________________________________________________________ (OO) same personnel as (II) : LA, September 6, 1960 15339 The Wiggle Walk a/cBC (15451) 52056, 52075 15340 Katy Do a/cBC 52056 15341 Meetin' Time a/cBC 52056 DISC 8 15342 Jackson County Jubilee a/cBC 52056 Note: Thad Jones plays cornet on 15339. ____________________________________________________________________ (PP) same personnel as (II) : LA? September 7, 1960 CAL 001 Vine Street Rumble a/cBC (15445) 52056 CAL 002 Paseo Promenade a/cBC (15448) 52056 CAL 003 Blue Five Jive a/cBC (15449) 52056 CAL 004 Miss Missouri a/cBC (15446) 52056 CAL 005 Rompin' At The Reno a/cBC (15450) 52056 CAL 006 Sunset Glow a/cBC (15447) 52056 Note: The master numbers in parentheses on these two LA sessions were assigned after the fact and reflect sequencing, not recording order. (QQ) same personnel as (II) : NYC, December 13, 1960 15632-14 Miss Lovely a/cFF unissued 15633-15 Loneliness a/cFF 52117 ____________________________________________________________________ (RR) same personnel as (II) : NYC, December 14, 1960 15634-7 Blues For Daddy-O a/cFF 52106 ____________________________________________________________________ (SS) same personnel as (II) : NYC, December 15, 1960 15635-6 Discommotion a/cFF unissued 15636-9 Unbeknownst a/cFF 52117 15637-10 Easin' It -1 a/cFF 52106 15638-12 Brotherly Shove a/cFF 52106 15639 Red Hot Mama a/cEW 52113 -1 add Clark Terry (tp), who may also appear in the trumpet section on other titles from this session. ____________________________________________________________________ (TT) Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Thad Jones, Snooky Young (tps), Henry Coker, Quentin Jackson, Benny Powell (tbs), Benny Carter (as), Frank Wess (as, ts, fl), Budd Johnson,Frank Foster (ts), Charles Fowlkes (bari), Count Basie (p), Sam Herman (g), Eddie Jones (bass), Sonny Payne (d), Irene Reid, O.C. Smith (vcl). NYC, October 30, 1961 16354-4 Goin' On a/cBC 52086 Session continues on Disc IX. DISC 9 ____________________________________________________________________ (TT) Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Thad Jones, Snooky Young (tps), Henry Coker, Quentin Jackson, Benny Powell (tbs), Benny Carter (as), Frank Wess (as, ts, fl), Budd Johnson, Frank Foster (ts), Charles Fowlkes (bari), Count Basie (p), Sam Herman (g), Eddie Jones (bass), Sonny Payne (d), Irene Reid, O.C. Smith (vcl). NYC, October 30, 1961 (continued from Disc VIII) 16355-6 The Legend a/cBC 52086 16356 The Basie Twist a/cBC rejected 16357-7 The Trot a/cBC 52086 ____________________________________________________________________ (UU) same personnel as (TT) : NYC, October 31, 1961 16356 The Basie Twist a/cBC 4403, 25176 Rompin' At The Reno a/cBC unissued Note: No tape exists of this version of ROMPIN' AT THE RENO. ____________________________________________________________________ (VV) same personnel as (TT) NYC, November 1, 1961 16358-14 The Swizzle a/cBC 52086 Don't Push, Don't Pull vOCS aEW unissued Don't Worry 'Bout Me vOCS aES unissued 16360-5 Who's Blue a/cBC 52086 Note: No tape exists of the O. C. Smith vocals. Live versions from Sweden appear on MR12/MD8-135. (WW) same personnel as (TT) NYC, November 2, 1961 16364-9 Turnabout -1 a/cBC 52086 16365-6 Amoroso -2 a/cBC 52086 16366-4 Easy Money a/cBC 52086 Easy Living vIR aEW unissued Alexander's Ragtime Band vIR aEW rejected -1 Cozy Cole replaces Payne on this tune only. -2 Thad Jones (cymbal), Snooky Young (derby drum), Charles Fowlkes (claves), Basie (cowbell). Note : The Reid vocals and another take of AMOROSO with Dizzy Gillespie playing cowbell no longer exist. ____________________________________________________________________ (XX) Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Thad Jones, Snooky Young (tps), Henry Coker, Quentin Jackson, Benny Powell (tbs), Marshall Royal (as, cl), Frank Wess (as, ts, fl), Eric Dixon (ts, fl), Charles Fowlkes (bari), Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (g), Eddie Jones (bass), Sonny Payne (d), Irene Reid (vcl). NYC, January 13, 1962 16515-14 Yes Sir, That's My Baby vIR unissued 16516-7 Untouchable vIR aEW 4411 16517-2 Alexander's Ragtime Band vIR aEW 4411 16518-4 Backwater Blues vIR unissued (YY) Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Thad Jones, Fip Ricard (tps), Henry Coker, Quentin Jackson, Benny Powell (tbs), Marshall Royal (as, cl), Frank Wess (as, ts, fl), Eric Dixon (ts, fl), Frank Foster (ts), Charles Fowlkes (bcl, bari), Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (g), Art Davis (bass), Sonny Payne (d), Irene Reid (vcl). NYC, July 1, 1962 16825-6 The Elder a/cTJ 52113 16826-3 Four-Five-Six a/cFF 52106 16827-7 Toot Sweet a/cTJ 52117 16828-4 Summer Frost a/cFW 52113 16829 The Song Is You rejected ____________________________________________________________________ (ZZ) same personnel as (YY) except Gus Johnson (d) replaces Payne: NYC, July 3, 1962 16829-8 The Song Is You unissued 16830-4 I Got It Bad 52113 DISC 10 16831-5 Them's That Got vIR unissued 16832-2 It Won't Be Long vIR unissued ____________________________________________________________________ (AAA) same personnel as (YY) except Major Holley (bass) replaces Art Davis, and Gus Johnson (d) replaces Sonny Payne : NYC, July 5, 1962 16849-7 Matte Jersey a/cFF 52113 16850-4 Molasses a/cJN 52117 16851-8 Thanks For The Ride 52113 ____________________________________________________________________ (BBB) same personnel as (YY) except Ike Isaacs (bass) replaces Art Davis : 16867-9 The Third Stage a/cEW unissued 16868-10 I Gotcha a/cEW unissued (CCC) same personnel as (YY) except Ike Isaacs replaces Art Davis, and Louis Bellson (d) replaces Sonny Payne : NYC, July 25, 1962 16881-8 The Touch Of Your Lips 52113 16882-7 Bluish Grey a/cTJ 52113 16883-1 It's About That Time a/cFF 52106 16884-10 Mama Dev Blues a/cFF 52106 ____________________________________________________________________ (DDD) same personnel as (CCC) : NYC, July 26, 1962 16895-5 Peppermint Pipes a/cFW 52113 16896-5 One Note Samba aLS 52113 16897-2 Basie's Jingle Bells 52111 16898-21 Lullaby Of Birdland aEW -1 52111 (edited) 16899-4 Misunderstood Blues a/cFF 52106 -1 The full version of LULLABY OF BIRDLAND is issued here for the first time. Note : Buddy Catlett is listed on bass on Roulette 52113, but he did not join he Basie band until September 1962 and is not present on these July, 1962 sessions.

Track breakdown for the CD version of the Shearing: DISC 1 1. September in the Rain (Dubin/Warren) 2. On the Street Where You Live (Lerner/Loewe) 3. Roses of Picardy 4. Little Niles (Randy Weston) 5. Caravan 6. I'll Remember April 7. Little White Lies (Donaldson) 8. East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) (Bowman) 9. Nothing But de Best 10. Jordu 11. As I Love You (Evans/Livingston) 12. Confirmation (Parker) 13. The Nearness of You 14. Mambo Inn DISC 2 1. Bernie's Tune 2. Some Other Spring (Herzog) 3. Joy Spring (Brown) 4. Drume Negrita (Grenet) 5. The Bebop Irishman 6. I'll Be Around (Chew/Wilder) 7. Jumpin' With Symphony Sid (Young) 8. Cocktails for Two 9. Lullaby of Birdland (Shearing/Weiss) 10. The Outlaw 11. When April Comes Again (Paul Weston) 12. Monophraseology (Dick Garcia) 13. This Nearly Was Mine (Rodgers/Hammerstein) 14. My New Mambo (Armando Perazza) DISC 3 1. Walkin' 2. Love Is Just Around the Corner (Gensler/Robin) 3. I Cover the Waterfront (Green/Heyman) 4. Love Walked In 5. There With You (Dick Garcia) 6. Bel Aire (Ray Bryant) 7. Moanin' 8. The Sweetest Sounds DISC 4 1. Love for Sale 2. Lee's Blues (Shearing) 3. My Reverie 4. Look No Further 5. African Inspiration (Armando Perazza) 6. The Sweetest Sounds 7. Look No Further 8. Hallucinations (Powell) 9. Sunny 10. They All Laughed (Gershwin/Gershwin) 11. Station Break DISC 5 1. Over the Rainbow 2. Why Not 3. I'll Never Smile Again (Lowe) 4. Bop, Look and Listen (Shearing) 5. I'll Say 6. Fly Me to the Moon 7. Lonely Moments (Williams) 8. Two Continents 9. Room 608 10. Giselle 11. Curamita Pachano

No doubt the traditional styled "fruit crates", with vintage labels (or facsimiles thereof) affixed to the ends. Unless one is frequently moving the LP's around (as a group), I've never understood the appeal of wooden crates for storing LP's at home (unless one is a vintage fruit label enthusiast, of course, which I could easily understand). They're rough, and in some cases splintery. When low on shelf space, I've always found that the floor (in a clean, cool area) is a perfectly good place to stand a bunch of LP's (or Mosaic boxes). All you need is a good pair of bookends. I'm like Patricia, btw... storing LP's flat worries me.

I just realized that statement was my 500th post. I squandered number 500 on that? Time to go listen to some blues. ← Not to worry. Chances are, a lot of 500th posts here have been things like: or "Up, with additions" or "This is my 500th post!! I can't believe that! Can you believe that? Wow..."

... must be Friday night.

As long as "Mose" is ruled out, I think we'll be in pretty good shape...

Just listened to my 1989 CD version. While it does fade slightly before the abrupt ending, I sort of get the impression that the abruptness of the ending was by design. Kind of a weird tune to begin with.