Jim R

Denny Terrio Reginald Denny Denny's

If you network amongst your family and friends long enough, you're going to fins some "kid" who's a total geek about this type thing, is either a student, or underemployed, and who will relish the challenge of putting your Humpty-Dumpty back together again (if in fact it can be, and it sounds like maybe yours can't be, David, which really sucks. but don't give up just yet!). But you're not going to find these people among the "pros". These are people who either looking to someday will become pros, or who scoff at the pros for various reasons and would never sully themselves to enter their ranks (that's what they say now...that's what we all say when we're young, gifted, and idealistic, right?. They're out there, trust me. And they'll do you right for not very much money if you do them right in return. I hear you. My son had a computer genius type friend in high school who would have attempted this if I'd asked him (by that time, he had just left for college). The problem with that approach, as I see it, is that it's pretty universally understood that this is very delicate stuff, and you can lose all of your data if the task isn't done right. You get one chance at optimal results, the way I understand it, and you need the right conditions and tools to work with. If it were as straightforward as just calling the nearest geek/whiz, I think there'd be a lot more people advertising this service by now. But, like I also said, you could be right. I'm just reporting what I've observed/read. Bottom line- I think we all know that you need to be serious and desperate to pay the kind of money being charged by the pros.

We experienced a hard drive failure on an iMac last January. The local Apple Store recommended a place north of S.F. called Drivesavers ( http://www.drivesaversdatarecovery.com ), who are apparently among the leaders in the industry. Our cost estimate was in the same general range as the the one quoted by ghost's company. After much deliberation, we decided there was nothing we needed that badly, and the h.d. is now in cold storage (in case we change our minds). From the bit of research I did online during that period, I sure never got the impression that data recovery was as easy (basic, simple, or whatever word you want to choose) or as potentially affordable as Jim suggests it might be. I found very few options locally, and those I found had some pretty poor reviews. I found a few companies that were not local, and some of them mentioned that if they couldn't do the work themselves, they sent their jobs to be done at Drivesavers (there were even a few that were purely acting as agents for Drivesavers). Jim may be right, but the impression I got is that it's pretty delicate work, requiring real expertise and the proper tools. Also, I think ejp626's point about the severity of the drive's condition is an important factor. Ours was 100% dead, fwiw.

I've had 10" and 12" in about every color (but never saw the "stained glass window" type that chewy scored). Here's another one I'd never seen before... (until today, on a blog)... Looks like a hallucination of some kind.

U.S.F. Dons Gerald Early Judith Light

Barefoot Jerry Gerry and the Pacemakers Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers

The Smothers Brothers Smokey Smothers Ashley Cole

Waddis, Eugene Hipp, Jutta Y'all

Fred Garvin, Male Prostitute Leonard Pinth-Garnell Beldar Conehead

Can't vouch for the accuracy of this, but discographies (and wikipedia) list more than 4 LP's, and I'm not including two of these (*). Lp's Era Es-108 - Love Letters - 1962 Grand Prix ? - 1964 (One Side Of Album By Betty Everett, The Other By Ketty Lester)* RCA Victor Lsp-2945 - The Soul Of Me - 1964 RCA Victor Lsp-3326 - Where Is Love - 1965 Tower St 5029 - When A Woman Loves A Man - 1966 Pete 1109 - Ketty Lester - 1969 Sheffield 15 - Ketty Lester In Concert - 1977 Avi 6116 - A Collection Of Her Best - 1982*

Richard Cousins Dave Olsen Robert Cray

Captain Kangaroo Buffalo Bob Andy Devine

Dearie, Blossom Elkie Brooks Moosie Drier

So, I was just sitting here listening to a new acquisition (updated, that is, cuz I already had the original vinyl version), the Fresh Sound release of The Mastersounds first album. It includes two previously unreleased bonus tracks, "Bela By Barlight" and "Caravan". As I'm listening to "Caravan", I hear a lot of vocalizing, including a lot of "yeah, yeah" and "work, work" (and a lot of other stuff... this is one wild and crazy studio track). DING. I immediately knew what band was playing Dan's version of Nica's Dream, and also remembered that I have a live (Newport Festival) recording of the Mastersounds, which I apparently have not played for a long time. One of the tracks is... Nica's Dream. Mine seems to be 17 seconds longer than Dan's, but it turns out it's the same recording.

Gifford Pinchot John Muir

Based on some of the posts that have been made and questions that have been asked since Mike's post (#4 above), I'm getting the impression that some folks didn't see the link in his post. Really, it's worth checking out: http://www.jazzdiscography.com/fitzgera/pseudo.htm

Jake Hanna Hannah her sisters

Okay, I've managed to spin this once, so here are my initial reactions... 1. Sonnymoon For Two. Don't know who's playing alto here, but he definitely came ready to play. I know Sonny Criss recorded this for Prestige, but that wasn't live. Anyway, nice opener, Dan. 2. Lester Leaps In. Sounds like an all-star jam type of deal… maybe a reunion situation. Heard "yeah, George" (?) during the tenor solo… George Auld, perhaps? Maybe Hamp on vibes? Not crazy about the trumpet solo. Got more out of the piano and trombone solos. Overall, although swing may be "the thing", it's never really been my thing. Pleasant, though. 3. What's New. To my ears, kind of an odd-sounding group (the combination of instruments, I guess). Odd applause in the middle of the bone solo, too… maybe this was recorded in another country…? The whole thing is kind of stiff, and suggests to me that these guys were unfamiliar with each other. Don't really care for the acoustic guitar sound, or the player… the trombone I liked a bit better. 4. Don't know the tune, but it's pretty cool- along with the arrangement. I'm not big on big bands, but this is tight and impressive stuff. I'm kind of drawing a blank on alto battles in this kind of setting. One guy gets a bit of a Phil Woods sound at times, but I'm not prepared to say it's Woods. 5. Memories Of You. The guitarist's tone is very Bucky Pizzarelli-ish (7-string with a low A string), but his technique, chord voicings, and phrasing seems perhaps a bit less like Pizzarelli. I'll go with B.P. for now, though. Don't know who's playing tenor, although it's nice. 6. A blues that I'm not recognizing. First tpt solo reminds me a bit of Clark Terry... 7. Lover Come Back To Me. Never a big fan of this tune, or this style. The drumming (especially that cymbal) seems rather monotonous on this one. Sounds like Slam Stewart on bass. 8. Work Song. Kenny Burrell is the guitarist, but I don't think I've heard this…? 1970's perhaps? I wouldn't exactly choose this if I was trying to turn somebody on to K.B. A bit choppy. But hey, it's live. Btw, Dan, I lost my filemaker pro database in a hard drive crash in January, so I can't cheat as well as I used to. 9. In A Mellow Tone. Not sure who the trombonist is. The pianist is reminding me somewhat of Eddie Higgins, though it would be a stretch for me to make that an official guess. Actually, I don't think it's Eddie, but he's got a similar command and uses the range of the instrument very nicely. Overall, this recording doesn't do a lot for me, though. 10. Nica's Dream. The "yeah, yeah, yeah… work, work, work" was a bit distracting at times, but I liked this track. 11. Sister Sadie. Hmm… a live version that I don't think I've heard. This is groovy. Great rhythm section work. Love the way Horace (?) comps on both horn solos. 12. Don't know this tune, but as with track 4, I'm impressed. Even more so here, actually. Kind of an updated Basie feel in the opening. Top notch playing and arranging throughout. Not that they aren't good anyway, but it seems like it would be hard for the soloists to go wrong with that kind of support going on behind them. This is the kind of big band stuff that really holds my attention. Now I'll have to re-listen to some of these and see if I can actually come up with some guesses. Thanks much, D.G.

Septien, Rafael Sexton, Anne Quintin Dailey

Pete Jolly Merry Clayton Blythe Danner

Holy Mother of God! steve(thelil) is in the house! For anybody who doesn't know who steve(thelil) is, see post #1 of this thread. 'Tis an honor, Sir. (hmm... do people who wear sunglasses and chew gum say "'Tis an honor, Sir"?)

The Bebop Irishman Louis Stewart Dubliners