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Thanks HP. What did this involve, and how far back did you go? Just curious what you mean by "all", because the links to at least the first 74 tests still do not appear to be working (at least not via Big Al's "BFT Master List, Vol. 2" link, above). Not a complaint (they're accessible via a google search), just wondering.

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Yes, all of the Montgomery (Brothers) World Pacific and Pacific Jazz material made it to CD eventually. In the U.S., they had new titles (Fingerpickin'; Far Wes; etc) and new covers. More recently, Fresh Sound put out a 2-CD set containing five albums (including some Mastersounds and Jon Hendricks material) on those labels, plus a rare track recorded for Columbia in 1955. http://www.freshsoundrecords.com/wes-montgomery/5110-the-montgomeryland-sessions-2-cd-set.html

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Pretty sure that SS1's comment was tongue in cheek, but thanks for this list. What an amazing career, and by all accounts a great person. The Warriors current organization makes no secret of the fact that they model themselves after the Spurs, and Duncan had a huge role in helping to establish the model.

Here in the SF bay area, in the 1980's, they were not plentiful, but I can't say that they were more difficult to find than many of the other east coast labels (it was definitely easier to find Fantasy, Contemporary, Pac Jazz, etc). The Bird albums seemed to be the most prevalent Savoys in my experience. As with most of the "good stuff" on any label, finding a clean copy of anything was fairly uncommon outside of the aforementioned "collector environments". I also remember the original Savoys as having thick covers whose outer surface tended to get "crispy" around the edges. Tangential Texas trivia... I used to buy quite a few LP's through a trade publication similar to Goldmine, called DISCoveries. There was a dealer in Texas (I've forgotten which city) named Calvin Johnson who I did a lot of business with, and who seemed to maintain an impressive ongoing supply of merch.

So, I was watching the postgame show after the Giants beat the D-Backs tonight, and one of our announcers says... "RBI's tonight by Parker, Gillespie, and Grant Green..." I'm not making this up.

I always preferred the two 'Last Great Concert' CD's over the Tokyo material (which I agree is very good).

For me, his best album (by far) for Verve was 'Night Song'. For decades (and perhaps still, I don't know), it was the most difficult to find (LP was difficult to find, no CD available for decades). It was only about 12 years ago, I think, that it was released in Japan as a mini-LP. 'Blue Bash' is solid, but I find other Smith collaborations ('Organ Grinder Swing' for one) to be superior to it. 'A Generation Ago Today' is a nice album too, but of course with a very different feel from most of KB's work, and the swing revival theme never struck me as a great match for KB's musical personality. I've never warmed very much to the majority of his Verve orchestral albums, and rarely played them. 'Guitar Forms' always struck me as something that didn't live up to its potential.

#8 is very familiar, but I’m blanking at the moment. Groovy, and something I haven’t heard in a long time. #9 is less familiar, but also groovy. Need to listen some more to this one… #10 is “It was a very good year” from “Introducing the Fabulous Trudy Pitts” (Prestige, 1967) with Pat Martino. Love it. #11 is Kenny Burrell’s tune “Loie”, from Ike Quebec’s “Bossa Nova Soul Samba” (Blue Note, 1962 ) with Burrell, Wendell Marshall and Willie Bobo. #12 Some badass bebop. Oscar Pettiford? The sextet on Debut? Gotta be Julius Watkins on french horn. #13 sounds like one of those 80’s Golson and Fuller sessions… on Contemporary? #14… “7 Come 11”. A Concord date? Guitarist reminds me of Herb Ellis, but I’m not sure it’s him. Maybe Terry Gibbs on vibes? The somewhat “modern” soprano is stumping me…

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I don't own it, but recognizing her voice, and the song, I was able to look it up. I believe it's track 3 from this: https://www.discogs.com/Helen-Merrill-Sing-A-Swing-With-Digital/release/6854392 I have always had an off and on enthusiasm about Merrill. She's obviously one of the elite female vocalists, but there's something in her sound and phrasing that doesn't really appeal to my ears. It's an unconscious sort of distaste, I guess, because I think she's very talented and "real" in her style. I respect her. Not Naima, but yes, a similar feel. Not quite as distinctive as Naima to my ears, but still a lovely ballad, whatever it is.

Had a chance to spin this just now, so here are a few things that I recognized... #6 = Arlen/Mercer's "Out Of This World", the title track from Walter Benton's 1960 Jazzland album featuring Freddie Hubbard, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers and (on this track) Jimmy Cobb. #9 = the distinctive voice of Helen Merrill #10 = The tune is "You Better Go Now" (Robert Graham/Bickley Reichner) from Nat Adderley's Savoy album "That's Nat" with Jerome Richardson (flute),Hank Jones (piano),Wendell Marshall (bass),Kenny Clarke (drums). Nothing else I can identify yet, but some interesting tracks. On #11 I'm trying to figure out if I'm hearing something familiar in the theme, or whether my mind is playing tricks on me.

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I read somewhere that John was not Sean's biological father (Duke was involved with at least one other man at the time).

Just saw him in "Fierce Creatures" a few days ago (which brought back nice memories of "The Two Ronnies"), and wondered what he was up to now. RIP. As I recall, "The Two Ronnies" followed (on PBS) on the heels of the Pythons, along with Benny Hill, "The Rise And Fall Of Reginald Perrin", Dave Allen, and probably a few others I'm forgetting now.

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