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Jeff - Sam Musiker also appears on the Terry Gibbs "Plays Jewish Melodies in Jazztime" album. Tarras and both Musiker brothers (Sam and Ray) recorded together on the Epic album "Tanz!" I've got the Tanz! album, but didn't know that Musiker was on the Gibbs albums - I'll keep my eyes open for that one.

American Symphonic Band of the Air - Band Concert (Decca mono), conducted by the great band conductor William Revelli. It seems fitting that I found this album in a junk shop in Savannah while attending a music teachers' convention back when I was a band teacher. Can't find a picture of the album, but here's a single from it, apparently much loved by lounge music aficionados: Today was a first, since I was 15. In the past 24 hours, I've listened to no jazz at all. I've listened to plenty of music - classical, semi-classical, and pop, but no jazz. My choice of music was influenced by the anticipation of attending a concert by the greatest wind band in the world, the United States Marine Band, tonight. The concert was amazing and kind of old-fashioned and corny at the same time. In any case, I think that I'm going to need to hear some Coltrane and/or King Oliver tomorrow.

Happy Birthday!

Hollywood Saxophone Quartet - Warm Winds (Liberty mono).

Al Gallodoro - Gallodoro (Merri). A 1958 album of semi-classical and pop selections by the virtuoso saxophonist. It's impressive and corny (and in stone mint condition). I posted about this album a couple of years ago, and Chuck Nessa understood.

That's very cool!

One year I had Albert Ayler's "Witches and Devils" playing for the benefit of the trick-or-treaters. The first little girl (about 6 years old) who came to the door started crying when she heard it. I shut it off quickly.

Wild Bill Davison - With Strings Attached (Columbia 6-eye mono)

Sam Musiker - Jewish Wedding Dances (Tikva) I added this to my growing stack of cheap klezmer LPs from the 50's and 60's today. Sam Musiker had played tenor and clarinet in Gene Krupa's band and in the band of his musical hero and father-in-law, Dave Tarras. I wish I could find a picture of the cover online; it's odd and cool.

Ralph Sutton - Piano Moods (Columbia 10")

Another spin of this interesting 10-incher: Jamming at Rudi's 1 (Circle). It sounds pretty good. I've said it before - I miss Danny Barker.

Art Blakey - Child's Dance (Prestige) Khan Jamal - Infinity (Jam'brio) Ralph Sutton with Bob Wilber - The Night They Raided Sunnie's (Blue Angel Jazz Club) Some excellent middle-period Sutton, recorded in 1969 at Mrs. Sutton's bar in Aspen.

I think I understand where you're coming from, but I think there's more to Zorn than that. At times I feel that he's gone in so many different directions that there's no "there" there. (I sometimes feel the same way about a very different musician, Chick Corea.) And I too find much of Zorn's work cleverly shallow, or shallowly clever. But on the other hand, baby.... I find a good bit of his output compelling. I love Masada and the News for Lulu project. I even think that his "game" pieces sometimes result in groups of improvisers being provided with just enough structure/guidance to result in some excellent music that wouldn't have happened without Zorn's "rules." So I like of lot of Zorn's music, even if I don't quite "trust" him.

I memorized the booklet, then ate it to keep it out of the wrong hands.

Willie Smith - The Best of Willie Smith (GNP Crescendo). In spite of the title, this is not a collection, but Willie Smith's only full-length album of the LP era. It was made at two dates in August, 1965, with the Watts riots in between. Irving Ashby and Johnny Guarnieri were on the first date; Bill Perkins and Jimmy Rowles on the second. Nice stuff. Afterwards: I think maybe I'm hearing a little of what Allen Lowe heard in late Johnny Guarnieri.

Qbico U-Nite - New York 1 (Qbico). Kind of an avant-garde Jazz at the Philharmonic show, from Tonic, March 14, 2004, with Daniel Carter, Perry Robinson, Arthur Doyle, Charles Waters and Andrew Barker, among others. I bought this multi-colored vinyl double LP from Barker about five years ago.

I'm in and already have the music, since I'm doing the upload.

Acoustic classical 78 day today - records by flutist Georges Barrère, pianist Leopold Godowsky, soprano Amelita Galli-Curci, and the great Enrico Caruso, all recorded 1920 or earlier. Beautiful stuff. Then I shifted gears and spun two new find: Count Basie Kansas City Seven - Lester Leaps In/Dickie's Dream (Vocalion). I have these recordings on LP and CD, of course, but they sure sound good on 78 - very "alive." Budd Johnson - Off Shore/Don't Take Your Love From Me (Atlantic, 1953). A rarity by one of my favorite musicians. (My first jazz record was a Budd Johnson album.) This single seems designed for R & B market, and Budd doesn't stray too far from the melody, but he plays with style. As far as I can tell, these sides have ever been reissued.

Mal Waldron/Steve Lacy - Journey Without End (Japanese Victor)

Onzy Matthews - Blues With a Touch of Elegance (Capitol stereo)

Phil Sunkel's Jazz Band (ABC Paramount mono). Nice!

Inspired by a post by Mr. Nessa: Joe Daley Trio - At Newport '63 (RCA Victor mono) Later: It's a pretty good (not great) record, but I had forgotten that Mr. Daley quotes "Nola" during Ornette Coleman's "Ramblin.'" That hurts.

Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band - Complete Good Time Jazz Recordings. I've always been kind of a snob about the San Francisco trad style, although I like some of Turk Murphy's recordings - I mean, why listen to that stuff when you could listen to New Orleans bands? But a few days ago I replayed the "This is Jazz" broadcast featuring the Yerba Buena band, and really enjoyed it. I remembered seeing this set at a steal of a price at a local used record store, and picked it up today. I've listened to the first disc, and mostly enjoyed it, although it confirms that some of my reservations about the SF style were well-founded.

I've got that one - on 78, LP, and CD.

Jazz New Orleans (Savoy); Vol. 1 (1980's reissue) and Vol. 2 (original issue). I'm listening to the Punch Miller tracks from these albums; they've long been among my favorite recordings, and I'm hearing them with fresh ears, given my new-found appreciation of Ralph Sutton.