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Presumably that is Herbie Nichols on piano who is known to have played in Dixieland bands. Wonder if he solos? Nichols solos on half of the ten tunes. Unfortunately, the solos are not distinctive - they're adequate and professional, but you'd never guess that it was Herbie Nichols.

I like that one a lot.

Milt Jackson - Second Nature (Savoy two-fer) Two sessions from January, 1956, with Lucky Thompson, Wendell Marshall, Kenny Clarke, and either Hank Jones or Wade Legge.

The Great Jazz Trio - Direct From L.A. (East Wind) Beautiful direct-to-disc recording, and wonderful playing by Mr. Jones & company.

Paying tribute to the last of the Jones brothers: Hot Lips Page - Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You/The Lady in Bed; Big "D" Blues/It Ain't Like That (Continental) A complete, and really nice, 1944 session, with great playing by Page, Vic Dickenson, Lucky Thompson, and 26-year-old Hank Jones. Jazz at the Philharmonic - Mordido (Mercury) I listened to all six sides, then gave side 2 a second spin - it's the one with Howard McGhee and Hank Jones solos.

I've never worried about my addiction until recently. I buy a fair number of CDs and LPs, but I have really come to love 78s lately. They take up a lot of room, and I live in a small city house. I just added another storage box today. I'm worried....

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I just finished listening to the Hank Mobley Quartet 10" session, which I had never heard before. I'm tempted to say that it was worth the price of the set (#7426, by the way) itself - just superb.

This was not a great concert, but it was an interesting one. Cecil is often portrayed as the "bad guy" of this event, but I hear more communication from his direction than from Mary Lou.

Not unexpected, but very sad. What a great man and musician. So long to the last of the Jones brothers.

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HB, LK.

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The scan I included was from the back of the 12" LP. And the thing about any of those lame old dances is that they could be danced with style. A couple of years before Eddie Bo died, I was listening to him at a happy hour gig in New Orleans. A woman in her 30s (I guess) asked for his 1962 hit "Check Mr. Popeye," which was designed for dancing the Popeye, a lame dance which was popular in N.O. at the time. This young lady could flat out dance the Popeye - it was a blast to watch.

I've got a promo copy of the 1960 Madison Time album by the Ray Bryant Combo on Columbia. The music is really nice jump blues, with dance calls by Eddie Morrison on just a few of the tracks, thankfully. Here's a scan of the steps and the personnel.

Lotsa Royal Roost broadcasts from 1948-49, issued most completely on Savoy.

Well, there's also Paragon, on the French Fluid label. I don't think it's been issued on CD, either.

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Billy Tipton Trio - Sweet Georgia Brown (Tops)

Here's a picture from Blind Willie's in Atlanta, taken by local organist Matthew Kaminski.

Hank Mobley and John Handy are on their way from Mosaic, but Hank Crawford showed up today. I blame The Magnificent Goldberg for this; his recent blindfold test made me realize how little I knew about Mr. Crawford - kind of embarrassing for an alto sax player. So I ordered this from Oldies; seven of HC's Atlantic albums on four CDs. I'm playing From the Heart right now; I said "Damn!" twice in the first 30 seconds. Better late than never, I guess.

Dudu Pukwana - In the Townships (Virgin) Later: This album, recorded in 1973 by five South African musicians "in exile," is one of the most joyous things I've ever heard.

Horace Silver - Serenade to a Soul Sister (BN Liberty promo)

I haven't heard that album, but four tracks from the same session fill out the Chosen Few Brass Band CD. Thing is, they're my least favorite tracks, so I've never been interested in picking up the full Chosen Few Jazzmen CD. But you'll know whether you want it once you hear the "bonus" tracks of the CD you ordered. Since you are looking for Tuba Fats stuff, I'll mention this obscure CD. I didn't mention it before because (1) Tuba only plays the tuba on a few tracks, although he sings on almost everything, and (2) it's not a great album, although it's a fun one. It's the kind of genial mixture of trad jazz, modern jazz, and R & B you might hear in New Orleans club - enjoyable, but not great.

Hope you enjoy them. The George Lewis CD also has GL's first (and best) recording of "Burgundy Street Blues," one of the sweetest, most wistful blues you'll ever hear. And The Chosen Few BB was one of the "realest," greasiest brass bands in New Orleans. I love the "Iko Iko/Food Stamp Blues" medley. BTW, the "Vinny Jones" listed on the back cover is actually the great brass band bass drummer Benny Jones, who currently leads the Treme BB.