jeffcrom

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.

As of a couple of years ago, I could hear no concessions to age - still fabulous.

One mention, almost in passing: "To many expert ears, compressed music files produce a crackly, tinnier and thinner sound than music on CDs and certainly on vinyl."

And depressing.

I just ended my six-month experiment with Facebook - deactivated my account yesterday. I was concerned about privacy issues with some of the changes and "partnership agreements" Facebook has made recently, but I also just wasn't enjoying it. My experience was somewhat like that of Jazzmoose - most of the folks from the distant past have nothing in common with me any more. And when I became "friends" with casual acquaintances, I often found out things about them that I wish I hadn't.

I, for one, appreciate that. I had never heard "Hersal Blues," while "Suitcase" gets reissued over and over again.