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Maybe. Just to be contrary, I'll suggest 1923 or 1945, in terms of recordings. Edited to say that I wrote this before Chuck posted the above. I wasn't copying off his paper, I swear!

Taking a page from the book of The Magnificent Goldberg, I'm listening to a sermon, "The Midnight Revival" by Rev. Jasper Williams, Jr. of Atlanta's Salem Baptist Church on the AIR (Atlanta International Records) label. Afterwards: The Rev. Williams builds it up like a long Coltrane solo.

I love those threads - when someone whose taste I respect is listening to something I don't know, or know but don't like, I know I should give that music more attention. I still might not like it, but it makes me thing that maybe there's something there I wasn't hearing. I sometimes write something about why I like the music, but at other times I just think, "Nobody wants to read my opinion." You've given me all the encouragement I need to really bore some people from now on.

Akiyoshi-Tabackin Band: Tanuki's Night Out (JAM)

The Southern Gospel Singers of Atlanta Georgia - Show Some Sign (Mainstream Spiritual Series)

I came across that site, too, and think it's pretty ridiculous. The "Morris Ferguson" track involves speeding up a tape, Chipmunks fashion.

I don't have any inside info, but it must have been before the Una Mas session, which was in April. If it was after that, then the fourth tune would probably have been called Una Mas at the Flamboyan. January makes sense to me.

Louis Armstrong - Disney Songs the Satchmo Way (Buena Vista). Corny and brilliant at the same time.

Some nice 78 spinning this afternoon: Frank Guarente - My Mother's Eyes (Puritone). Not a masterpiece, but hotter than the title sounds. Dodo Marmarosa - Mellow Mood/How High the Moon (Atomic). Lucky Thompson is on "Moon," but "Mellow Mood" is the winner here - just beautiful. Eddie Safranski and the Poll Cats - Jumpin' for Jane/Turmoil (Atlantic). A buncha Kentonites, including young Art Pepper. Don Byas Quintet - Little White Lies/You Came Along (Jamboree). Sweet - with Buck Clayton. Don Byas Quartet - Three O'Clock in the Morning/One O'Clock Jump (Super Disc). Some really nice Errol Garner here. And the complete recorded works of Dave Tough as leader: You Were Meant for Me/East of the Sun (Jamboree 906) Love Walked In/When You're Smiling (Jamboree 907). A nice little quintet with Joe Thomas on trumpet and Ted Nash on tenor. Pianist Bernie Leighton impressed me here.

Red Norvo in Stereo (RCA Living Stereo). Nice music - 1958 recordings of Eddie Sauter's late-30s arrangements for Norvo's big band, with Helen Humes taking the Mildred Bailey role. Eddie Miller is the main soloist besides Norvo. Sonically, this sounds amazing - early stereo at its best.

The first album you mentioned was the first thing that came to my mind when I saw the thread title.

I have a copy of J.U.N.K. - Jazz University's New Kicks. Send me a personal message.

A blog entry.

Yes, yes yes! He swapped trumpet lessons with King Oliver when he lived in New Orleans.

I like this one: although it might prove difficult to find and, as you said, it's probably of dubious provenance. (Although, FWIW, the "official" Miles website includes this in the discography page.) It's Paraphernalia, on the JMY label - a well-recorded Paris concert from November 3, 1969.

Sun Ra - Taking a Chance on Chances (El Saturn). From the same 1977 Chicago gig as Soul Vibrations of Man that I listened to last night.

Sun Ra - The Magic City (1973 Impulse reissue of the 1966 Saturn album).

Sun Ra - The Soul Vibrations of Man (El Saturn)

I'm in. In honor of your birthday, I'll take one download with 40 tunes or 40 downloads of one tune each.

Donald Byrd - House of Byrd (Prestige twofer). Currently listening to disc one, which was originally Two Trumpets, co-led by Art Farmer. Nice.

Joe Morris Trio - Wraparound (Riti)

A nice evening for Jeffery. I did my first piano gig in over a year - a hand injury left me uncertain about whether I would ever be able to do a full gig on piano again (although the injury doesn't give me any problems playing saxophone). Got through it with no real problems, then the bassist and I fell by Fat Matt's Rib Shack in Atlanta to hear a couple of sets by Joe Lee Bush. Joe Lee is a direct link to Little Walter - as a kid he would ride his bicycle to the Royal Peacock on Auburn Avenue when Walter was in town, and Walter would give him lessons between sets. Some smokin' blues tonight.

This seems to be duet night at my house - not by design. So far: Ralph Towner/Gary Burton - Matchbook (ECM) Dave Brubeck/Paul Desmond - 1975: The Duets (A & M Horizon) Stan Getz/Albert Dailey - Poetry (Elektra Musician)

There are some good ones on this list. I particularly like A New Orleans Visit Before Katrina. It feature various ensembles, including three tracks recorded on parade by the Treme Brass Band. I consider those to be some of the best New Orleans brass band recordings of the last 15 years - those bands just sound different on the street than in a club.

Johnny Wiggs' New Orleans Jazz (Southland). The setlist is predictable, but this 1953 release is a really nice album of New Orleans jazz. Wiggs' cornet style was influenced equally by King Oliver and Bix Beiderbecke, if you can imagine that. And every time I hear Harry Shields, I regret that he's not better known - he's one of my favorite New Orleans clarinetists.