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Jeff, Do you know the Joe Sullivan in the same series? Excellent also. I don't think that either of them ever made it to CD.

Clarinetist Bobby Gordon died on Dec. 31 at age 72. I don't remember this being mentioned here. Article here: http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/jan/23/jazz-clarinetist-bobby-gordon-dies/

There's a Barney Bigard (LP) with a felt cover on Liberty. I think there's a Calvin Jackson as well in the same "felt" series.

Awfully good, isn't it?. Ironically, I aired "Jackie" yesterday from Volume 2 (recorded Jan. 21, 1952).

Ghost: Same rIght back at you! Jack: Special thanks to you. You were there at the beginning after all. GA Russell: Many thanks for the sentiments. The show, warts and all, is archived for about two weeks here: http://wmbr.org/m3u/The_Jazz_Train_20140121_1600.m3u (cut and paste url into browser if interested, doesn't seem to work as a link; it starts about 2 minutes in).

If you'll allow for a rare bit of self promotion, my show ("The Jazz Train"), which started with fellow board member "Salvatore Massaro" as co-host back in 1987, begins its 28th year today (Tuesday, January 21) on radio station WMBR in Cambridge, Massachusetts. You're invited to join me today for music recorded on this date in years past. If you're in the greater Boston area, you can listen live at 88.1 fm from 4:00 to 5:30 pm eastern standard time. The show is also streamed live to the web from http://www.wmbr.org/ at the same time (2100 to 2230 GMT). It should also be archived for a couple of weeks thereafter at the station's website.

I seem to remember having posted this before, perhaps in a different thread, but the JSP Jimmie Noone box has a mistake. Track 4 of CD1 is listed as "Messin' Around" by Cookie's Gingersnaps from January 22, 1926. It is "Messin' Around" but it's a different version by a group that does not even include Jimmie Noone. The version on the CD is the by Jimmie Blythe and His Ragmuffins from July 26, 1926. The clarinetist on that version is Johnny Dodds.

Have a good one!

Mine too, but what do I know? According to Adam Gopnik in the New Yorker, "Ellington was a dance-band impresario who played no better than O.K. piano."

Sending in a little something to get the new year (2014) started. Thanks for keeping this community going Jim!

There are reports today that guitarist Red Balaban (owner of the last version of Eddie Condon's in New York) passed away yesterday at the age of 84. A funeral and some memorial event will be held in or around West Haven, Connecticut.

There are reports that Boyd Lee Dunlop, brother of drummer Frankie Dunlop, passed away recently at the age of 87. I don't see anything about this yet on the web, but an e-mail I received a few days ago states that he died in Buffalo and that a memorial service is planned at his church (Evangelistic Temple, 92 Hedley Place, Buffalo, New York) on January 18, 2014 at 11 a.m. There's a previous thread about him here:

Jeff, That's exactly the sort of thing I was alluding to, the sense of hearing things for the first time even in music that you thought you knew well. I have a couple of near-mint Louis Armstrong Hot Five 78s - the lineup with Earl Hines. The first time I played them, my reaction was, "Oh, that's what Zutty Singleton is doing." After years of familiarity with those recordings on LP and CD, I had very little idea of how much of the drumming actually got recorded.

When I listen to music on 78 that I know very well from LP or CD reissues, I'm almost always amazed by how much more of a presence the original 78 issue has. Little details, like the sizzle of cymbals, the presence of a rhythm guitar, the real sound of a tuba, often come through much more clearly on 78 than on LP or CD reissues. I hear nuances and subtleties in familiar recordings often for the first time. Don't tell that to our 78 listening crew. I'm sure they have some comments to make about that statement. Some of our members think 78s sound better than CDs? Oh well, I actually respect that if it's what they truly feel. . I doubt that anyone thinks that 78s sound better than CDs per se. I listen to 78s regularly, and enjoy the experience for a variety of reasons, not all related to sound. I do think that, when the source material only exists in 78 form, a 78 in excellent condition sounds more vibrant and "better" than most CD reissues.

Information in "The New Desor" indicates that Webster is with the orchestra on the following broadcasts that have been issued at least in part: Gymnastics Hall, Union College, Schenectady, NY. NBC broadcast. Nov. 6, 1948. Carnegie Hall, New York City. Concert. Nov. 13, 1948. Click Restaurant, Philadelphia, PA. CBS broadcast. Nov. 22, 1948. Click Restaurant, Philadelphia, PA. NBC broadcast. Nov. 23, 1948. Click Restaurant, Philadelphia, PA. NBC broadcast. Nov. 24, 1948. Click Restaurant, Philadelphia, PA. NBC broadcast. Nov. 26, 1948. Click Restaurant, Philadelphia, PA. NBC broadcast. Nov. 27, 1948. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. Concert. Dec. 10, 1948. AFRS radio transcription. probably Dec. 1948. Hollywood Empire, Los Angeles, CA. ABC broadcast. February 1949 (several undated listings). Hollywood Empire, Los Angeles, CA. ABC broadcast. Feb. 8, 1949. Hollywood Empire, Los Angeles, CA. ABC broadcast. February 1949. Hollywood Empire, Los Angeles, CA. ABC broadcast. Feb. 9, 1949. Hollywood Empire, Los Angeles, CA. ABC broadcast. Feb. 10, 1949. Desor also lists several additional sessions and appearances as unissued. Have fun tracking these down and listening for Webster solos I have a friend who is a somewhat obsessive Ben Webster. He might be a source of information for you.

I don't think it's new. I seem to remember having seen this before, perhaps at one of the VJM record bashes in New Jersey. Looks like its been on YouTube as well for a few years. Still, it's neat to see Hawkins so early.

There's this: http://www.artsjournal.com/rifftides/2013/12/herb-geller-1928-2013.html

I had an e-mail about this from Jim Eigo this morning that linked to Doug Ramsey's blog which, in turn, mentions that the news came from Herb Geller's family.

To the best of my knowledge, the only version of Bird playing "White Christmas" is from a Royal Roost broadcast (December 25, 1948). I suspect that the different timings you note are due to the presence or absence of announcements.

Obit from NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/17/arts/music/ray-price-country-singer-dies-at-87.html?hpw&rref=obituaries

Sigh, another giant gone. RIP and thanks for all the memories.

This might be of interest: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Date_format_by_country

http://citypaper.net/article.php?Remembering-Jimmy-Amadie-18115

Jimmy Amadie (two days ago)

I suspect that it's a free concert. Yes, it's free. Here's a link: http://www.berklee.edu/events/savory-concerts-creole-roots-plus-0\\ It's unclear how these unissued air checks have now achieved "legendary" status except that they're largely unheard by most of us and unavailable unless you have the time to venture to NY. Some of us have been treated to presentations where small excerpts of some of them have been played; however, Lorne has generally faded down or talked over them just as things get interesting. Tantalizing but ultimately frustrating. I know that Mosaic has been trying to get clearance to issue some of the recordings, but I'm not holding my breath. It seems like an odd conceit for a concert (i.e., interpreting recordings that are largely unheard). I wonder if the Savory recordings that serve as the basis for the interpretations will be played at the concert in their entirety before the interpretations. Given past presentations, I suspect not. Wait...am I reading this right? They're going to be giving concerts "recreating" records that only a few people have ever heard? And people will be thrilled to pay money to hear this? Yes, "imaginative". Quite.