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Sonnymax - They sound different to me. BTW, we're extended neighbors. Newtonville. JSngry - I agree. I tried to check some other tunes based on Stompin' at the Savoy (such as "Byas a Drink" by Don Byas, "Stuffy" by Coleman Hawkins, and "Relaxin' with Lee" by Charlie Parker), but none of them matched the Serge Chaloff variation. My conclusion is that the tune was misidentified at some point, and the error has simply been repeated by others elsewhere. None of the participants (Serge, his brother Richard, nor pianist Rollins Griffith) is around anymore. Perhaps Chaloff just said let's play on the chords to "Stompin'..."

So, I'm listening to the Uptown Serge Chaloff "Boston 1950" album. It includes four duets recorded at home with Chaloff and pianist Rollins Griffith. The tunes are: Billie's Bounce Body and Soul Blue Serge Red Cross The problem is that the tune identified as "Blue Serge" (#12 on the CD) is not the Cherokee contrafact recorded under that name for Dial. Rather, this tune sounds like it's based on "Stompin' at the Savoy." Anyone notice this or have any insights on this?

Our neighborhood DD was shut down during the pandemic and now is "permanently closed."

It appeared later as this:

I think I'll have a whiskey later this evening. For medicinal purposes, of course.

This is a good one! Alain Marquet on clarinet on some as a bonus as well!

Plenty of room for everything. I'm a big believer in as broad a definition as possible as illustrated by my playlist for today (all recorded on October 13): Fletcher Henderson. Shanghai Shuffle. 1924. Red & Miff's Stompers. Stampede. 1926. Sol Hoopii. Radio Blues. 1927. The Chocolate Dandies. Paducah. 1928. Count Basie. Out the Window. 1937. Benny Goodman. Ciribiribin. 1938. Fats Waller. Yacht Club Swing. 1938. Pete Johnson. Boogie Woogie. 1939. Mildred Bailey. I Didn't Know About You. 1944. Roy Eldridge. Twilight Time. 1944. Earl Bostic. Don't You Do It. 1950. Red Norvo Trio. Move. 1950. Ronnie Scott with the Ronnie Ball Trio. Close Your Eyes. 1951. Art Tatum. Sweet Lorraine. 1952. Sonny Clark Trio. Tadd's Delight. 1957. Tony Scott and the All Stars. Body and Soul. 1958, Frank Strozier. Day In - Day Out. 1960. Cecil Taylor. Port of Call. 1960. Dave Brubeck. Countdown. 1961. Dave Brubeck. Softly, William, Softly. 1965. Steve Kuhn Trio. Eiderdown. 1969.

Chuck, Your memory seems to be excellent. Based on information from jazzdisco.org, in 1957 the sessions by RVG for Prestige broke down as follows: Sunday: 1 Monday: 1 Tuesday: 3 Wednesday: 2 Thursday: 4 Friday: 49 Saturday: 8 For 1957 Blue Note sessions by RVG, most were on Sundays: Monday: 1 Tuesday: 0 Wednesday: 1 Thursday: 0 Friday: 1 Saturday: 3 Sunday: 28 This suggests that the 10/13 (Sunday) date for the Sonny Clark session is much more likely the other dates. Thanks! I never noticed the pattern of dates by labels.

Thanks, that's instructive. Mine is the 1988 edition. My edition of Bryninckx appears to be from 1999 (but does not include a date). Perhaps that's the source of the October 13 date. There's a later Paul Chambers biography that includes a discography. That might help if anyone has it.

Can anyone help determine the date of the Sonny Clark Trio 1957 recording session for Blue Note where the following tunes were recorded?: I Didn't Know What Time It Was Two Bass Hit Be-Bop Tadd's Delight Softly as in a Morning Sunrise I'll Remember April My edition of Cuscuna and Rupli lists September 13. The Blue Note CD (CDP 7 46547 2) lists November 13. Jazz Heroes Data Bank lists September 13. The insert to my copy of a Japanese Toshiba-EMI LP reissue of Blue Note 81579 lists November 13. The cover and insert to the Japanese Toshiba-EMI LP issue of Blue Note 61017 (Volume 2) lists September 13. www.jazzdiscog.com lists October 13. Lord lists October 13 and states that some sources incorrectly list September 13 or November 13 as the date. The basis for this statement is not identified. Lee Bloom's on-line Sonny Clark discography (http://www.leebloom.com/discography.htm) lists September 13. There was a 1984 Sonny Clark discography ("Some Clark Bars") that I don't haver access to. Raben's Jazz Records lists November 13. Bruyninckx lists October 13. Can anyone provide anything definitive on the date?

That's great news!

Oh, no! Time to find the Avengers theme...

And it just arrived here in Massachusetts. In less than a week from Amazon UK. After Amazon couldn't fulfill the order in over 2 months before cancelling the order. Strange times!

Thanks. I just ordered it from the Amazon UK site.

Amazon has just cancelled my order from June.

Probably. I recently aired "Canadian Capers." Nice solos by Bud, Johnny Mince, Pee Wee Erwin, and the leader. Good Davey Tough as well.

Unless Sony agents remove it from your mailbox!

Interesting. I think I ordered at about the same time. It hasn’t shipped and shows up as arriving between August 12 and September 16.

Mississippi Mud: >>> "Just happy as a cow chewin' on a cud When the darkies beat their feet on the Mississippi Mud" >>> If you check most sites with lyrics online, "darkies" has been changed to "people." On the other hand, the lyrics to "It's the Same Old South" (see the Count Basie recording with Jimmy Rushing singing) paint a very different version of the south. Does anyone know of any other vocal versions? Ruby Braff recorded it several times as an instrumental.

Thanks for the suggestion Allen. I may look into this.

I've only recently started to do this for 78s and for LPs in order to get material into WAV files suitable for broadcast. I've generally been doing straight transfers, although my 78 pre-amp has some built-in noise limiting that I can use or not use as I choose. On some occasions, I've grabbed a file from Internet Archive if it's something that I don't have in my own collection. I've done some limited manual removal of clicks and scratches using either GarageBand or Audacity. I've used a free program called VLC to do FLAC to WAV conversions of the Internet Archive files. I've become accustomed to listening to 78s and ignoring or listening through the "noise" that you refer to. I find that filtering of the high end, which has often been used in LP and CD reissues, reduces the "presence" inherent in the recording and can leave the result sounding somewhat lifeless. I know some others here (AllenLowe, e.g.) may be able to weigh in on this.

This is a really nice album. There's a second volume as well.

Happy Birthday Jack! 🎂🦍🌈

Thanks, Dave. Yes, I think that's what I was thinking of. I'll take a look. I was hoping that some of the liner notes might be there. Over the years, I've obtained a small number of sets w/o the box or booklets and was hoping to get access to the notes.

Been there, done that!