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  14. COVID-19

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    Many cases in this area and elsewhere are being traced back to a Biogen conference that was held recently in Boston.  The St. Patrick's Day parade in Boston has been cancelled.  Harvard and MIT are sending students home for spring break and telling them not to come back until the fall.  Massachusetts has declared a state of emergency, although it's not clear what that really means at this stage.

  15. William O. Smith RIP

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    6 hours ago, sgcim said:

    I emailed the sad news about Bill Smith to the above mentioned friend, and he corrected me on a few things:

    "It was Prix De Rome, and Bill won it for Musical Composition in 1958, four years before me.

    Bill never played with Romano Mussolini

    Romano's bass player, Carlo LaFredo, brought me into Romano's band

    At the time Carlo was playing with the American Jazz Ensemble, the quartet led by Bill and Johnny Eaton."

     

    Tony Scott played with Romano Mussolini.  Perhaps that's the source of the confusion.

  16. Wynton Kelly

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    1 hour ago, Dan Gould said:

    Wynton Kelly on a record is one of many good house keeping seals of approval as far as I am concerned.

    I agree. His presence on a record is almost a guarantee of musical value. 

  17. William O. Smith RIP

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    Smith appeared on several albums on Contemporary (in addition to his own Folk Jazz), such as:

    • Red Norvo.  Music to Listen to Red Norvo By
    • Shelly Manne.  Concerto for Clarinet & Combo
    • Barney Kessel Plays Carmen.

    He also is on albums by the American Jazz Ensemble on RCA Victor and Epic.

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