couw

From what I have understood from this discussion your statement is viewed as as much of a mantra as Coltrane's chant. Sounds cool, does not add much. Just an observation from the sidelines.

Now you're talkin'! as long as the emphasis is on the beverage I am all for it.

don't thank me just yet! seriously, check that first link, the one up now, "Soulful Strings" has some (and some not so...) amazing tunes*. the forum under the second link has lots of pointers elsewhere too. *whatever you do, get the third track: Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy.

no favourites, but there is a lot of crap free for download if you know where to look, like here (new upload twice a week) and here (you will need to sign up for this one, do it now as they are at the point of taking their best yet offline). Then of course, there is this little ditty too

lie detector?

no hat?

orange

thanks Matt!

eading that line with EVERY post with of yours, realy depresses me to :rsly:

Europe? Russia East of the Ural?

Track 12. (again) Starting off with where I left off, taking one step back. This track rings better with me now. Still no clue on the identity of the players and the band, but I'm tipping for the original brothers. Sounds like this may be a broadcast. Track 13. I'm playing "name the tune" here again, drats. This swings very nicely. The tenor rips through it all telling me I should know his name. The screams in the background do mirror some of my own enthousiasm. I should invest more time with this type of stuff. The chaotic ensemble is very funny I think. Track 14. boogie woogie somehow always sounds a bit silly to me. The silliness is nicely hidden on this one though. Still wouldn't go out of my way to acquire this. Track 15. None of them believed me when I told them this'd be Johnny. This must be from that Bethlehem album I do not have. Great singer, though he strikes me as having assorted amphibians in his throat here somehow. Remains great nevertheless. Track 16. fantastic stuff. No clue who is singing here, but I like this kind of ancient "pop" a lot. The lyrics are dripping from all the instruments, not just from the singer. Track 17. choo choo! all aside, here comes the steamer. heheheh, circus animals aboard too. The tenor sounds familiar. fun track. Track 18. more power big band. clue me in. Track 19. I have a very strong sense I have heard this before. nothing clicking anywhere in my brain of course. are those club noises in the background, is this a live recording? getting at the end, yes, obviously it is... Track 20. Oop bop sh'bam. must be Eckstine's band, right? lots of power here, and big fun too. Track 21. now this is very pretty, don't know the singer. I think I should change that. thanks for this. Track 22. and another one! she slishesh like shashy, but it's shomeone elshe. I like this a lot. Track 23. pfff, even more... heard her before, cannot identify though. nice again. Track 24. sounds like Basie, beats me as to what, who, and where though. Nice swinger to end the disk. It strikes me that although I enjoy this music a lot, I have invested little time and money in it. Although this BFT does push me there, and push me hard, I am afraid I still will not have the time. Will I forever remain on the sidelines where this type of swing to bop stuff is concerned? anyhow, thanks a bunch!

catching up with love from maren & couw

okay, okay, upon popular request I put some of the biggies back up again here. these will be gone soon when I need the space again.

East Of Suez CD (Savoy COCB-50399) JAPAN.....$25 recorded in 1945 & 1947 limited LP style paper sleeve edition 24bit mastering 1. Synthesis 2. Blue Champagne 3. Stop 'N Go 4. Soothe Me 5. Pennies From Heaven 6. Eleven-Sixty 7. East Of Suez 8. Baby, Baby All The Time 9. Let's Jump For Rita 10. Out You Go 11. Sweet Georgia Brown 12. C.V. Jam

Lights of Prague (Supraphon) a nice compilation of Czech bands of the time in a very nice package with a 10p booklet pasted inside the sturdy gatefold.

Jesus is BIG

HMMMMM!!!!

hmmm....

the nose is in repair, here is a secret picture from last year. things got worse when the blinking frequency increased

I got a new one some time ago. spiffy new look too.

so THAT's where my tomatobluenote went!

Maury Laws & His Orchestra - Swing and Sweet (Time) sweet indeed!