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no. keep boppin´ marcel dang If you have a decent amount of uncommon Bird, a box set of Bird's Eye's material (assuming that such a thing existed) would give you a lot of duplication. Your best bet is to try and match up dates of the material on the CDs with a discography - not the easiest thing to do -and go for what you want/need. that´s exactly what i did. a lot of work but it makes fun! (beware it´s only for bird hardcore afficionados!!) keep boppin´ marcel

no. keep boppin´ marcel

the bird´s eyes serie is reaching now to vol. 105!! with a lot of duplicating itself. from vol. 26 on this are cd-r´s you can get only from mr. piangiarelli via mail. on some of them there are rarities on it that you can only get there (before the labels from andorra were on the market). for example the wonderful live recording of dizzy and bird from billy berg´s 1945. (and i don´t mean the jubilee performances that sometimes labeled as from billy berg´s!). this are for me one of bird´s best recordings!!! or the birdland broadcast with bud powell, hank mobley and max roach - a wonderful rendition of "star eyes" -where you can hear parker´s child baird crying in the background (from chan parker´s collection) - not issued elsewhere (i think philology has this from one of phil schaap´s bird flight broadcasts). or a complete(!) version of one of the "home cookin´" tracks form 1.february 1947! here is a link to the wonderful miles ahead site to check out what is on the philology vol. 1-69: http://www.plosin.com/milesAhead/BirdDiscoLabels.aspx keep boppin´ marcel

asnl77, happy birthday to you and all the best wishes for the new year! keep boppin´ marcel

here is the info from meeker (brownie, you are right!): JAZZ POUR TOUS! 1962 Belgium 1962 – s – tvs Songs: 1. "Oleo" by Sonny Rollins; "It could happen to you" by Johnny Burke, James Van Heusen; "I remember Sonny". With: 1. The International Jazz Quintet:- Bobby Jaspar, tenor sax, flute; Amadeo Tommasi, piano; René Thomas, guitar; Benoît Quersin, acoustic double bass; Daniel Humair, drums. unbelivable, this video must exist in a privat collection. keep boppin´ marcel

another rare clip with rené thomas appeared here: oleo. have to check the discographies from what year with whom. keep boppin´ marcel

happy birthday und alles gute, niko!!! keep boppin´ marcel

sassy, yes! here are two rare performances of "round midnight " and "misty" from the cascais jazz festival in lisboa, portugal 1973: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2yctVpkEUM and: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjQ1hdscfrg i was looking for these performances for a long time since i saw them with my wife (she´s from lisbon)on screen in a jazz club in lisbon and finally found them. it´s from the archive of the portuguese television. enjoy! keep boppin´ marcel

no news about the 16" LOC acetates from 1940 but there is out a new d-cd at the storyville label: http://www.storyvillerecords.com/default.aspx?tabID=2633&productId=27275&state_2838=2 have to check my discography what sessions are on it. keep boppin´ marcel

happy birthday to you, king ubu! all the best and another thank you for your work at your blogspot, too! fine music to find, there. keep boppin´ marcel

her name was jane leslie larrabee. she came from minneapolis and was a friend of peggy lee. look here: http://www.leonardfeather.com/feather_17.html and here (if the link works): http://books.google.de/books?id=X3zL9ZGtppgC&pg=PA14&lpg=PA14&dq=jane+leslie+larrabee&source=bl&ots=z4TJeY4GRe&sig=7o02YPjySLMc9rJ81fS-pdNx_Ec&hl=de&ei=PbvIS7uMDZKMOKrh8JgN&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CA0Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=jane%20leslie%20larrabee&f=false keep boppin´ marcel

bright moments, happy birthday to you! all the best from here.

claude schlouch, happy birthday to you! thanks for all the work on your bird and bud discographies that i often use! all the best! keep boppin´ marcel

vol. 8 is out now. look here: http://www.fremeaux.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&category_id=64&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=1188&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=0 keep boppin´ marcel

jostber, this was here a few days before: keep boppin´ marcel

rip "fatman". i remember him from many legendary tv shows here in germany in my youth. keep boppin´ marcel

all my best wishes from me to you, volkher!!! may good music work also on your health!! keep boppin´ marcel

ex-boyd raeburn drummer jackie mills had passed away march 22, 2010. here is more info from his family via the west coast jazz list: "Dear all: Your friend, JACKIE MILLS had passed away at midnight, March 22, 2010 at home. He was 88 years old. He had lived a long, great life. Although he had been struggling and trying to keep balance between his jobs and the family, he was still a loving, caring and dedicated father. He always loved his children and grandchildren and was proud of each one of them. And he was also a wonderful husband. Jackie had a tremendous and very successful career. As a drummer, he started playing "club" jobs when he was 15 and joined his first "Big Band" group at 17. He was able to play with Charlie Barnet, Harry James, Tommy Dorsey, Dizzie Gillespie and many others. He was fortunate enough to have been considered one of the "Top Ten" drummers during the era of the "Big Bands", Jazz and "Bebop". (You can click "Jackie Mills, Google, YouTube, Ask, Big Bands, Jazz Drums, Choreo......" to find out more.) Later on, he had got opportunities to work and be friends with such greats as: Fred Astaire, Marilyn Monroe, Gregory Peck, Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald, Jack Cole......etc. Then he started to work in production at Columbia, MGM, Mainstream, Capital, Liberty Records and established his own recording business "Larrabee Sound Studio" as well. As we all know, Jack was born with great personality and a strong sense of humor. He had a big heart, always ready to help others. He also had a "big mouth" and liked to introduce new stuff, such as new restaurant, movie, travel spot, technology program for the computer......to people and often put some "exaggeration" on top of it. He was a warm, friendly and happy guy with a broad open mind and positive attitude and liked to read, learn, travel and do things. That's the reason so many people love him and will continue to remember him not only as a fantastic "Big Band" drummer and musician , but also as a caring father, devoted husband and a good person. That's the other reason that we are going to celebrate his life in a very happy way which he always hoped and wanted. We will announce the detail (the date, time and location......) about the funeral and the service, and we will keep all his friends informed ahead of time. Love, The Mills' Family " keep boppin´ marcel

here is some fine don byas that i have never seen before: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhKF7uxYJo8 according to meeker that must be "jazz sur la cote dázur", a french tv broadcast from 1963 with guy boyer, robert sola, nino ferrari and peter giger. "lover man"+"autumn leaves". keep boppin´ marcel

i´m not at home in the moment, so here is only a little pic of the downbeat cover: keep boppin´ marcel

happy birthday to you, freeforall! keep boppin´ marcel

another year, another birthday greeting. all the best to you, noj! keep boppin´ marcel

ina.fr has a special film with elek bacsik here: http://www.ina.fr/art-et-culture/musique/video/I09329504/elek-bacsik-take-five.fr.html keep boppin´ marcel

vol. 14 arrived yesterday. it´s great as always. liner notes by scott kishbaugh. there is a sarcastic remark about the author´s relations: "he has loved the music of duke ellington madly for about 25 years, a passion unfortunately not shared by his family." what a broadside!! keep boppin´ marcel

thanks, brownie. fine photos and fine prices for them! that must be from october/november 1956. keep boppin´ marcel