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George's wife called today and I told her about the auction. She was pretty amazed. I'll talk to George tommorrow.... I'm sure he'll be surprised (and probably a little appaled). Larry Young, Roy Haynes & George Braith at the Wonder Gardens, Atlantic City, New Jersey 1964

WOW!!!!! Thanks guys for chipping in and buying it for me! (wish I could read what he wrote on the sleeve).... I'll have to tell George about this and send him the link.

I do remember Lou saying once that the main objective of a musician should be to stay in business. I think he's done, and is still doing what he must to survive. He's come up with a winning formula that has served him well to this day. He's made a good living and has sent all of his children I believe to college, ect. He's done something that even the best jazz musicians rarely achieve dream and that's making a good living playing. Like Jackie McLean said in the documentary "Jackie McLean on Mars,"...Lou Donaldson's one of our finest living jazz saxophonists, do you think he LIKES playing 'Hot Dog!?' (actually I think he does. )

I doubt that Lou would have considered Baby Face Willette or John Patton serious bebop players when he hired them. That said, I know he deeply loved both of their playing and had a healthy respect of their talents. Lou loved Charlie Parker, but he also had a love of Eddie Vinson's blues playing and admits he owes a huge debt to Eddie in that area. Like Lou has said in the past, my playing will fit over anything. Lou loves the blues and hates fusion or avant garde playing...I understand that philosophy, although I don't adhere to it myself.

Thanks Michael! He must have been an ardent admirer of Tranes' from his rep., but you wouldn't know it from his playing (although I'm not much familiar with his work outside of Horace's group). Also, I find many old-timers love "Over The Rainbow" which just seems to be thought of as corney by younger people, although I love it myself. Especially when played by someone like Lou Donaldson, or I'm sure Junior Cook. Also, would love to hear Junior on "On A Misty Night." Thanks again for sharing. ...oh...and Girl Talk...love that song and is a little surprise that I wouldn't have thought of...

Blue John by Big John Patton w/George Braith(waite)... ...funny I was talking to George on the phone today and told him I was listening to that session..."Oh that was horrible"...was his repley.. "I Dig it" I said..

Michael, could you talk specifically about the tunes you played with Junior, especially the ones he loved the most. Even what you might recall as a typical set list from the time you played with him. I'm always fascinated with the particular repertoire of players. Thanks!

What was Junior Cook like...? To play with, and also personally? Thanks for sharing any memories...

WOW!!!!!!

I think it's pretty widely accepted that "A Man And The Blues" and his playing on Junior Well's "Hoodoo Man Blues" are his masterpieces in a nutshell. The stuff on Chess is definately what I'd go for next such as "The First Time I Met The Blues" which is about as raw and full of emotion as it gets.

If you want to see had bad Ray is, check out his solo performance on the Norman Granz DVD "Live At Monteaux" I never fully appreciated his capabilies until I saw this...

There's only ONE place to start with Buddy Guy...and that's Buddy Guy "A Man And The Blues" http://www.amazon.com/Man-Blues-Buddy-Guy/...8341&sr=8-1 ...p.s....don't buy it through this link if you do as it's not an Organissimo link (which i don't know how to do)

The prices are a little steep. Doesn't seem like any price break from the same things you could order from Dustygroove brand new (for maybe even less)....

Glad to hear there are some fans out there. For some reason, I just assumed this one was not one many people knew about. Maybe it's because I've got it on 8 track and that just makes it seem like something people wouldn't listen to . Anyway, it's definately a child of the 70's. But if you're in the mood for that, it's really nice and Stanley adds a little edge.

I have this 8 track and haven't heard this session until today when I got my player fixed. A rather nice, mellow album with some 70's laid back vibes. Turrentine's a nice fit against that backdrop...

Hey, just got my 8 track tape player fixed (really). Listening to O'donel Levy's "Black Velvet" as we speak. Very un-digital...

I haven't listened to this one all that much. Not sure if the compositions really hit me all that hard to be honest. I'll have to go back and listen. Nice choice for sure though...

Wow...98 pages?!

Thanks Chuck. Although I'm not so sure I agree with his reasoning behind Grass Roots. It seems a little self serving in a way.

jeez.

John Patton Accent ON The Blues... Man...this sounds really good on vinyl. A lot more alive than the CD....

There's a clip on YouTube of Virgil in a horn section with Lou Donaldson backing up Bernard Purdie at some Jazz Festival from the 1993...Everything I do Gonna Be Funky...check it out... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkcyx1vRXyg

That's Bo Tie Man Chu.

He lives in Lake Mary, Florida.

I know it doesn't get a lot of 'this is my fav hill record'...but I really dig Grass Roots. Maybe it's a little more accessable, but hill was a pretty funky cat when he threw his energy in that direction. I guess since he wrote The Rumproller, I should be surprised. Another favorite session he was on was Hutcherson's "Dialogue." Andrew swings his ass off on that. Tom Brokaw has his "Greatest Generation" theory with the WWII era. I'd have to say that the generation of jazz musicians that spanned the 60's, is just very hard to say goodbye too. What a special time it was and what special individuals it produced such as Hill.