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sort of "knew" Ketty many decades ago when we were practicing Buddhism together!! she was more into the acting even then.

this is really sad.

Valerie - Thank you for the birthday wishes and I am looking forward to The Cookers this Thursday at Scullers. i will stay tuned for your review!

here's to many HEALTHY, happy years!! hope you enjoyed The Cookers!

oh, yes, have a really great one, Bertrand! did i ever tell you that you share a birthday with my son?!? good company for both of you!

oh, i really am envious, Kevin! definitely a no-brainer that this will be a wonderful show. btw, i believe Eddie is performing in Israel.

sending via PayPal now. thanks for all you do! best, as always.

that is very cool, Mike. hopefully, they're still in good condition and you can enjoy them now more than before.

i'm with Marla on this one! and, as far as i know, it would be Kenny and his wife still living in Brooklyn. might have changed tho.

oh, dear. and still so young but what a life led! a lot of miles on those tires! thank goodness he left a lot behind.

Hail to our Conquering Hero!! best birthday and every day wishes to you!

oh, i definitely meant to mention "Tones for Joan's Bones," one of my all-time favorites. what great stuff. and what Duke did remains fresh and exciting to me all these years later.

whatever album "New Girl in Town" is on!!! love it and him!

i remember him when he played for the Senators in the '60s. always seemed like a straight-up kind of guy. he sure went quickly after going into hospice. blessings to him, his friends and family.

thanks, all of you!

Dear jazz musicians and listeners, We need your help. Our country has recognized jazz as a "national treasure", yet in many cases, prominent and well-established jazz artists spend their retirement in poverty -- or never retiring at all. Two years ago in New York, Justice for Jazz Artists! (a project of AFM Local 802) succeeded in getting a tax break passed, benefiting NYC jazz clubs like Birdland, the Blue Note, Iridium and the Jazz Standard. The savings were supposed be directed into pension payments for the musicians that perform at these clubs. In other words, at NO COST to the clubs, musicians can receive pension contributions for retirement. Unfortunately, despite early support for the tax break, the club owners have since refused to even discuss the issue with the J4JA! campaign. Visit the website below and SIGN OUR PETITION to force the clubs to sit down and discuss how to put this money to its proper use -- pension payments to jazz musicians. http://www.justiceforjazzartists.org/ Thank you, Valerie Bishop

what an absolutely amazing career!! RIP, indeed.

LOL!!

i am definitely planning on catching Toshiko and Lew!

Happy Birthday Charles! will never stop missing you. as i hope you know, Sue is doing a damn good job of keeping you around us! and Happy Birthday to my ex-neighbor, Paul! you are also remembered well.

thank you SO much, Brownie!! reading the article certainly brought some tears of joy to my eyes!

AMEN!

Lena Horne.

ironic that he died soon after his ex-mother-in-law.

sending you best wishes for today and many happy and healthy birthdays to come.