Peter Friedman

I went to the Michigan State Fair when I was about 15 years old and living in Detroit. They had free musical shows and I went in the tent with a friend and heard the Louis Armstrong group. As I recall he had Barney Bigard, Trummy Young, and Velma Middleton.We loved the show and stayed for the second show. A year or two before that my aunt and uncle took me to see a movie at a downtown theatre that also had a floor show. It turned out to be the Lionel Hampton Big Band. I still remember the band members walking up and down the aisles while playing and Lionel doing one of his famous jumping on the drums thing. As a young kid that all knocked me out.

Symphony No.1

More Red Norvo here along with some good playing by Tal Fallow, Barney Kessel, & Ruby Braff.

Sorry to hear this sad news. R.I.P.

Here are 3 Red Norvo CDs I enjoy.

Mozart - Piano Concerto No.26, K.537 Mendelssohn -Octet Op.20

Schumann - Symphony No.4 - Berlin Philharmonic - Furtwangler

Piano Trio No.1,Op.1,No.1 and No.9, WoO 38

No.3,Op.87 and No.4, Op.136

Cello Sonata Op.102/1 & Op.102/2

Sorry to hear the series will be limited to 25. There are still more Xanadu sessions I would like to have on CD.

Happy Birthday to a damn good musician. Glad I had the opportunity to see him play live a few years ago.

Symphony No.6 "Pastoral"

Piano Trio Op.11 & WoO 39

Piano Trio No.1, Op.1

Spohr - String Quartet No.34, Op.152 Anton Rubinstein - Piano Concerto No.4, Op.70

Beethoven Cello Sonata Op.5, No.2 and Op.69