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Hooked on Chu Berry this week!!!

Thanks a million!!!

Mobley? That guy bores me to death. Listen to Kenny G instead! . . . . . . . . .

http://www.jazz.com/music/2007/11/21/chu-berry-roy-eldridge-body-and-soul CHU BERRY & HIS “LITTLE JAZZ” ENSEMBLE NYC. Nov. 11, 1938 Roy Eldridge (tp), Chu Berry (ts), Clyde Hart (p), Danny Barker (g), Art Shapiro (b), Sid Catlett (dm). Four titles were recorded for Commodore: 23699-1 Sittin’ In 23699-2 Sittin’ In 23700-1 Stardust 23701-1 Body And Soul 23702-1 46 West 52 23702-2 46 West 52

http://www.discogs.com/Art-Tatum-Tea-For-Two/release/1777991 I will check more details in Laubich-Spencer discography of Art Tatum.

One of my heroes, when I was into 60s and 70s rock and blues rock RIP I was there (January 23, 1992 - Sala Revolver, Madrid):

After ten years, organissimo... ...I'm getting sentimental over you Never thought I'd fall, but when I hear you call, I'm getting sentimental over you. Things you say and do just thrill me through and through, I'm getting sentimental over you. I thought I was happy I could live without love, Now I must admit, love is all I'm thinking of. Won't you please be kind, and just make up your mind That you'll be sweet and gentle, be gentle with me `Cause I'm getting sentimental over you.

Five years later...

That very good news, Augustín. I was hoping that it was just in a long slumber, which is why I kept the Mule link on my own blog. Thanks, Chris. Some Bessie Smith content coming... stay tuned!

The wealth and quality of the information/documentation about early jazz on this blog is truly amazing: http://the78rpmrecordspins.wordpress.com/

My mule is walking again, this is... I've brought my Mule Walk jazz blog back to life!

Just received the email from Mona. The box-set is officially out! http://www.storyvillerecords.com/products/the-king-jazz-records-story-1088611-1

Same on Rust.

New York Age, June 13, 1956: Long Beach Independant, June 26, 1953: From Dorothy Kilgallen's column in the Lowell Sun (June 27, 1953), "Tops in Town" section:

Courtesy of Charles McNeal / Loren Schonberg at FB:

PM and email sent your way.

Have they ever competed, i.e., released the same album? Yes. Complete Felsted boxed set. http://www.freshsoundrecords.com/the_complete_stanley_dance_felsted_mainstream_jazz_recordings_1958-1959_9-cd_box_set-cd-5596.html http://www.jazzmessengers.com/category2661/VARIOUS-ARTISTS-SOLAR-RECORDS-THE-COMPLETE-FELSTED-MAINSTREAM-COLLECTION-97290

Given that, according to the uploader, it's a live concert in Japan from 1963, the group could be either Takeshi Inomata and his West Liners or Toshiyuki Miyama & The All Star Orchestra, in both cases with Bob Corwin on piano. This is probably ripped off from "Anita O'Day - Live In Tokyo '63": On the possible tenor saxophone player, Ichiro Mimori was part of the Takeshi Inomata orchestra during the 60's.

Solar Records is part of the Definitive/Disconforme emporium, which is a DIFFERENT ONE THAN the Fresh Sound Records group.

FWIW, here's the album Chris was referring to:

I read the draft for the Freddie Keppard chapter a few years ago -and tried myself to help Dan with the Spanish origins of the Tio family- and they have kept up to their own quality standards (in terms of thorough research, graphic material and layout). :tup

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Upcoming releases on Storyville (recent email from Mona Granager): -Ben Webster in Norway (not previously released) -The King Jazz story (4 CD box) -The Chicago blues (8 CD box) -Billy Strayhorn (3 CD) -George Lewis (8 CD box) -Cathrine Legardh & Brian Kellock - duo -Sigurdur Flosason & Kjeld Lauritsen -Haxholm / Kresiberg / Hoenig / Menzies -Carsten Dahl - Dreamchild

Absolutely great news!!! :excited:

Doubt that a book will ever see the light. Not sure there is enough of a market for a top quality volume of jazz photos which is what I would want. What I would not want would be to have one of those photo books with badly reproduced images. Organissimo = 4.000+ members There would be a market for it!