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I somehow skipped this one when it came out in February. In my list for next-future order from Storyville.

Cornelius ‘Kees’ Hazevoet is a Dutch multiinstrumentist (piano, trumpet, clarinet) who has done thorough and extensive research on Don Byas. His discography and chronology in two parts is a groundbreaking source and reference for all-things Byas. He is listed as the main contributor in the acknowledgments section of the Chapman bio (btw, I am also listed 😜). I have exchanged a lot of information with Kees over the years. He is one the nicest and most generous researchers I have come across in my never-ending Tete Montoliu project. And he is a member of these forums, under the name of Caravan. And yes, Chapman has screwed up the right chronological order in some places. And he has also included some factual mistakes on the years spent by Don Byas in Spain and Portugal.

Yes, I would say that he follows the same approach with verbatim quotations, hence listing myriads of references in footnotes. I am also an anorak with regard to including proper references and giving due credit to your sources, but in this case it may be too much for a ca. 200-pages bio. Both bios are very valuable assets, being the first full-length bios of Byas and Hodges, but both also have their lights and shadows.

Just finished Con Chapman's bio of Don Byas. And just started to revisit Chapman's bio of Johnny Hodges, at the same time I continue my journey through Mark Lehmstedt's bio of Art Tatum.

I can't agree more, Lon! Excellent recording.

Lluis Coloma Trio with Kid Carlos, at the Café Central (Madrid) https://cafecentralmadrid.com/events/lluis-coloma-trio-kid-carlos/

Giving it my first listen this morning! Will report later on; great expectations so far...

Cigar match light up, sunglasses, pork-pie hat, composition... priceless!