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This Ellington fan (not Ellingtonian, eh? ) hit Betty Roché, Earl Hines and Johnny Hodges, but mistook Cat Anderson for Ray Nance... That may be because one thinks of Cat usually as a highnote man, but he could play excellent full-bodied mid-register trumpet... ubu Yeah! He was much more than a simple high-note showman! I remember reading "The world of Duke Ellington" by Stanley Dance where Cat commented he started with the high-note thing because his colleagues in his early days bands, did it and that was good for picking up girls.

This Ellington fan (not Ellingtonian, eh? ) hit Betty Roché, Earl Hines and Johnny Hodges, but mistook Cat Anderson for Ray Nance...

No Hank Mobley?

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Mail sent!

¡¡¡FELIZ CUMPLEAÑOS, CHRIS!!!

First biography of Wayne Shorter, written by Michelle Mercher. Due out on November (according to Jazzmatazz )

In that case, John, I should sell all my early Fats Waller discs, as they are only important from an historical perspective, but contain some awful vocal sides. Do you want to buy them?

Remember, John, this was Bird's first (!) commercially recorded solo, April 30, 1941 !!! Nobody played alto like that at that time! I thought everybody - well, almost - would know Bird's first solo. Turned out to be a history test. I´m afraid I didn´t pass the exam...

You cheater!!! 22.- is track 11 from that very same disc!

23 is easy, knowing (again) Mike love vocalese... and I have and LOVE this disc!. It´s track 7 from this one: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:ugja7i68g7or

Track 20: http://members.aol.com/mnblues/otis_rush.html http://www.bluesforpeace.com/lyrics/all-your-love.htm

Haven´t got enough time to spin this disc more than twice, but enough to say OOOH! Lots of good stuff, really great stuff! I think it´s my favorite BFT disc so far... it´s even better than BFT#13... The music in many tracks sounds familiar to me. So, when I first listened to it, I thought many guesses would come... but they didn´t . Not much writing on each track, just a few comments/guesses on some: 1.- I don´t own a great deal of his discs, but I´d say this is James Moody, or someone sounding like him. 2.- Same tune? 3.- This one comes from the transition from swing to bebop, but no idea on who´s playing. Great baritone sound, BTW! 4.- That clarinet should be identified, but... Goodman? 5.- Hey, Ellingtonia, for sure, but I haven´t got this disc. The intro trumpet is played by El Gato, isn´t he? Singer is Betty Roché. And bring on the carrots, here´s the Rabbit. But I don´t know who´s playing guitar and the Duke Himself isn´t here. Pianist sounds like Earl Hines. Definitely, I don´t have this disc. It must be early to mid 40´s. 6.- Incredible arrangement! Love this tune. That alto sounds familiar. 7.- Nice Afro-Cuban “How high the moon”. HAFC. 8.- I´d swear this is Bud Powell on piano. Fats Navarro on trumpet? Early bop side. Not Bird on alto. Stitt? 9.- Haven´t got the remotest idea of who´s playing, but it´s simply a fascinating track. Damn you, Mike, this BFT will cost me a lot of money!!! 10.- Another wonderful track. Is that a cello played on pizzicato? 11.- I´d say Hank Mobley. I´ll search, as it sounds a bit “oldie” to be him. 12.- Another blank. Nice track again! Who´s that doorbellist? 13.- Fabulous guitar/piano passages. 14.- An Afro-Cubanized “I´ll remember April”. ¡Chico, chico, qué bonito! 15.- Lazy rhythm, great guitar! 16.- Sax player shouts the blues. Could have been taken from the “The Big Horn: The History Of The Honkin´ & Screamin´ Saxophone” Proper Box. Jump it! More to come. I´ll take a break.

In the last few days, an interesting debate has risen (in the EKE mail list) about the political involvement of Duke Ellington, as compared with Louis Armstrong, in the defense of the rights of black population. On the one hand, Louis Armstrong, though having publicly voiced his opinion on how blacks were being treated, was highly critiziced by his own race and tipified as an "Uncle Tom". On the other, Duke Ellington never made public statements on politics. Notwithstanding, many of his compositions showed his view about the position of black people in America. To name a few, Jump for Joy, BB&B, Harlem, My people, Echoes of Harlem... And Duke wasn´t typified as an "Uncle Tom", was he? I can´t bring a personal opinion, as I don´t live in USA, in that era, and I can´t really understand the problem. But I think this is an interesting question! Cheers, Agustín PD: I think this belongs here, but I´ll change it if you think it´s better placed in the Politics Forum

Sorry, joining in late! I´ve spend most of my (little) spare time with the Tete Montoliu discography, and haven´t given this BFT a spin till now. My comments/guesses: 1.- MJQ-like ensemble, but I´d swear this isn´t John Lewis on piano and/or Milt Jackson on vibes. Unusual sound from the vibes: strangely “clear” or “strong” or whatever. But I like the playing. And the tune´s a very nice one! 2.- Not my cup of tea, by any means! I don´t like that hammering electric bass, that funky beat on the drums, that electric piano… and that continuous scatting can be tiresome at times. Curious fake end. Lighweigth sax solo. HAFC 3.- This one doesn´t “get” me. The alto sax playing lacks of meat, IMHO, it´s too polished, refined. Traditionally I was not a big fan of B-3, but I´m digging it these days. 4.- It´s gettin´ better round here. I like the baritone sax, the trumpet and the organ. Good enough to explore it! 5.- Boppish tune. Very good track, IMHO! 6.- Hey, at last you gave us a break after all this up-tempo and groovy music! Beautiful tune (Lush Life) composed by the great Sweet Pea through a three years period (1933-36), when he worked sporadically on this piece. This pianist comes directly from Bill Evans. Who? Nice introduction, statement of the melody and variations. 7.- After listening to this track, I´ve been whistling, humming and foot-tappping this Caribbean rendition of “It´s only a papermoon” for more than two hours. Unpretentious and funny. Love it! The vocalist is somehow familiar, but can´t bring a name. 8.- Great organ-guitar quartet! The guitarist´s got plenty of chops, but our guitar experts will put it much clearer, of course! (at this point of disc 1, I´m afraid I surely gonna get a big fat ZERO, as far as guesses for musicians are concerned… ) 9.- Arrrrgh, awful introduction! Sorry Mike, but this may be one of the weirdest starts I´ve ever heard! WTF is this? Are they quoting a few notes from “How high the moon” at around 0:40? Obviously, NMCOT! Some 70´s CTI? 10.- Hey, this is a BFT where, whether you love the groovy/funky beat of each track or you hate it. I like this vocalese cover of “Sidewinder”, BTW. Jon Hendricks is one of the guys, OK? Now I remember Mike´s a devote of vocalese!!! 11.- Bowed bass, harp, strange percussion… Original stuff, for sure! It gets better with successive listenings. Interesting. 12.- Some more scatting to end this disc. I´m afraid I should know who the singer is! Bass + vocals: a format I really dig when Sheila Jordan´s involved: this is not the case… Thanks for a surprising, shocking and love-it-or-hate-it disc, Mike! Now let´s head for disc 2.

Gone!

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-Louis Armstrong: The complete Town Hall concert 1947 -Albert Ayler: Live in Greenwich Village. The complete Impulse recordings -Count Basie: Chatterbox live broadcastings 1937 -Art Blakey: A night at Birdland -Buck Clayton All-Stars: Copenhagen concert -John Coltrane: Live in the Village Vanguard -Eric Dolphy: At the Five Spot -Hawkins/Eldridge: At the Opera House -Hawkins/Eldridge/Hodges: Alive! At the Village Gate! -Duke Ellington: Fargo concert 1940 -Duke Ellington: Complete Prestige Carnegie Hall concerts 1943-44 -Duke Ellington: Newport 56 -Bill Evans: Sunday at Village Vanguard/Waltz for Debby -Ella Fitzgerald: Ella in Rome -Benny Goodman: 1938 Carnegie Hall concert to be continued...

Do you know on which tracks Botschinsky plays flügelhorn?

Once again, big thanx!

Thanks a lot, Bill!

One more for you all? Does Allan Botschinsky play only flügelhorn (as it´s listed on most available discographies) or does he also play trumpet?. If he does, on which tracks? And: -does Kenny Dorham sit out on "The touch of your lips"? -does Allan Botschinsky sit out on "Manhã de carnaval"? Thank you! ________________________________________________________ EDIT to correct typos.