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Yeah, the great Paavo Nurmi. In fact he won a total of nine gold and three silver Olympic medals: three golds and one silver at Antwerp in 1920, five golds at Paris in 1924 and one gold and two silvers at Amsterdam in 1928. And he set altogether 25 world records at distances from 1,500 metres to 20,000 metres. A true legend of Athletics.

This is one of the best runners in Athletics history: (and I´m not pointing at Bernard Lagat) And this is said for one of the most passionate fans of Fermín Cacho, who was defeated many times by El Guerrouj... je, not in Barcelona (El Gerrouj was 18 at that time) nor in Atlanta! This photo was took in one of the best 1.500 races I´ve ever seen. 1997 World Championships: El Guerrouj won the race, but Fermín was second, with an incredible 52.8 for the last lap. Just one week later, at the Weltklasse meet in Zurich, Cacho's fast time finally came when he finished second over 1.500m behind El Guerrouj in a time of 3min 28.95sec, which moved him to third on the all-time world list behind Morceli and El Guerrouj. Oh, but those were the times....

Thanks for the tips, John! And welcome back from your vacation! Much beer? Guess so!

ENHORABUENA, ARGENTINA!!!!!!!!!!!!! Gold medal for an unbelievable generation of basketball (basquebol as they call it) players! I always keep a place in my heart for Argentina!

Tom, email sent today. Cheers, Agustín

Happy Birthday, Prez!

I solemnly affirm that, with your current Mosaic collection, they can count themselves lucky! But, if you´re not happy with any of your OOP boxes due to tracking order, I would generously offer you a few bucks for them (say, four or five dollars for each CD)!

I prefer them "chronogically", as in our beloved French label...

Lots of fun in the ´65 session with Stuff Smith "Stuff and Steff", included in the Jazz in Paris series (JIP 82). I also dig another Grappelli album also included as JIP 42 "Improvisations" with Pierre Michelot (b), Baptiste Reillies (d) and Maurice Vander (p). On the other hand, I don´t return very frequently to "Menuhin and Grappelli play Berlin, Kern, Porter and Rodgers&Hart" which, in fact, was the first Grappelli without Django that I got.

Another great for this one!

Yes, unfortunately, Mosaic has had a marked tendency to do this since the beginning. On some more recent sets they've bowed to album-order due to popular sentiment (meaning complaints over the years) but clearly their hearts belong in sessionland. I wholly agree that, for music recorded in the LP era, album order (and not recording order) should be observed. If the artist (or the producer) decided to put the tracks in a specific order, let´s hear it like this! And pleeeeeaze (and this Mosaic does respect, AFAIK), alternate tracks ---> at the end of the disc. Otherwise, I have to use the programming function on my CD player.

Anyone?

Just replied, Dan. Thanks a lot!

As I know you know all that can be known, I´d like to know webpages of traders of broadcast recordings. I only know about two of them, and though I´m not into that kind of trades, contacting with those guys would be very helpful for the Tete Montoliu discography. Millions of thanks in advance!

By the end of September, I´ll go to Brussels for a few days with my wife (she goes because of a work affair, I go as a tourist, that´s life ). I´d like to know all jazz-related things you could tell me about: jazz clubs, CD stores... Y´all know what I mean! Thanks in advance

Just took another look at jazzmatazz, to see the current situation of the upcoming Mosaics: -Dexter Gordon - Mosaic Select: Nights At the Keystone - 3 CD set (Mosaic MS-014) Oct — recorded live at the Keystone Korner, San Francisco 1979 -Don Pullen-George Adams - Mosaic Select - 3 CD set (Mosaic MS-013) Oct — includes the two Pullen/Adams Blue Note albums — "Breakthrough" and "Song Everlasting" — plus the two Pullen trio albums — "New Beginnings" and "Random Thoughts" -Dinah Washington - The Complete Roulette Dinah Washington Recordings - 5 CD boxed set (Mosaic 227) Nov -Johnny Richards - Mosaic Select - 3 CDs (Mosaic) Fall — his Roulette ('The Rites of Diablo', 'My Fair Lady', 'Aqui Se Habla Espanol') and Capitol ('Wide Range' and 'Experiment in Sound') albums -Freddie Slack - Mosaic Select - 3 CDs (Mosaic) Fall -Gerry Mulligan - Songbooks - 4 CDs (Mosaic Select) 2003? — remastered from rediscovered stereo tapes — includes unissued "Stringtime" tracks -Benny Goodman - Columbia Records - nn CDs (Mosaic) — time period TBD -McCoy Tyner - Blue Note Sessions (Mosaic) 2004 -Andrew Hill - Mosaic Select (Mosaic) 2005 — previously unreleased 1967-1970 Blue Note sessions -The Jazz Crusaders - The Pacific Jazz Studio Sessions (Mosaic) late 2005 -Various Artists - Mosaic Select: Pacific Jazz Trio Sessions (Mosaic) 2005 — trio sessions by Clare Fischer, Jimmy Rowles, Russ Freeman and Richard Twardzik -Various Artists - Capitol Big Band Sessions (Mosaic) (doubtful) -Erroll Garner - Columbia Sessions (Mosaic) (in doubt, due to licensing) -Various Artists - The Complete Keynote Recordings (Mosaic) (in doubt, due to licensing)

Mail sent re: -Complete General Recordings (Jelly Roll Morton) $8 -Meade Lux Lewis, 1927-39 $8 -Meade Lux Lewis, 1939-41 $8 -Bud Freeman, 1928-38 $10 -Bunk Johnson 1942/45 (Document Records), $10 Best wishes, Agustín

"Darn that dream" -Billie Holiday on Verve with Sweets Edison, Ben Webster, Jimmy Rowles, Barney Kessel, Red Mitchell and Alvin Stoller ("Song for distingué lovers") -Bill Evans / Jim Hall: "Undercurrent" -Tete Montoliu: "Tootie´s tempo" -Teddy Wilson on Verve (included in the Mosaic) -Albert Bover/Horacio Fumero: "Duo"

"Israel" -Tete Montoliu "A tot jazz vol.2"

"Budo" -Miles & Coltrane (October 27, 1955) -Oscar Peterson at the Concertgebouw -René Urtreger plays Bud Powell (Jazz in Paris) -Stan Getz: "Complete Roost recordings" (originally "Stan Getz at Storyville")

"Jeru" -Kenny Clarke´s Sextet plays André Hodeir (Jazz in Paris)

"Move" -Bud Powell "Live at the Golden Circle" -"Jam session" - Dinah Washington with Clifford Brown-Max Roach Tentet

Their last release is: “UP AND AT ‘EM” - EARLY VICTOR ELECTRIC HOT DANCE BANDS CBC1072 with: Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra Ted Brownagle’s Orchestra Howard Lanin’s Orchestra Art Landry’s Orchestra Jack Crawford & His Orchestra Compiled by: John R.T. Davies and Mark Berresford Audio Restoration: John R.T. Davies Original Material: Mark Berresford, John R.T. Davies, and Alan Horspool Liner Notes: Mark Berresford Discography: Mark Berresford Photo Courtesy: Mark Berresford, Frank Driggs Production Coordination: Ria Wigt TRACK LISTING: PHILIP SPITALNY AND HIS ORCHESTRA 1. 35727-4 Hello Baby 3:03 (Seymore Simons - Richard A. Whiting) 2. 35728-2 Jackass Blues 2:35 (Art Kassel - Mel Stitzel) 3. 35729-2 Up And At 'Em 2:24 (Jack Pettis - Al Goering) 4. 35730-4 Rippin' It Off 2:45 (Stubby Gordon) TED BROWNAGLE AND HIS ORCHESTRA 5. 36540-3 The Lovin' Johnson Rag 2:59 (Guy Hall) 6. 36541-2 Arcadia Shuffle 2:48 (James Blade) HOWARD LANIN'S BEN FRANKLIN DANCE ORCHESTRA 7. 33433-2 Melancholy Lou 2:48 (Ray Hibbeler) GEORGE OLSEN AND HIS MUSIC 8. 34602-1 Too Bad 2:44 (Elmer Schoebel) 9. 33338-3 Hot Aire 3:02 (Elmer Schoebel) SEATTLE HARMONY KINGS 10. 33195-6 If I Had A Girl Like You 3:17 (Rose-Dixon-Henderson) 11. 33196-7 Darktown Shuffle 3:16 (Joe Thomas - Earl Baker) 12. 35940-6 Breezin' Along With the Breeze) 2:50 (Gillsepie- Simons- Whiting) 13. 35953-2 How Many Times 3:05 (Irving Berlin) FRED HAMM AND HIS ORCHESTRA 14. 32528-9 Stomp Off, Let's Go! 3:04 (Elmer Schoebel) 15. 32530-13 She's Got 'Im 3:01 (Isham Jones) 16. 32531-13 Bye Bye Blues 3:14 (Fred Hamm-Dave Bennett) 17. 32577-3 Flag That Train (To Alabam') 3:08 (Richmond-McPhail-Rothschild) 18. 34037-4 Want A Little Lovin' 2:30 (Benny Davis-Harry Warren) 19. 34039-3 Sugar Foot Stomp 2:47 (Joe Oliver-Louis Armstrong) BUSSE'S BUZZARDS 20. 32762-2 Deep Elm (You Tell 'Em I'm Blue) 3:21 (William R. Clay-Willard Robison) 21. 33351-5 Red Hot Henry Brown 3:40 (Fred Rose) 22. 33379-2 Milenberg Joys 3:13 (Rappolo-Mares-Morton) 23. 34179-3 The Monkey Doodle Doo 2:51 (Irving Berlin) ART LANDRY AND HIS ORCHESTRA 24. 33657-3 Slippery Elm 3:08 (Boyd Senter) JACK CRAWFORD AND HIS ORCHESTRA 25. 40123-3 Hurricane 3:12 Total playing time 76:21 Released on Marc 24. Available in the USA since June 15.

Up! Any advice on the Ragtime to Jazz series?