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Count Basie, Aquarium, New York, N.Y., between 1946 and 1948 (from Gottlieb´s website)

We have a Lester Young thread (thanks, ubu!) but, after some research, I didn´t find any "general" thread on this jazz giant, COUNT BASIE... and I couldn´t stand it! Just to start, I´ll resume my feelings on this matter: -the OLD TESTAMENT BAND IS THE SWINGIN´EST BAND EVER -the NEW TESTAMENT BAND IS ONE OF THE SWINGIN´EST BAND EVER His organizations (the big band and the small combos) were a "who is who" in jazz. I´m amazed the incredible ammount of wonderful musicians that went in and out his band through the years. And I really dig his work as a pianist, his skeleton and swingin´ style. A true giant. God bless him!

ZIGGY ELMAN

PAPA CELESTIN Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra: (Left to Right) Bill Matthews, Guy Kelly, Papa Celestin, Jeanette Salvant, Narvin Kimball, Joe Lawrence, Chinee Foster, Joe Rouzon, Simon Marrero, Clarence Hall

Stay round here, PD, and not only lurking!

BUDDY DE FRANCO

Now my Sam Rivers set is on its way to Madrid! B)

Sometimes pictures taken from Gottlieb´s site are bigger than the common screen size! You must scroll to the right.... which is very boring... And now... AVERY "KID" HOWARD

BABS GONZALES

EGGY LEY

You can order Jessica Williams´s discs directly from her, at her official website: JESSICA WILLIAMS: PIANIST, COMPOSER

RED NORVO

LOUIS BIG EYE NELSON

DIZZY REECE

Ray Nance

Is this a thumbs-up / thumbs-down war? Looks like Eurovision contest!

GERARDO CAÑELLAS: "JAZZ VOYEUR" click here

Anyone knows if NAPPY LAMARE is one of those two guys on this cover?

I´ll adjust my watch to Canadian time, then!

DILL KATZ

CURLEY RUSSELL (well, if you manage to discover him...)

MARVIN SMITTY SMITH

MIFF MOLE

TOOTS THIELEMANS

CHUBBY JACKSON