The Magnificent Goldberg

Been offline several days. Eventually rang my ISP today and said my router was fucked. But she got it going again - the heat had adjusted its settings back to the default and it didn't know what my network was any more. Can you credit it! MG

Mm... niiiice. MG

Sounds good to me - idiots getting gored by bulls. MG

Nice. Thanks for that link. MG

I've never bought any of Eubie Blake's recordings. Back in the 70s, immediately following the TV version of 'Roots', there was a popular history documentary, which I watched as regularly as 'Roots'. Eubie was on that. I thought he was wonderful! A wizened old man of about a hundred and eighty, playing piano with the energy of Cecil Taylor and more full of life and joy than almost anyone I've ever seen. MG

Allesandro Trotter Hot to Trot The Long Distance Runner

Yes, he made 2 instrumental albums for Eastbound/Westbound Hail Ceasar - Eastbound Ceasar Frazier '75 - Westbound He also mad a vocal album for Westbound Another life - Westbound The two instrumental albums are very enjoyable. The vocal... very, very ordinary. (Still, at least his name's spelled correctly ) MG

Kante Manfila & Sorry Bamba - Clash Mandingue - Djima (Oriki) Xalam - Apartheid - Encore This listen, I realised that one of my favourite vocalists, Souleymane Faye, sings on some of this. Never knew he was with this band. MG

Dave Kapp Jack Kapp Sir Edward Lewis

This afternoon Sonny Stiff - Stiff's biffs - Prestige MG

Walter Benton Walter Benton Brook Benton

Fabulous photo! MG

Betty Grable Able Mabel Little Willie John

This is the one I've got But when I Googled it just now, I got this one, as well Someone's spilled the beans MG

That's what I would have thought. MG

Chuck Willis - Complete 1951-58 - JSP MG

I'm not holding back on 12 - these organists who are really pianists are dreadfully hard to identify because they haven't got an organ style. And flute players - well, the only one I can usually get is Fathead, but I never suspected him. So, I'm bereft of further ideas on this MG

Prince Prinzess Queen

Listening to Fats Domino's Imperial singles collection, I wondered what the New Orleans jazz musicians thought of him, and other New Orleans R&B artists like Professor Longhair, Smiley Lewis etc. Were their views on this ever recorded? Anyone know? MG

Just started playing my Fats set for an afternoon of joy Fats Domino - Complete Imperial singles 1950-63 MG

Unca Marvy The Magnificent Goldberg Ike The Lombard

Gonzo James Booker Fi-Yi-Yi