The Magnificent Goldberg

I always liked DOnald Byrd, rather than loved him. I love his BN albums from 'Mustang' to 'Electric Byrd' but usually it's for the other players or Duke Pearson's arrangements (particularly on 'Electric Byrd) that really make the impact on me. What I really dug about him was that he went into law to help fellow musicians who were being screwed. RIP to a good guy. MG

I shouldn't have accessed that link - now I've got a cookie on my machine telling da barstids I'm interested in MIles Davis... Some people never learn. MG

I love Milt's Charles Brown style singing. If this is as good as this then I'm in for one. Why no CD? MG

Sorry, I'm a heathen Brit MG

Thought I'd put this on. Jim Sangrey will dig it, if no one else MG

Never. In the Fantasy days, I suspect Bob Porter was pretty influential in terms of the Prestige Soul Jazz reissue programme and he didn't rckon Freddie McCoy was of any importance. Now the material's with Concord... pooh! MG

Welcome back! You've been missed. Indeed, very much so. MG

Larry Young's 'Unity'. Still haven't got it, though I like almost all his PR & BN albums on which Althea doesn't sing (much). I play it every so often and it just seems like a jazz album to me. MG

Yes please, Dan. Been buried in books DL for me please. MG

A few nice things over the past week or two Royal Band de Thies - Kadior demb - Teranga Beat One of my favourite Mbalax bands. Previously unissued material from late '70s or early '80s Platters - Heaven on earth - Mercury 3 CD set of almost all their Mercury material. Very good mostly. The album sides that I hadn't heard before are generally pretty good, with good bands behind them. I 've wished flr a long time that Jug, Gator or Houston Person had recorded 'Twilight time'. And, on the subject of Rock & Roll Elvis Presley - Elvis at Sun - RCA oh, and some no 'count jazz stuff Sidney Bechet Mosaic Select MG

Haven't heard it. Kenny was big in the ghetto, in those days. And the Christmas album may have given it a bit of a push. A few years ago, Jim got me a CD of a radio programme by Sonny Hopson - The Mighty Burner - a DJ at WHAT Philly = a mainly R&B/Soul programme from '67 or '68 and there's Kenny doing a beer commercial in the middle. THAT is street credibility.

Perfect title, too. Agreed - Dishwater is amazing, great playing from Kelly, Root and Grey, astonishing Lee Morgan. Always wondered about that album. Good to know it's well supported. Will have a look for it sometime. MG No time on my copy of the Hamp, but I'll take your word for it Forgot about Maude MG

Great track, but it's 13:19. How about "Marchin' Along" (17:40) from Tiny Grimes and Hawkins' "Blues Groove"? Never let it be said that Bean couldn't play the blues -- at least eventually. In case Grimes is not to your taste, Hawkins' epic solo begins at the 8:26 mark and lasts roughly 5:40. Mentioned in my original list of favourites. MG

Kenny had 3 hit albums: Tender gender - Cadet 772 - made #146 on the pop LP chart, lasted 2 weeks. Also made #21 on the R&B chart and lasted 8 weeks - Dec 66-Feb '67 Have yourself a soulful little Christmas - Cadet 779 - made the Christmas album chart in 1966, getting to #15 and lasting 8 weeks. Blues the common ground - Verve 8746 - got ot 191 on the pop LP chart akd lasted 2 weeks. Aug '68. Midnight blue - bugger all Up the street, round the corner, down the block - my favourite KB - also bugger all. Another good live album Kenny did at the Vanguard (as well as the Argo and Muse sessions) was Midnight at the Village Vanguard - Paddle Wheel (also issued on Evidence (US) & Bellaphon (EU)) Tracks: 1. Introduction 2. Bemsha Swing 3. Little Sunflower 4. Cup Bearers 5. Ruby, My Dear 6. Cotton Tail 7. My One and Only Love 8. Come Sunday/David Danced 9. Parker's Mood 10. Do What You Gotta Do 11. Kenny's Theme Recorded at The'Village Vanguard', NYC, on August 26 & 27, 1993. Guitar - Kenny Burrell Piano - James Williams Bass - Peter Washington Drums - Sherman Ferguson MG

Bring on the women!!! (And the wheels) MG

I agree with what you're saying; there are some long live things I'd have put in, too. One more I'd forgotten C'mon in - Coleman Hawkins - don't have a time on my LP but it's surely over fifteen minutes. MG

And now for something completely different Joey Dee & the Starliters - Doin' the twist at the Peppermint Lounge/Back at the Peppermint Lounge - twistin' - Roulette (Sequel UK) I remember this band as being exceptionally enthusiastic but limited. However, I was always interested because it was led by a wild organist which, for 1961/2, was quite unusual. The back story is that 3 future members of the Rascals were in this band, but a bit later than these records, as was Jimi Hendrix. Very rough music. 'Hot pastrami (with mashed potatoes)' which I used ot have on 45 back in the day is kind of amazing to me now because I never noticed it was based on the 'Green onions' riff - over a year before that record came out! Did Booker T and Carlton Latimor (the organist with the Starliters) crib it from the same older source, or (heaven forfend) did Booker T get it from here? ANyway, it's crude but enjoyable. All but one of the covers (there are only 2 originals) are from black music, including 3 Bill Doggett hits. The band had GOOD taste. MG

Well, Hot Ptah has put me onto a different trail. Is the guitarist on 'Giant steps' Bob Devos? MG

This evening Gene Ammons - Organ combos - Prestige Arnett Cobb is back - Progressive MG

Glad you liked that, Larry. Hey, we're supposed to leave out live recordings! I'd better get that Challenge album. MG

I imagine it was something like that. Basically up to that point, bookstores could hold onto all this stock but either claim it as a deadweight loss or simply keep it off the books (not sure which), but this change in the tax code assumed that all of it would be sold (obviously or why have it) and then forwarded the profits to present day (without even discounting for the portion of future sales that are over a year in the future). Definitely thought up by someone who knows economic theory but not the realities of retail sales. The inevitable consequence was smaller inventories and a move closer to just-in-time inventory control. Maybe not terrible from a societal perspective, but not at all good for people who like fringe-ier items in the long tail. Frankly, it is somewhat amazing that Amazon is willing to keep some of this stock around to serve the long tail when it doesn't help them from an accounting perspective. Well, IS it the case that Amazon in the US is keeping this inventory? Over here, I've noticed a lot of the things I buy from Amazon itself (not sellers) are actually supplied by a European branch of Amazon, perhaps because our accounting is done like that in the US (I don't know) or maybe for some other reason. But the fact that you buy smething from Amazon doesn't necessarily mean you're getting it from Amazon. If you're dealing on the web, you can put physical stock where you want; where it serves your tax strategy best. Indeed, Amazon may not pay taxes in America at all. MG

I like those Ervin/Gordon cuts, too. Also Booker's 'The trance', done the same time without Dex. But the two together were splendidly contrasted: Booker as the huskies, straining to get ahead, Dex having a ride at the back, flicking his whip occasionally and yelling 'MUSH!" I get your point about the avant bag not being where the thread might have been pointed. But still there are tracks like 'The creator has a master plan' which point both ways (and maybe that makes them more accessible to the general public). Oh, and 'Free jazz' has a great groove throughout. (Ah, if only Joe Dukes had been the 3rd drummer ) MG I'd have put this down, if I'd checked the time out on the CD I didn't put this down, because I HAD checked the time - 14:12 MG

I agree with Steve, but I couldn't be sure it was poorly executed legislation. It may have been intentional in order to raise more tax without any increase in the general bottom line of taxation. What the Tories over here call a stealth tax. Even though its obvious effect would have been to reduce inventories, if they hadn't been taxed before, there would have been an increase in taxation for the government because no one has zero inventory. MG

NONSENSE I like Red Garland's All Morning Long. And some of the long Gene Ammons All-Stars pieces, too - quite creative. Much as I love Jug, I can't say I really think much of those jam sessions. The one I like best is 'Blue greens and beans', which is a real classic, but is only 9:00. The only track of the jam sessions that's over 15 mins is 'Not really the blues', the one in which Art Taylor's squeaky hi hat pedal is so strongly featured One long of his I do love is 'House warming' with Howard McGhee, but my LP doesn't give a time and I'm not going to listen to it with a fuckin' stopwatch going. I ain't Orrin Keepnews That AIN'T what it's all about. MG

I forgot Frantic diagnosis - George Freeman (with Von) - 19:06 and that's one of my all time favourites at ANY length. MG