The Magnificent Goldberg

One of my favourites - on Plas' own label Carell Music. I THINK you can get this from CDbaby. Includes Tadd Dameron's 'A bebop carol' - first time it was recorded since Tadd's 1946 Savoy session. MG

I don't know how powerful Bob Belden actually is, but is he involved? I was going to say Bert Kaempfert MG

Yes, very interesting. MG

George Freeman - Man & woman - Groove Merchant MG

T-Bone Walker - The complete Capitol/Black & White recordings - Capitol (EMI UK) MG

Sonny cut sessions for Savoy in August and September 1946. This is what the Jazz Discography project has to say: Sonny Stitt Quintet / Kenny Dorham Quintet / The Be Bop Boys Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Stitt (as) Bud Powell (p) Al Hall (b) Wallace Bishop (d)NYC, August 23, 1946 S3338-2 Bebop In Pastel (Bouncing With Bud) Savoy SJL 2247, SVY 17028 S3338-3 - Savoy XP 8045, MG 9014, MG 12114, SJL 2225, SVY 17028 S3338-4 - Savoy SVY 17028 S3339 Fool's Fancy (Wail) Savoy XP 8044, MG 9014, MG 12114, SJL 2225, SVY 17028 S3340 Bombay - S3341A Ray's Idea Savoy 619, XP 8045, MG 9014, MG 12114, SJL 2225, SVY 17028 * Savoy SJL 2247 Various Artists - The Modern Jazz Piano Album * Savoy MG 12114 Various Artists - Opus De Bop * Savoy SJL 2225 Various Artists - The Be Bop Boys * Savoy SVY 17028 Kenny Dorham - Blues In Bebop * Savoy MG 9014 Sonny Stitt - New Sound In Modern Music, Vol. 1 * Savoy XP 8045 Sonny Stitt - New Trends In Jazz, Vol. 9* Savoy XP 8044 Sonny Stitt - New Trends In Jazz, Vol. 8 * Savoy 619, 927 The Be Bop Boys - Ray's Idea b/w Good Kick --------------- Sonny Stitt Quintet / The Be Bop BoysKenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Stitt (as) Bud Powell (p) Al Hall (b) Kenny Clarke (d)NYC, September 4, 1946 S3342 Serenade To A Square Savoy 940, XP 8046, MG 9006, MG 12011, SJL 2225, SVY 17028 S3343A Good Kick Savoy 619, XP 8046, MG 9006, MG 12011, SJL 2225, SVY 17028 S3344 Seven Up Savoy 930, XP 8046, MG 9006, MG 12011, SJL 2225, SVY 17028 - Seven Up (alt. take) Savoy SJL 2247 S3345 Blues In Bebop Savoy 978, XP 8046, MG 12011, SJL 2225, SVY 17028 - Blues In Bebop (alt. take) (Blues A La Bud) Savoy XP 8097, MG 9034, SJL 2247 Diz-Iz Savoy XP 8098, MG 9034 * Savoy MG 12011 Fats Navarro Memorial - Fats - Bud - Klook - Sonny - Kinney * Savoy SJL 2225 Various Artists - The Be Bop Boys * Savoy SJL 2247 Various Artists - The Modern Jazz Piano Album * Savoy SVY 17028 Kenny Dorham - Blues In Bebop * Savoy MG 9006 Sonny Stitt * Savoy MG 9034 Various Artists - Bird - Diz - Bud - Max * Savoy XP 8046 Sonny Stitt - New Trends In Jazz, Vol. 10 * Savoy XP 8097 Various Artists - Bird - Diz - Bud - Max, Vol. 1 * Savoy XP 8098 Various Artists - Bird - Diz - Bud - Max, Vol. 2 * Savoy 940 Sonny Stitt - Serenade To A Square b/w Boppin' The Blues * Savoy 619, 927 The Be Bop Boys - Ray's Idea b/w Good Kick * Savoy 930 J.J. Johnson - Mad Bebop b/w Sonny Stitt - Seven Up * Savoy 978 Serge Chaloff - Gabardine And Serge b/w Sonny Stitt - Blues In Bebop MG

That sleeve is just weird! Who did it? MG

Today, we have been coasting west Lawrence Marable & James Clay - Tenorman - Jazz West (Fresh Sound) Leroy Vinnegar - Leroy walks again - Contemporary (Vogue UK) Then back to Newark Larry Young - Contrasts - BN (Liberty Van Gelder) (Must dig that Randy Weston out - long time since I played it.) MG

I didn't know he was still around. What a lot of music, jazz chops or chitlins stew, who cares? RIP Mr Baker. MG

That is correct! I overheard this CD in Prospero's Books in Kansas City, a small, independently owned used book store, and asked the owner if I could buy his copy. He had a whole stack of them behind the counter. Egad!!! Don't ya just love stumbling over stuff like this? I love it when that happens!!! I do love situations like that. If there are no more physical music and book stores some day, there will be no way for things like that to happen Yes there will - the entire world will take up Blindfold tests!!!!! I hope Jim has this patented MG

Ah ha! Never noticed those were Reid's before. MG

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I can see I'll have to persuade my missus to use the widget when she buys dog food, as well. MG

Yes, they're at the end of the Swingtime material. Looks like a good one to get. I vaguely recognise the name Bill Samuels , but can't place him? DOing a Google search brings up some politico all the time. MG

And ladies. I know he did the lady on 'Let em roll' and 'Mustang'. Didn't know he did the Grandassa Models sleeves, though. Must check. MG

Early Sun. Ra brings many rewards! I actually own that record...but obviously don't know it as well as I should. Can you feel more like a dumbass than I do right now? I sure hope not! Me too!!!! Oh well. MG

I wish I hadn't ditched my 45 of the Coasters' ''Tain't nothin' to me', which featured Speedo. The guy did good. RIP. MG

Ah, now Mike has posted the Tumbao CD, I see I have most of this in the Machito Proper Box. Great stuff! I wondered why Bebop didn't take over the world when I heard it for the first time. MG

A bunch of LPs from PeteB turned up this morning. What with water being intermittently cut off for the last couple of days, I only just managed to get to hear them now. Various Artists - Live at the Apollo 1944-1947 - Everybody's Phew! Some cracking playing from a bunch of great big bands, and even the Duke and Basie are overshadowed by Erskine Hawkins! Erskine Hawkins - Swingin' in Harlem - Vocalion (Tax, Sweden) Very nice early sessions from 1936-38. Never heard any of this stuff before. Lionel Hampton & his orchestra - 1948 - Alamac Live broadcast stuff with the band veering towards, and sometimes leaping into, bebop. Fats Navarro & Benny Bailey to blame Arnett Cobb - Arnett Cobb is back - Progressive Every bit as good as you think it should be. MG

A bunch of LPs from PeteB turned up this morning. What with water being intermittently cut off for the last couple of days, I only just managed to get to hear them now. Various Artists - Live at the Apollo 1944-1947 - Everybody's Phew! Some cracking playing from a bunch of great big bands, and even the Duke and Basie are overshadowed by Erskine Hawkins! Erskine Hawkins - Swingin' in Harlem - Vocalion (Tax, Sweden) Very nice early sessions from 1936-38. Never heard any of this stuff before. Lionel Hampton & his orchestra - 1948 - Alamac Live broadcast stuff with the band veering towards, and sometimes leaping into, bebop. Fats Navarro & Benny Bailey to blame Arnett Cobb - Arnett Cobb is back - Progressive Every bit as good as you think it should be. MG

Yeah, some are like that, some aren't. MG

Rev Charles Nicks & the St James Choir of Detroit - Come unto Jesus - Sound of Gospel MG

Don't you mean the Grauniad? MG

He did. Most of the photos featuring Jaguar cars were Reid's photographs. MG

http://en.wikipedia....n_(saxophonist) - This seems to indicate that he was. Thank you, Paul. MG