The Magnificent Goldberg

Oh, sorry to hear this. I liked Gene from hearing his first 45 for Atlantic - Sticks & Stones. Have been recently grooving hard to his album "Duff's blues" with the Bill Warfield big band. MG

And Curtis played a solo on one of the Stones' LPs in the late sixties - was it the one with the irthday cake on the cover? He also played the soprano solo on Carole KIng's "It's too late" if I recall it right. MG

This afternoon John Wright - Makin' out - Prestige (yellow label DG mono) Lonnie Smith - Finger lickin' good soul organ - Columbia (CBS UK mono) Rev Roy E Easley - The world series (sermon) - Songbird (green label) MG

Can I get a download, please? MG

And, on the organ side, Dave "Baby" Cortez - In orbit - Roulette 45 (also on terrible LP) The 45 is a swinger, though. MG

I had that one - he sings just like you think he would, the way he looks ... I've got it - I think he's great! MG

Al Grey/Jimmy Forrest - Live at Rick's - Aviva I'm back, y'all! 41 pages of unread threads!!!! MG

I was looking at that, too. It's so damned expensive, though. That's what stopped me buying the Buddy Johnson box, which I regret now... MG

Morgana King did a nice version. MG

Fats Navarro Dave Navarro Ivan Navarro

Calloway, Cab & Blanche (sister) De Francesco, Papa John & Joey Liggins, Joe & Jimmy Lutcher, Nellie & Joe (tpt) another we should kick ourselves for MARSH, ARNO & RANDY!!!!!!!!!! Simpkins, Benny (30's tenor player) & his sons, Pete & Geoff MG

Adderley, Nat Sr & Jr Otis, Johnny & Shuggie MG

Old Shep Lassie Rin Tin Tin

JOhnson, Buddy & Ella (his sister) MG

Er.... LESTER AND LEE!!!!! How could you all forget? Also Bobby Bryant Sr & Jr (Jr played sax with Les McCann) Grant Green Sr & Jr (whose real name is Gregory) Fred Jackson Sr & Jr MG

This afternoon's vinyl was Joe Thomas & Bill Elliot - Speak your piece - Sue (The Rhoda Scott trio after Rhoda, with Jiggs Chase on organ. Nice stuff.) Various Artists - Singing preachers and their congregations - Blues Classics Pharoah Sanders - Journey to the one - Theresa Jimmy Mcriff - Countdown - Milestone MG

Yes, me too. But I also forgot to get Jimmy SMith's "Straight life" - it didn't come out all that long ago, did it? - and never got round to getting Horace's "Soul sister" and "Silver's" serenades on CD, though I've got 'em on LP. I suppose they'd better go on the priority list. MG

Rev J M Gates Rev W L Jones Rev J W Lumpkin

Many happy returns, Bertrand. And many more. MG

Lydia Dustbin The Trashmen The Rivingtons

MG

I've bought a few Jackie McLeans and have a number with him as a sideman. Don't really like him much. The only ones I play much are "Tippin' the scales" - for Sonny, really - and "Jackie's bag" for Tina. I think, with hard bop musicians, there are quite a few I don't really like much but, when I feel like it, I really want to hear their stuff. Art Blakey, Freddie Hubbard and Lee Morgan fall into this group. It's not their music as such that I don't like; it's more their personas as they come through the music. MG

Funny, I was thinking about this over breakfast. MG

Another great Syliphone 2 CD compilation from Sterns, selected by Graeme Counsel; this time featuring Keletigui & ses Tambourinis. I already have about half of one disc, so I know it's terrific. And the rest, as I listen, is every bit as good so far. MG

Dusty Groove Barnes & Noble Amazon