The Magnificent Goldberg

MG

Yeah, I heard Fats Domino before I heard Presley. MG

Ah, that sounds rational. MG

Indeed. Along with 'Shippin' out' and the 2 albums live from Count Basie's, my favourite. MG

Gotcha! MG

So how do Fats Domino, Bo Diddley and Little Richard fit in? Or are they something that isn't rock & roll? MG

And that sold records? Amazing! Thanks. MG

My first encounter with the Lionel Hampton big band was getting - I think from my aunt's collection that she'd left with my Grandma when she went to the USA - a Brunswick 78 issue of Midnight sun/Ridin' on the L & N'. As was common in those days, the label bore a categorisation. Midnight sun was 'Be Bop'. Not a categorisation I'd quarrel with at all. Listening to the CD earlier, I wondered if that was something thought up by UK Decca and what was on the US Decca originals. So I looked on the web. 'Sweet Be Bop' is something I've never heard of before. If that record's supposed to be a bop equivalent of 'Sweet Jazz' that everyone says was the US equivalent of what in the UK were called 'Strict tempo' bands, then I've gotta say that Victor Sylvester was never like that so I've been barking up the wrong end of the stick for years. But it's not REALLY a categorisation; it's a label US Decca stuck on the record to help sales. Well, that means the phrase, even newly minted, must have meant something to the contemporary public. Anyone like to hazard a guess at what US Decca THOUGHT it meant? MG

Well, it comes to us all. Thanks to her for much pleasure and some inspiration. MG

I finally gave up hoping Mosaic would issue a Lionel Hampton Decca box, so I've started buying the Chronological Classics - some of which are moderately pricey. But I got three in Paris last month and have got two more from Amazon, the 1942-44 just arrived. So I've now bought: 1942-44 1945-46 1946 1947 1949-50 In the post now 1950 1950-51 seems to have a lot of MGM material in it, so I thought I'd not bother. Anyone know his MGM material? MG

Ah well, I've been liking piano trios more and more in recent years. MG

What do you think of his Argo album, 'Themes and things'? MG

Who the fuck would have wanted most of that stuff? MG

Indeed, though I'd been seriously hooked on Etta James for six years or so already. But neither could do what the other did, so... serious hookage on both. MG

Well, she's not dead yet. While there's life there's keeping on keeping on. She's only a year older than me. Plenty of possibilities, and I hope she recovers. MG

Nancy was HOT! In all, she had more hit albums than any jazz musician except Ramsey Lewis. And the one with Cannon hit #30 on the pop charts. MG

Yes, though they're still not among my favourites. MG

The Ponder is a Chess job, issued on Cadet, produced by Esmond Edwards. MG

I just checked Amazon UK. I think they've recently changed their policy.on labels - used to put even labels like Savoy and Muse down as Import. Now they don't. Ah well. MG

It's not a label name - it's a description - an unhelpful one. Oh, I think you knew that and it's a goak, as Artemus Ward used to say. MG er... THIS Artemus Ward https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Artemus_Ward

The question that occurred to me was, how much were those guys (Wayne shorter was another) PAID for the clothes modelling gig? MG

Well, there are some Richie Cole albums... MG

What's that? I can't see a label name anywhere. MG

2 isn't Slam Stewart. Bill got Major Holley. But no one's quite got anyone else on this. 5 No, not Mance. And not Gene Harris, either, you'll be relieved to know. 12 Well, you SHOULD know 12 - EVERYONE should, though probably few do. But it's not Joe Thomas. Very glad you liked it, Dan. MG

Seems likely to me. I just checked up on a gospel album I bought recently on an Eastern European label - it's a Peacock recording - and that doesn't carry any logo or mention the name Peacock. Never thought of this angle before. Logo copyrights must last until the last company that owned the label has finally folded and the logo isn't passed on to any successor firm. That might not be for ever, but will probably be a very long time. MG