The Magnificent Goldberg

I didn't know RIAA had changed its tune. A good move. But where does all this leave people like Chuck? Is there an element of the new scheme of things that still allows small firms like his to make a profit? MG

I recall that someone on the board can look stuff up at some copyright sourse, but I don't know who it At the U.S. Copyright Office I found this . Thanks Chas. I don't fully understand what it is, but it looks like Smith was claiming copyright in 1990 on a tune for which no entry was found, which I assume would have been the case if there were copyright claims from before 1978, because that's the earliest date of the database. MG

Yes, it's the same tune. Interesting that the original of "Home cookin'" had Smith as the composer. Don't really know what to make of it. McGriff recorded it twice (once on "Step one" in 1969) and was credited both times. And, as I said earlier, the "Skywalk" sleeve notes (by Bob Porter) as well as the credits mention McGriff as the composer. And there's a reference to a version recorded "a few seasons back" (from 1984) by Al Cohn & Zoot Sims, for which McGriff presumably got credit, too (don't know the album). But here's the funny thing; Porter says, "it's a McGriff tune from the late sixties". Bob usually knows what he's talking about but sometimes he forgets particular examples of things. The fact that Smith recorded it before is something Bob must have known about but maybe it didn't click in his mind. I recall that someone on the board can look stuff up at some copyright sourse, but I don't know who it is. MG

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Of course, what's clear from that list is that he didn't record any tunes by organists who were his rivals. McGriff himself considered himself a blues organist, not a jazz organist. MG

He recorded several tunes by other organists. On "Damn!", there was "Papa's got a brand new bag". On "Hoochie coochie man", he recorded Q's arrangement of "One mint julep", done for Ray Charles' organ (but not a tune by an organist, I agree) On "Plays pretty for you", there's Fats Waller's "Jitterbug waltz" - about the earliest jazz standard written for the organ. On "Small's Paradise" and "House party", he recorded "Lover man", by Ram Ramirez. And on "Prime time", there's a wonderful version of Bill Doggett's "Honky tonk". MG

Turned up an hour ago Bloomin' wunnerful!!!! MG

Paul Whiteman Redman Yellowman

That's really very good news. Makes a lot of difference to me. MG

Yes, I was going to mention that, but forgot. MG

This evening Rev F C Barnes & Rev Janice Brown - Live - Atlanta International Sacramento Community Choir - Live - Onyx International Jordan Singers - A plea to the people - Checker MG

What you are missing is a generation that is growing up for whom downloading is second nature. Those of us who grew up with earlier formats might take some persuading to change; but I'd imagine a young student in college just getting a taste for, say, Blue Note will default to downloads. I'm not missing them - but they're still a relatively small proportion of the people who are buying records in physical form. What proportion of downloads do you think are going to customers in Africa, the Indian sub-continent, China, South America? And even in Europe and America, the under thirties (if thirty isn't too old - I don't know) are still a minority. MG

So this O'Donnell feller took his inspiration for this album from LEE DORSEY?? :rolleyes: Sure. Why not? Good title; nice little riff. Not as good, in my view, as "Get out my life woman", which Grasella Oliphant did with Patton & Green & Clark Terry, but good 'nuff. MG

Thank you Chris - clearly a lady of significance. MG

John Henry Fuseli Thomas Beckford Vathek

Wow! I've never heard of this lady. Who is she? MG

"Am am" by Royal Band de Thies from the album "Meanwhile in Thies" Dakar Sound. Well nigh perfect early Mbalax from the early eighties. MG

I hope you use one of these for flip the record, otherwise... A keyboard and a monitor? No - a maid. MG

What's the title, Chris? MG

That would be THE Fred Jackson. Both he and Chuck Willis were from Atlanta and both were active on the Atlanta scene in the early fifties. Fred also recorded with Billy Wright "the Prince of the blues" for Savoy, and with Little Richard, for RCA in the early fifties. MG

Indeed! That's one of my two favourite versions of the song. MG

Just corrected my want list and noticed for the first time that this "Leo's five" CD is British! And I can get one on Amazon.uk. A bit expensive at present, but I'll watch the price for a bit. MG

Ah, I hadn't noticed. Thanks Lon. MG

Downloading itself isn't so much of a big thing - not even as big a thing as the CD was in the eighties. What makes it take off are two things: new ways of listening (eg the ipod); new things to listen to that aren't available in the old format. So the first is here, but I don't think it's sufficient to make it take over from CDs, except for the relatively small number of people for whom that is the preferred way of listening. MG

That's astounding! It makes e-music sound like an amateur blog site. I thought the music they flogged was all authorised by the relevant label. And my LP doesn't skip MG