The Magnificent Goldberg

Another newie by one of my favourites (this thread's looking to be expensive ) MG

A newie MG

And another with this one had to be thrown out a few weeks ago as too ripped for my wife to iron MG

I don't know why I forgot this - I have a t-shirt with this on it MG

Early afternoon with Fletcher Henderson - Wrappin' it up - Quadromania Wunnerful! MG

Al Bennett Sy Waronker Theodore Keep

I've never seen it before - very nice stuff indeed. Thanks 1009. MG

That last Joe Glaser letter starts a bit strangely. "Just getting around to answering my mail and found your letter of August 8th ..." We've seen that there were, at least, two Joe Glaser signatures. The guy must have had people working or him. He (or ABC) had a bunch of different musicians to manage, including Brubeck and Ellington. But this - and much of the other correspondence - is written as if he's a one man band. Now he clearly did have a personal relationship with George A - discussion of TV programmes and other stuff in those letters shows that - and you could expect some of this correspondence to be dealt with by Joe personally. But there are routine business letters in this lot. They seem to be signed by someone who writes Glaser with a capital G that looks like a capital G (even though there are interesting bits in them that seem to go beyond strict business, no doubt his staff knew the sort of thing Joe would put in a letter, perhaps he had even said to mention such and such). The letters in which one feels that Glaser is really speaking (eg 3 July - "George, I definitely and positively will not accept...") are signed by someone whose capital G's look like capital S's and I reckon those are Joe's own signatures. MG

Free shipping only applies in the US, however, not worldwide. (Not that I'm worried ) MG

Yes, good luck Michael. MG

Rupert Bear Bill Badger Pong Ping

No, it's a Sam & Dave number, written by them (not Ike Hayes and Coal Porter) MG

Oh don't short-change yourself; set it to "Zowie!" MG

William Hare William Burke Gene Barry

That stuff is absolutely WONDERFUL!!!! I've been pissing myself looking at them for ages! Laugh? I thought they'd never dry! "Getting around" is my favourite. No, the Thad Jones - that's brilliant! MG

By lad, that were reet gradely! I enjoyed it so much, I immediately followed it with Rev Cleophus Robinson - He's done great things - Peacock then James Brown - Plays James Brown today and yesterday - Smash (Philips mono) and now Harold Vick - Don't look back - Strata East MG

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I shan't be tempted Wes Landers Wes Montgomery Wesbed

Herbert Fisher R A Butler Ed Balls

To my shame, not me! Brits are allowed to use wikipedia for this one! Oops...good point; a very American list! Ah, since they're historians, I guess you majored in electronics. MG

Jack McDuff & Gene Ammons - Brother Jack meets the boss - Prestige (green label) Odell Brown & the Organisers - Ducky - Cadet and my first Christmas disc of the season Rev Cleophus Robinson - Christmas carols and good gospel - Peacock (includes great version of "Why am I treated so bad") MG

Nope - Not Basil Kirchin (of Ivor and Basil Kirchin fame) Ah! That's the name. Wrong, eh? Not a surprise MG