The Magnificent Goldberg

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One more thing - I assume that the note "To Ill" by the transportation entry means that the three musicians were sharing the petrol costs. I'd have thought that Illinois, as leader, would have been responsible for getting his sidemen to the gig. MG

Oh, here's the link to the discog site. http://www.jazzdocumentation.ch/buckner/di...y/buckner2.html MG

I just found this interesting little tidbit in Milt Buckner's discography. It relates to the gig he did with Illinois Jacquet and Alan Dawson at Lennie's on the Turnpike which was recorded by Cadet and released as "Go power". Can anyone comment on how much $400 a week wages was worth in 1966? And how much $49.86 was worth as spending money? Also, my guess is that $400 does not include Milt's recording fee(s). The album was recorded over two days; would Milt have got two fees? I greatly admire the fact that Milt's missus got half of his money. Is/was that unusual? MG

I recall that Mancini's version of "Green onions" is pretty sweaty. MG

See, I don't think there's anything wrong with record company proprietors being shits - that's what they're there for. Jerry changed my life, in changing the way I think about things. He's the most important person in my record collection, because almost none of it would be there but for Clyde McPhatter, Ray Charles and Ben E King. Thanks is too small a word for this. RIP MG

Well, I certainly can't. I'm on my third copy, because the set has had, and still has, low priority when financial times are bad. (But I do buy it again, you'll note But that's because I have to have everything GG ever recorded.) MG

Yeah, "Think" Is a KILLER track!!!!! Specs Powell really drove Stanley into something approaching hysterics on that one. MG

Definitely. And yet, thinking is also a pure pleasure. So long as you're not thinking about your problems, I guess. MG

I'm very sad indeed. Jerry Wexler was much more my man than Ahmet. Someone said Ahmet was always interested in great singers, great musicians, whereas Jerry was interested in representative singers and musicians. (Of course, sometimes they were the same people - Ray, Aretha, Joe Turner.) But it was Jerry's ideas and implementation that made me grow as I did. MG

Nice! I bought Duane Eddy's version of Peter Gunn the day it came out here (it was a B side that became the hit) and was so taken with the tune that I bought the Mancini 45 a week or so later. I don't know when that video was done, but I guess early eighties. But the arrangement sounds identical to the 45. I also guess that, although it was the Terry Gibbs band, a lot of those players would have been on Hank's original recording. Hope TTK sees this. MG

Redman Yellowman Paul Whiteman

A A Milne B B King See See Rider

More than you know, by Coleman Hawkins, from The Hawk relaxes, MV; followed up immediately by More than you know, by Stanley Turrentine, from ZT's blues, BN. Two very different interpretations, both recorded in 1961, both wonderful in their different ways. MG

Over breakfast, disc 5 of the Lionel Hampton box, paying particular attention to the session with Lee Young. Nowt wrong with Lee's drumming on the two up numbers that I can hear. And his vocal on "Lost love" is so much like Lester's playing... RIP MG

Now that sounds like a cool name for a label - 'Lagos International'. Up there with 'Thoth Intergalactic' in the cool label stakes. :rsmile: Yeah, it certainly beats the hell out of Decca West Africa. Playing Slide Hampton - Explosion - Atlantic stereo green/blue label - Ronnie Cuber is the baddest MF on this! MG

Missed it! (and what's worse, for the second time running). ss-ssorry I'm late, but happy birthday for yesterday! MG

Helen Keane Art Farmer Benny Golson

Where's the smiley for being excessively envious? All we have to eat in our garden are a few herbs. The rest is flahs. MG

And how could I forget that Mongo Santamania always carried at least three horns, often four some favourites Soul bag - Columbia (Luis Gasca, Sonny Fortune, Hubert Laws, MAuricio Smith) Stone soul - Columbia (Luis Gasca, Sonny Fortune, Hubert Laws, Hadley Caliman, Art Kaplan) At the Village Gate - Battle (Marty Sheller, Bobby Capers, Pat Patrick) Summertime & Montreux heat - Pablo (Dizzy Gillespie, Tommy Villarini, Doug Harris, Alan Hoist) Brazilian sunset - Candid (Eddie Allen, Jimmy Cozier, Craig Rivers) MG

Ah yes! Another vote for that one. Also JATP the first concert - Illinois Jacquet, Jack McVea, J J Johnson, Shorty Sherock And which organist was THE MAN for writing horn arrangements? Charles Earland - Black drops - Prestige (Virgil Jones, Clayten Pruden (tb), Jimmy Heath) Charles Earland - Soul story - Prestige (Gary Chandler (tp), James Vass (as, sop, fl), Houston Person (ts) Charles Earland - Leaving this planet - Prestige (Freddie Hubbard, Eddie Henderson, Joe Henderson, Dave Hubbard) Charles Earland - Intensity - Prestige (Lee Morgan, Hubert Laws, Billy Harper) Charles Earland - Kharma - Prestige (Jon Faddis, Clifford Adams, Dave Hubbard) Charles Earland - Whip appeal - Muse (Johnny Coles, Jeffrey Newell (as, sop), Houston Person) MG

My own copy - but it was like that when I got it. I can't repair album sleeves as well as that MG

I think these are pretty nearly the same pic Funny thing, though, the photo credit on "Panther" is Don Schlitten, but on "Clubhouse" it's Akiyoshi Miyashita. Er... MG

Is that the LP called "This is my band" that was issued on Double L? Has a version of "Trouble" on it. Fred Jackson appears to play alto(!) to judge by the photo on the sleeve. Didn't know Big John was on it. MG