The Magnificent Goldberg

Charlie Brown the tenor player Joe Brown The Bruvvers

And Ronnie Ronalde!!!!! Who could ever forget Ronnie Ronalde? Well, I had, but now I've seen his name, I remember. Oh. Watch out, name three people subscribers MG

Sonny Stitt Stiff Little Fingers Fingers Schultz

Now Charlie Parker (mass gasps of amazement as Organissimo readers sink to their knees and adhere to the floor) - Live at Rockland Palace - Charlie Parker (UK ed) next The Coasters - 20 great originals - Atco (Atlantic UK) MG

Ah!! NOW I see! :bwallace2: MG

Technically, maybe. Berlin was born in Russia, and came to the US when he was five. All of the songs were written in the US. Perhaps Berlin was a bad example. Aren't there others by the handful? MG

Ximo Tebar Lou Bennett Dr Lonnie Smith

The historical Ellington which you mention is this album, a 1956 release on Bethlehem: It features mostly recreations of Ellington compositions of the past, although "U.M.M.G." has its debut here. I really like the feeling of the session, and there are many excellent solos by Johnny Hodges, Clark Terry, Willie Cook, Ray Nance, and others. I became aware of the album in 1978 when Richard Davis, my jazz history professor, told our class that the album contains his favorite version of "Black and Tan Fantasy." I had to check that out. Ah, I haven't got that one. So that's 8 + 1 sort of. MG

I know you're in Texas and all that, but I thought people weren't supposed to marry their fathers Oh, and by the way, the Parlan and Turrentine boxes are a perfect match! You should have bought her the Turrentine for Mothers' Day. MG

That's my guess - when you expand a small population economy suddenly (over only a dozen or so years)with a load of financial services wallahs, seems like prices would rise. What are prices like in Leichtenstein? MG

Prince Rainier Bluerein Blue Trane

I await with interest compilations of Cliff Bennett & the Rebel Rousers, Sounds Inc and Zoot Money & the Big Roll Band. TV ads have had a role for a long time in creating hits out of forgotten oldies over here. I think the first one was "Green onions" by Booker T & the MGs; my daughter was ASTOUNDED in the late seventies or early eighties that I had a copy of this. And Levi's jeans ads put Muddy Waters in the UK singles chart! MG

Glad to know they arrived OK. I thought you'd find that one interesting. MG

Wow! I've got three tracks from that LP on a Copeland sampler, but never looked at the personnel until just now. Yeah, you can't tell. MG Does your Copeland sampler include "St. Louis Blues" (excellent George Adams work) and the rousing "Claim Jumper"? "Copeland Special" is an album which REALLY needs to be reissued on CD. No; the three cuts are: Down on bended knee Everybody wants a piece of me I wish I was single MG I am without a turntable for a few weeks, so I can't confirm my impressions of those songs, but any Copeland compilation which omits "Claim Jumper" does not do his fans any favor, in my opinion. Well, it's a cheapo sampler by Rounder; intended to spark sales of the other albums (all listed with catalogue numers in the sleeve). If you're doing that kind of thing, it would probaby be foolish to put all the best cuts on it. MG

Spent most of the morning with the Big John MF Patton Select!!!! Oh, yes, that one's not bad. MG

IOM is a pretty interesting place, I gather. It's not part of the UK - it's a Crown Dependency; ie the Queen owns it (though it has its own government and its Parliament is the oldest in the world). It's not part of the EU either. So it's one of a number of UK tax havens. Prime industries used to be agriculture and tourism, which resulted in large numbers of people being unemployed for most of the year, since the weather's even worse than here, I'm told. Being placed in its tax haven position, however, has proved a godsend to the economy. Lots of financial services companies ar located there. I was talking to some of their government people there a few years ago and was told that long term unemployment was down to one (person)! So you might find prices a bit on the high side. But have a great time! MG

Bluebottle Ron Stout Sir Alec Guinness

My daughter brought me cake. I scoffed most of it, I'm glad to say. (And I had the Parlan box, anyway ) Good listening! MG

Er, no... but How many changes? I'll get my coat. MG

Thanks Joe - I didn't view the sleeve as you refusing to play until they got there. I thought the idea was you'd all been stood up But the truth is best. MG

Wow! I've got three tracks from that LP on a Copeland sampler, but never looked at the personnel until just now. Yeah, you can't tell. MG Does your Copeland sampler include "St. Louis Blues" (excellent George Adams work) and the rousing "Claim Jumper"? "Copeland Special" is an album which REALLY needs to be reissued on CD. No; the three cuts are: Down on bended knee Everybody wants a piece of me I wish I was single MG

Glad you were reamed Nope, though there is a very slight Abdullah Ibrahim connection. But not necessarily what might be expected. Not Holloway, not Marr. Nor anyone else you mentioned. Some of these guys ought to be slam dunks. Maybe it's not the way they're usually heard. It is an old (twenties I think) Ellington tune. Ellington wrote some ultra funky blues, and this is one of them. Nope. But Neville Brothers is a really interesting guess. I keep being tempted to buy that Adderley Brothers album, but never have. Thanks Thom. MG

In addition, there are heaps of people responsible for the "great American songbook", such as Irving Berlin, who were European. MG

Sam & Dave Freddie Roach D'Angelo

A very interesting point, Paps. I love Gospel music and also the kind of Mbalax which is explicitly Islamic praise songs, though I'm a dyed-in-the-wool atheist (of the "actually don't give a toss" type) and Jewish, to boot, and sometimes talk back to or lampoon the records I'm listening to - more usually sermons, of course, since they offer more opportunities. I don't buy and listen to them in order to provide myself with opportunities to take the piss out of them, however - just can't help it, sometimes, just as with any other kind of music I love. Now, from this perspective, is being a "religious freak" of the same order as being a wife-beater, a murderer, or a supporter or a repressive government? Don't want to be too dogmatic about it, but I don't think so. I suspect we're hard-wired for this kind of stuff, as we are for language. Just because I happen to think it's reprehensible, doen't mean it really is. (Smiley omitted) MG