The Magnificent Goldberg

It does make an interesting change of scene for Sonny. The organist, by the way, is Perri Lee, whose real name is Perry Lee Blackwell. In '57 she recorded an album under that name with Curtis Amy and Johnny Kirkwood, which I'd give my eye teeth to get. She also made an album for Roulette at Birdland in 1960. Another unsung heroine of the B3! MG No, it was at Count Basie's.

Actually, I've got to say that, although the extra tracks on the second CD of the reissue are very fine indeed, they don't QUITE have the feeling of the original. MG

Soul Stream John Patton George Braith

Possibly; or possibly. MG

The black Tony Curtis & Jack Lemmon! What a wonderful article! "We take in washing and ironing!" MG

Generally, I don't have a backlog. But when I've come back from Africa with 100 new albums, it does take a while to get round to them all. A couple of weeks ago, I came back from Paris with about 35. Took me about 10 days to listen to them all, once. Now in process of listening to about half, properly, over the next few weeks. Then I'll do the other half. MG

Great! I love the Sam Peckinpah ref in the end credits! MG

A lovely album. And great for making love, too. (I can just about remember ) MG

A couple of nice Gene Russells He has a nice line in hats, doesn't he? MG

Sam the Sham Pharoah Sanders Sanders of the river

I'd completely forgotten that album! MG

You've posted stuff along these lines before, Jim. I've always felt there was something not quite right, though not wrong also, about this idea. Sorry to insert that little rant in there, but that's the way I see it. I can't argue with your intentions and ideals, Jim, and won't, but it's like the joke about the Irishman asked for directions to some place: "I wouldn't start from here." And yes, I know there's no alternative - that's the joke. MG

Hmmmmmmmm - Big John Patton, Live at the Elbo Room, Chicago. BJP, Ken Vandermark, George Freeman, Robert Shy. 27 March 1999. Since I heard it I've wondered whether KV had done his homework or if what he played was genuine. I suspect the former but, he'd fuckin' DONE his fuckin' homework! That session is a bleedin' marvel! (And I'm not saying you're wrong, 'cos this is the ONLY Vandermark I've ever heard. Would you expect anything else of me, I ask you? ) MG PS and Vandermark, I see, arranged a Syl Johnson album, which I also haven't heard...

Grover Washington Jr - Inner city blues - Kudu (UK Pye edition) Johnny "Hammond" Smith - The prophet - Kudu orig Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Higher ground - Kudu orig Idris Muhammad - Turn this mutha out - Kudu (UK Polydor edition) MG

Interesting point. But maybe you're overstating it, Clem. I think I've got pretty conservative tastes but wouldn't lump myself in with SS's customers. Maybe it's the location, but if so, they're the minority. MG

How wonderful! Thanks Rod. MG

can't believe i got the names of the top 3 right! (despite the order and the number of votes...) thank you so much! MG

RIGHT!!!! MG

And two great Red Notes, with successive numbers MG

And two, non-semmich, covers of Poppa Lou Looks like a bacon roll, to me. MG

Illinois even can overpower a jet engine! MG

An all time fave MG

More Atlantic stuff featuring the extremely photogenic Hank Crawford MG

There's a bigger one somewhere, because I've posted it before. But I can't remember where. MG PS a Don Bronstein photo, by the way.

I haven't got this, but I really love the cover! MG