The Magnificent Goldberg

Captain Birds Eye Sonny Til Jimmy Ricks

Er, it was a joke. Yes indeed. MG

RVG in 2009. hopefully Rudy is still healty (and alive) in 2009!! JB He's probably redone the entire catalogue of BN & PR material already - they're just bringing them out in dribs and drabs MG What's PR? Prestige? Yup! MG

Not available, but comes up on vinyl from time to time. Not too pricey. Most people don't know how good thi is. Not Joe on drums. You know the tenor player. Not Mel. Not an alto player either. He's a tenor player who used to play with the band in #14, after the guy in #14 (And another local man.) MG

Yep, you got that one, Jim! Well, it is "Back at the Chicken Shack" and perhaps Jimmy Smith, Stanley, Kenny & Donald ought to have overdubbed a conversation on the original version. (But Alfred wouldn't have allowed it.) So since they didn't... Wild Bill Davis it is. And a tenor player you know (or maybe knew personally). You guessed the same as John; nearly right. So what's the tune? (No, it isn't "So what".) MG

Doing these a bit at a time, or I get lost. Not Rusty. But I'm sure you know this tenor player. I'm astounded you didn't get this. A few days ago, you posted something that made me feel sure you'd got this one. Funny thing about this, I'm almost 100% certain it wasn't intended as juke-box fodder. Well, I can't hear the maths, Jim. Sorry... MG

I'm glad you enjoyed it Jim. And there's moore than a sense that you don't HAVE to id this stuff to know what it's about. Well, it's not Charles Kynard. I think Dan would have jumped down on that! The only hope I had of anyone identifying this one was you, 'cos it's kinda local, I think. MG

I assume you mean #5 & 6: no. And I was hoping you might be able to nail the sax player, who's not credited. MG

Yep! You've got this then? So you know who the drummer is? And the organist? MG

Delmer "Mighty Mouth" Evans Johnny Otis Shuggie Otis

Edouard Lalo Paul Dukas Claude-Benigne Balbastre

Dennis the Menace Desperate Dan Minnie the Minx

Actually, that looks like Brussels. Can you identify it Brownie? MG That's the Passage des Panoramas, one of the Passages on the Grands Boulevards. Walter Benjamin wrote a fascinating study of the Paris Panoramas that is essential reading! Ah, it very much reminds me of an arcade in Brussels where a record shop (called Forum I think) is located. Perhaps the architect was the same. MG

And if they're not smart, fuck 'em? MG

Well, as usual I've been sleepwalking. I didn't know this Turrentine release was planned at all. At any rate, I've had the vinyl twofer ("Best Album"; BN-LA 394-H2) for years, and have been hoping that the '67 material arranged by Pearson would see the light of day again on CD. Now I'm really curious to see what's going to be included. Since I've got an online discog page opened, here's some data (not going to vouch for its accuracy, btw) regarding the material Swinging Swede refers to, for those who may be interested: Stanley Turrentine Tentet Donald Byrd (tp) Julian Priester (tb) Jerry Dodgion (as, fl) Stanley Turrentine (ts) Joe Farrell (ts, fl) Pepper Adams (bars, cl) Kenny Barron (p) Bucky Pizzarelli (g) Ron Carter (b) Mickey Roker (d) Duke Pearson (arr) Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 17, 1967 1839 tk.4 She's A Carioca Blue Note BN-LA 394-H2 1840 tk.9 Samba Do Aviao - 1841 tk.14 Manha De Carnaval Blue Note LT 993 1842 tk.15 What Now, My Love? - 1843 tk.24 Night Song Blue Note BN-LA 394-H2 1844 tk.32 Here's That Rainy Day Blue Note LT 993 1845 tk.41 Blues For Del - * Stanley Turrentine Best Album (Blue Note BN-LA 394-H2) * Stanley Turrentine - New Time Shuffle (Blue Note LT 993) Stanley Turrentine Tentet Blue Mitchell, Tommy Turrentine (tp) Julian Priester (tb) Jerry Dodgion (as, fl) Stanley Turrentine (ts) Al Gibbons (ts, bcl) Pepper Adams (bars, cl) McCoy Tyner (p) Walter Booker (b) Mickey Roker (d) Duke Pearson (arr) Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 9, 1967 1904 tk.16 With This Ring Blue Note unissued 1905 tk.15 Silver Tears - 1906 tk.20 A Bluish Bag - 1907 tk.26 Come Back To Me - 1908 tk.30 The Days Of Wine And Roses - 1909 tk.45 Message To Michael Blue Note rejected Stanley Turrentine Orchestra Joe Shepley, Marvin Stamm (tp, flh) Garnett Brown, Julian Priester (tb) Al Gibbons (as, fl, bcl) Stanley Turrentine (ts) Joe Farrell (ts, fl) Mario Rivera (bars) McCoy Tyner (p) Bob Cranshaw (b) Ray Lucas (d) Duke Pearson (arr) Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 23, 1967 1910 tk.4 Better Luck Next Time Blue Note BN-LA 394-H2 1911 tk.11 Bonita - 1912 tk.14 Return Of The Prodigal Son Blue Note LT 993 1913 tk.16 Flying Jumbo (Prez Delight) Blue Note BN-LA 394-H2 1914 tk.27 Ain't No Mountain High Enough Blue Note LT 993 1915 tk.32 New Time Shuffle - * Stanley Turrentine Best Album (Blue Note BN-LA 394-H2) * Stanley Turrentine - New Time Shuffle (Blue Note LT 993) This is the interesting one for me. Does anyone know what the Conn is going to include? MG

RVG in 2009. hopefully Rudy is still healty (and alive) in 2009!! JB He's probably redone the entire catalogue of BN & PR material already - they're just bringing them out in dribs and drabs MG

Actually, that looks like Brussels. Can you identify it Brownie? MG

Smooth jazz is big, and all the stuff you mention. Interesting. Is this stuff being released by the multinational companies or independent labels like Gallo? MG

Indeed - a great pairing that is (Collectables could take lessons). Caesar is also on a few tracks of this twofer, also by Ace/BGP MG

Cecil Rhodes Ian Smith Robert Mugabe

Anyone who wants as near a perfect slab of funk as you can get, should go for Cornell Dupree's "Teasin'" - with David Newman on tenor, produced by Michael Cuscuna in the days he was a callow youth MG

You DO know some interesting players, SS! I had no idea he was still on the scene. And that he made gigs with Poppa Lou. MG

Yeah, I've got that twofer that Ace put out. Great stuff! HOWEVER don't get so enthusiastic you buy this one if you should see it around. That was his third album, for Westbound, and it's pretty apalling; even for someone like me, who actually doesn't mind a bit of duff disco. MG

I can also recommend this book. One of the best jazz books I've read. Almost every page made me want to pull out the records. After this book has been seconded here, I'll herewith third it. D: And to go on in a different vein (following up the Chess ansd Atlantic recommendations), how about doing you book reading online for a while? This site http://hubcap.clemson.edu/~campber/rsrf.html will tell you a lot of details about a LOT of Chicago blues and jazz labels from the golden era. More than you could possibly ever put into a printed book. But beware - it IS geared towards collectors who a sticklers for details too. That Red Saunders site is very, very interesting. Good call, Steve. MG

Groan! MG