The Magnificent Goldberg

Putamayo don't just do compilations. I have one by Habib Koite - "Ma ya", PUTU146, issued in 1999, which is nearly as good as his first CD. Koite is a little lightweight, kind of poppy musician, whose use of western harmonies separates him quite a bit from other Malian musicians. But the music is very entertaining and his first album, "Mousso ko", which included his big hit single "A bana (no more cigarette)" was very popular in Mali. I don't know whether Putamayo recorded "Ma ya", in which case it's unlikely to have been accessible to the Malian public, or licensed it from one of the Malian record companies. It doesn't say on the sleeve, which implies (I guess) that Putamayo recorded it themselves. "Ma ya" is a pretty nice album which makes no concessions to westerners' desire either for the "authentic" or for the overtly "made specially for white people" types of music. In other words, it sounds like slightly unconventional (for Mali) Malian pop music. I like it. (I have the feeling Putamayo has subsequently issued another one of his, but I'm not sure.) Oh, now I've checked here http://www.geocities.com/fbessem/frames/framemus.html I see he has two more out. MG

That was VERY interesting. Thank you for posting the videos, Kevin. And thank you, Chuck, for the explanations. MG

No arguments with the above albums, but also Groove Holmes - The groover (half of Legends of Acid Jazz) Groove Holmes - Get up and get it (half of Blue Groove) Those two are available Groove Holmes & Gene Ammons - Groovin' with Jug Groove Holmes & Les McCann - Somethin' special These two were on CD but may be deleted (though not hard to find) Groove Holmes - Shippin' out Groove Holmes - Broadway Groove Holmes - Blues all day long These albums on Muse are really great - if you come across them, get 'em! There was a CD compilation of some of the stuff on 32Jazz. MG

Albert Collins Albert King Al King

A cup of tea (Glengettie) MG

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No mistakes in this bunch Mike. Some of my favourites (and I few I have still to get round to buying) This is a good* pairing of two of Junior's weakest LPs. I quite like it, but then, I like Ray Bryant's "Hollywood with a jazz beat" (*Good in the sense that they weren't coupled with some really good stuff.) Just back from the shops with Rev J M Gates - Complete recorded works vol 7 - Mar 1929 - Apr 1930 These are the recordings that made Gates the best selling black artist of 1930. MG

In the post this morning Good music for a bus trip to Pontypridd shortly, to see if my next volume of Rev Gates has arrived yet. MG

Me too! MG

I agree, too. A very nice album. Surprising actually that the band was able to get even one good album out, as it was recorded for MCA. MG

Cotton bud King Cotton Billy Cotton

Oh yes indeed! And also there were a number of house teams, so Bob Porter could pick the right combinations to suit the leader - as Alfred Lion did in hard bop. So, depending on who the leader was, you could have any combination of Idris or Purdie; Spencer, Phillips or Earland; Sparks, Butler or Boogaloo Joe; Houston, Rusty or Grover; Virgil or no trumpet player MG

But sometimes the leader's own band isn't up to much. Boogaloo Jeo Jones' first album for Prestige was done with his own band - produced by Cal Lampley - and is so-so. Very so-so. His next was produced by Boob Porter andhe insisted on getting Harold Mabern, Peck Morrison, Bill English and Richard Landrum. And it was very good indeed. All the time Jones recorded for Prestige, he had to use Prestige's selection of sidemen - and it got even better. I think the same was true for Rusty Bryant. MG

Wolfman Jack Daddy-o Dailey The Mighty Burner

Perhaps he was wearing a gag (where's the smiley for someone playing vibes wearing a gag?) MG

No bowls - they did have Blue Note mugs, but I think I got the last one. But cereal in a mug is a mug's game. MG

I think it's great. The only thing I don't get is why it says "The Complete Sessions with Lee Morgan" or something like that on the cover when three more tracks from those sessions are on the Funk Fantastique CD (and all of them together easily fit on one CD - I burned myself a CD-R ). They had lost those tracks that were included in "Funk fantastique". The producer who put that album together didn't realise that "Funk fantastique" was "Morgan" (until I pointed it out - he isn't a keen organ fan). Then he did some research and found that it was the original mix and original title. That track was retitled, remixed and the fade ending cut down for "Intensity". The original and the two other tracks seem to have been put in what my wife describes as "a safe place" - there to reside for 32 years. MG

Yes, so was I. (The AAJ board has a shrug smiley ) MG

Benny Goodman Bennie Green Benny Green

I think a jazz standard is a tune that lots of jazz musicians perform. Some were written by jazz musicians, some weren't. Most of the ones I listed were written by jazzmen, but some weren't. I never detected a bias towards songs not written by jazzmen in the original post - in fact, I recall RegularPepsicola saying he was surprised that so few written by jazz musicians had been mentioned. MG

Jimmy Smith trio + LD Charles Earland - Leavin' this planet Charles Earland - The dynamite brothers Soundtrack MG

I'm just doing that now. The version on LTP is much more a straight swinger. The one on Dynamite Brothers S/T is a wonderfully funky ride. Earland himself doesn't play particularly differently on the two versions, as far as I can see, but the arrangement on the S/T is tremendous - particularly if you play it very loud! Sometimes the arrangement rides all over Charles' solo, though. I'd love to see this film. MG

Way back home Chitlins con carne Cold duck time Listen here Back at the chicken shack Freedom jazz dance Soft winds One o'clock jump Lester leaps in Blue & sentimental Red top Save your love for me Since I fell for you Sweet slumber What's goin' on Superstition Killer Joe Jive samba Work song Sack o' woe Mercy, mercy, mercy Sister Sadie Song for my father Dis here Dat dere Moanin' Watermelon man All day long Christo redentor Sermonette Honky tonk One mint julep Night train Soul serenade AFTER HOURS Harlem nocturne Ain't misbehavin' C Jam blues That'll do for now MG

For the last 30 odd years, I've started the day with a pint of squeezed orange juice and a bowl of Wally's Deluxe Muesli. Wally's is a deli in Cardiff which makes its own recipe for Muesli and it's great! Wheat & barley flakes, raisins, jumbo & porridge oats, hazelnuts, dates, Brazil nuts and a bit of vegetable oil. Fantastic! I think a 2kg bag lasts me about a fortnight. Best of all, Wally's is only 20 yards from Spillers record shop! MG

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