The Magnificent Goldberg

Is George on this album? MG

I haven't nearly bought anything for ages... MG

Walk Tall - Brooklyn All Stars - Jewel orginal MG

Oscar Grover Miss Piggy

Bobby Darin Richard Wess Chris Connor

Phew! MG

Good MG

What label is that record on and who are the sidemen? I have a record of GL on Muse (recorde in the 70's) which I particularly like. Thanks, Peter It's on Mainstream 6032. It was originally issued on Time 2199 under the title of "Hot organ". Recorded in Oct '64. Personnel is: Randy Gelispie - drums Jerry Byrd - guitar Tunes are: Comin' home baby (Tucker) Teach me tonight (Raye-DePaul) Blues waltz (Max Roach) Elder Smith (Ludwig) Moanin' (Timmons) Sermonette (Nat Adderley) The Preacher (Silver) Gino (Ludwig) It's a proper groove throughout. And it's LOUD! (Like it sez on mine) And HOT! (Like it sez on the original) MG Hello, just wanted to clarify that the original LP recording was indeed "Organ Out Loud" on Mainstream in 1964, followed by a re-issue and re-package by Time Records under the name "Hot Organ" in 1967. I'm glad you like the recording. Gene Ludwig Thank you so much Gene. A more than usually cordial welcome to you! Any idea where one can get "Educated sounds of Gene Ludwig" and "This is Gene Ludwig"? They're the only 2 I haven't got. MG

Georges Carpentier Jack Dempsey Battling Siki

Grant Green (Pele looks like him) Bunky Green Bennie Green

Yes indeed! (Well, there's "Soul discovery"...) MG

Got my discs today Dan. Thanks. (Thanks too for including one of my favourites) MG

Please identify the specific bands/records which identified "soul jazz ... right from the start in the '40s". The early leaders were mainly tenor players: Illinois Jacquet, without whom there would have been no honkers; Gene Ammons; Ammons/Stitt (though half or maybe more of Stitt's career is Bebop); Arnett Cobb; Ike Quebec; Big Jay McNeely; Paul Williams; Willis "Gator Tail" Jackson; Hal "Cornbread" Singer; Wild Bill Moore; Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (first tenor/organ records in '49). Other big names included Tiny Grimes & his Rockin' Highlanders. Among vocalists, Dinah was the Queen. In the early '50s, there was Wild Bill Davis and other pre-Smith organists like Milt Buckner & Bill Doggett. MG None of these people played "soul jazz" as the term is used. I'm not at all disputing that there is a continuum from those you mention to soul jazz as the term has been applied (by everyone I know save yourself). You might want to call those folks "pre-soul jazz". This is also the view of Bob Porter, a man whose views on this subject are not to be sneezed at, I reckon. MG Bob Porter is never wrong about anything....just ask him!!! He certainly exudes an air of self-confidence. MG

Nat Adderley Calvin Newborn Al "Tootie" Heath

What is a jazz snob and how do I know I'm shakin' it? MG

Thanks Tony. I Googles for Runt distribution and found the Water pages. Here's a link http://www.runtdistribution.com/water.html Other BNs released are Jack McDuff - Who knows what tomorrow's gonna bring Reuben Wilson - A groovy situation MG

Hans & Lotte Haas Louis & Mary Leakey Armand & Michaela Dennis

Alexander the Great Richard the Lionheart Ethelred the Redeless

And not by Duke - Norman Simmons' version on his album "In private" is one I find a particular knockout. He says in the sleeve note that he always thought pling the tune fast was wrong; he aways imagines a string of camels plodding slowly through the sand. So he plays it slowly, with Lisle Atkinson behind him giving up the "A love supreme" riff. I think that's THE masterpie version of the tune. MG I find this kind of discussion bothering. This implies jazz is a repertoire music, not an improvisational/performance music. The value of a piece like Caravan ultimately rests on the performances resulting and these performances are "apples and oranges". This type of comparison plays into the worst aspects (IMO) of jazz academia as it exists today. Duke, Mingus and Roach made a fine performance based on Caravan, as have many others. This individual performance is what matters, not other performances. Do we downplay Bird's "Out of Nowhere" because some consider Tristano's version superior? Ridiculous! What is the best blues in b flat? Idiotic! Well of course, you're right. MG

I had a feeling there was a Reuben Wilson in there, but I haven't got it. I ought to find out. Pity Water don't have a website. MG

St Helena St Louis Grant Green

Aminata Fall Pape Fall Baye Fall

I have "Brown sugar" by Freddie Roach "The phantom" by Duke Pearson (though you no doubt have several copies of that Chewy) (as well as the Lou) BTW, Water has also issued a 2 CD set of Young-Holt Unlimited's Atlantic/Cotillion albums "Born again" and "Mellow dreamin'" MG

I must remember this is here - us furriners, don't y'know? MG

Keter Betts Denzil Best Jack Good