Ken Dryden

It was a matter of time, especially have so many users uploaded complete and still in print recordings. Hopefully this won’t cause all of the historic broadcasts to be removed as well.

This cd just arrived yesterday and I hope to hear it within the week.

It seems like this group won't be running it for long, due to their gross incompetence.

It is an Ellington tune, but not a later one. The main artist in track 2 was previously identified. Track 3 doesn't feature Stafford James, George Mraz or Chico Hamilton. Track 5 doesn't include Philly Joe Jones, Dizzy Gillespie or Jerome Richardson. Track 8 isn't Pat Martino. Track 9 doesn't feature Dave Holland and it isn't a Gato Barbieri tune, it isn't a jazz composition. Track 12 is Horace Silver's "Peace," played by a European pianist.

Arnold Laubich and Ray Spencer noted Lou Stein's small hands in their Art Tatum Discography on "ImaTatums," explaining that his small hands made it unable for him to successfully recreate Art Tatum recordings on an LP they auditioned.

Eric Dolphy's flute was given to John Coltrane by Dolphy's parents after his death in 1964. I wonder if Ravi Coltrane owns it or where it is now.

Art Tatum liked to take Dorothy around to clubs and when pianists inevitably challenged him, he would suggest they battle her first. I think that was mentioned in Jazz Anecdotes... Marian McPartland told me that she thought Dorothy Donegan had an inconsistent recording output due to being difficult to work with and he she was la bit full of herself. When they played their final duet to conclude the broadcast of Piano Jazz, she told her, "Dorothy, you wasted me!" Donegan's response, "It was no contest!"

My copy just arrived yesterday, hope to get to hearing it soon. A backlog of new releases and purchases is always a challenge to assign priorities...

I bought volume 1 in the past couple of years and this gem arrived yesterday.

The nice thing about Philadelphia music is that they undergrade their CDs. Many listed as NM are still sealed, while the orders I have received graded VG+ have been NM. It is surprising how many long out of print jazz CDs can be purchased so cheaply. I don't think that I missed anything in the low priced jazz CDs under $6 on my want list and I bought a few more pricey items as well. My latest order is scheduled to arrive today.

It gives me another reason to avoid malls, which I have done for years…

"That's be cash on the barrelhead, son!" I took my wife to a country concert recently and it had all the bad elements of a rock concert, too much volume, distorted lyrics, monotonous songs. It was a miserable experience and I didn't make it through the headliner's set. I still listen to solo albums by Roger McGuinn, Gene Clark, Chris Hillman, Gram Parsons, the Flying Burrito Bros. (before they disbanded the first time), and some others. I never did get into the Eagles.

Right on both counts. Track 3 is not Red Norvo nor is it a Pablo recording…

Track 2 is Coleman Hawkins. Track 3 is definitely not Bags. Track 5 is "Midgets." Track 7 is James Carter playing "Alone Together." Track 8 is not Gary Burton. Track 10 is a Duke Ellington song. Track 11 is "Blood Count" and John Tchicai is the tenor saxophonist. Track 12 is "Peace." Track 13 features Phil Woods and Johnny Griffin.

Track 5 is "Midgets." Harry "Sweets" Edison is not present. Track 6 does feature Clark Terry, his unmistakable sound is hard to duplicate. Track 7 is "Alone Together."

Maybe Thom hasn't posted it, this was the link he gave me.

Putting together a BFT is a great way to rediscover things I haven't played in awhile, including some long out of print albums, imports and the occasional obscurity. Here is the link: https://thomkeith.net/index.php/blindfold-tests/

I heard Giveton Gelin sitting in with the Bobby Watson Quartet at Smoke back in 2019 and he became one to watch.

Marvelous Marv and his brother Fabulous Faye!

The Boston Strangler, Stonefingers and Doctor Strangeglove. The Yankees’ Hector Lopez was pretty bad in the field.

I agree it was dumb, but Olson was alert enough to make the throw, not all defenders do, think Dick Stuart...

Not a great game for the Braves last night, but they did pull off this defensive gem: https://www.mlb.com/news/braves-turn-first-triple-play-of-2023-season?partnerId=zh-20230726-982728-mlb-1-A&qid=1026&utm_id=zh-20230726-982728-mlb-1-A&bt_ee=gVLDSZ%2FRg2OnW9BA10Fn5MfsVqxnFwP85HKEgLoel97qq8A41k0yrSAgF8c6kiRH&bt_ts=1690375484454