Ken Dryden

I came across this blooper in an NPR podcast transcription about Art Tatum: He also unfluenced Benny Carter, Johnny Hodges, John Coltrane... all of these musicians that said they came out of Tatum.

Mel Torme wrote in his autobiography about an agent telling him that his being billed above Duke Ellington wasn't a problem. But when Duke found out, only his band played the first few nights until Mel finally relented and gave Duke top billing. Artists like Duke Ellington earned top billing on every engagement and to see artists billed at the top of a jazz festival that have nothing to do with jazz above NEA Jazz Masters is beyond pathetic. I imagine these people would book Kenny G at the top of the billing without hesitation.

Nat King Cole - Nathaniel Adams Coles Ike Cole - Isaac James Coles Eddie Cole - Edward Bennett Coles Freddy Cole - Lionel Frederick Coles George Brunis - George Clarence Brunies Tadd Dameron - Tadley Ewing Dameron He initial spelled his first name with one d and later added a second d. Stephane Grappelli - Stefano Grappelli In the early part of his career the violinist’s last name appeared as Grappelly into the 1960s and even after it was reverted to the original spelling on recordings that is how he continued to sign his name. I have a dated autograph on an LP that Marian McPartland borrowed from me that he signed during his Piano Jazz session.

I specifically asked him if there was a CD version before I created a Discogs listing and he told me I was sent the CD. I posted it as a CDR without making any claims as to whether a CD version was available. It was listed for reference purposes, not to sell.

My two hour Timeless Jazz series focuses exclusively on new RSD releases, all of which have Zev Feldman's hand, for four different labels. Two hours wasn't enough for the interview excerpts and music that I wanted to share, so I am doing a follow up on April 21. Here is a streaming or download link if you can't wait to hear it online this Sunday. https://archive.org/details/timeless-jazz-4-14-2024-zev-feldman-rsd

Has anyone ever seen the video of the original New Orleans Jazz Festival? It was booked by Willis Conover and had consistent high quality acts. There were also some excerpts issued on five or so Scotti Bros. CDs. I've got all of them. Andre 3000 is also the first one mentioned on the Montreal Jazz Festival bill. Sorry, it would be a total waste of time, like listening to electrified Yanni. I guess I should have gone to Newport when I was younger when there wasn't so much non-jazz filler.

The one bad memory I have of the Montreux-Detroit Jazz Festival broadcasts is the hosts jabbering at length once the top of the hour was reached, even if the headliner was performing. Whoever encouraged that crap should have been banned from radio. Contrary to popular belief, even a station ID is not required in the middle of airing a live event on public radio.

WTF is Andre3000? It is the first name mentioned on the Montreal Jazz Festival billing as well. Stupid group names mean music of no interest to me. i just looked up this clown and he is another useless rapper. Giving top billing to a rapper at a jazz festival is total bs.

George Wein included non-jazz acts because of the bottom line, he said so in more than one article and I think his autobiography. I do find it puzzling as to why the non jazz acts are often the first 8 to 10 acts billed for what is supposed to be a jazz festival. I feel like the Jazz Masters on the bill deserve better, having somebody like Bruce Springsteen billed above Duke Ellington is ridiculous (though Duke would have not shown up had that happened).

I looked at the first few lines and thought WTF are these people doing at a jazz festival? I never heard of most of them. Much like the New Orleans JazzFest, the top billings go to a bunch of commercial acts that hold absolutely no interest for me.

The home plate umpire for tonight’s Mets-Braves game went to the Eric Gregg school of umpiring, he has little concept of the strike zone. He needs to be sent to the minors.

Braves starting pitching was shaky during their first two home games with the Diamondbacks, but not their hitting nor their relievers. Today's game was a breeze by comparison.

Lester Young is on some, but not all of them. The liner notes mention that he and Jo Jones were tracked down by the FBI to be drafted two days after one 1944 session.

Is there a date listed for it? I was thinking it sounded like Thelma Carpenter but I wasn’t sure.

I am glad that is the case. I have never had a CD fail unless it was damaged and that usually meant heavy scratches or a cracked disc. If you are on Discogs and own a CD, please add a listing for it with the image and matrix / runout.

I just finished listening to this CD and discovered "Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me," present as track 18, is omitted from the track list and liner notes. Presumably recorded in November 1943 featuring Thelma Carpenter, according to my few minutes of online research.

It's kind of odd. I listed it on Discogs and my review copy was a CD-R. Allison himself changed it to CD and I changed it back, as it was blue and had the typical lack of matrix / runout that manufactured CDs have. He insisted it was a CD and I disagreed, not knowing that I was talking with him (or his representative). Here is the link to the Discogs page and the images I posted, view them and decide for yourself. https://www.discogs.com/release/29113399-Ben-Allison-Steve-Cardenas-Ted-Nash-Tell-The-Birds-I-Said-Hello-The-Music-Of-Herbie-Nichols One reason it makes it difference to me is that I have had some commercial CD-Rs fail completely, so I avoid them, especially buying them. Amazon is bad about sneaking in manufactured on demand CD-Rs of out of print CDs without listing them as such.

PM sent: Thelonious Monk The Complete 1966 Geneva Concert.

As I recall the catcher was set up inside the box. I know that jerking the mitt from off the plate to the middle of the box frequently causes a missed call. The umpire just blew it. Fortunately, the Braves rallied and won in the late innings.

There seem to be a few umpires who attended the Eric Gregg School of Umpiring. I was very puzzled during the Braves game recently where Max Fried threw a two out two strike pitch well inside the strike frame and it was called ball three. He walked the next batter and didn't make it through the first inning. The announcers couldn't believe there eyes as well, it was not a borderline pitch.

I guess voters are wising up to this scam in some cities. These teams are worth a fortune and can easily afford to build their own stadiums, but if local taxpayers can be conned into it, or more likely, local politicians who get all kinds of access to games, then why not others pay for them, while insisting on retaining the income from concession sales, parking, etc.? Even dumber things happen. Local politicians here have approved a new baseball stadium for our AA minor league affiliate. They don't draw all that well but the current stadium, which isn't that old, doesn't meet major league standards and has awkward parking issues. To complicate matters, the building site is where a foundry stood for decades, so there's no telling what the hidden environmental costs will be when they uncover them. The push that the stadium will be multi-use and improve development around the somewhat blighted area is likely a con job as well, though the football stadium built downtown has seen a slew of apartment buildings spring up near it.

I agree that takes seem to have been rejected outright or incomplete after thumbing through Blue Note Discography. When a track has been bypassed when the rest of the session is reissued on CD, that's a sign it was either substandard, incomplete or lost.

I guess that including Meade Lux Lewis would be a stretch, though he was killed by a drunk driver after a gig. It was an enjoyable article, hanks for posting the link.

In case you haven't had enough foolishness, today, I submit this piece for your reading.. . The full article can be found at All About Jazz.