Ken Dryden

I forget which country group had a founding member sue her former partners because she said she had an agreement about future royalties. That would seem odd if she was no longer contributing as a performer or songwriter of CDs made after she left. I never remember hearing how it was resolved. A bigger question, with all of the sloppy mistakes about composer credits on recordings, do the labels actually pay royalties to the correct songwriter or his/her estate? I've lost track of the number of times I've seen Bill Evans credited for Nardis or Quiet Now, though most of them are European releases that either claim expired copyrights or just don't bother with such trivial stuff...

Mary Lou Williams sang a vocal of her song "Rosa Mae" on Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz, which was issued on CD:

George Shearing sings "Send in the Clowns" on this solo piano album, probably my introduction to that song: Shearing also sang Willard Robison's "Guess I'll Go Back Home This Summer" to open a medley during the 1982 Carnegie Hall concert that he did with Mel Tormé and Gerry Mulligan that provided the source material for the Concord Jazz CD The Classic Concert Live (why they added live makes absolutely no sense). Unfortunately, the Robison medley, a Sam Jones song ("One For Amos") and all three Mulligan big band instrumentals were omitted from the Concord CD.

Phil Woods sang on a few albums: He sang a song or two on this Philology CD: HIs tribute to Johnny Hodges: Oscar Peterson did at least two LPs with vocals: Benny Carter sings on his "All That Jazz" on this CD set: Most people won't care for Stefano Bollani's vocal or choice of song ("Bobby Brown"): Good luck finding this vocal album..

I loved the music, but trying to figure out the discography lined up with the tracks, whether for airplay or review, was extremely difficult. I am also trying to see if I can get rid of some of the other transcription issues of these sessions without disposing of unique tracks.

They dropped the ball in the booklet layout as it is hard to match credits with tracks.

VSOP, Acrobat and a number of UK labels (particularly historical recordings, broadcasts) seem to have switched to CDRs. If you mean the Progressive label CDs issued by Jazzology, I haven't seen any CDRs, other than advance promos, so far.

One of the funniest moments was when the Braves were playing the Phillies and third basemen Mike Schmidt drifted into foul ground a little behind the bag to catch the ball, with his back to home plate. The Braves runner on third tagged and made a break for home plate and beat the surprised Schmidt's throw. It may have been the highlight of Eddie Miller's rather undistinguished career. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/milleed04.shtml Terry Forster didn't even come to bat 100 times in his 16 year big league career, but he could put the bat on the ball. I remember seeing him come to the plate twice in a Braves game and he got a hit both times, one of which was a double. Usually relievers embarass themselves when batting, though a few starting pitchers could hit. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/forstte01.shtml

I forget the brand I that I bought earlier this year, but they are branded with the insurance company's name, TruHearing. This set is rechargeable, so that's less of a pain than battery operated hearing aids, which last two weeks max, no matter how little they are used. I wear them most days, except in noisy restaurants, where nearly everything seems amplified and don't dare sit near the kitchen...

I emceed an outdoor Sun Ra concert where Michael Ray came forward to play trumpet and do the vocal chant to "The Stargazer." He suddenly put down his trumpet and began doing cartwheels on the stage. Unfortunately, it had been raining earlier in the day and he landed awkwardly after the second or third cartwheel, tearing loose his kneecap and screaming in pain. The band kept playing except for a pair of members who put down their horns to carry him backstage. I heard that he played the very next night, though his leg was immobilized.

A local used music store is purging classical. Most CDs are 95 cents, as are LP boxed sets.

Yeah, Ralph Gari is rather versatile. I’ve never heard of the sidemen as well, but it is a fun session.

Two of several obscure LPs that I found yesterday in a local store.

I caught him at Iridium on a Sunday after IAJE ended. His set was a lot of fun and he later recorded an Arbors CD there.

A hidden gem, with an original soundtrack by Oscar Peterson... Christopher Plummer steals the show, of course!

I saw my first live jazz in over a year plus on August 12 in Chattanooga. Pianist Keith Brown (Donald's son) led a trio with brother Kenneth on drums and a bassist from Knoxville (Cliff ?). A lot of the songs were on Keith's third Space Time CD African Ripples. Like his father, he's got plenty of chops and he is a strong composer.

Eric Reed released a Christmas CD that ended with a depressing lyric that began, “Won’t you stay until after the holidays…” Nothing like ending a CD with a downer song.

Which publicist is working this CD? Usually Braithewaite & Katz handle Capri Records releases, but I haven't seen an email about it.

This info was on the master release page for this music: Compiles: The Modern Art Of Jazz Modern Jazz Festival (Tony Scott tracks) Free Blown Jazz My Kind Of Jazz

Don't forget to pick up Live! Vol. 2 and The Last From Lennie's to complete the set. When I was working on the liner notes for the latter CD, the label sent me the remaining unissued music from the date, which will never see the light of day. It included several rehearsals of "King David" and other tracks from the gig.

I was fortunate to be on the label's mailing list for most of the CD era. I did purchase earlier titles, so I think I own most, if not all Uptown CDs. I must have missed some of their LPs that were never reissued on CD.

I was on the press mailing ist and also attended Dr. Taylor's IAJE set.

PM sent for several LPs.

Dr. Taylor was a regular at the IAJE conference every January until he retired. One year his trio gave a performance and it was later issued on CD. He always took time to speak to anyone who approached him. He was very underrated by many folks.

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