Ken Dryden

I am interviewing Dick Hyman on Monday and he is trying to get the music to me prior to our chat.

I saw an ad in downbeat and ordered it, by privately issued I meant this was likely a one off release by Shearing’s widow, though I didn’t take the time to confirm that before posting.

It will be a memorable Mosaic set. I've long been a fan of Ed Bickert and Don Thompson, in addition to Paul Desmond. If you haven't picked up the privately issued home recordings of George Shearing, which features duets with Thompson (along with a few Shearing solos), it is worth acquiring.

Ed Thigpen John Marshall John Goldsby Richie Beirach Dena DeRose Sir Charles Thompson Scott Hamilton Randy Weston

It's a safe bet that is the liner note project that Doug Ramsey mentioned but couldn't reveal in an earlier Rifftides blog post. No one else is better suited for the job, given his excellent biography of his friend.

All the best, Noj!

There were two concerts on November 9, 1971 with slightly different set lists. This CD evidently comes from the second show, though the final number, Black Swan, was omitted.

I will have to check to see if the Ellingtonia Discography lists this concert. I hope they didn't leave out any tracks when they could have easily deleted "One More Time For The People" and the usual medley of hits (often called the "Dread Medley" by critics).

They make it appear that Johnny Mercer was co-writer of "Things Ain't What They Used To Be," the song that Mercer Ellington supposedly won from Johnny Hodges in a card game.

Just acquired yesterday.

I've had more than one musician discuss his problems with alcohol but I never saw fit to either broadcast that information or include it in an article.

I am trying to give this cd a fair hearing, but neither her songwriting nor her scatting have impressed me through the first few songs.

Great rhythm section, too.

One More Time For The People is easily Duke’s worst song. No wonder Cootie Williams stormed off when it was called.

I hope they fix the glaring typo on the cover before printing the cover (Jovan Jackson????).

I already own both or I would have replied earlier.

I watched Night Gallery when it aired and somehow managed to miss that episode, which I recall was nominated for an Emmy.

Maybe you can create a list of 50 to 100 CDs at a time to share with interested parties in this group. Discogs can give you a realistic range of how to price many items, though some may never have sold there. The issue I have found is that many CDs by great artists don't necessarily bring all that much, even if they are long out of print. Too many copies available or maybe a lack of interest in deceased artists. There are those of us who still have room to expand our collections and are looking for certain CDs we missed for whatever reason. I've never sold stuff to Amoeba, but I imagine they are like Dusty Groove, no reimbursement for postage in addition to the low offers. Keep that in mind before going that route.

I asked James Williams about the unissued session he recorded with George Duvivier (which was evidently one of the bassist's last sessions, if not last). The pianist told me that his own playing wasn't up to par on the date so the music wouldn't be released. I made an inquiry to William Paterson University (which received Williams' music legacy following his death) to see if they had the tapes, but there was no response.

Bob Wilber played the Atlanta Jazz Party several times and did a record date in a studio with Kenny Davern which I also attended. Unfortunately, Davern got upset about something and went into a lengthy profane outburst that slowed things for a bit. The party host and producer, Phil Carroll, never said a thing about it, but when he booked Bob Wilber for future parties, he never again brought in Kenny Davern. This was the CD for the studio session:

I have a bit of my jazz collection boxed, only awaiting the arrival of the prefab CD shelves (9,000 capacity) on Monday or Tuesday, depending on when the movers come. I've had no access to them for a few weeks (unless I felt like cutting the tape) but that beats the last time around, when I was still working. I started boxing around January, moved in July, then had to wait fo have my eventual music library room finished (the builder failed to included drywall and a drop ceiling) plus the addition of custom wall shelves. It was around the following February when I had access to all of my music once more.

At one point Scott Yanow kept some records in his garage, not a great place to store them. He has since moved, though I don't know if the house is bigger, I'll have to ask him. If you have so many recordings that they are simply stacked in boxes where you can't access them to play, you're a hoarder, not a collector, in my view.

Wasn't Willie McGhee considered to be one of the ugliest baseball players? Of course, Yogi Berra was quoted as saying, "I don't hit with my face..."

I have a baseball book from 1972 which mentioned those "loving cup" ears. I still have that 1966 Topps card of Don Mossi.

The audio for the Oscar Peterson commercial was laughably bad...