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Welcome back--hope those AZ fires are far from your spot.

I think the two albums in question contain some of the finest examples of Louis' work in the latter part of his career, but (I hate to say it, because he is a good old friend) Michael Brooks made a bad mistake when he put out the reissue with all the alternatives. Severely criticized for it, he claimed that he couldn't locate the original master--that was not a plausible explanation to anyone familiar with Columbia's vault and storage system. I saw Velma perform on a couple of occasions--she was entertaining, but also diluting. I was glad to see George Avakian restore the album to its original splendor.

Ron, it's still available on DVD (BMG). The LaserDisc release is long gone, and I don't know about VHS. Chris

Sorry J.A.W., they're not run-of-the-mill GOP'ers, they're Log Cabin Amazons.

Coming from a habitual wearer of Bush blinders, that ought to boost my credibility rating.

Weizen, I don't think Amazon would reveal such information to me. I told my publisher who I thought the poster might be--they had it confirmed. The real question is why Amazon would accept a "review" that is nothing more than a childish, personal insult. They do have a screening process, but you'd never know it. Perhaps they're Republicans!

Lil Armstrong at....a Southern peace rally???

And here's Lil 30 years later, in the very room of her house where the Hot Five/Seven groups rehearsed. BTW, when I stayed with her, she put me in an upstairs guest room where Joe Oliver sometimes slept when he stayed over.

I always liked this photo of Louis and Lil, taken in 1931:

It's been there since 2001, but I didn't see it until last week. My publisher has contacted Amazon, but it takes them a few days to make changes. What really amazes me is that Amazon didn't immediately peg this for what it is--I know that they screen all consumer reviews. It's so obviously a childish bit of venom, that I would not have bothered bringing it to Yale U. Press' attention except that the single star brings the average down and, for some odd reason, Amazon does not differentiate between a 30-year-old, out-of-print paperback and the new edition. ______________________________________________ Thought I'd add this from the Amazon site Customers interested in Bessie may also be interested in: Bessey Woodworking Clamps Buy Bessey Clamps from Rockler Woodworking. Affiliate

Carlos Gardel has been among my favorite singers for more years than I can remember. I also don't understand what he is singing, but there is an honesty that grabs me in the very same way that Bessie Smith and Edith Piaf did when I first heard them (and couldn't understand the lyrics, BTW). When I am asked what it is that so attracted me to Bessie, I always cite Gardel as another example. And I neither tango nor shimmy.

Red Norvo and Louis at WNEW in the 1940s.

Yet another photo from the Summer of 1929 trip to NYC. I have as yet not identified Louis' companions, but it was a small band, so the task should be easy. Anyone here recognize them? Possibilities: Fred Robinson, Bert Curry, Jimmy Strong, Gene Anderson, Mancy Cara, Pete Briggs, or Carroll Dickerson.

And, from the same trip, trumpeter Homer Bobson and Louis pose at Niagra Falls.

Saxophinist Crawford Wethington, Louis, and Zutty Singleton enroute to New York from Chicago in 1929.

Here is Louis again in Chicago (with baseball mitt). BTW, these are mostly unpublished photos.

Here's the not yet famous Louis in Chicago.

Here are Ed Kirkeby (Fats Waller's manager) and Louis at a 1943 WNEW tribute to Fats.

It's actually an Australian picture--offbeat and interesting, IMO.

And here is a sharply reduced post of the original photo.

PD, I don't recognize the washboard player. Neva was a very pleasant person, but I wasn't too impressed with her singing. Here's a detail from cast photo for the 1928 Drury Lane Theatre's London production of "Show Boat." That's Paul Robeson and Alberta Hunter, and chorus girl Mabel Mercer is somewhere in the crowd (out of frame here)--as is (Sir) Cedric Hardwicke. The entire photo is too wide to post in viewable form, but I'll try to add it in a greatly reduced version.

Congratulations, Bill, and here's wishing you the best of luck in seeking a position that does your certificate justice.

Well, Jim, I think I'll wait until it settles and all the wrinkles are straightened out. It was not so long ago that I bought the latest dual-processor G4. I'll undoubtedly do some drooling, however.