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I highly recommend the Bill Evans release...

WFMU (Fordham U) is, in my opinion, a far more interesting station than WKCR. They frequently have live music and their presenters are more into the music than they are into themselves—if you know what I mean. On FMU, I have heard numerous extraordinary artists for the first time.

Urbie was obvious, but that's as far as I dare go. Amazing how dated this is, not just musically, but confederate flags and pushing cigarettes with a smile. Damn! BTW, I knew the producer, Bill Nichols, he also produced and wrote "Chicago and All That Jazz," an all-star (and I do mean all-star!) early color Dupont Show of the Week that I was involved in. Sad to say, Bill took his own life.

Conrad, if, as you imply, there really was a reliable count, why was it necessary to have the supremes make a final decision???????? BTW, I think Pelosi and Reid should have been retired a long time ago—I am not enamored with the Dems.

"If you don't believe I'm sinkin', look what a hole I'm in!" — Ma Rainey, to her audience as the stage collapsed, making only her head visible. Bush, whose neoCons and greedy Roveans have brought us to this point, maintains that our economy is strong. Mavereckless McCain echoes that. Conrad, believe it, we have ben sinking since the supreme court appointed Bush.

The stride that dare not speak its name?

This has been on the internet since 2003, but well hidden. It is a WFMU broadcast of experimental recordings from the Edison attic. Apparently, they cut 10" discs at 30 rpm and thus got some 20 minutes per side—the sound is surprisingly good. You will find these gems here. With an enthusiastic audience, blues/vaudeville singer Martha Copeland renders 3 songs, including "St. Louis Blues", on which she is joined by a chorus, reminiscent of Bessie Smith's film version of that song. This 1928 performance may be the first live recording of jazz-oriented music. This gives me an opportunity to post an interesting excerpt from a July 1928 publication, The Book Man: a Review of Books and Life. The writer is author/blues enthusiast Abbe Niles. Notice his mention of Martha Copeland having sung at a W.C. Handy recital in Carnegie Hall.

I hope the book mentions the role Holley played in Aretha's early career.

Lon and others in the area, I hope you have evacuated or are in a safe place—it really looks bad from what I see n TV. Let us hear from you when possible.

It was a comedy album (1961), Burland and Adams doing skits (with sound effects) that poke fun at sportscasters, record reviewers, sports car buyers, jazz arrangers, and Miles Davis ("The First Annual Modern Jazz Musicians Fashion Festival"). Pretty funny stuff, for the most part.

Guess I'm okay...

Here GARussell is a little help with the Baja Marimba Band... you can do a quote and lift them from my post...

I guess time's up for this one, too..... That's Ray Fowler (engineer) standing on the far left in grey suit. Sarah Cassey is seated, wearing an open jacket. Ken Deardoff (art dir.), Orrin Keepnews and Billie Wallington (George's wife, she was our Publicity Dir.) are also in there, somewhere, as am I (with a little girl between my legs).

Slightly larger...

She remains shy—charmingly so—but Toshiko does not let that get in the way of her creativity, which—as we all know—is considerable. I think her albums will prove to be more enduring than many albums that received better distribution and promotion.

Faint noise? Hmmmmmm Have you tried passing smelling salt through the center hole?

What album cover shows a fairly large group of people, including almost the entire staff of Riverside Records?

That little lady on the corner of Købmagergade and Kongens Nytorv isn't just selling Steffensens Pølser. Or is she? Actually, expect an announcement very soon—that's how it goes.

They don't make them sweeter than Toshiko, and ditto for Lew. I have to wonder if Steve Allen was as uninformed as he appeared to be—after all, Oscar Peterson was involved in getting Toshiko to the U.S. and that was not a secret. Thanks for that link, Jim. BTW. Did anyone notice that Dorothy Kilgallen was credited as Kilgaren?

fongwhatever: "his is the final straw and i am done on this board. this is ridiculous. and good work figuring out that if i am a baron i am probably not an asian woman. and to the people in the birthday thread who were questioning whether i should be banned for having multiple names (concurrently and not simultaneously, by the way). how bored are you guys? why even enter the freaking thread? jesus christ. go polish a knife collection. these are simply my opinions but i have been outraged and disgusted by the actions of the last few days. goodbye." This is indeed good news. Let's hope this little troll really means it.

A great bunch of guys and a band I always enjoyed hearing live. When Stereo Review asked me to do a piece on Mandrill (in the early 70s), the entire group came to my apartment for a group interview. I had bought a gallon of Almadén and it wasn't long before we needed another bottle. One of the Wilson brothers said something about being hungry, so we also ordered gobs of food from Chicken Delight (that dates it!). To abbreviate a long story, Mandrill stayed 'till midnight, we had a great time—a party, actually, and there was nothing usable on my tape, just a lot a talking and laughing! A week or so later, one of the Wilson brothers called and asked me if I wanted to have another try, this time at their place (a loft in the Chelsea area). Well, this time they brought out the wine and food, and we ended up having another party! Never did get the piece done, but I made good friends and we kept in touch, even after they moved to California. BTW, I asked them where the name, Mandrill, came from. One of the Wilson brothers told me that he was at the Central Park Zoo on a sunny day. "This mandrill came out and its red ass lit up in the sun, so that had to be the groups name." Here's another of their albums, a 2-LP set: I know I didn't really answer your question, but at least you are not alone with your enthusiasm for Mandrill.