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I heard him perform on several occasions and have to admit that there were times when I wished he'd shorten his solos somewhat. Nothing in the way of stories to tell, except that I once introduced him at the Five Spot (1964) and there was no sign of him. I killed some time with silly, nervous chatter,but he still did not show. I asked my co-MC, Mort Fega, to check the men's room and asked the audience to bear with me while I looked outside. They laughed, I exited and all went well when I found him down the street, brought him back, and performed a brief reintroduction.

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Allen, an educated guess would be that you are hearing Freddy Cusick and Irving Brodsky, they never stopped rambling. If it's any consolation, I hear them, too, but rarely around Yugoslavian holidays.

Frances Faye was a trip. a bizarre number with Martha Raye and Bing Crosby in a 1937 film.

As I recall, Bethlehem was also doing quite well with the Australian Jazz Quartet.

I know he developed Altzheimers, but even back in the 70s he wasn't wrapped too tight. He told me on a couple of occasions that he always listened to my radio show--I didn't have one back then. Most of us knew he had been hired for all the wrong reasons, so we kinda humored him. He seemed nice enough, he just didn't have a clue when it came to this business. In a way, Sony/Columbia used him.

If there are such signs where I live, I have not noticed them. Since I no longer have a dog, I don't enter the park after 1 pm, and I know that there was no such curfew in place when I did have Mingus and Bessie. I should add that, from my window, I do see people walking their dogs or running themselves between 1 AM and 6 AM. But these are, as far as I know, not "as seen on TV" types.

The fact that he insisted on using the honorary "Dr." title says to me that he might have been aware of his own unimportance. I guess there's something to say for that.

He said he didn't know that there was a 1 AM curfew for Central Park. I can believe that, I live across the street from that park and never knew that there was any curfew. Typical for NYPD, they use their silly little laws selectively. For years (and, perhaps, still) it was against the law to sit at a bar and face the other way--the NYPD only enforced that nonsense when they wanted an excuse to arrest or harass.

Thank you Jim, I'll second that. To be perfectly honest, I can't think of anything George Butler ever did to advance the cause of jazz. Having all but destroyed Blue Note, he came to Columbia at a time when they needed to have someone black and visible, and worked hard to bring us Wynton. Woody Shaw? Nonsense, that was not his doing. Sorry he died, but it is a loss suffered by jazz.

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Carmen McRae? I'm sure she had her pleasant side, but I only experienced the other one.

EXLP 1 Mel Torme/Frances Faye, and others - Porgy And Bess Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Clark Terry (tp); Ray Nance (tp, vln, vo); Quentin Jackson, John Saunders, Britt Woodman (tb); Russell Procope (cl, as); Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts); Johnny Hodges (as); Paul Gonzalves (ts); Harry Carney (bars); Duke Ellington (p); Jimmy Woode (b); Sam Woodyard (d). Chicago, IL, February 7 & 8, 1956. Summertime Frank Beach, Buddy Childers, Don Fagerquist, Maynard Ferguson, Roy Linn, Howard McGhee, Uan Rasey (tp); Bob Enevoldsen, Herbie Harper, Joe Howard, Tommy Pederson, Frank Rosolino, Lloyd Ulyate (tb); John Cave, Vince DeRosa (frh); Albert Pollan (tu); Sam Most (fl); Bill Holman (ts, cl); Ralph Sharon, Claude Williamson (p); Stan Levey (d); Irv Kluger, Alvin Stoller (d, timp, vib); Russ Garcia (arr, cond); 10 violin, 2 viola, 1 violoncello. Los Angeles, CA, 1957? Introduction Crap Game Fugue Crown And Robbins Fight Storm Music Howard McGhee (tp); Sam Most (fl, cl, as); Betty Roche (vo, (Clara)); unidentified rhythm. Same location, date. Summertime Summertime (reprise) - Don Fagerquist (tp); Bob Enevoldsen (vtb); Bill Holman (ts); Claude Williamson (p); Max Bennett (b); Stan Levey (d); Frank Rosolino (vo, tb, (Jake)). Same location, date. A Woman Is A Sometime Thing It Takes A Long Pull To Get There It Takes A Long Pull To Get There (reprise) Mel Torme (vo, (Porgy)). Same location, date. They Pass By Singing I Can't Puzzle This Thing Out The Buzzard Song I Got Plenty Of Nuthin' (reprise) Sallie Blair (vo, (Serena)); Ralph Carmichael, Berry Joyce, James Joyce, Ernest Newton, Sam Pfnerm, Toni Stevens (back vo); John Doling, Beverly Kelly, Pat Moran, Johnny Whited (chorus); Al Collins (nar). Same location, date. Gone, Gone, Gone My Man Is Gone Now Mel Torme (vo, (Porgy)) replaces Blair. Same location, date. Overflow I'm On My Way omit Torme. Same location, date Train Song Somebody Knockin' Doctor Jesus (reprise) Clara, Don't Be Downhearted Good Mornin' Howard McGhee (tp); Ralph Sharon (p); Max Bennett (b); Stan Levey (d); Mel Torme (vo, (Porgy)). Same location, date. I Got Plenty Of Nuthin' Frances Faye (vo, (Bess)); Mel Torme (vo, (Porgy)). Same location, date. Bess, You Is My Woman Now I Loves You, Porgy Don Fagerquist (tp); Herbie Harper (tb); Bill Holman (ts); Alvin Stoller (d); Betty Roche (vo, (Clara)). Same location, date. It Ain't Necessarily So Don Fagerquist (tp); Bob Enevoldsen (vtb); Bill Holman (ts); Claude Williamson (p); Max Bennett (b); Stan Levey (d); George Kirby (vo, (Sportin' Life)). Same location, date. It Ain't Necessarily So Frances Faye (vo, (Bess)); Johnny Hartman (vo, (Crown)). Same location, date. What Do You Want With Bess? Sallie Blair (vo, (Serena)). Same location, date. Doctor Jesus Loulie Jean Norman (vo, (Strawberry Woman)). Same location, date. Street Cries: Strawberry Woman Bob Dorough (vo, (Clab Man)). Same location, date. Street Cries: Crab Man Johnny Hartman (vo, (Crown)). Same location, date. If God Wants To Kill Me Howard McGhee (tp); Sam Most (fl, cl, as); Johnny Hartman (vo, (Crown)); unidentified rhythm. Same location, date. A Red Headed Woman George Kirby (vo, (Sportin' Life)). Same location, date. There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York Loulie Jean Norman (vo, (Strawberry Woman)); Mel Torme (vo, (Porgy)). Same location, date. Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess? Herbie Mann (fl); Dick Healey (fl, cl); Erroll Buddle (ts, bars, cl); Jack Brokensha (vib); Bryce Rohde (p); Sal Salvador (g); Jimmy Gannon (b); Nick Stabulas (d); Joe Derise (vo, (Peter/The Honey Man)). NYC, 1957? The Honey Man Street Cries: The Honey Man

I only met her about 3 times and that's how she came across to me. More telling is, perhaps, that I never heard a disparaging word about her--and I hear a lot over the years!

MG: "You must be awfully tall, Chris. I can only reach twelve shelves high." Well, while I do find jazz to be uplifting, I do not find it beneath me to mount a folding stepladder. (and find it beneath me, as it were). I like your main CD rack. Mine comprises 3 units, but I should have allowed some headroom--as you did. I also have several hundred 45 rpm discs in a closet Anyone else collect those?

No, I didn't want to devalue it.

Here's the rest of what's left. I still also have the boxes and booklets for about 35 Mosaics that "disappeared". Can''t cry over spilled milk.

I sold 18,000 LPs a few years back and had thousands of CDs and DVDs stolen, but there is something left: more in next post...