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Will Bradley and His Orchestra and Ray McKinley vol 1. Hallelujah. From Hep(Out of print, but you can get it used for $7.49 now) 22. Strange Cargo. (Freddie Slack Arranger) Will Bradley, Trombone. Steve Lipkins, Joe Weidman, Herbie Dell, Trumpets. Bill Corti, Jim Emert, Trombones. Artie Mendelson, Joe Huffman, Altos. Berne Billings, Sam Sachelle, Tenor. Freddie Slack, Piano. Bill Barford Guitar. Delmar Kaplan, Bass. Ray McKinley. Jan 17th, 1940 Funny to look back on this band and see Will Bradley getting top billing, since I think more people today know McKinley’s name more than his. Mainly a Boogie Woogie band, they cut some very interesting non B-W tracks like this Freddie Slack arranged tune. John Kirby Sextet. 2 Cd set from French Sony. That cd seems to be long out of print, so here is another cd with the track on it…. 23.Dawn of the Desert. Charlie Shavers trumpet(And writer of this song) Buster Bailey, Clarinet, Russell Procope, Alto. Billy Kyle, Piano. John Kirby, Bass. O’Neil Spencer, drums. Jan 9th, 1939. Another kinda-sorta classical tune. Mysterious sounding to my ears. Not all that typical of the John Kirby band. Love the tight , but not too tight playing of this band band though. Boswell Sisters. Ok America. Alternate Takes and Rarites. Jass Records. OOP. 24. Sleep Come on and Take Me(rejected take, “B” ) Glenn Miller Arranger. Dorsey Brothers Orch. Manny Klein, Trumpet. Tommy Dorsey, Trombone. Jimmy Dorsey, Alto. Larry Binyon, Tenor. Fulton McGrath, Piano. Dick McDonough, Guitar. Artie Bernstein, Bass. Stan King, Drums. August 6th, 1932. I am deeply in love with all the Boswell sisters. Not in a creepy way…well, yes pretty creepy when you get right down to it…. This cd was a revelation to me, since it showed how much they often compromised to get a more comercial sound.(Where’s the Melody, Jack Knapp would often say when they recorded). They did a scat version of a song called Sing a little Jingle, the released take is just about their worst, the scat cversion is great! They stick to it a bit closer to the melody on this track, but I wanted to put a track with other jazz fellows as well. The way they messed with the beat, totally reworked songs…. the way they could really slow down a song as slow as you could possibly go, then speed the pace up to lightning fast….love that shit!!!! Annette Hanshaw, The Girl Next Door. Take Two cd. 25.I Have to Have You. Muggsy Spanier Cornet. December 16th, 1929. Again, chose a more jazzy track, with a great Muggsy solo. Her voice could sound so different on just about any recording of hers….since she couldn’t stay on the main Columbia label that Ruth Etting’s mob hubby, she would literally record on just about every dime store label out there, sometimes taking on a Betty Boop persona The cheaper studios perhaps played a role in her “sound” (Hearing her recordings 50-60 years later she hated the sound, said that wasn’t how she really sounded) Her torch songs could tug at the heart in a way Etting never could….I might not convince you today, but hopefully someday a cheap cd will come along that you will take a chance on….. Adrian Rollini. Bouncin’ in Rhythm. 26. Shake. California Ramblers. (Edison Lateral) Roy Johnson, Trumpet. Abe Lincoln, Trombone. Bobby Davis, Clarinet, Soprano, Alto. Bunny Drown, Tenor. Adrian Rollini, Bass Sax. Jack Russin, Piano. Tommy Felline, Banjo. Herb Weil, Drums. April 4th, 1926. Hey, I had room for one more track I found!!! Edison Laterals could record for a bit longer time, so you could hear a bit more of a stretched out solo now and then. Another track off the Topaz cd mentioned above…just quickly looking around, I find it was on another cd, I have, with much better sound quality! D’Oh! Well, I hope you can still hear that even as early as 1926, some jazzmen were having some interesting ideas come out of their instruments, especially Adrian Rollini, and he chose the strangest , hardest to play instruments, the Bass Sax! An Instrument that Coleman Hawkins couldn’t master! He switched to the Vibes in the mid 30's for some reason.....

Me too! I want to get more of this band - and looking at the personnel, it's easy to see why it was so good. Any ideas, Conrad? MG MG, don't look at me! Just because I go on and on about this recording, you don't think I went out and bought more Teddy Hill, do ya??? Just read up a bit more on the band, and it turns out, they only recorded 26 sides!!! 3 different cds to choose from, all out of print and expensive, at least on the used amazon in the states! Why o' why didn't I buy this a few years back???? Good luck on your side of the pond! (I'd go for the Hep first, but it may not be an option these days...)

Disc VI off of Venuti and Lang Mosaic set. 20.Tempo Di Modernage. Joe Venuti’s Rhythm Boys. Jimmy Dorsey, Cl, and some other goofy instrument(Half Clarinet?). Joe Venuti, Violin. Frank Signorelli, Piano. Eddie Lang, Guitar. June 10th, 1931. What a weird tune for 1931!!! What can you compare it to??? Not quite jazz, but lots of jazzmen on it. Seems more like a Adrian Rollini type of thing with the odd instrumentation, and the funky violin playing(Above and below the strings?) Adrian Rollini-Bouncin’ in Rhythm. Topaz Jazz cd. 21. Toledo Shuffle. Freddie Jenkins and his Harlem Seven. Freddie Jenkins, Trumpet. Albert Nicholas, Clarinet. Bernard Addison, Guitar, and Adrian Rollini, Drums!!! August, 26th, 1935. Ha, ha, ha, Stereojack, didn’t know this one!!! Though, if you had, I wouldn’t have been too surprised. It’s the last track on a Topaz cd, a British label that usually was more expensive than anyone else, yet they has the same tracks you could find on any other compilation cd, and they often came with crappy sound to boot. But, this time they had some pretty unusual stuff, like this track. I just know of Freddie Jenkins from playing with Ellington, but if this track was comparable to the other 5 tracks he cut as a leader, I really want to hear them!!! Sound like they'd make an excellent 52nd street band.... Don't know how much credit Rollini should get for this band's sound, but his wire brushes (I assume) sound great to my ears. Yet another instrument he could play better than average.....

Well, here we go, some more semi -coherent talk from a feverish Berigan!!! Tracks 16, 17 from An Anthology of Big Band Swing. 1930-1955. Decca 2 cd set. 16. Jamaica Jam(Arranged by Fred Norman) Teddy Powell and his Orchestra. George Esposito, Irving Goodman, Jerry Neary, Trumpets. Sam Genuso, Pete Skinner, Trombones. George Koenig, Gus Bivona, Don(Dom)Lodice, Pete Mondello, Reeds. Milton Raksin, Piano. Ben Hiller, Guitar. Felix Giobbe, Bass. Charlie French, Drums. Teddy Powell, leader. October 6th, 1939. How many Guessed Teddy Powell?? I thought so. As close as a white band ever sounded to a loose, swinging black band, IMHO. Very Basie-ish, without sounding slavish. And I never heard of the guy til about 6-7 years ago. Wait,I take it back, I’ve had this cd set for about 15 years!!! Took me awhile to appreciate his band, and I have 2 other cds I think. 17. Blues in the Groove. (Arranger Eddie Durham) Jan Savitt and his Orchestra. Johnny Austin, Jimmy Campbell, Jack Hansen, Trumpets. Cutty Cutshall, Al Leonpold, Trombones. Ed Clausen, Goerge Bohn, Frank Cudwib, Jack Ferrier, George Siravo, Reeds. Gene De Paul Piano. Guy Smith, Guitar. Maurice Rayman, bass, Russ Isaacs, Drums. Savitt, Leader. Feb 3rd, 1940. Hey white guys again, who’d guess? Not heard here, his shuffling rhythm was interesting at times, but could get old after awhile. But this showed he wasn’t a one trick pony. Also one of the very first white bands to have a black singer. Too bad someone stuck him with the nickname Bon-Bon A bit more on Jan Savitt if you are so interested… http://www.parabrisas.com/d_savittj.php Tracks 18 and 19 from 1930’s, big Bands. Colombia Jazz masterpieces. Digitally remastered from the Original Analog Tapes of course!!! 18.Passionette. Teddy Hill and his Orchestra. Teddy Hill, Tenor Sax, leader. Bill Dillard, Frankie Newton, Shad Collins, Trumpets. Dickie Wells, Trombone. Russell Procope, Clarinet, Alto. Howard Johnson, Alto. Cecil Scott, Tenor and Baritone. Sam Allen, Piano. John Smith, Guitar. Dick Fullbright, bass. Bill Beason, drums. May 4th, 1936. God, I can’t tell you how much I love this song! Truly a mood changer when I hear it….can’t put my finger on why it does, it just does. 19.St Louis Wiggle Rhythm. Blue Rhythm Band. Lucky Milinder, Leader. Wardell Jones, Shelton Hemphill, Henry (Red) Allen, Trumpets. J.C. HigginBotham, George Washington, trombones. Crawford Wethington, Clarinet, alto. Tab Smith, Alto. Joe Garland, Clarinet, Tenor and Baritone, and Arranger. Edgar Hayes, Piano. Lawrence Lucie, guitar. Elmer James, Bass. O’Neil Spencer, drums. May 20th, 1936 Love the way this one starts off pedal to the metal! And the unique combo of Tenor and baritones playing in unison. Would have loved to see them perform live! Liner notes on one cd said that in a way, it sounded like the big paddle wheels of a flat bottomed boat going down the river....

Just tooting my own horn(Say, that's kinda fun! ) Rays in 3rd, one game out and it's already....already....the 27th of April...oh well...still has to be their best start to a season, right???? Seems like a lot of teams in both leagues are improved this year....a team with 85-88 wins may win most divisions...we shall see.

I could hear all but the last one without turning my speakers up....and that's with really blocked ears from a cold....I haven't been to too many loud concerts, and I take ear plugs now....

I imagine we have done this before, but whatever.... I Think "For No Reason at All in C" from 1927 is the best I have ever seen, and for the time... Just saw a Boyd Raeburn title, Dalvatorre Sally. That cracked me up... There, 2...someone take it from here, I'm cough, cough...sick....

Hey look, more info before folks forget completely what music it was in the first place!!!! 7. The Chant. George Van Eps. November 22, 1934. I don’t think anyone guessed him….just a nice relaxed recording. Those Van Eps sure could play stringed instruments! 8. I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles. Georgie Barnes and his Quartet. George Barnes, Electric Guitar. Phillip Ward, Tenor. Earl Backus, Guitar. H. Taft Moore, Bass. Feb 2nd, 1940 Pretty much unknown session not even in most discographies. Would love to hear the other tracks recorded that day. Still can't believe Stereojack knew this one! 9. Dance of the Octopus. Red Norvo. From HEP cd of same title. And hey, it's still in print since 1995!!! Red Norvo, Marimba. Benny Goodman, Bass Clarinet. Dick McDonough, Guitar. Artie Bernstein, Bass. November 21st, 1933. They had to sneak this and another Track, In a Mist, after midnight, since A&R man Jack Knapp was all about commerical recordings. From the liner notes….I Gunther Schuller’s opinion, the most advanced composition of the early 30’s. Four Mallets are used(I could swear I read they were felt covered, but doesn’t mention that in these notes) to conjure up an imaginven, swirling picture of a Ghostly Neptunian kingdom…. I read somewhere that the someone (Jack Knapp???) berated Red’s arrangements he was writing at this time, and when the tracks didn’t sell well, he burned ton of similar in style arrangements, in a fireplace! From Tiny Grimes-Electric Guitar Master. Jazz Archives. Of course out of print, and going for over $60!!! I need to copy mine, and throw mine up on Amazon! 10.Hardee’s Party-John Hardee, Tenor. Sammy Benskin, Piano. Tiny Grimes, Guitar. John Simmons, Bass. Big Sid Catlett, Drums. Feb 28th, 1946. Man, why have I not heard more of John Hardee??? What a nice, warm, relaxing sound! I am going to write that I bet Mr. Sangrey will know all about him!I hadn't played this cd in awhile, never really warmed up to it the first 2 times in about 10 years of owning it...then played it recently, and wondered why I didn't play this cd a lot more often! The Big Band 1923-1952. Swingin’ Uptown. 2 disc set from RCA. Of course out of print, but still cheap on Amazon, and great stuff on it! Tracks 11 , 12, and 13. 11.Springfield Stomp. Cecil Scott and his Bright Boys. Bill Coleman Trumpet(Solo) Frank Newton, trumpet.(Muted Solo?). Cecil Scott, tenor. Dicky Wells. Trombone. Nov 19th, 1929. Ah, one no one guessed! This is 20’s jazz at its best. That a pretty decent Trumpet section, eh??? Meant to put some Frankie Newton somewhere on this BFT…oh well, I am sure I will remember to do so on the next one 2-3 years down the line! 12. A La-Bridges.(Written by Harlan Leonard and Tadd Dameron) Harlan Leonard and his Rockets. July 15th, 1940 Henry Bridges, Tenor. Fred Beckett, Trombone. Harlan Leonard. Alto. More relaxed but never boring Tenor….Like Fred Beckett’s trombone as well…another name I don’t know. 13. Idiot’s Delight. Ray McKinley and his Orchestra. Eddie Sauter, arranger. (no other names listed!)December 30th, 1947. “Newest” track on the 2 discs. Pretty whack, as the kids say….well, if it was 1995 still! That Eddie Sauter could do this arrangement, And track 17 on Disc one(Benny Rides again) shows what a open musical mind he had. I like the post war McKinley stuff a lot. 14. Grand Central Getaway. (Written and arranged by Gillespie) From Jimmy Dorsey at the 400 Restaurant 1946, from HEP.(Naturally, this is from 1944, in Hollywood, not at the 400 Restaurant!) Jimmy Dorsey, Cl, Alt sax, Bob Alexy, Claude Bowen, Ray Linn, Tony Picciotto, Nathan “Shorty” Solomson, Trumpets. Si Zentner, Thomas “Sonny” Lee, Nicholas “Nick” Dimalo, Andy Russo, Trombones. Jack Aiken, Frank Langone, Alto. Bobby Dukoff, Charlie Frazier Tenors. Bob Lawson, Baritone. Marvin Wright, Piano. Teddy Walters, Guitar. Jimmy Middleton, bass, Buddy Schultz, drums. Have a few trumpets and trombones, eh???? Dizzy's arrangements and Jimmy's band made for some very interesting music, pity they didn't work longer together! 15.Liza(All the Clouds Roll By) Chick Webb and his Orchestra. Mario Bauza, Bobby Stark, Taft Jordan, Trumpets. George Matthews, Sandy Williams, Nat Story, Trombones. Garvin Bushell, Louis Jordan, Wayman Carver, Teddy McRae, Reeds. Tommy Fulford, Piano. Bobby Johnson, Guitar. Beverly Peer , Bass. Chick Webb, Drums. May 3rd, 1938 How can a little guy with TB of the Spine, play so ferociously??? As good a drummer in swing as there ever was. Only made it to the age of 30. A true crime we didn’t get to see him evolve over the next 20 +years

First, sorry for the delay. At first, it was just pure laziness after doing this for disc one, then legit reasons crept in! Now I am sick, and want to at least get a start on it....Hopefully it will at least make some sense..... Disc 2 (Used cd set is $51, but you can get most if not all the tracks on other cds) 1. Jazz Battle. The Rhythm Aces. Jabbo Smith. Omer Simeon, Clarinet. Cassino Simpson, Piano. Ikey Robinson, Banjo. Hayes Alvis, Tuba. January 29th, 1929 Sounds like a great 30’s player trapped in the banjo laden 20’s. Don’t know if I first heard about him reading liner notes on another performer, in a book, or what…but, when I saw this 2 cd set at Best Buy(Sigh, the good old days!) I snapped it up, and really wish he could have gotten a handle on his drinking sooner…. 2. Old Joe’s Hitting the Jug. Stuff Smith and His Onyx Club Boys. Johan Jones Trumpet, Vocals. Hezekiah Leroy, “Snuff” Smith. Violin, Vocals. Raymond Smith. Piano. Bobby Bennett, Guitar. Mack Walker, Bass, John Washington, Drums. Feb 11th, 1936 So many excellent tracks of Stuffs to choose, but I have always been fond of this one. Some say no one swings more on the violin than he does….I don’t know about that, depends on which violinist I have heard most recently….all I know it I like him a lot…and need to grab more of his “stuff” 3.Gin For Christmas. Lionel Hampton. Ziggy Elman. Available on Mosaic set, and on Hampton Cd Tempo And Swing(there seems to be a copy for $1.62, since I can‘t find mine, guess I will buy it!.(this crap version in case you didn’t read on the other thread, is from a Christmas cd!) (O) Ziggy Elman (tp), Toots Mondello (cl, as), Jerry Jerome (ts), Ben Webster (ts), Lionel Hampton (Drums, vcl), Clyde Hart (p, arr), Al Casey (g), Artie Bernstein (bSupervised by Leonard Joy NYC, October 30, 1939 I keep apologizing for the quality of this one, but this should be the last time I do that! I saw a great older jazz book at a store in LA 10 years ago, was surely going to buy it, when the author decided to just go off on Ziggy Elman, how he was a hack basically, terrible tone, all but ruined the Hampton sides he was on….. Got me so mad, I didn’t by the book. Regret that know, but was proud of myself then. To my ears, Hampton and Elman are a perfect paring of high energy guys that somehow don’t clash with each other….I’d love to have heard more of Hampton on drums with Ziggy’s trumpet…. Track 4 from The Rhythmakers, 1932. Jazz Archives. ($41 used, Retrieval has a newer version, in print that’s still $26 for one lousy cd!!!) 4.Who Stole the Lock? Jack Bland and his Rhythmakers-Red Allen Trumpet, Pee Wee Russell, Clarinet, Tommy Dorsey, Trombone. Happy Caldwell, Tenor. Frank Froeba, Piano. Eddie Condon, Banjo. Jack Bland, Guitar. Pops Foster, Bass. Zutty Singleton, Drum and Chimes(likely) Octomber, 8th, 1932 Not the first mixed race group to record, but still early and not just a token white, or a token black, either. Recall liner notes saying how little real jazz was recorded in 1932, I think record sales were down 80-90% From 1927, and there just wasn’t a lot of record work that year. A lot of Tommy Dorsey on these 2 cds! I just love that trombone solo here! There is another take of this song, and it’s a much shorter, less flashy solo. I kinda like Red Allen’s singing here, it just fits. 5-9 from Lost Cords 2 cd set. From the 2 cd set, The Lost Chords: 1915-1945 [iMPORT] Of course out of print, $22 used. 5. It’s Right Here for You. Tommy Dorsey, Trumpet. Arthur Schutt,(Harmonium) Eddie Lang, Guitar. Jimmy Williams, Bass. Stan King, Drums. Arthur Schutt, Harmonium. Nov. 10th, 1928 I have a feeling a lot of folks gave up on this one halfway thru! The muted trumpet is a bit cloying early on, but Tommy Dorsey’s open horned solo during the second half, oh my!!!! Unbelievable trumpet solo for a white guy (Or heck, any guy not named Louis) in 1928!!! If you still have the music around, please give it a second spin!!! It’s like what the Boswell sisters did so often, start slow, and kind of generic, then just do a 180 on a tune. Don’t know who the market for these sort of tracks were, unless it was for me, 70+ years later! 6. For No Reason at All in C. Frankie Trumbauer, C Melody Saxaphone. Bix Beiderbecke, Piano, Cornet. Eddie Lang, Guitar. May 13th, 1927 Best title for a song, ever!!!! And someone thought of it 81 years ago???? I love Tram's C Melody playing, even later on when people claim his playing wasn’t up to par any more. Wish that Bix had played more piano, but then there’d be less Cornet, so what ya gonna do??? Ok, 6 down, only 20 more to go...piece of cake....

Thanks for mentioning it Dan! ESPN's web site clearly thought it no big deal at all...not their top story that night(Hockey playoffs I believe) and not even the top story on their baseball page! They were still puffing their chests out on their gotcha story on Tejada(Anyone else think it was fairly sorry "Journalism?") 27 players have 3000 hits, only 16 players have 3000 strikeouts. Braves are 5-2 in their last 7 games, but the two losses over the past two nights...the team looked as bad as the Rangers! Well, almost as bad (Sorry Al!) Losing your 2 best relievers really puts a team in a bind....That combined with Bobby Cox's insanity(He put Jeff Bennett in the starting rotation on the 18th, so naturally he had him come in a game on the 16th, none of the other 7 guys could have pitched that day! ) Makes one wonder what this season will bring...

Polycarbonate is what CDs are made from ..... Well, naturally when handling a cd, you should be wearing gloves anyway.

I saw something about this on TV a month or so ago....Ever eat a frozen meal??? I wonder about how great an idea to have plastic go from frozen to molten in 5 minutes??? I also seem to recall that plastic containers you use over and over, that get scratches in it, could cause some of that BPA to leech out... But, why worry??? Roman's didn't worry much about Lead plates, and lead polluted wine....tasted just fine I'm sure...

It used to be quite easy, so naturally the software folks had to ___ it up!

Did the Cubs throw the 1918 World Series??? http://elismlbrumors.com/

Hey, great news Jim!!!!

Guys, that ain't half the story!! http://www.nypost.com/seven/04192008/news/...knot_107174.htm

Thanks for the links...very sad...

Frank Thomas Released! Very weird situation, all to save money....next year...pretty weak, IMHO.

I mentioned before the braves pitching woes...Well, Glavine is going on the DL for the very first time in his career! Think it's a smart move, actually. I was sure he'd pounce off the mound for a bunt, and tear his hamstring in half. Our 8th inning guy, that looked likely to be the 9th inning guy with Soriano on the DL, has a bone spur growing into a ligament, that is very frayed, and will more than likely need TJ surgery. This is the 2nd time Soriano has had to rest his arm this year already. So, that's the top 2 arms from the bullpen in peril. Starters. Well, Mike Hampton didn't even make it into his first game before getting injured. Already mentioned Glavine. Tim Hudson in his last start lost 5-6 MPH off his fastball, for no reason. Yeah. Right. He felt no pain, everyone says it's a non issue. Same thing happened last year with Lefty reliever Mike Gonzalez...no pain, but lost a lot off his fastball. Then, next time out, his elbow hurt, and TJ surgery. Smoltz struck out 10 in 5 innings the other day, but his shoulder is clearly killing him. So, that's 4/5ths of the rotation. Chuck James was the 3rd starter last year. He has/had rotator cuff issues late last year. He made one start this year after starting in AAA. He was rocked, and said he wasn't really ready yet...Made one more start in AAA. Now with Glavine injured, he pitches today.(Jo-Jo Reyes is pitching well in AAA but he just pitched) I predict Andruw Jones gets his first homer today. It's funny, seemed like we had way more than enough starting pitching leaving Spring training. How many times do I have to be reminded before it sticks that there is no such thing????

Maybe his ass swallowed it. As a NL East fan who got to watch Jones a lot this comes as no surprise. Andruw's weight has been going up and his hitting has been going south for the for the past 2 seasons. The only surprise for me was that the Dodgers took such a big chance on him w/ that huge contract. Previous mention from the Hot Stove thread That said, it's still early in the season and there is plenty of time for Andruw to turn it around. Dodger fans cross your fingers. Re-reading what I said back in December, I take it back...Juan Pierre is a better player than Andruw! At least he tries! Everything I have ever read about him is no one works harder on his game than Juan. You'd think some team would take a chance on him in left.... Andruw looks like a guy who can't see, when he's up at the plate. He swings at pitches I'd swing at! When he left town, one local station showed a clip of him against the Yankees as a 19 year old in the WS of 1996...he looked very different at the plate. Closer, more upright, just looked better...why not go back to what worked for you in the WS???? Can't be any worse than what he's doing now... Oh, just remembered this. D.H., you'd get a big kick out a story I read in spring training(Don't think I posted it here) where Andruw thought one of his problems last year was he was too light, and purposely gained weight for this season!

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Happy Birthday o helpful one!

Ok, maybe not.... But still, I get this message when I try to play a youtube clip.... Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player. Get the latest Flash player. I did purposely shut it down when all these ads with motion off to the side were driving me nuts....forgot I did it, and then found I couldn't play clips on youtube, or jaylenosgarage.com . Finally figured out to go to manage ad ons and re-enabled...but this time, everything's enabled! And I know I have the latest Flash player, since I can play videos on Mozilla. I have still downloaded the latest verison...no dice. What else can I check??? I like Mozilla, for slower sites, etc...but there are still reasons to use I.E.... thanks...

Wt. Sox lineup is sick. I think you have a reason to be excited this year. Anything your team can to do help make my fantasy of a Yankee-less, Red Sox-less post season I am all for. Should be more interesting in the AL central than we thought. NL central as well. I know Dan, Zen, et al, wouldn't like it...but not having those 2 in the playoffs = more interesting ball. They play "winning" ball, but 4 hour games...yech.

Ok, to finish off the rest of Disc one.... (Out of print, but available on Amazon used, for only $3.35-the next 3 tracks come from this cd) From the cd The Jazz Arranger, volume 1928-1940. You always know the sound quality will be swell on a Columbia cd, when you see the worlds, “digitally Remastered Directly from the Original Analog Tapes! 16.Deep Jungle. Ben Pollack and his Orch. Arranged by Dean Kincaide. Yank Lawson, Charlie Spivak, Shirley Clay, Trumpets. Joe Harris, Beny Morton, Trombones. Matty Matlock, Clarinets. Dean Kincaide, Gil Rodin, Altos. Eddie Miller, Tenor. Gil Bowers, Piano. Hilton Nappy Lamare, Guitar. Harry Goodman, Bass. Ray Bauduc, Drums. Dec 28th, 1933 One track I kinda-sorta wish I hadn’t chosen, but still an interesting track. I was going to put Fletcher Henderson’s Queer Notions on from this cd, but I heard this track, and thought, what the hey???? Not very typical Ben Pollack sound to this track. 17. Benny Rides Again. Benny Goodman and his Orchestra. Alec Fila, Jimmy Maxwell, Cootie Williams, Irving Goodman, trumpets. Lou McGarity, Red Gingler, Trombones. Benny Goodman, Clarinet. Skip Martin, Gus Binvona, Bob Snyder, Altos. Georgie Auld, Jack Henderson, Tenors. Bernie Leighton, Piano. Mike Bryan, Guitar, Arite Bernstein, Basee. Harry Jaeger, Drums. Eddie Sauter, arranger. Nov. 13th, 1940. Thought this might fool some folks with Cootie playing with Goodman, but you guys are too slick! Always interesting to hear guys from the pre war era get a chance to stretch out for 4 ½ minutes, like in this Eddie Sauter arrangement. 18. Uptown Rhapsody Teddy Hill and his Orchestra. Bill Hillard, Frankie Newton, Shad Collins, Trumpets. Dickie Wells, Trombone. Russell Procope, Clarinet, alto. Howard Johnson, Alto. Teddy Hill. Tenor. Cecil Scott, Tenor, baritone. Sam Allen, Piano. John Smith, Guitar. Richar Fullbright, Bass. Bill Beason, Drums. April 1st, 1936. Chappie Willett, arranger. Don’t have a whole lot from Teddy Hill, but have liked what I have heard. And of course have Frankie Newton, Dickie Wells, Cecil Scott, and Russell Procope in the same band sure doesn’t hurt!!! Don’t know a thing about Chappie Willett, does anyone here know much about him???? Seems like a damn good arranger to me, this band doesn’t sound like any other band of the time…. (Hey a cd still in print!) 19.Hoohihi Oe Ke Ike Mai. Manny Klein and His Swing a Hulas. Manny Klein Trumpet. May 2nd, 1938. Not much info on this track. I have this track on two compilation cds. Starts off slow typical ballad style, but takes off from there….who thought this up??? Hey let’s put a funky Hawaiian vocal group with Manny, sure, it’ll work! I don’t know if it’s really jazz, but I sure like it! Hey, want to hear more Manny Klein??? Well, there is no Manny Klein cd out there, amazingly enough. Amazingly I say, since, since jazz producer Michael Brooks said Manny Klein was the most underrated jazz man of the 20th century!!!! I don’t know about that, but he is a guy who is usually mentioned as fooling folks into thinking he was Bunny Berigan on some tracks, since he was bouncing around the same crowd in New York in the early 30’s and worked no doubt when Bunny was in no shape to. Going into the Hollywood studios no doubt helped him financially, but didn’t help his long term fame, not that he cared. A brief bio on Manny http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&a...ej0xlfje5cqq~T1 Jabbo Smith, 2 cd set from the French Label Jazz Archives. Complete 1929-1938 Sessions (Man, no joke, I’m going to sell off all my cds and retire, the cheapest one on Amazon used is $51!) 20. Ubangi Man- Charles Lavere and his Chicagoans-Johnny Mendell, Marty Marsala, Jabbo Smith, Trumpets. Preston Jackson, Trombone. Joe Marsala, Clarinet. Boyce Brown, Alto, Baritone. Charles Lavere, Piano, arranger. Joe Young, guitar, Leonard Bibs, Bass. Zutty Singleton, Drums. March 3rd, 1935. I loved this from the first second of the very heavy drums(What the heck is he beating on, anyway???) I was going to be really clever and have back to back Jabbo Smith tracks… (Jabbo doesn’t solo here, just in case you were wondering) then the wild solo that I ended having to make the first track on disc 2 since, for reasons I still don’t know, or understand…I couldn’t put any more tracks on disc one, even though there was 9 minutes of room left. Where was I??? Oh yes, Ubangi Man. I like the melancholy , latin tinged sound of this tune, even the kind of uneven, what do we do to fill out the rest of this song, sound…oh well…. Ok, now who will help me right about the 26 tracks from disc 2????