Tom in RI

I picked the new Dave Schumacher disc, Endangered Species, on Summit on Monday and have had it in the player a lot since. Dave is a new name to me, he has two prior releases to his credit. I love the baritone and this guy delivers the goods, a great tone and sound in a modern mainstream setting. Most of the disc features a quartet with bari and trombone frontline with organ and drums. If you dig Glenn Wilson, Nick Brignola and Ronnie Cuber you will like this disc. You can ceck out mp3 samples at his website, www.daveschumacher.com (not to confused with another sax playing dave schumacher at www.davidschumacher.com). The only sidemen I had heard much of before was Jimmy Cobb, who plays on the organ pieces, and tenormen Ned Goold and Jerry Weldon, who play on one cut which also features Schumacher on tenor. According to the liner notes, Schumacher has been holding down the baritone chair in Harry Connick's band since 1990.I liked it so much I promptly ordered his other two releases. Check him out.

Papa Jo Jones Big Mama Thornton Baby Laurence

Sade Cher Liberace

Sugar Blue Sonny Red Jack Black

Freeman Williams Morgan Freeman Captain Morgan

Diane Rehm Terry Gross Linda Wertheimer Linda Lovelace Jimmy Lovelace Preston Love

Moe Larry Curley

Gladys Knight Morris Day Anson Weeks

Here's a poster a friend picked up for me while on a trip to Europe in 1977.

Lil Armstrong Li'l Abner Lilian Gish

I have only 4-5 of these, but the ones I have I am very happy with. Typically picking up material haven't seen available anywhere else. I seem to remember comments to the effect that the sound quality has gotten better in later issues. If there was a store near me that stocked 'em I am sure I'd have quit a few more.

The Bey Sisters The Nicholas Brothers The Dean Sisters Dean Chance Junior Mance Stanley Dance

Ethel Ennis Ethel Merman Pee Wee Herman

The Red Sox made a push for Puckett as a free agent at one point but he only used Boston as leverage with The Twins. Would have loved to have him in Beantown. Having said that I respect that he stayed in Minnesota even though he likely could have squeezed out more money in Boston or elsewhere.

The Blair Witch The Wicked Witch of the East Glinda

Pearl Bailey Bailey Howell Thurston Howell III

Lou "The Toe" Groza Johnny "Wad" Holmes David "Fathead" Newman

Sonny Igoe Hugo Montenegro Montego Joe

Dollar Brand Steve Million Fifty Cent

Dick Van Dyke Van Dyke Parks Brad Park

Tony Conigliaro Rico Petrocelli Dom Dimaggio

Local Yokel Yo Mama Yo-yo Ma

Wade Boggs Kermit the Frog Ben Webster

Tree Rollins Digger Phelps Johnny Appleseed

John Hancock Jane Blalock John Fedchock