Harold_Z

Same here!

Sorry to hear of his passing. One of his early albums marked the recording debut of both Kenny Barron and Herbie Morgan.

I'd like to see the BFTs continue and I also agree with one disc "rule." Of late both my on line time and listening time has become limited but I would certainly make an effort with one disc.

:party: HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!

I have these on vinyl. I'm in the office so I don't have them with me, but it's all late 30s, early 40s Basie Columbia stuff. The Smith-Jones Inc, some Kansas City 7, and the rest are Basie big band sides.

I guess I missed Night After Night. Too bad - I'm sure I'd of dug it.

Are you havin' trouble keepin' it up? (rim shot) Seriously tho...(another rim shot) ..this guy is pretty funny!

RIP Uriel. Great solid drummer.

I reiterate.... Manga is an extremely popular form of Japanese comics that took off in Japan just after WWII and caught on in America around the early 80's. ® huh. Guess I missed that trend, as I've never heard of it or noticed it's popularity. But if that is what Borders is turning to instead of CDs, then I'm getting off the bus now. Don't feel bad, Greg. I wasn't sure what Manga was either.

WAAYYY COOOOL!! THANKS!

http://blog.nola.com/keithspera/2009/03/ne...eddie_bo_h.html This guy made some great New Orleans R&B records. I didn't know until now, reading his obit, that his name was Bocage. I wonder if he was related to Peter Bocage who Chris A. recorded in the early 60s. At that time truly a "Living Legend."

Uncle Skid has it right. Covered Bridges rule! I remember Jon Gnagy well. I had a shoebox filled with charcoal, a sandpaper thing to sharpen the charcoal and the soft drwing pencils ...all that and I still couldn't draw worth a ..........!

About 90 pages in and it's hooked me.

Same here. Maybe Worlds Records will get it soon.

Ahhh..stream of consciousness! Does anyone remember the original name of the sort of pulp book that preceded the final Mad incarnation? It went from comic book to a magazine that was bound like a comic book. Staples and folded pages. Then the kind of binding it is now. I was out of context. Fitting for 11:25 pm on a Saturday. but I have a vague memory of Mad being called Panic originally.

Panic?

I remember laughing like crazy when I saw Starchie - which is when it first appeared. YIKES!! That's a while back. Somewhere around I have a few issues from when it was a comic book - and also the first issue when it went to magazine format. A price increase from a dime to a quarter.

I'll second this recommendation. It's a beautiful record

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHNNY E. !!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! :party:

I can't tell you how often I pick up a record and Chris wrote the notes - or produced it. The definitive bio on Bessie PLUS don't forget the New Orleans Living Legends or the Chicago Living Legends for Riverside!?! For those alone Chris deserves far more recognition and appreciation! There is so much more that it would be impossible to write it all here. BTW- catch the Mingus flick "Beneath The Underdog" and check Chris visiting Mingus way back in the day.

Great to see - thanks!

Thanks Larry - it's really great!

That is totally in context with the tune. I think that's the gist of the entire vamp at the end. In various languages with the main emphasis on Yiddish and Italian.

Eric Gale is definitely the guitarist on the "Today I Sing The Blues" overdubs.