Harold_Z

That's hysterical. If you read between the lines ( maybe not so much.....and Chuck - I'm sure you have) in Eddie's "We Called It Music", basically Eddie thinks Mezz is an asshole.

Big fan here. I had the good fortune to have seen him live in the 60s and over the years I've accumulated a lot of his recordings. His Commodore recordings, the Blue Notes with Bechet, all the stuff with Eddie Condon, his Columbia "string" albums, etc etc. He created his own instantly identifiable style out of Louis and Bix, as did Bobby Hackett and Max Kaminsky, to name just two more. They all sounded different from one another although they drew from the sama sources.

What Lon said. Mezz was a character.

You could. Different but just as groovin'. It should also be said that the bassist ain't goin' nowhere without the right drummer.

I looked back on the you tube comments to find out who the bassist is. No luck, but it did reveal that the singer is Donny Hathaway's daughter. Good bass playing. This stuff is all about laying in the cut, putting it in the pocket, or however you want to say it. It's all concept and this bass player's got it. Check out James Jamerson with a totally different setup on the instrument than this player. James is flatwound strings, the bridge mute, high action and a Fender Precision. Here's it's roundwounds, relatively low action and a modern non Fender bass. Both setups work. Quote of the day by Jim : hey, welcome to the music business...

It's all about cookin'.

Is that a "whoopee cushion" aka Fart Bag?

Sorry to hear this news.

For the record, I love the Getz/Byrd albums. As concerns Charlie Byrd - imho he does a nice job, but anyone really interested in this type of guitar playing should listen to some Baden Powell. Too bad Stan Getz and Baden never recorded together.

PLUS !!....IT EVEN PLAYS 78s !

....reasonable price. I may need a new receiver. I'll know probably sometime this weekend when I'll get a chance to check the wiring to see what's causing the high pitched hum I'm hearing. If it's internal I'll get a new receiver. The mono switch is something I would like to have as long as I'm upgrading, but I don't know of ANY receivers with that feature.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY !! AND MANY MANY MORE !!

I bought the Sergio Mendes volume. It's terrific. Pre Brazil 66 and much jazzier with some killer trombone work. Raul De Souza if memory serves.

You can see him do a solo version of In a Mist on the video of Chicago and All that Jazz. If you can find them (probably can with a little hunting) there are two Chronogical Classics by JG.

Wasn't one of Kay Starr's early gigs with Jack Teagarden? Wingy Manone also?

Heh heh. Skull and bones indeed.

Hey Jim, I'm really sorry to hear this. My condolences.

Sorry to hear this. I'm in the same boat as Paul as far as knowing them, but the vibe I always felt was they were great people.

I'll second that. Winwood can play and he can get down.

Sorry to hear this news.

RIP Humph. Sad news.

Early one day, a C, an E-flat, and a G go into a bar. The bartender says: "Sorry, but we don't serve minors." So the E-flat leaves, and the C and the G have an open fifth between them. After a few drinks, the fifth is diminished and the G is out flat. An F comes in and tries to augment the situation, but is not sharp enough. Later, a D comes into the bar and heads straight for the bathroom saying, "Excuse me. I'll just be a second." Then an A comes into the bar, but the bartender is not convinced that this relative of C is not a minor. Then the bartender noti ces a B-flat hiding at the end of the bar and exclaims, "Get out now. You're the seventh minor I've found in this bar tonight." The E-flat, not easily deflated, comes back to the bar the next night in a 3-piece suit with nicely shined shoes. The bartender (who used to have a nice corporate job until his company downsized) says, "You're looking sharp tonight, come on in! This could be a major development." This proves to be the case, as the E-flat takes off the suit, and everything else, and stands there au natural. Eventually, the C sobers up, and realizes in horror that he's under a rest. The C is brought to trial, is found guilty of contributing to the diminution of a minor, and is sentenced to 10 years of DS without Coda at an upscale correctional facility. On appeal, however, the C is found innocent of any wrongdoing, even accidental, and that all accusations to the contrary are bassless. The bartender decides, however, that since he's only had tenor so patrons, with the soprano out in the bathroom, and everything has become alto much treble, he needs a rest, and closes the bar.

HA! Lighnin' was the guitarist of change. On his time table. Hmmm.......Maybe Obama with a threat!

With Lightnin' you can dive in anywhere. You'll know if you like him or not right away. my bet is you'll like him. There is a ton of his stuff around - I would opt for something in good sound for a starter. Lightnin' would mess with the changes - where the changes would come may not come with Lightnin'. Not an accident - he may toss in an extra bar here and there, maybe an extra turnaround. By no means is this ineptitude. He just was doing it his way. If there was a bass and drums they had to be on their toes. There was an interview in (I think) Guitar Player magazine many years ago. the famous quote was "Lightnin' change when Lighnin' wants to change."

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