John Tapscott

You know, I'd much rather hear Buddy do Big Swing Face, Love for Sale, Bugle Call Rag, Time Check, Groovin' Hard, Time Out, etc. than the Beatles tunes. But I'm old and wise enough now to know that Buddy had a payroll to meet, and hey, if mixing in some arrangements of fairly current pop tunes helped keep the band on the road and making some new fans and making records,I'm cool with that . It was the 60's and 70's, after all. And that arrangement of Norwegian Wood by Bill Holman is not bad at all, IMO. I liked it when I was a teenager. It's still OK, though not one I would request.

Cellar Live is very much alive and well (hopefully). They (meaning Cory Weeds) have been releasing many recordings recently. In fact, it is quite a prolific label. https://cellarlive.com/ I was impressed by these recent releases.

Royal Garden Blues/Kelly Blue from this new Cellar Live release

Now:

I've always felt this one is better than the companion CD "Anniversary."