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The first 6 tracks are by a George Wein led group with Braff, Mulligan, Freeman, Rich and Jack Lesberg. The other 7 tracks are by a Teddy Wilson trio with Rich and Gene Taylor and on the last 3 tracks they were joined by Clark Terry.

I've never heard of this musician, but if I were browsing through a record store and saw this, that cover art would catch my eye and make me want to look at the back to learn more.

Disc 2 of 2. The forecast says it will hit 103 here today and this is cool summertime concert music, so I make no apologies.

The movie which introduced the film-going world to Charlton Heston and he burst upon the screen in all his full-blown Hestonness. A pretty drab story with a ridiculously unlikely plot. Lizabeth Scott plays a nightclub singer and I believe I've read before that she did her own singing here. If so, she was pretty good -- not great, but she could handle a tune and add some of her smoky personality to it. This movie also features future Dragnet stars Jack Webb and Henry/Harry Morgan, but here they are co-workers on the opposite side of the law.

! That's the CD Bobby Hutcherson autographed for me the one time I met him! Now playing: Several albums have been recorded at Yoshi's Oakland location. I wonder how many were recorded at the short-lived SF location? Ms. Fontaine is a vocalist (the first I've herd of her, but she sounds pretty good) and is featured on most of the tracks here, so this outing is not for "hot club" purists.

This "Ginza Samba" has long been one of my favorite tracks -- great swinging playing all around, not least of all by guitarist Eddie Duran, the low man on the totem pole of true jazz legends who made this recording, but who apparently is still alive and will turn 92 next week.

Listening to Jay McShann talk and play piano in the 1987 interview with him aired on today's Fresh Air program made me want to hear some more, so I pulled out this one

As part of Fresh Air's 30th anniversary commemoration this week, the Aug. 31st program consisted of archive interviews with Max Roach, Anita O'Day and Jay McShann. You can listen online at: http://www.npr.org/programs/fresh-air/

Easily this week's best $1.95 find. A fine compilation of Goffin & King songs which includes some songs I'd never heard of such as "Let's Turkey Trot" by Jan & Dean (thanks, but no thanks, boys), some songs I did not know were G & K songs (like the BS&T selection) and some songs done by some one other than the expected artists (such as the Laura Nyro and Peggy Lee selections). "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" is such a great song and "Just Once In My Life" is a good song and a terrific record.

From 1960, with Jimmy Rowles, Mel Lewis and Leroy Vinnegar.

I wonder how many people nowadays even recognize this album's title's play on the title of "Cohen On The Telephone", the first comedy record to sell a million copies. Now playing:

A compilation made up of all "live" performances from 1962-63 at the Village Gate, Basin Street East and the Newport Jazz Festival.

Disc 1 of 2. Recorded at The Canteen in 1983 by the bassist in the group (John Richardson), authorized for release last year.by the Chet Baker estate.

"Based on the book by Upton Sinclair"? How did he go from The Jungle to this?

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Complete Season One -- 4 DVD set for $14.89 now at US Amazon (officially releases on Sep, 5, 2017).

Disc 1 of 4, which includes recordings by Louis Jordan, Slim Gaillard, The Dorsey Brothers' Combined Orchestras, Gene Krupa, Connee Boswell, Count Basie, Les Paul Trio and more.

From 1988, the saxes of Med Flory, Lanny Morgan, Ray Reed, Jay Migliori and Jack Nimitz and the rhythm section of Lou Levy, Monty Budwig and Larance Marable were joined by guest Conte Candoli on some tracks.

Ok, thanks for clearing that up. He was a man ahead of his time. If he were around today, he could perhaps be leading the band on the good ship "Boaty McBoatface". Now playing: A little Bobby McFerrin goes a long way with me, so the fact that he is already on more than one track is way too much. Apparently this was taped as a TV program back around 1987 when Bobby McFerrin was a big name even among non-jazz fans, so his presence was probably deemed necessary to grab a bigger viewing audience. The rhythm section was Lou Levy, Monty Budwig and John Guerin.

I figured his "Yardbird Suite" would be an appropriate way to honor Charlie Parker's birthday. I love the thrill you get when browsing through a used record/CD store and you come across an interesting & desirable item you never knew even existed. That was the case when I came across this apparently privately released disc this past weekend. This CD collects tracks from the Del Rubio Triplets two albums Whip It! and Three Gals, Three Guitars (which I already had on vinyl). Just great stuff, although I guess it might be classified as "camp' by some. Their versions of "Whip It!", "I Will Survive", "Chain of Fools" and "Like a Virgin" are terrific. I'm glad I do have my vinyl album because their versions of "Hey Jude", "Fever" and "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" from that album aren't included here. Disc 1 of 2.

Disc 3 of 4, which has various WWII era V-Disc recordings from the likes of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Hoagy Carmichael, Red Norvo, Lionel Hampton, Harry James, Louis Prima, etc. (I just noticed the trumpet section for the Benny Goodman V-Disc All Stars recording from July 31, 1944 included Roy Eldridge, Yank Lawson and Mickey McMickle. Is that a real name or a pseudonym?)