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These 1960 recordings were the first made by Butterbeans & Susie in 30 years. I guess these were their last recordings as well since the liner notes state Susie passed away in 1963. There are some great small bands backing them here including Dicky Wells (who has a gorgeous solo on "Until The Real Thing Comes Along"), Gene Cedric, Sidney DeParis and Earl Warren. The pianist and arranger on all tracks was Eddie Heywood, Jr. whose father (Eddie Sr,) had been the accompanist for Butterbeans & Susie from 1924-36.

Recorded July 28, 1963. Lu Watters had retired from music in 1951 and he did not even touch a trumpet again until 1963 when his interest is stopping a proposed nuclear power plant from being built in the Bodega Bay area caused him to take up the instrument once more. This concert at SF's legendary Earthquake McGoon's was held as a benefit for that (ultimately successful) fight and Turk Murphy had the foresight to set up a tape recorder to preserve this reunion with his one-time leader/mentor. Not the highest of fi, but it sounds like a good time was had by all.

Disc 2 of 2.

Disc 1 of 2, which contains the first two radio broadcasts of this series. The first program is in very rough, scratchy sound, so it can be listened to only for historical rather than much musical interest. On the second program Rex Stewart, Bobby Hackett and Hot Lips Page each have their own feature tune. Sadly, no Lee Wiley on either program.

Nice to see Greg Abate getting listened to. He's a great musician who seems to keep a low profile (although I doubt he intends it that way, he just doesn't get a lot of attention in the jazz/music press). I have that CD -- as well as a couple of his other releases -- and it's a good 'un!

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Just got this disc, so I'm giving it a first spin. A little Christmas in July, I suppose.

I heard a fragment of the title track for years as the theme song for the PRI radio show Selected Shorts. It's good to finally hear the whole number. The rest of the album is good too, perfect for some late night, reflective listening.

OK, so it's a John Ford film, so there are some nice scene compositions in this movie. On the other hand, the script and the performances really are awfully, terribly, horribly dated and offensive. Even Jed Clampett and his kin would look down upon these folks and their durn fool shenanigans and mutter, "Pitiful, piiiiiiiitiful!". Gene Tierney is utterly wasted in this film.

Catherine Russell is such a great singer. I ish she would get even half the attention and accolades given, say, Cassandra Wilson. She may get overlooked because so much of the material she chooses to record is vintage stuff, but she is by no means a cutesy revivalist singer trying to mimic the styles and manners of singers of a bygone era. She sings this material with respect and affection, but she also makes it sound fresh and fun. So many good songs get overlooked nowadays while the same old standards are done over and over by singers. Here, songs like "Ev'ntide", "I'm Checkin' Out, Goom-bye" and "Sachel Mouth Baby" sparkle like little lost gems. And the closing tune has these wonderful lines: "What 'cha gonna do when the night is young / And you wanna swing and you can't get swung". Forget "Beauty And The Beast" -- that right there, my friends, is the real "tale as old as time"!

BG in various settings ranging from a septet to a duo with Jimmy Rowles. Ernie Felice rockin' that accordion!

A performance recorded on Bob Dorough's 92nd birthday. Any one looking for vocal perfection has probably never sought out Mr. Dorough for singing enjoyment. Time has taken a bit of a toll on his singing voice ("Flamingo" is a tough row to hoe for any singer, let alone a 92 year old one), but his piano playing is still quite strong and he has retained his incredibly youthful spirit. This CD is a pleasant document of a special celebration and will likely be enjoyed by his fans.

I have the Chiaroscuro CD and I knew about the Roulette disc, but I did not know about the Live st Lauren. That's something new to keep an eye out for. Thanks. Listening to: A bunch of 1960's pop & rock songs covered by jazz legends. Frequently kind of hokey and occasionally cringeworthy (especially the tracks from Chet Baker's Blood, Chet & Tears album -- I suppose he got through that session by telling himself, "Hey, at least it's not the Mariachi Brass!"). Hearing OP and Bags wail on "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" is a hoot.

Indeed it is. I only wish there were more recordings of Lee Konitz in this Nonet setting. The band is very nimble and swinging and the arrangements make good use of the instrumentation to create a very rich sound. Hopefully there might be some concert recordings of the group laying around in storage somewhere that will get released one day. Now playing:

Eugenie Baird is probably a pretty obscure singer today. I only know of her because I enjoy listening to old-time radio shows and she was the featured female singer on one of Bing Crosby's radio shows for a while. She was not really a jazz singer, but she had a lovely, fluid voice and was well skilled at song interpretation. I don't know if she recorded much, but I'm glad Fresh Sound reissued the 25 minutes of this album. Very good. (Huh -- I did not know Taft Jordan's first name was James.)

Some LPs I found at Amoeba today: A 1977 recording with Hank Jones, Bucky Pizzarelli, George Duvivier, Grady Tate & Candido. From 1978, with the gentlemen of the title being Mr. Phillips and Mr. Herman. A radio broadcast of a Goodman sextet (including Doc Cheatham, Ross Tompkins and Mousie Alexander) from the Tropicana Hotel on New Year's Eve of 1966.

I don't recall if this one was used before