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Sad to hear this, but he did have a good long run and was able to play the music he loved for for much of his life. He brought respect to a musical instrument not often accorded it (and was a decent guitarist too). Rest In Peace, Mr. Thielemans and thanks for all the music. You will be missed.

I would suggest adding: Horace Silver: "Let's Get To The Nitty Gritty" George Shearing: "Lullaby of Birdland" Bob Wilber: "Music Was Not Enough" Clark Terry: "Clark: The Autobiography of Clark Terry" Hugh Masekela: "Still Grazing: The Musical Journey of Hugh Masekela" Oscar Peterson: "A Jazz Odyssey: The Life of Oscar Peterson" Lionel Hampton: "Hamp" John Pizzarelli: "World On A String: A Musical Memoir"

How have I lived this long without ever having seen this before?

A John Huston movie I'd not seen before It's an okay suspense film, nothing great, but not a waste of your time either. Dominique Sanda could not act if her life depended on it. Some of the supporting actors were much more interesting than her. Paul Newman plays an intelligence officer who commits a crime to get himself sent to prison to find out about a network that specializes in helping prisoners escape for the right price. Filmed in England, Ireland (where John Huston lived at the time) and Malta (although no falcons were seen there).

I'm sorry to hear about your mother's passing CJ. My condolences to you and your loved ones on your loss. Damn it's depressing to read about Bobby Hutcherson's passing. Not entirely surprising, but sad nonetheless. I only got to meet him once, but that only served to confirm the impression I got from seeing him in concert and hearing him interviewed ont he radio that he was one cool and beautiful man. I wish he could have been here to witness the tribute concert SFJazz had already lined up in his honor this fall. I'm thankful he was with us as long as he was and I'm very grateful for all the music he left us. May he rest in peace. May his wife Rosemary and all the Hutcherson family take comfort in the knowledge that he was genuinely loved and respected by many and his music touched the lives of so many, many more.

Good music in whatever reissue format you may find it in.

The Chico Freeman set was the highlight of the day yesterday. He had his regular working rhythm section with him: Luke Carlos O'Reilly on piano, Kenny Davis on bass and Michael Baker on drums. The set consisted entirely of Mr. Freeman's own compositions. I have to admit that after several hours of wandering from around the festival grounds, going from stage to stage, having the opportunity to sit down in a comfortable theater seat in an air-conditioned venue did cause me to nearly nod off a couple of times during the first two numbers. That was in no way the fault of the music which was quite good.

The San Jose Jazz Summer Fest begins tonight. I can only go tomorrow, but I hope to be able to see some or all of the performances by Johnny Boyd, Karrin Allyson, Chico Freeman, and Jose James. Hopefully I can squeeze in some Kermit Ruffins along the way too. His band plays twice that day, but both times are up against other performers I'd like to see too. They have 12 stages going this year, so there is no possible way to see/hear everything I'd like to.

Now THAT made me laugh out loud!!!

Yes, One More Time was directed by Gary's dad, the one and thankfully only, "revered by the French", comedy legend. Since he himself did not play a role in the film, it appears Mr. Lewis taught Mr. Davis all the secret methods & techniques which he had developed and perfected over his career to create that subtle and nuanced form of comedy for which he is so well known. I believe this is the only film I've seen directed by Mr. Lewis (since I tend to avoid his screen performances like the plague) and the pacing of the film was really awful too. Constipated?

I first heard this news on on NPR newscast earlier this morning. Not that many jazz musicians get mentioned in the news upon their passing, not even on NPR,which has done more than its share in covering jazz over the years. People may tend to overlook Pete Fountain because of his popularity and they may hold his stint with Lawrence Welk against him, not to mention that his style of music is nowhere near as popular as it was 50-60 years ago. Clearly the man had real musical talent and it would be a mistake to dismiss his music entirely. May he Rest In Peace (after he goes Marchin' In "Half Fast" with the Saints)

An entertaining movie, even with -- or perhaps because of -- the frequently cheesy special effects. I never thought of Pat Boone as being in the stud muffin category, but the filmmakers must have because they found reason to have him spend a large part of the movie shirtless. Since the film begins in Scotland, Mr. Boone attempts a Scottish accent some of the time and it is truly bad. I think James Mason attempted a Scottish accent as well in the beginning, but then just reverted back to sounding like James Mason. It was surprising that their expedition spent months underground and yet the men always remained clean shaven. Future TV immortals Alan Napier (Alfred on Batman) and Thayer David (Prof. Stokes on Dark Shadows) also performed in this film

Now on my list of "worst movies ever made" -- This movie is truly awful! It's a sequel to the 1968 movie Salt & Pepper (but see, Sammy Davis is Charlie Salt and Peter Lawford is Chris Pepper -- bet you didn't see that coming -- and sadly, that's the level of humor to be found here). I saw that film a few years ago and found it mildly amusing, but this piece of crap was unbearable. I actually could not make it all the way through the movie, which is very rare for me. The two characters are co-owners of a swinging London nightclub who get into financial trouble so Pepper goes to see his identical twin brother, Lord Pepper for help. Shortly after that, Lord Pepper is murdered and Mr. Pepper assumes his identity and title and life of wealth & ease without telling his friend Salt. But it turns out Lord Pepper had been working with Interpol to break a diamond smuggling ring and he had double crossed both the smugglers and Interpol so they are all out to get him. Hilarious, right? It is so, so sad watching two middle aged men who have obviously been doing too much drugs trying to be late-1960's hip. The one and only good point of the movie (or at least the portion of it that I could sit through) was Sammy Davis' performance of "When The Feeling Hits You", which is actually one of his better recordings of that era. Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing do make a cameo appearance together, but their scene is ruined by Mr. Davis' mugging. That tag line at the top of the movie poster is funnier than anything to be found in the movie. I dare any of you to watch this movie all the way through!

One I can think of is this album put out by the Penn State Jazz Club for its members. It's a recording of the DBQ at Penn State. Ooooh -- it was on red vinyl! And it has found its way to CD.

Purple Noon (1960) -- a French adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's The Talented Mr. Ripley. Very well done, I thought. I've never seen the later Matt Damon version. I wonder if I should bother to after having seen this one.

Not jazz at all, but tonight I saw Jonathan Richman along with his longtime drummer Tommy Larkins (if you ever saw the movie There's Something About Mary, then you've seen the two of them) at a divey place called the Starline Social Club up in Oakland. Why Jonathan Richman is not yet in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a mystery to me. I guess he's just too quirky and he's certainly never been a big commercial hit. It was about a 70 minute show. That's long enough at my age for a venue that holds 400 people and had maybe 40 seats, so standing for the whole show is not ideal an old geezer like me anymore. He did a number of my favorites including "No One Was Like Vermeer", "I Was Dancing In The Lesbian Bar", "Her Mystery Not of High Heels and Eye Shadow" and closed with a joyous version of "My Baby Love Love Loves Me". Glad I finally got the chance to see him in person.

This thread inspired me to pull it out and give it a listen once again. It's a good, solid session, but then I am predisposed to liking Lou Donaldson. Dr. Lonnie Smith is especially good and his organ sound is nicely recorded. I don't know that any one would name this disc among their all-time favorites by Mr. Donaldson, but it's good. Worth getting for a reasonable price, but certainly not worth paying an arm and a leg for it.

And I remember seeing a Harold Mabern disc in that series: