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He was a remarkable man, who lived in a time when segregation and discrimination were the norm. As part of "The Greatest Generation", he served in the US Navy during WWII to help fight for freedoms he and his people could not yet enjoy. He worked in a business that was very competitive, especially once the big bands died off and then rock and roll did away with the need for lots of studio musicians. Yet I don't think there is a person alive today who would have an unkind word to say about Clark Terry. That may be the finest testament to the kind of man he was and the kind of life he lived. Sometimes, the good guys don't finish last. He will be missed, but never forgotten. May eternal peace be upon him. http://youtu.be/vtGTxNjzGDE

I always heard that line as "Cheese was at a salad rate". I was mystified by the enigma of that one line.

A winner at this year's Pawscar Awards for TV/motion picture animal actors was -- Lifetime Diva Achievement Winner – Crystal This beloved capuchin monkey has been an animal star for 18 years starring in more than 25 films including the “Night At The Museum” series, “The Hangover: Part 2,” “American Pie,” and the “Dr. Doolittle” films, as well as television shows, and commercials. One amazing fact about Crystal is that she is a rescue animal. Crystal is far from the only rescue animal working today: approximately 80 percent of the cats and dogs you see on the large and small screen are rescues or adopted from shelters. This monkey is so beloved that the late Robin Williams called her “his favorite leading lady.” http://www.americanhumane.org/about-us/newsroom/news-releases/move-over-oscars-its-the-pawscars.html

I didn't even know Bob Newhart could play piano -- oh, wait . . .

I always wondered why they chose to put the older Coleman Hawkins on the commemorative postage stamp. Who made that call? There's nothing wrong with that decision necessarily, but when I think of Coleman Hawkins, my first mental image is never that of him as an old man. If Elvis could be remembered on a stamp as the young, influential performer he once was instead of the bloated self-caricature he became, why didn't Mr. Hawkins also deserve to be commemorated as the younger man he was during his most influential years.

Les McCann Clancy Hayes Freddie Cole Professor Longhair Dr. John Woody Herman Lionel Hampton Gerry Mulligan recorded 2 vocals that I know of Tania Maria Paolo Conte Antonio C. Jobim Joao Gilberto

George Benson John Pizzarelli Shirley Horn Fats Waller Esperanza Spaulding Marty Grosz Ray Ellington Ray Nance Occasionally sang: Milt Jackson Jimmy Smith Kenny Burrell Jay McShann Joey DeFrancesco Occasionally accompanied themselves on piano: Carmen McRae Sarah Vaughan Others who sang but could not accompany themselves because they played a wind instrument: Louis Armstrong Jack Teagarden Louis Prima Louis Jordan Chet Baker Valaida Snow

This doesn't look like a very good likeness of either man.