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Jim, there's a few of these already at Abe Books.

Larry is right about that album. Speaking of which, if anyone has Larry's book (and who of here probably doesn't), you ought to check out the two pieces Larry has about Art Pepper. Required reading, IMHO.

That is a hell of a cover, for sure

Today is Barry Harris birthday, one of the top pianists in the post 50s era, keeping, as I've heard it said, the flame of bop alive. So let's wish him a great birthday today!

Man, these birthdays just keep on comin'. Happy birthday, Herr Couwenberg

Wow. That's a little pricey, isn't it. Wonder how they'll do.

I've taken Chuck's suggestion and asked for Blue Stompin' plus the Webster Young for Xmas. Really lookin' forward to that Hal Singer cd.

Well, come to think of it, they don't sound too romantic, do they? More seriously, I don't understand the point. You're not alone. Favorites: dates with Sonny.

I just picked up, coincidentally, the Al Cohn Barry Harris cd so looking forward to that.

That's a pretty good deal on the Melle. I think it went for a high amount on ebay in the last week or so.

Those will be on my reading list next year. Perhaps it was the enormity of his personality and his contribution that makes it hard to get an all encompassing biography.

Thank you for that link. I must missed that thread entirely. It is very sad news indeed. I had no idea.

I was wondering if Max has been ill lately because in the past week or so Phil Schapp on his Charlie Parker show on WKCR has been asking listeners to send in card to WKCR to send to Max but Phil Schapp doesn't really say if Max is ill. Does anybody know one way or the other?

I just realized that I have the Dolo Coker Cd and that is an outstanding cd. That along with the Barry Harris cds and True Blue are probably the best although the Jimmy Raney Sonny Clark Cd, Together, is pretty fantastic.

I was thinking about buying Shipton's bio of Dizzy. Is it worth picking up?

Mine never showed up either, if you wouldn't mind sending.

Some of them have by a company called Prevue.

I have a few Xanadu cds and can reccomend them all: Bud in Paris Barry Harris Plays Tadd Dameron - really good International Jam Sessions Barry Harris - Live in Tokyo Al Cohn and Dexter Gordon - True Blue - a truly outstanding disc I have all the Bebop Revisited and they're all fantastic. I don't think they've been reissued on lp (a pity) Great label.

That's funny you should show this one, as I had Mel sign a copy of this for me one day and he said he wished it hadn't been released! Mark, did he say why?

I read these all when I was a kid and have a Doubleday edition from the 60s. Do you think this is worth picking up?

Good review by Joe. It's a nice mood album, with excellent playing. I wondered about the celeste at first but it seemed like Horace warmed up to it at after a bit and seemed to add a lot to the session. I don't if this was mentioned but these songs have never been mentioned before and Lock and Griff don't play together.

Late, For Jimmy Forrest, there's Out of the Forrest and if you can't find it, All the Gin is Gone on Delmark, which is notable for being Grant Green's First Recorded Session. I also remember liking Two Altos although it's been a while since I heard it. BTW, all the Thad Jones are very good, especially Mad Thad.

Nice one and all the more unusual to have an organist and a pianist.

Late, did you ever get the BN Hopes? That's a cd that should be reissued either as an RVG or a Conn.

Dusty Groove is actually pretty good about getting things back in stock if you send them your email adress when you access the link that couw left. That's what I just did.