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Wherever the credit deserves to be, there is credit to be given, I should think. That Schubert is freaking frollicking! And of course, an idea/interpretation is only as effective as its execution. Whatever ideas Aller may or may not have given, they did not seem to be foreign to anybody's gut instincts. OTOH, Hollywood.

Whoa, really good band, gotta find their Beethoven Late Quartets set at a decent price. intersting to think of these guys playing film scores and pop records and then all going to Schoenberg's house to play his piece for him in hopes of getting him to write liner notes and then basically telling him to quit bitching, don't interrupt, shut up and let them play and then decide. Which he apparently agrees to do and then says, perfect, all good, you'll get you liner notes on Monday. And then, Eleanor Slatkin talking about how enjoyable it was to make Close To You with Sinatra because he knew what he wanted and was so musical about it, the impression is that this was a group that had an enthusiasm for making music in general and a passion for making great music wherever it was. And with daily schedules that were probably more than occasionally filled with commoness, instead of getting beat down by it, it apparently gave them the juice to go to Schoenberg'shouse and kick his ass with his own music. To use a much overused word in its more original sense, that is pretty damn awesome. And the Schubert just rocks. While simultaneously being quite nuanced. Delightful. Hollywood! String Quartet! Hellagood!

Those are the people. Do they control any of the music?

Jack Benny Benny More Kai Winding

Bill Crow Archie LeCoque Joe Cocker

Puff Peter, Paul, & Mary Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

Webster Arnold Erkel

Ed Sullivan Topo Gigio Rat Fink

Found my DL of the Clea Bradford date today, and...seems that I recall Ms. Bradford being from St. Louis, so, sure, Nelson and Clark Terry, why not, but their contribution are so minimal that never mind why not, WHY? That + to my ears, the singing sounds like a sincere collection of all the mannerism I don't like of singers I do like, without anything additional added. All is not lost, though. Patti Bown, both in solo and accompaniment, keeps throwing out all these Cole/Garner-ish tidbits that would not be out of place on some 78 from 15-20 years earlier. Kind of a treat, that is, and if not a treat, at least incentive to listen to the record all the way through once.

Allah Yahweh Eurway

Flipper Shamu Moby Dick

Amanda Blake Hello Kitty Jerry Newman

Is that your beat-up original now on sale at DG?

Who are you, and what have you done with The Red Menace? Hawken, actually, like the rifle. The subdivision was originally named "Hunter's Glen". I learned more about firearms history just taking my kids to birthday parties than I had before or after. My uncle Vrnon, though, he knew all that shit when he came to visit. I was impressed, actually. And if anybody thinks about using this information to show up for an unwelcome surprise visit, hey, keep all that in mind, ok?

75023-1710

Well shit. That guy ran deep, and never obviously so. RIP, here's another chance to dance your way out of your constrictions. Much love.

Condition is listed as Very Good (with no +). In my experience with DG, the absence of that + coupled with the desirability of the item suggests that it's liable to be an artifact more than a listening record. And the cover will have tape and a split seam on the cover, it says so, and believe me, if they say that, they mean it. Still, turn down the treble, pump up the volume, and hey, party like it's 1969, in every way possible (including taping a quarter to the tone arm if you have to, to stop the skips). And enjoy having a full size, real-life copy of a great record for about 15 bucks. Not everybody will get that. Not even everybody who wants to will get that. If that's the worst thing that happens to you, hey, damn good day, imo!

There are still peripheral options, including Tyrone Davis (not a bad option, either): https://www.dustygroove.com/browse.php?kwfilter=Tyrone+Washington&incl_oos=1&incl_cs=1&format=all

It should be!

Not familiar with that book, but am aware of the rich and varied assortment of such venues throughout the state. Have actually performed in a few on various wedding gigs, never as a member of a gigging country band (although some of the players hired for the bands who played those weddings were, through such interactions are greater personal appreciation of music and musicians realized!). Played one in particular that was as breathtaking in its reality as it was in its mystique. https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/xdp03 Not much on the outside, and it really is in the proverbial "middle of nowhere", but inside, the beams are pretty much(?) intact from the original construction, and the floors are such that if you can't hear the noise of the dancer's feet as they dance, you're playing too damn loud! I would take gigs like this just for the life experience, even if all I got to do was take solos on "Mustang Sally" & kin. For a person of my background and bent, they are experiences that I would not have otherwise, whole other worlds existing a handful of hours away. Don't want to "live there", but jesus, you talk about a richness of humanity, whoa!

Hey, I ordered that Port Arthur thing just for the cover photo of the bandstand. That's a vanishing breed of stage, that low flat ceiling that leaves the sound nowhere to go but straight out into the room. For unamplified music in a non-auditorium, it can be wonderful. Perhaps coincidentally, there were a lot of them in East Texas, mostly oil-company "meeting halls" that would serve as social centers for the companies' employees back when life was focused around "the company". Suitable for speaking and playing, no high ceilings/roof for the sound to get lost in, just project your sound and out it would go, unimpeded. I also dig how Jimmie has an accordion handy, probably for the polkas.

Last Exit The Runaways Noel Coward

There's a "Willow Weep For Me" on this one where Helen Merrill & Wayne Shorter are magical, individually and collectively.

Diddy Gallippy!

You've sold me on it. Hot Springs is a place our family has passed through and driven around any number of times while driving to other places. It's history is borderline-mythic, especially compared to its present, which is mundane in comparison...and perhaps by any standard, really. But random whiffs of the airs of unbridled opulence and indulgence are still breathable even from the local radio station that reaches out to the Interstate which does not pass through the city. The booklet is very much anticipated. If it's like the few other Jazz Oracle products I've been pleased to own, it should be a delight. Another area that at one time was a paradise of guilt-free-zoniness was the Galveston, Tx area. Were there territory/hotel bands that played the Texas Gulf Coast? Galveston, Houton, Port Arthur, etc.? If so, are there any documents such as Jazz Oracle provides?