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Keep in mind that Duke was already a composer of some note in Russia before coming here and starting his new career. So he was already knowing that world first. But he kept it good, no matter what world he was in! No dumbing down, no smarting up.

Great news!

Vernon Duke wrote a fair amount of pretty good stuff as Vladimir Dukelsky, but he was a bit younger than Gershwin. and performed did Gershwin invent the word "Rhapsody"? And there was a bit of a body of work by JPJ in this idiom, not just one "big project".

Please advise.

Yeah, Microsoft no longer supports 7, so if you're "current" on your updates, this is as good as it will ever get.

I find it quite...astringent, and view that as a positive.

I've recently gotten 2 CDs of James P. Johnson's orchestral compositions. They're always interesting, and often enough more. And also often enough...not so much. But maybe some of that is the orchestras' fault. Maybe Never, though, are they cheesy!

And maybe start planning for a transition out of Windows 7...

Berthetica Hanniper - Drowning In The Wishing Well

That's interesting that it was fixable thru the HP utility and not anything genetically Windows. Glad you got everything back so (relatively) easily! Did you get any indication of what was causing the trouble?

Uh oh then...

https://www.ionos.com/digitalguide/server/configuration/how-to-boot-windows-7-in-safe-mode/ In 7, you might have to force Safe Mode. The may or may not be a failed hard drive and you might still have your data and it might be retrievable. Might. Try taking it out and see if your tech contact can rouse it. If they can, good, you haven't lost anything. If not.... We all loved 7, but it's gone. 10 and 11 have a bit of a learning curve, but they work just fine. I strongly urge you to move on there.

Actually... https://www.discogs.com/release/15201713-Shelly-Manne-Septet-Dee-Gee-Presents/image/SW1hZ2U6NDYwNDA5NTI=

Didn't RLR source their material from Dime?

For me, it's tone (instrumental, not recorded) and time (smoother). That and the more or less obvious presences of Pepper and Cooper). But before the soloists started, I was trying to connect it somehow with this: And....no.

Mr. & Mrs. Hard Candy - Ain't No Rest Stops On The Highway Of Love!!!

Maybe not the end after all? https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2024/01/sports-illustrateds-usd10-million-mystery.html?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us

Us. otoh....

Chris Woods?

Yeah, Peele brought a real contemporary voice to them, something that I didn't always get from the other reboots.

I was very pleasantly delighted by most of the recent-ish Jordan Peele seasons. Might be worth "skipping ahead" to get to those.

We should not forget Jeff Crompton's years of service as we!l! @Big Al Is this Joe Harnell? Or not? The "String Of Pearls" bit was a nice off-balance opening, deceptive! I think the tune is "A Beautiful Friendship"? Not at all fond of the piano playing, but just as much AS fond of the woodwind writing, gorgeously written and executed. Expert. I will buy and play records like this, just to hear the writing, and this would be one of them! And the pocket is in there, too. @Dan Gould Oh geez, I should know this chart, pretty sure we got hold of it in my lab/rehearsal band days...not sure if this is the original version or not, but it comes closer to it than those bands did! Alto is for real, for real. Electric bass gives it a more real blues "sound". The band itself is ok, but maybe could have used more air in the recorded sound, I dislike that claustrophobic sound on any record, but especially a big band. I wish I could remember the name of the chart, something to do with a bag or a sack or grease or something "of blues". I'll take it for the alto playing, whoever it is. @danasgoodstuff Geri meets Jimi (with two more pianists. This is a beautiful record. Took me a while to shake out the cobwebs to remember it, though. At first I was thinking it to be a psychedelic Earl Hines, there was so much independence between hands! @Dub Modal Sounds like Art Pepper playing "After You've Gone"? Recording sounds like a very Early Prestige job. Bob Cooper? West Coast playing, East Coast recording sound? What the heck is this? I like it! @Eric Derivative but not imitative. Playing with a deep knowledge and an equally deep conviction. This is somebody who knows their shit inside and out (literally and figuratively). @mjazzg I liked this a lot more when the cello took over, that's a pocket right there! And I like how they stay in that pocket instead of trying to blow it up and out. Very thoughtful and purposeful. Like it a lot! @randyhersom Prepare thyself to deal with a miracle. @Rooster_Ties Maybe one of those Terumasa Hino records? It sounds too much like the Lost Quartet without being them (and more Tony than Jack)...but maybe I'm wrong? @sidewinder Early-ish 70s, I don't know if you could get that recorded sound in any other time. Is it on Cobblestone? I like the slippery fell of the tenorist's phrasings, not just straight eighths, it slides around. We're in a bit of early Chick territory here in terms of composition and pianistics, but that drummer is doing a Tony thing and doing it really well. I'm curious who this is. @webbcity No surprises, but very pleasant in a non-superficial way. Tenor brings a little sumpinsumpin extra to the game, hello!!! Pianist as well. Sounds like a good date for all! Thanks to Dan for doing the logistics on this one - and on the next as well.

Is that Roseanne Barr?