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That Kike Hernández can pitch!

After Tammi got really sick, a lot of people claimed that Motown used Valerie Simpson to complete (in whole or in part) some product that was released as being by Tammi. It's a contentious subject, and Valerie denies it (but in such a way that allows for it being a wee bit true). Google will point you to a lot of fan forums, where the discussion is mostly emo type fancrap For me, the most likely scenario is that Valerie did guide vocals on some tracks, Tammi came back when she could and did what she could. What she couldn't do, Motown used Valerie to finish the job. For me, that's a reality-based speculative conclusion, and AFAIC no harm no foul, considering the circumstances.

Elvis & The Andrus Sisters - Pretend You're A Horse!!!

I concord.

I would even question his being on the A-Side. One can "straighten", one's tone only so much... I mean, ok, maybe. But that must have hurt. Remember, "Tami Terrell" wasn't always Tami Terrell...

That's a good record. For some reason, Gene Roland's soprano playing reminds me of Lucky Thompson. And Kenton's obsession with not swinging in the traditional sense pays off here as Roland totally gets it. He sees both sides of this street clearly! When I pull my Kenton holdings, this one will definitely be staying!

Radell Warnex - Built-In Horn!!!

Amanda Peet...I have heard the name forever, but can't recall seeing her in anything...I keep confusing her with Amanda Pays from the old Max Headroom series. But now I know! At least for now ..

I like how he could play a commercial date like that Chico record and still speak true. He might not have liked it, but there it was anyway. Nobody else had that particular voice and he carried it with him everywhere.

Is it ok to still like him? I only have the one record, but two more are on the way. Maybe I'm just doomed to be behind the curve for the rest of my life. Damn this aging thing... I mean, freaking JAZZ TIMES is ahead of me on this one. AARGH!!!!

So I get and email from New Amsterdam records today that tells me: Alex Paxton releases Delicious to critical acclaim "Extremely accessible in its tuneful generosity, astonishing formal rigor, sophistication, and an unerring ear for pop hooks. A seriously entertaining and invigorating activity." —Bandcamp Daily One of The best classical albums of 2025 so far / 4 stars—The Sunday Times "wild, untrammeled, odd, enticing, and turned up to 11. This is the indecent sweetness of Jelly Babies."—ARTS desk "Paxton wears his blissful mania on his brightly coloured sleeve...journey into the frenetic and the ridiculous...incessantly joyful album, bold and catchy." —Jazz Times So is this dude popular now?

Don't sleep on Chico Hamilton. It would be easy to, and sometimes you have to. But not always, no!

Could it be any greater?

That's the one with Don Draper, right? My wife has been watching that, it looks good enough!

Peaches had them by "the hundreds" in their cutout racks back in the day. Seemed like the more time passed, the more mangled they got!

The art world is no different than the rest of the world If you want to believe something, there will be somebody to give it to you. And there will likely also be people to see to it that you find that somebody. And then everybody gets what they want. It is, after all, the world. This one, anyway.

The Joe Williams was done with Horace Ott at the helm, so it's "that kind of thing". But Joe himself is excellent all the way, at times majestic. Of its time, as they say.

I don't mean the art itself, I mean the "art world". Totally different things.

No, what's great about the world of art is how is all the people who want to throw praise and/ or money your way if you play your cards right.

Bob Brookmeyer on trumpet!!!!!

IIRC, the first few Newport In New York festivals had nighttime big band dances every night. One of (maybe the only) leaders) was Benny Carter. So that explains that!

The right band for this gig!!!

I think it's an in-between-er. And the arrangements are rudimentary in the extreme. Totally uninspired.