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http://www.willieruff.com/duo.html

Sorry to admit I mostly know her "singing" from the records she made with Paul Weston under the names Jonathan & Darlene Edwards. I do know they are both extremely accomplished artists.

Damn! None of you know of Alan Praskin.

Playing from the inside to the edge was supposed to eliminate the need for an anti-skate adjustment. I used to have a 78 record recorder. It cut a groove from the center to the edge so that the cuttings would be less likely to be in the path of the needle.

Thank you Marcello for that story.

Does anyone have a link to the original newspaper article published in 1957?

I guess this is the place to put this. In the news this week was Louis Armstrong (a famous jazz musician) and the "Little Rock Nine" (not one of his tunes). Using Google I have not been able to find a copy/transcript of the original article by Larry Lubenow. I would like to read it. Can someone help me to find it? Thank you.

Shirley Rogers was a very good piano player in San Francisco in 1966. She left to get married in Georgia.

That's great that there will be tribute for him at the "Bowl". Hope I can find out who played, etc.

I can't see Strays as a detriment to the Ellington legacy because lots of the music would not have been produced without him. OTOH, other stuff would have been written... I love the album "Masterpieces by Ellington". Strayhorn's influence is all over that one. I think he did more good than harm.

I never understand what he is talking about, but he can play! He does not like to admit it, it seems, but he has studied harmony, etc.

Two hits on the net give the recording date as 1-1-1958. (not release date) But how likely is it to schedule a recording date on the day after New Years Eve?

I only know it was recorded in 1958. I believe in LA. It's sad that the liner notes mention the bari soloist and don't say who it is.

Hope this is the right place for this. Been listening to this very well performed record. A baritone saxophone player is featured on almost every tune. I have used Google to try to find out who he is, but no luck. Can someone here help me? Thank you.

Not organ but clarinet and accordion works well. Buddy DeFranco & Tommy Gumina.

BR was a good sax player who found a way to make money entertaining people. BTW, Yakkity is a very hard tune to play! Nabors is a well trained singer with a big clear voice. Again, who uses it to entertain people. I'm a jazz player but I would also like to be able to entertain masses of people :-) $$$$

Yeah, Allan was 16 when he made that record. He works hard at his craft. Still playing, practicing, teaching and writing. I live in Amsterdam and remember Alex. He's on my email address list :-)

Some of these people are not hard to find. Barbara Higby for one.

I also like Mosaic, esp. Children of the Night.

(yeah, that is a sad story) So Herbie Mann and Dave Brubeck never played the Tonight Show? Ellington or Basie? Benny Goodman? Gene Krupa never played Johnny's show? Hamp? (He and Gibbs often played on Steve Allen's later shows)

What the valves do: When you push down a valve the pitch goes down. You are adding tubing, making the pipe longer. First valve adds a whole step (valve closest to your head) Second valve adds a half step Third valve adds a step and a half. So "closing" all valves adds 1+1/2+1 1/2 = 3 whole steps

Worktime is fun. Our Man in Jazz is my personal favorite. I like everything he did (that I've heard, listening since 1962) up till maybe 1966. After that, I like most of his recordings.

Any recordings with Vic on drums?

As a young clarinet/jazz student I had at least 14 Pete Fountain Coral records. Some of them were quite good. "Pete Fountain Day" is my favorate. These were my only records with Jack Sperling on drums. One of 'em featured him on every tune with arrangements by Charles "Bud" Dant. Anyone want to suggest other records that Jack had a real chance to play on? Got any stories about him?

I'd like to hear her play. Maybe someday I'll find a mp3.