Joe

For me, the pick of Dixon's Soul Notes is still NOVEMBER 1981. With Alan Silva, Mario Pavone on basses and Laurence Cook on drums. Tony Oxley's THE ENCHANTED MESSENGER (1994), with large experimental group featuring Dixon, is also very much worth hearing, IMO. Oddly, no AMG review of this disc.

Thanks Larry. Odd.

Does Giulietta Masina count? If so, I nominate her for work in the title role of Fellini's NIGHTS OF CABIRIA.

Yes, the guitarist most renowned for his contributions to the music of the recently deceased Gil Melle. Apparently there is a recent interview with Mr. Cinderella available online somewhere, but I have been completely unable to locate it using the standard methods (Google etc.). Any help would be most appreciated.

Some "jazz" content here... http://www.bagatellen.com

From the Fantasy website...

Bill O'Reilly a boor? Color me surprised...

Sandy Koufax, Magic Johnson, or Jim Brown. Your pick.

Makaya Ntshoko = superb drummer, originally from South Africa. Best known for his association with Dollar Brand / Abdullah Ibrahim.

Do i. I'm just finally getting around to reading Brion Gysin's THE PROCESS.

That is, when they are not powered by mothers. So, when is BN going to get around to reissuing CONTRASTS?

Highness -- thanks for that response. And wasn't Arthur Schnitzler Austrian as well. A big fan of Bernhard. For more on Uwe Johnson, see: http://www.suhrkamp.de/autoren/johnson/johnsonbio.htm Sadly, something of a forgotten writer here in "the West", but his novels -- I'm an especially big fan of THE THIRD BOOK ABOUT ACHIM -- are almost forbiddingly complex (ala Butor, Or McElroy).

Seems like quite a few Germans/ Austrians have one the Nobel... Boll, Grass, Hesse. Is her German even more idiosyncratic than that of Uwe Johnson or Arno Schmidt?

The latest laureate... http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/10/07...ture/index.html

Actually was lucky enough to see the Takács Quartet essay number 4 in performance earlier this year. Pretty astounding, but I though they did an even better job with Beethoven's 15th String Quartet (In A Minor, Opus 132).

The Burton - Michael Marcus date may be more up your alley... http://www.justin-time.com/works/JUST1562/

AFAIK, THE COOL WORLD soundtrack is still available on CD. Worth picking up. Three OJCs that I think fit the mode of the original request... Gil Melle, GIL'S GUESTS (which include Art Farmer, Kenny Dorham, Julius Watkins, and Hal McKusick) Duane Tatro, JAZZ FOR MODERNS (includes the original "version" of "Maybe Next Year", one of the stand-out tracks from Art Pepper's SMACK-UP LP) Oliver Nelson, NOCTURNE

Check the date again on this one. That must be Brookmeyer's Bicentennial shirt.

There's a great version of "PLease Send Me Someone To Love" by Frank Lowe on VISION BLUE.

"Made from REAL paint thinner!"

Re: Zeppo... In GROUCHO, HARPO, CHICO, AND SOMETIMES ZEPPO : A HISTORY OF THE MARX BROTHERS AND A SATIRE ON THE REST OF THE WORLD -- still for my $$ the best book on Minnie's boys -- author Joe Adamson recounts that Zeppo could be relied upon to sub for Groucho on occasion during the looooong stage run of THE COCONUTS (I believe) and that audiences would be none the wiser.

I see they are selling a DVD of SWEET LOVE BITTER. Been waiting to see that film for a looooooooooooong time...

I voted for Walt. In my estimation, his music from the 60's captures the zeitgeist of that decade better than any of the other vibists' in this poll. In this respect, I consider Dickerson to be the "Trane of the vibes". If that does not sound too ridiculous.

Oh yeah... splurge on some Roger Miller while you're at it...