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A Blue Note set would go nicely with the Milestone Box I've had for quite a while. I wonder if they're still planning a Lee Morgan box. gregmo

Just saw this. Donation sent. gregmo

Odd to see this one pop up again, because I had decided to revisit the two "Swing" episodes just last week. It was many years since I watched the original, and since I can stream the thing, I watched those. I have to say, aside from Wynton's babbling (which I fast-forwarded through), the rest of it was better than I remembered. No Crouch in the segments I watched. gregmo

"Jackpot." We had a thread on that one when Columbia (Sony) reissued it. gregmo

I always regretted that when Columbia was issuing its big box sets like Brubeck's studio recordings, that it never got around to issuing a set of the live things it had. Would have made a nice set. gregmo

Decided to give disc one of this one a spin. It has some jazz accordion!

My very happy exploration of Jimmy Rushing continues:

I went ahead and read it after I posted that query, and like you I wasn't all that impressed. I was especially surprised there was no discography. I think Hodges might just be one of those people whose music was *far* more interesting than his life story. gregmo

I've spent many a happy hour--and quite a few francs and euros--in the Paris Jazz Corner!! gregmo

Disc 3

Bringing back this thread to recommend the very nice 30 minute doc I watched on the great violinist thanks to Mosaic's Daily Jazz Gazette: Grappelli Jazz Doc gregmo

The competition for this dubious honor is severe in my case. I suppose it would be a new 77-inch high end Sony 4K tv in 2019, which required...of course!...a new receiver and 4k DVD player. I have thoroughly enjoyed them all, but the setup I had before was also fine. The DVD player does a great job with my cds. gregmo

Yeah, hindsight is finally 2020. Goodbye and good riddance. Looking forward to what I can only hope will be a much better year. gregmo

I Got a Right to Sing the Blues. gregmo

This one is a treasure. "Red Plays the Blues" is especially fine, and Helen Humes sings wonderfully on two of the four albums.

Whoa--that is a *serious* movie. I think it is far and away Sinatra's greatest film performance, and he had some good ones. gregmo

Actually, the "second one" I was thinking of was the rumored Lee Morgan 60s Blue Note set! gregmo

Sad news. I always had an eccentric fondness for this goofy record:

Can't get enough of Mr. Five By Five. This one has a version of "Tricks Ain't Walkin' No More," one of the odder pieces in Rushing's oeuvre!!

Thanks for that update, Lon. gregmo

Oh yeah. gregmo

All originals on this one. None of them became standards, but I like the ambition, and Christy is always lovely to hear: