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On for tonight:

True that! gregmo

I think Scott "defaults" to the 30s and 40s. Fine by me. I love those sets! gregmo

Can't get enough of the Basie sides on this set!

Not sure I'd recommend old Decca Jazz Heritage LPs, Chewy. The "reprocessed for stereo" sound on those is awful even if the covers are kind of cool. gregmo

Magisterial performance by the great Bette Davis

Partly: It's a Lonehill CD (yeah, yeah, I know...) that reissues that album along side "Coup de Graas." gregmo

Agreed! I bugged them about it for years, but when the Andorrans did it, that screwed the pooch. And they haven't reissued the last two! gregmo

Very cool. I enjoyed listening to a couple of "rags" on the UCSB site! gregmo

Courtesy of Michael, from whom I ordered it--delivered quickly and intact! It was the last Ella Verve I didn't have. Nice concert by the great gregmo

I keep vinyl from various older "series" that I collected back in the day. And some of them just have cool titles, like this one:

Interesting! Thanks for posting that! Here's the original RCA version, which is about 37 seconds shorter than the "shorter" V-Disc version! RCA Version: Jack-Armstrong Blues One liner-note writer (I forget which) commented that he thought Satch had been listening to Charlie Parker when he played that solo. I'm not sure I agree with that, but it's an interesting thought. gregmo

I don't believe that Newport album has ever been reissued on cd, has it? I have it on LP. gregmo

Don't knock Hello Dolly--Satch's version of "Moon River" on that record is to die for! But, getting back to Jack-Armstrong, that has always been my favorite of the things they did together in the studio for RCA in the mid-40s and my favorite Satch from the whole decade. Listen to him wail on that thing! Is this version also the one on Jasmine's 4-cd Swinging on a V-Disc set? gregmo

There can't BE enough Big T!! gregmo

Disc One

The thread on Tina caused me to get this one out and give it a spin

She writes well. gregmo

Reading through the last in this fine series, though this one is huge!

Intelligent and articulate. RIP. I'm a fan of the show. I wonder if Ken Jennings will replace him.

Trying to see all of AFI's "Ten Top Ten." Only one to go after this one:

Some very fine Bourbon tonight...to celebrate!

Disc 11: gregmo