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At the risk of stating the obvious (I'd better say that), you need an external hard drive though. I lost a lot of precious data when my computer had to have: a new motherboard, processor and main hard drive. (And all because some foreign geeks are clever at making viruses etc.) The Gestapo took a friend's computer away, based on a faked accusation. If they take mine, they won't deprive me of diddly squat of any value, because all files of value, none illegal, are on a hidden external drive that a sniffer dog would have trouble finding. So, I hope that that drive isn't unstable. (Maybe I should back-back-up everything onto a second external drive. This kind of issue makes one appreciate even more the scripture "Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away." (Matthew 24:35))

Not me, lol. I love cute partners.

I was listening to a long trance mix a couple of years ago, and suddenly, I heard a familiar gruff voice say "And now, we are going to feature our pianist, Billy Kyle".

An Indian in the British Army was confused by the following command: "Beds will be made up as laid down in Standing Orders". ["Soldiers, pairs, dozens forty-two." was another classic] Apparently, I'm not the only one who has difficulty finding the right software tab to click. But, they did a great job with this board. If you want a real swine, try that Windows thingy used to create documents. (Microsoft Office # n, or whatever it's currently called.) It has hundreds of hidden adjustments, and I was amazed to see that one default is to start each new line with a capital letter. Perhaps Gatesy should have attended Grade Two at my Primary School. A friend managed to find out how to stop that; the tab was extremely well hidden in a sub-sub-menu. Nice one, mate! Let's now get the crane to put the train back on the rails.

I think Ronnie was made a sir. Victor was not just a fine musician, he was a phenomenon. As for Lyttelton, "Good on yer, moite!". Tell 'em where to put it.

Sounds tasty though. I'd love to give it a spin.

Ah, that explains it, lol. Wtf are they? I musta missed something here.

Hey, Daxie, I wasn't suggesting that you slow down; I meant everyone else. I guess you aren't getting much sleep these days, lol, or much work done. I really want to pet that rabbit.

Yes, she does.

May we have an explanation, oh fellow tenor player?

What is the "genre"? (Lol, I hate that word.)

The bbc jazz coverage has always been very limited. But who cares? There are zillions of online stations, 24/7. And, best of all, we can get the stuff at home, and listen to what we want, when we want. Best aspect of bbc radio is that they use Pete Tong and Dave Spoon. They play a lot of junk on air (they have to, as it's a pop show), but they are actually top-quality electro house producers - and not just funky house, I mean serious listening stuff too. (For example, Dave Spoon's instrumental remix of LXR vs Andrea Doria's "Freak Me", which is very dry electro.)

Lucy, my dog, is mainly golden retriever, with a German shepherd head. My friend, Mr Monty Burns, arranged the surgery. ("That man at Radio Shack said I was mad!") She is lovely. I'd upload a pic, but it's a hassle to do it. Anyways, I have lots of lads sleeping over here (my son's mates) and Lucy sleeps on the bedding during the day, burrowed deep into it all.

The little grey cells are 'ard at work, 'Astings!

My favorite Jimmy Smith album! Thanks for mentioning the Trane "Fearless Leader" set. I had missed that, and the other two matching box sets. Apparently, the sound is an upgrade over the early 1990s CD sound, though I'm very happy with those old CDs.

Well, it was so long ago that I don't remember much. And I was too young to know what to ask. I had not even heard any of Bix's recordings. I just had the Grauer/Keepnews "Pictorial History of Jazz" book, and I knew that Bix was a legend. Likewise, I went up to Buck Clayton, and said "You were with Benny Goodman". I'd not heard about the 30s Basie Recordings. Buck did play with Goodman, on one album: the Decca "Benny Goodman Story" set. (Buck's name could not be mentioned by Decca, but there was a pic of him on the cover, and you could hear that it was him.) The guy I talked to most was Bud Freeman. We chatted about sax mouthpieces and reeds, and he said he used the same reeds as I did at the time: brown box Rico # 2s.

The original "Wicked Lady". Sad news indeed.

Hey guys, slow down, lol. Rome wasn't built in a day. Some of us have been at it for decades.

Lol, I just keep all incoming outer boxes, bubble wrap and styrofoam chips, and use them for outgoing LPs. One day, my attic will burst into flames by spontaneous combustion.

Notable additions. Though I've never felt that Diz was an essential part of bebop. Bird was the real innovator there. Diz was important as a superb soloist, and he did play a major part in the blending of jazz and Latino. While on the subject of bop, I wonder why Monk was dubbed "The high priest of bebop", when he was what you might call an advanced stride piano player, as well as a major composer. The quintessential bebop pianist was Bud Powell. Coleman Hawkins certainly "invented" the tenor saxophone, taking it from a kinda novelty instrument status to a position of major importance. Plus, he just sounded great and lasted for years.

One thing's for sure: if the set is supposed to be 75 mins and you finish a tune at the 60 min mark, you can easily play one, or two more pieces. Even if you had run out of repertoire, you could play something like "Bags' Groove". But, Lee is elderly now, and maybe he gets too tired to play for more than an hour. Toward the end of his life, Noel Coward was top-billed at Vegas and only came out and did a 20 minute set. (No prizes for guessing what he sang.)

Awww, Flat5, sorry you missed all those icons. I've been lucky enough to meet a lot over the years, but only Pepper Adams of those you mention. In 1963, you could possibly have seen Trane too, and lots of others.

Yikes! Dare to say NO to pepper.

Hey, Dax! Welcome to the board. Love the bunny! You are off to a good start, with those names. It will take years to get to know all about jazz. You have a lot of great listening ahead. It's not too hard to list the real innovators of jazz, but you probably won't want to restrict your listening to just them. The very top innovators include Louis Armstrong, Lester Young, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, John Coltrane. For me, Parker is the finest improviser ever. Also, I believe that jazz ceased to develop in about 1967. Many great players continued to play it, and new players came along, playing the music of their predecessors, but what you might call pure jazz came to an end there, as far as development goes. After that, rock and fusion etc took over. I like quite a lot of that, especially Weather Report and Chick Corea, but it's not straight-ahead jazz. But, so what, music is music. What's in a name? All that matters is whether it sounds good to you, or any other listener. Enjoy.

Lol, a moose pic. Hey, I have a Volvo too. I tried salt once (I sprinkled it on my food), and it was quite good. I'm trying to pluck up the courage to try that pepper stuff.