Big Beat Steve

Yes, a very good read. Brings that era to life to us later-borns ... That description of Ralph Venables wearing white gloves when junking had me smile ... I remember happening upon such a chap in white (then slightly dusty) gloves upstairs at Mole Jazz during one of my visits sometime in the 90s. Cannot have been him, though - he was younger (but very much "out of this world" too). BTW, I never knew Ralph Venables later made his mark in motoring journalism - knowing his name I think I would have noticed, particularly since the motoring writer's faction of that era had its share of "characters" too - L J K Setright, to name just one ...

The "77" label name is something of a code word or "insider's joke" for those in the know only, though? I doubt it would have the same connotations outside the UK and outside the ranks of those who've strolled along Charing Cross Road at the time? As for Regal Zonophone, the first time I ever came across this label name was in connection with the recordings of some 60s British pop/beat band recruited from the ranks of the Salvation Army (no joke!), so this label has held some very odd connotations of utter stiffness to me ever since.

Honestly, I did not know at all. That's why I was asking. And I would not have seen anything wrong with it. I just did not instantly think of "mosaics patterns" either because the script logo did not remind me of anything like that at all.

Archeophone is the perfect name for a reissue label of early jazz. Others that I find quite evocative: Saxophonograph Jazz West Blue Note (of course ...) Fresh Sound (yes, them too - when it came to their West Coast Jazz reissues) Old Timey Arhoolie ... One label name that had me wondering every now and then is MOSAIC. Is this "Mosaic" as in "Jewish" or "Mosaic" as in "Mosaique/Mosaics" or still something else again?

This album was reissued with added tracks (16 tracks insteadof 12) in 1989 on the Official label (6064). 11 of the 16 tracks (including "your" Blue Tango) are on the above 3-CD set on Fantastic Voyage.

Anonymous - is that the one who also goes under the name "P.D." or "Trad."?

Ah, that was one I was going to ask about too. Thanks for the explanation. That explains why a very, very advanced collector (who has a huge collection, compared to which mine is next to nothing) was all anxious to borrow my copy (when he learned I had that Fats Sadi 10" LP ) to burn a CD-R (for himself and who knows who else ...). So I now have not only that 10" but also a CD-R to save spinning my original.

Aren't you belittling Osie Johnson a bit excessively there? IMO it cannot have been a conicidence that he got booked on so many dates in that period - no doubt because he was appreciated as a supportive drummer who "fed" the soloists and got a solid swing going. On dates that certainly were no "moldy fig" dates throughout. A flashy show-off "bomb thrower" doing his own thing along the lines of "hey I can solo too whenever I want to" apparently wasn't called for (this attitude might be described as "interaction" by some but it can fast turn into working "against" the solists or horn front line in those places where it simply isn't called for). I've listened to quite a few recordings with Osie Johnson from that period and always found his presence (along with the other "usual suspects" in the rhythm section) as a sure bet for some fine, no-frills swinging groove. No mean achievement IMO.

"Man's Favorite Sport?" with Rock Hudson (1964) For one reason or another, it showed here several times on TV through the years. You do or don't like her role in that movie but it certainly sticks in your mind.

Hey I was just poking fun (a little). I had read about the death of Roger Moore before seeing this post and way before Soulpope started HIS Roger Moore RIP thread. And since you had at one time IIRC been promoted to the "unofficial resident RIP thread starter" role around here one thing led to another ...

His presence on "The Persuaders" was priceless. Though, probably not least of all because of the ab-so-lutely congenial synchronization work for the German version that made both Moore and Curtis that much, much, much more lively (German speakers who've seen the series will know what I mean ). Impressed me much more than "The Saint" (which for its period flair isn't bad at all either) but compared to "The Persuaders" he is just a bit repetitive in his role and acting there IMO. An impression you could not fail to notice here when episodes from both series were rebroadcast one after another (The Saint first, The Persuaders directly afterwards) on Sunday evening on one of the TV chains here.

By now, yes ... FWIW, over here films such as "Operation Petticoat" and "Butterfield 8" were known and are remembered, but her name probably would mostly elicit just a "who??", except from extreme cineasts. One of those names that somehow never stuck, maybe because that ONE standout role on international screens (or late-night TV repeats) never happened. Contrary to others who would be long forgotten too, such as Tippi Hedren or Paula Prentiss a.o., if it had not been for .... Or maybe it was bcause in the 50s there were quite a lot of female actors cast (literally?) in that (visual) mold?

So ... when are you going to post a RIP thread for Roger Moore, then?

Recommended: http://fantasticvoyagemusic.com/wailin-daddy-the-best-of-maxwell-davis-19451959/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/CDs-Vinyl/Wailin-Daddy-Best-1945-1959-Maxwell-Davis/B01K8KZZ4W/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1495439597&sr=8-3&keywords=Maxwell+Davis+Wailin%27+Daddy

You've gone to the wrong place, it seems. There ARE liner notes/booklets out there that are in dire need of having their contents tidied up, but no - pride wins out, even if this pride ridicules itself as soon as those "in the know" come across the items in question. Happens with bilingual books too - and makes you cringe sometimes if you consider some of these books were done as a "labor of love" by the author, only to have some sub-par translation (or sloppy proofreading of the foreign-language version) appended to it.

Erik Tuxen? A big band leader with many aces up his sleeve, it seems, and in this capacity he was one of the pioneers of early Danish jazz ("hot dance") too. To bring things full circle, you might go looking for his early jazz sides too, then.

Amazing ... When I browse the bins (that always are in total disorder) at the local record clearout sales twice a year I always am on the alert for stacks of 50s 10" LPs and pull them out first. I've come up with quite a few goodies (mostly classic jazz and 30s swing, very, very little modern jazz) form the 10" stacks but classical music 10" LPs, including "light classics", of course, usually are quite plentiful, and some would be worth the 1 EUR (that often is the going rate) just for the cover artwork but as I am not realy into classical music you just have to draw a limit somewhere so I skip them. Had no idea these are considered finds to some by now too ... BTW, the Caceres brothers LP is nice indeed. My copy came from one of those clearout sales too.

Good to see the pros confirm this way of thinking. I guess this is the main reasoning for buying this series of box sets. I bought the Tal Farlow set for the same reason - the final three of the LPs in that collection so far have eluded me steadfastly though I was on the lookout a quite a while (and I cannot recall having ever seen any copy (least of all a reissue) of the "Harold Arlen" LP anywhere in any shop or at any fair I'd been to at the time I searched). So the box set was worth it at that price even for only 3 out of 7 LPs. Anyway ... if those three LPs show up one day at a good price I'll pick them up and this box set can go to feed the car CD player. In the meantime, it will serve VERY well as listening copies.

No, IIRC the books were on a shelf in the front space ahead of the main vinyl room upstairs. This set was inside the vinyl room upstairs, up on the top of a shelf in one of the corners (IIRC the rows of records underneath were filled with records by artists who were represented by HUGE quantities of records - Basie, Ellington, Kenton, etc.).

Folks, you make me feel doubly sorry for not picking up that secondhand copy of the Benedetti set I saw at Mole Jazz some 20 years ago (my, how time flies ...). I was more than tempted at the time but the stack I had pulled from their bins was huge enough already and while certainly affordable that copy was no steal so I figured along the "only snippets" line (that others have mentioned) too and gave it a pass ... oh well ... And now with overseas shipping rates and customs duties ... no go ...

Ah, so the grey labels now "shade" each other too. I bought the Cool Gabriels reissue CD several years ago on the Blue Moon label (a subsidiary of Fresh Sound) - on a whim (and did not regret it - very refreshing music ;)) and because I figured this was unlikely to be reissued anywhere else (cannot recall having seen a reissue of this among the avalanche of RCA modern jazz vinyls from the late 70s and 80s, for example) . As for "affordable" original copies, I may have come across figures similar to yours somewhere.

I'd wager a guess that Alden Bunn and Allen Bunn are one and the same (Tarheel Slim - see entry in Leadbitter/ Slaven). That makes them one less Bunn but that don't change much ...

John Chilton's "Who's Who of Jazz" does not mention any relationship in the entry on Teddy Bunn, although Chilton often mentions family members who also were musicians, and in fact he does mention a brother named Kenneth who played the violin. No mention of any link between them in the Teddy Bunn entry in Leonard Feather's Encyclopedia of Jazz either.

Sorry, I misunderstood this as you had asked about a book (without quoting a reference etc.) directly after my own post mentioning a book. Yes, seems very much like it. Have now started reading the book about "Cafe Society - The Right Place for the Wrong People" and did notice that mention in the opener that the appreciation of Barney Josephson's work is going to be approached in the context of his times. Way better than trying to rewrite history with the (doubtful) "benefit" of hindsight.

See below. Page 54/55 in the 1985 edition by Filipacchi. No idea if other publishers' editions have the same layout.