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Happy B'day!

Congratulations! It's hard to make a living as a writer nowadays.

There are a few still awaiting proper reissue: A Drum Is A Woman Peer Gynt Suite Nutcracker Suite Suite Thursday Bal Masque Jazz at the Plaza Most of these were on French CDs, but all deserve the definitive treatment. I think the three suites are still available on a cd called "3 Suites". Bal Masque was issued without the fake applause as part of the Sony '51-'58 box set. But it would be great to see Jazz at the Plaza as well as a collection of all the singles he did for Columbia after '49. (I've never even heard The Asphalt Jungle Twist.) I'd also love to see a cd reissue of the entire Gil Evans at the Royal Albert Hall. Part of it was on an RCA Lp and the rest of it on Mole Jazz and none of it has been on cd as far as I know.

HaPPY B'Day!!

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-charlie-haden-speaks-volumes-at-redcat-20131211,0,1094818.story#axzz2nJUYncfk Anyone here attend?

Wow 3/5 of the original Chico Hamilton Quintet died this year.

I keep arguing that since these were originally broadcasts they cam be legally re-broadcast. (But I'd be happy to pay for them.)

Saw Charles Saturday afternoon at a memorial lunch for a mutual friend. He kept referring to her as having "left town". I'm not sure if most of the people there knew what he was talking about.

Another what? I like his writings but he's not one to let nuance get in the way of a good story. I especially feel this about Lush Life.

I ordered mine. (An I the first?)

Happy B'day Ghost!

Obit makes it seem like company is still owned by Singleton's family unless something's happened since 2009. Must be one of the last older independent companies.

Who (what company) does own the Sun material now?

Check out the samples at http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-music&field-keywords=lester+young+old+town+recordings&rh=n%3A163856011%2Ck%3Alester+young+old+town+recordings&ajr=0 This also appears on iTunes. Was there a singer named Lester Young? WTF? Though actually this guy is pretty good (and in fact sounds familiar to me. When I Shazammed it took me right back to this EP.

Got a Mosaic newsletter via e-mail today with a nice plug for David Brent Johnson's Night Lights show about 1961. Congratulations Ghost!

Crouch on Jews and anti-semitism. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/vickie-karp/third-screen-an-interview_b_161472.html

George Frazier. I remember particularly liking some very personal things he wrote for what I remember being a Billie Holiday Lp but I'm not sure.

Anyone attend the concert? I got a notice the day before that didn't describe it as a benefit-- just the launch party for the cd which I've received and really enjoy.

So sorry to hear this. It certainly explains your earlier post. My thoughts are with you.

Where'd you find this quote?

Hamilton 35.

If this were true there would be a lot more blind women around.

As someone in the business let me say that the first rule of filmmaking is that most films don't get made. (Though, obviously, some do.)

I ordered it from Amazon US and they claim I'll get it Tuesday.

And of course near the end of his life he added to his repertoire The Theme from Mash also known as "Suicide is Painless".