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I just realized that although many musicians claim to have been impressed by Bird's playing with Jay McShann, I've never read anything about him published before 1945. (And even then Dizzy, rather than Bird seems to be the one who captured attention). Is there a book or article that includes early published reactions to his playing?

It's not in chronological order after the first disc and Jerome Cooper rather than Altschul is on the first few tracks. However it does almost seem to try to "ease you in". (The music from For 4 Orchestras makes up the last 2 discs.)

Has the notorious Clyde Hart date with Bird and Dizzy backing Rubberlegs Williams and Trummy Young ever been available on cd except on Philology? I like it (always nice to her Bird play the blues) and would like to find a cd. Right now I only have it on vinyl from Spotlight.

The film before it isn't so bad either.

I ordered it and got a confirmation. We'll see.

Can't wait to see you in Santa Barbara!

People talking on their hand sets drives me nuts, never mind texting, but though using hands free devices may be somewhat distracting I can'at belive it's as dangerous as driving while holding a cell phone. Probably the most dangerous thing I do is change cds in my player while I'm driving.

I think there's often a condescension to earlier eras. "Look how dumb those people were as compared to how sophisticated we are now." This is especially true of novels/films set in the '50s and early '60s.

I was around and fairly aware in 1963 and think most people didn't start worrying about Vietnam till about a year later. But I may not remember correctly. I do think there are some anachronisms in the show. Most of the writers are too young to remember (or know) the exact chronology of things. They may only be a few months off but if you lived through it, that's important to you. (Eg I think they have someone going to a Dylan concert and everyone knowing who Dylan was in 1962, whereas he was not very well known outside of Greenwich Village until The Freewheelin' came out in May 0f '63. Didn't his first record sell only 5,000 copies?)

Probably stupidity on my part but I can't figure out from your website how to order the disc. Help please.

I've just received the Braxton Mosaic box and am quite enjoying. I saw him at least 3 times in the 70s: once solo, once with Roscoe Mitchell (both times in Toronto) and once in Paris with a group. I'd forgotten how much I liked him. I'd like the box even more if the accompanying booklet didn't misuse the word "penultimate" in the very first sentence, but I guess that's just the pedant in me.

Finished Pynchon's Inherent Vice a couple of weeks ago. By the end I quite enjoyed it but think it' minor Pynchon. Feel the same way about Vineland.

Hey I saw Count Basie at Disneyland!

I'm confused (I'm often confused). Is this from the same session?

And two takes of St. Louis Blues.

Has anyone mentioned yet that Crosby made a couple of good records with Ellington in the early '30s?

Since my 101 year old mom goes to bed early and I hadn't much to do (most of my old friends were out of town or have died recently) I went to two more concerts Eric Bibb and Los Lobos for whom I was able to get a ticket. Since I'd seen U2 in Toronto on Wednesday night it meant I saw 4 concerts in 4 nights. A record for me.

I believe that he doesn't turn 75 until Monday, the day of his BArcelona concert.

The disease is dementia. I keep hoping that one day the "legal limbo" will be solved and Mosaic will after all be able to release a Garner set. Thanks for pointing out the typo. This so-called "legal limbo" will not be sorted out in Ms.Glaser's lifetime. M. C. has worked long and hard for this one for a long time.If it does come out I may not be the first to purchase,but I won't be far behind . If he has no heirs what happens when she dies?

Will Thornbury, who taped the concert, was a great DJ-- very knowledgeable. He was still on KJAZZ (or whatever it was called then) when I moved to LA in 1980.

I saw him at Snug's Harbor in NO during the Jazzfest 2 years ago. He didn't look like he'd been hurt by Katrina. He played a straight ahead jazz set with only a bit of NO R&B flavour in one number. I think he used to lean more towards the R&B. I hired him for a wrap party years ago to play for dancing.

Visiting my Mom in Fredericton New Brunswick and discovered a Jazz & Blues festival in progress. Los Lobos (whom I love) are already sold out but last night I attended an intimate concert with Phil Nimmons and David Braid. Now 86 Nimmons only ever performs with pianist Braid (who is 34). They play completely free-- no obvious structures-- but they tend to be rather lyrical, though not always (at times they sound a bit like Jimmy Giuffree (sp?) with Paul Bley.) Very nice and Nimmons really seems to enjoy it. Claims his taste as broadened in his old age.

Actually I think Netflix works so well because the USPS works well. Take it from someone who lived in a country where the mails really don't work (Canada). In fact I've found USPS more reliable the UPS or Fedex and obviously much cheaper.

He also appeared on the Dinah Shore show with Mulligan-- something Mulligan seemed not to remember as he complained about the show being cancelled before they could appear.

I've got a hard cover of the discography and can check when I'm home next week. He did record with Johnny Otis but that may have been in the '40s.