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What's some good patriotic jazz one might play in honour of July 4th. I never get tired of Ray Charles singing America the Beautiful but th only other thing that comes to mind is Ornette's Skies of America.

On the off-chance that the Apple music store might have the alternate take from some Columbia collection (OK so I'm a dreamer) I searched for "Shoe Shine Boy". Numerous versions of Chatanoogie Shoe Shine Boy, Goodman, Armstrong and Basie's KC Seven (Impulse) doing Shoe Shine Boy and what I presume is the master take (they're all 2:58 long) from 3 different cds and-- get this-- "Lester Young's Solos On Shoe Shine Boy (Takes 1 & 2)" by The Richard Tabnik Trio. I bought it. It's pretty good. Not much information. Anyone ever heard of Richard Tabnik?

What's a good cd source for the alternate?

I wrote the liner notes for the Lazer Disc release of Ron Mann's "Imagine the Sound"-- a film about Cecil Taylor, Paul Bley, Bill Dixon and Archie Shepp. Unfortunately it's now about as obscure as those musicians. (I think it's the only one of Ron's films not available on DVD.)

There are some interviews with her on ESP broadcast cds. I'm not srue that I'd call them autobiographical.

I saw Joe Harriot perform once and that picture does remind me of him. However that was almost exactly 40 years ago so-- to say the least- I can't say for sure.

Wow. Is that on the same cd? If so, where can I find it?

I just got the last (only?) copy at a nearby Borders.

What's that?

I think I was posting something once and highlighted a word for deletion when some spellling options came up. Maybe I'm just having another acid flashback.

How do you use spell-check in postings? I once activated it by accident but can't remember how.

Damn! I was really looking forward to this.

His father was Milt Gabler's brother-in-law and produced most of the concerts associated with The Commodore shop and label. Billy's production company is called "Face Productions" because he was nicknamed "Face" by Willie the Lion Smith.

Of course the more famous version of this story is that Regan (or whomever) is being shown around and seeing an impressive looking indivudual askes St. Peters who it is. To which St. Pete answers "That's God-- he thinks he's Miles Davis." I think got the punch-line right but somone here should be able to improve on my lead-in.

This non-partisan report comes to you (in a Fair and Balanced, yet Heavenly Way, of course) courtesy of St. Peter's newsletter and weekly shopper ********************************* Ronald Reagan arrived at the Pearly Gates last week, and was met by St. Peter. Reagan was stunned for a moment. "You mean, I---I'm in?" he asked. "That's right" said St. Peter. "Come on, man. I'll show you around." He tossed the keys to a brand new Lincoln Town Car at Reagan, and said, "You drive. This is your car, for the rest of eternity." Reagan was buoyant as they drove along the streets of Heaven, through sunny neighbourhoods. Finally they came to a really upscale part of town (kind of like Bel Air), with large, shaded lawns and sparkling swimming pools. St. Peter told Reagan that this is where he would be living. "That's Franklin Roosevelt's house over there," St. Peter pointed out as they drove, "And that's where Albert Einstein lives, next to Madame Curie. Pope John Paul XXIII lives here....and here's your house." They pulled into the driveway, and got out. As Reagan was looking around, he noticed up in the hills a palace made of shimmering, white granite. He could see it was enormous, with room after room, and terraces with dozens of gold fountains. "That must be where the Lord lives," said Reagan. St. Peter shook his head."Nope, that's Ray Charles' place," he said. Reagan's smile faltered for a moment. "Ray Charles lives there? How come all the presidents, scientists and popes live here, and Ray Charles lives up in that palace? I don't get it." St. Peter chuckled. "Ronnie," he said, "Presidents and Popes are a dime a dozen. But baby, there's only one Ray Charles."

I had a very nice Father's day with brunch and gifts from my kids but it just got added to because my in-laws are visting and my father in-law is a bit a jazz fan. He's British and always talks about hearing Victor Feldman during "the War" (as we old-folks call it) when Feldman was a child prodigy on drums. So I just ran out to my local Borders where they only had one Feldman cd but it looks interesting. It's all Latin numbers and the musicians include Scot LaFaro! Feldman plays both piano and vibes on it. Can't wait to hear it.

I only saw the Basie band once: at Disneyland! The played in that outdoor patio called (I think) The Carnation something or other. . Basie came out on his scooter wearing his captain's hat and the band swung like hell.

So the Hank Mobley sans Coltrane cuts will not be boxed. Once again he gets short shrift. Isn't all of the Mile+Mobley stuff currently in print now that the Blackhawk stuff has been released? I'm not sure why box sets are such a big deal for Hank's legacy. Guy Of course you're right. I was just pointing out that these are the only studio cuts from a decade and half of Mile's Columbia recordings that aren't getting the royal treatment. At least Mobley's solos have now now been re-inserted into the recordings.

I have it on tape and can send you a copy (actually it's 5 tapes).

So the Hank Mobley sans Coltrane cuts will not be boxed. Once again he gets short shrift.

Bought my first jazz records in the late 50's. Got really serious about it in 1961. A pretty good year. Saw a lot of live jazz in the next 10 years. (Started with Sun Ra and a small combo at a club in Montreal. All I remember is that it was August he played "The Christmas Song". )

Me too. I just got it in SACD. It's a hybrid with the cd in stereo for the first time. Worthwhile even if you don't have an SACD player. (To be honest I barely hear any difference-- but my ears are shot from too many rock concerts and too much time on mixing stages.) There's a new biography of Gil in which the author states that Evans took a huge chance giving such a new comer so much solo space. It sure paid off.

Does that include "smooth jazz"? (I'd rather listen to polka music.) And Wynton Marsalis? (I've always sort of liked him.)

I'm surprised that someone listed "Conference of the Birds". I'd always thought that it was an acclaimed and popular record. John Norris and Bill Smith who used to run Coda magazine also had a Jazz/Blues records store in Toronto for a while. Around the time "Birds" came out, John told me that whenever they had it on the turntable whoever was in the store asked about it and bought a copy.

I bought their release of Kurt Weil's "The Eternal Road" recently. The production of the music was paid for by "Milken Foundation for Jewish Music". Anyway the cd was cheap and the music was good. I've been on a Weil kick recently. Didn't RCA once release a recrod of Weil music by the Jazz Sextet of the USA or something like that? Mike Zwerin was involved if memory serves me well-- which it hardly ever does nowadays.