medjuck

I think there was a one-ff tv show with that name. Ahmed Jamal and Ben Webster groups. Produced by Robert Herridge who also did The Sound of jazz and the Sound of Miles Davis.

I think -- but am not sure-- that they are a series of interviews done for a biography of Ellington that was abandond when the writer realized that EKE was never going to be entirely forthcoming.

I often listen to new cds while I work out. So the answer depends on how good I'm being about my regime. Also listen a lot in the car so a couple of tripts to LA a month clears up the backlog. In fact if I have nothing to listen to in the car I'll swing by Amoeba on the way home to get a couple of cds.

I posted your question to the Duke-Lym list and got the following response: Could you give me a few lines from the letter? I know of one instance from the Carter-Harmon tapes where Ellington (sort of inexplicably) read a letter out loud and as I recall it was backstage in Las Vegas with lots of stage noise in the background. This would be around 1964 to 1965. Annie

So is Mingus on it? Or is he just listed above as a composer? Also is this Sue's label?

This is listed on Jazzmatazz. Anyone know anything about it?

Amram is name checked in a popular childrens' song by Raffi. I can't rememeber the exact line. I'l have to see if I still have any of my kids' old tapes. Or ask my wife-- who has a much better memory for lyrics than I do. A friend of mine who was driving cab in Toronto during the 70's once phoned to excitedly tell me that he'd just picked up David Amram and Rambling Jack Elliot in front of Rochdale College-- a place notorioius for drugs at the time.

I usually buy cds on-line from CdUniverse but they didn't have the Duke Ellington Treasury shows vol11 (At least I couldn't find it.) So I went to Amazon. They had it at $28.99 For the Helluvit I clicked on "used and new from" and saw it was available new from someone called Caiman.com for $20.99! So I ordered it along with another cd that was cheaper from them, paid with Amazon one click and got the cd in the mail a week later. (After receiving e-mail notices from Caiman telling me when it was shipped and giving tracking information.) I don't get it: Is Amazon trying to put itself out of business?

Does the Jamal have Ray Crawford on guitar?

Actually I just bought it from the iTunes Music Store and am listening to it right now. I should have bought a hard copy but when I saw it there I couldn't resist having right away. Needed some new music this morning. Seems to be a mixture of new Van compositions and some standards with a jazz backing. I love it but i suspect that if you're not a fan of The Man this won't change your mind. But since you are a fan I suggest getting it right away.

This was forwarded to me by my friend Mike Goodwin. He has Katherine's permission to circulate it. >I am Katherine Gogel, John Stubblefield's girlfriend. > >Since 4th March, John has been at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx. The >cancer had begun to gain strength since January, causing much pain. For 9 >days in February John went to Beth Israel Hospital to deal with the >pain. He wanted to return to the nursing home. The pain continued and >his oncologist recommended that he move to Calvary, which is a hospice. > >Since John arrived at Calvary, he has been bed ridden. He receives enough >morphine that most of the time he sleeps. It is a very hard time for all >of us, and a very lonely time for John. I live in Massachusetts and his >sister lives in Arkansas. When I visit John, I live there in his room, >rarely leaving. I spend several days to a week when I go. He is quiet >most of the time. We listen to some music and watch funny movies. When >John smiles his face glows. I spend a lot of time massaging his feet and >moving his legs, which he no longer can move himself. > >Sue Mingus is bringing out a recording soon. It involves the big band, >the orchestra and the dynasty. In October John and I went to the >recording studio, where he conducted the big band to record the 3 Mingus >pieces, which John had arranged. When the recording comes out, do look >for it. Since the end of March, the Fez is no longer. The Mingus Big >Band now performs at the Iridium on Tuesday nights. The orchestra is at >Joe's Pub. Being that you are in California, this will not affect you >until you come eastwards. I am glad you had an opportunity to enjoy John >on stage. We all miss him. > >Please feel free to get in touch with me. If you want to write to John, >here is the address: >John Stubblefield >room 613 N >Calvary Hospital >1740 Eastchester Rd. >Bronx, NY 10461 > >peace, >Katherine Gogel

Anyone remember her in "The Girl Can't Help It"? (I think Bobby Troupe might have written the title tune-- even thogh Little Richard sings it).

Just saw a documentary on TNT about the producer/songwriter Arther Freed. Mainly about Band Wagon, Singing in the Rain etc but a short bit near the end on The Subterraneans. IN an interview Previn says he read the book and agreed to do the film then got a script that was a completely different story. (That may not be an accurate indication of exactly what he said-- I wasn't paying close attention.)

Whre does the Bud Shank/Laurendo Almeda (sp?) Brasiliance Lp fit into all this? I'm pretty sure it precedes Jazz Samba.

Wow. This same discussin is taking place (at length) on the Duke Ellington List Serve here my only contribution was: "Tony Scott--Nuff Said."

I've been playing it in my car. And I've played the DVD side in my DVD player. Love the 5.1 sound and having the lyrics on the tv screen. But the "music video" is really pretentious. Considering his love of Dylan you'd think he'd have learned not to explain what his songs mean. Dylan probably would have just claimed it was all based on a play by Chekov.

I do. I suspect people bought it who thought they'd hear the Burt Bacharch song.

Deos that mean the Curtis Amy is available? Surely this is the only known video of Dupree Bolton. I think there are only 2 sound recordings on which he plays.

I have that same fond memory, but I also seem to recall that they had Jo cast as the trumpet player and Roy as the drummer. Does that ring a bell. as it were? And hawkins on clarinet? At least we can pretty sure that show is extant.

With oop cds you can at least hope someone will make a copy for you. How about tv shows that were broadcast before the days of home video taping. Three come to mind for me: 1) On the Stars of Jazz tv show hosted by Bobby Troupe in LA, Chet Baker did a show of tunes associated with Bix Beiderbecke. (Or so I've been told-- I've never read about this anywhere.) 2) The first Ellington Sacred Concert was filmed (taped?), broacast once (September 16, '65), and has not been seen since. 3) The pilot for Ralph J. Gleason's Jazz Casual featured Ellington. Of course one can hope that these may turn up. Apparently most of the Stars of Jazz tapes were erased so the tape could be re-used, but some have shown up-- most recently the one featuring Billie Holiday. I think the Sacred Concert does exist but is privately held. The Stars of Jazz pilot was erased at the insistence of the musicians union who had someone on the set to supervise the erasure!! Anyb know any others?

The Clarence Gene Shaw cd (s?) on Argo.

Good. On 10 Towers did the digital transfer but the cd mastering was by someone else and I presume (since I don't really know much about it) that was where the compression happened.

So how's the sound on Volume. 11?

Huh?!! Where'd you hear this?

Argghhhhh!!!!!! They're in town on Saturday but it's the first night of Passover and we're holding a seder. Saw them once in LA and John Handy sat in. Great evening. BTW Does anyone here have information re: donating to Stubblefield's health fund?