medjuck

I think you win.

Ditto

77 for the next couple of months. Am I the oldest old fart here?

In fairness to the guy he didn't know what year it was from.

In the liner notes the guy who found the radio taps says he wasn't sure at first that it was Sonny. Not to suggest that I would have recognized him right away either and given that we didn't know the date of the recording, who else might it have been?

I remember this got a rave review in Downbeat. I bought it but never really liked it.

Got Roy Bird (Byrd?) in it too. That's Professor Longhair to most of us.

Has "Focus" been mentioned and I just missed it?

Date?

Well Happy Birthday, Dimitry, Michael and Ghost. IS this a record?

But you've already heard it. I've got something to look forward to.

High Geek factor here. Look forward to hearing it someday. (I'm only 77.)

I think that top one is one of the only Birds I don't have. How is it?

When I saw him live (a couple of times) with The Trio, I was surprised that nearly every bass solo was arco.

What !! I never realized that.

Speaking of the Colonial.

I didn't realize this existed. I've often wondered why there was never a single cd release of the entire session.

Savoy Ballroom broadcast.

I did meet several people who worked in Hollywood in the '40s but they tended to tell personal stories and anecdotes rather than give overall views. Stories were great but not sure I could confirm or deny McCoy's views. Also, having just read the most depressing book of all time (A Fine Balance) I'm not sure I could take another one.

I know who Horace McCoy is, but I don't know this novel. Is it worth reading?

I recently watched as many musicals from the era as I could find. The 3 WBs from 1933 with mostly the same cast are all great. 42nd St., Gold Diggers of 1933 and Footlight Parade (which may be my favorite).

Mrs. Rupert Murdoch

Now that they're down to 4 box sets is it ghoulish to bet on which one will be the last one to go? (I realize they have 2 more in the works.) BTW If you don't have the Savory box you're missing out on some great music.

I'm loving this release. Both concerts-- though I played 1975 first since I've heard so many of the '64 concerts. (I think I have most of them on DVD). Just as I was thinking that Johnny Coles was really sounding like mid-'50s Miles on" Meditations on Integration" he quoted both "Bye Bye Blackbird" and "I Got Plenty of Nothin'".

Way to welcome someone to the board.