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Wow! I gotta watch it someday. (I remember when it was new but never saw it. )

He also gives credit to Earl Palmer who had so too many studio gigs and he recommended Blaine for the ones he couldn't make. Palmer may have played on even more records than Blaine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Palmer

IIRC (and I may not) in the documentary about the wrecking crew both Blaine and Carole Kaye say they started out wanting to be jazz musicians but couldn't make a living at it.

That's sort of the Tesla model. (Though they only ask for a deposit.)

I remember when people used to ask it you dreamed in black and white or colour. Maybe because I was studying with McLuhan at the time, I'd always point out that nobody asked that question before the invention of photography.

He's got a small part in Stormy Weather. Many (but not all) of the Jubilee shows are on-line. I downloaded 142 of them.

So these are from AFRS Jubilee shows?

WTF! My kids went to NYU and Stanford for about half that a few years ago. And before Stanford my daughter went to McGill for about 10% of that.

There was an early cd release of Plays W.C. Handy that contained several cuts that were not on the original Lp (and left out some that were). That cd was soon replaced by another one with everything from the original Lp and some extras but not everything on the first cd. it would be interesting to see what else is in the vaults. (BTW there's also a great cut of Pops trying to get Lotte Lenya to syncopate Mack the Knife on a Lotte Lenya cd. I presume this will be included if Mosaic does do this box set.)

Happy B'day Garth! (Are you still with us? Both on the board and elsewhere -- at my age I find I have to ask. )

https://o.canada.com/entertainment/jazzblog/rip-ed-bickert/wcm/64e71bb2-49d2-4a89-b11c-77679f379b18

I may have missed it but I couldn't figure out who they actually pay. Record companies? Artists? And do they pay composers?

i've been trying to figure out via the internet which came first: jazz, classical or film music. But looks like he was a prodigy in all of them fro the beginning. (I first noticed him as the pianist on Shelly Mann's My Fair Lady.)

How? Where? I'm presuming you mean I'm wrong and you're probably correct about that but what are the new laws and contracts?

What a great story. I hope your parents were suitably impressed.

Surely it's important that the new laws pay something to performers (or at least their record companies) for streaming, unlike over-the air-radio which only paid composers.

Wow!

BTW When I saw him at the Santa Barbara Bowl he began Moondance just as the full moon appeared over the stage. Coincidence? Or, despite appearances, does he have a sense of showmanship?

I've seen him live about once a decade since 1970 or so. Last time I saw him was a couple of years ago and he was great. (He dos seem to tease the audience at the end-- walks off stage and the band vamps for about 10 minutes looking offstage as if he might return but he doesn't. Though I do think I have seen him play encores a couple of times. )

There are some good concerts at Wolfgang's Vault or whatever it's called now.

I think the same is true on the domestic regular cd. What makes for the time difference?

Nice review of an Alexander Hawkins piece here: https://thebluemoment.com/

Part of a book being done about 2 Toronto music promotors called The Garys. I saw the band during that engagement.

One of the great American movies. Maybe Ford and Wayne's best. BTW The Searchers like many British groups seemed to get songs from American composers before US groups. E.g. When You Walk in the Room is by Jackie de Shannon.

Nice. Here's the front page obit from the LA Times: https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-don-newcombe-appreciation-20190219-story.html And I won't repeat the story of how I once mistook Newcombe for Newk in a club.