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Hey, I was there when they recorded it. (A small paying audience-- I took beautiful woman who died way too young.)

I think my playlist is from that record. I'd love to join a crowd that dances to this music.

Working out at the Y this morning I discovered a Jimmy "Baby Face" Lewis playlist on my iPod. I can't remember how or when I got it but it was good listening including some great guitar work. Googling his name only got me a couple of pages, one of which was in a foreign language. There's at least one record (the basis of my playlist) but not much else. Anyone know about him or have an opinion? I don't know if he wrote all the songs but though there are a few clinkers most of them are pretty coherent-- i.e. they don't just string together blues cliches. (There is one where he does the whole "I ain't mad at you, don't be mad at me" with variations but hey, maybe he was the first to do it. )

Based on?

During the '60s and '70s it was my cultural bible.

With death. It's also the last surprise.

Nobody mention Bird with strings yet? Was it ever a separate Lp?

Support the Girls. Best American film about working people in years.

Isn't he most famous for writing "Since I Fell for You"? I think he also did the first recording.

I recently re-read it and the original series as published in Black Mask. Interesting comparison. Original is even more violent. Rossen was a member of the Communist Party but was not one of the Hollywood Ten. He was blacklisted but eventually named names. BTW I'm very curious about who the great American writer the rumour was about. I can't think of anyone who was that committed and was also a great writer. (You can pm me if you don't want to repeat rumours in public. I recently re-read it and the original series as published in Black Mask. Interesting comparison. Original is even more violent.

The article mentions laughter. Duke Ellington's first performances in England were also greeted with laughter when the brass used mutes to create growls.

Me three.

I own this and it's very good though quite expensive and all of the Ellington material is available elsewhere.

Do they pay royalties or do they rely on European copyright laws to avoid doing so?

Me three. Likes a bit like the Roulette "Birdland All-Stars at Carnegie Hall" but with George Shearing and Erroll Garner instead of Charlie Parker and Billie Holiday.

I liked it and the dance scene could have gone on for another 5 minutes before I would be tired of it. BTW There's an interesting critique of it making the rounds by the guy who directed Sorry To Bother You which I also liked. It's a more interesting film but not as much fun.

IIRC they advertised it as Hermann's "last romantic score" I guess because Taxi Driver was his actual last score-- though I think it came out first.

Also check out the Vertigo theme. And Obsession which knocks it off.

Yes, I have it. (With my other Gil Evans cds.)

I didn't realize that they did so many sides during those sessions.

Do you know who played on or arranged that one?

What! You prefer "Kitty" to "Cowboy Rhumba"?

Nice appreciation of Avakian. Thanks so much.

$700!! How many cds were in it?

Edison's were 80 RPM!? Were they sold at the same time as '78s? Did people need different turntables or was the sound not that different? Maybe turntables split the difference at 79 RPM. (That's an attempt at humour.)