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I saw him play once with Dizzy's band as a stand-in for Dizzy--he proceeded to tell exactly the same jokes as Dizzy (who told the same jokes over and over again--"In the audience, the former heavyweight champion of the world, Joe Frazier, stand up Joe--Oh, sorry lady"--"Let me introduce the band," whereupon the band introduces themselves to one another, etc.).

Into the Faddisphere is a good recording.

EMI only avoided being taken over by its lenders last month because its private equity owner contributed enough cash to avoid default. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/05/14/business/main6484271.shtml The new funding comes after talks with rival music companies Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group all failed in the last several months. EMI was seeking a partner to distribute its music in North America, which it hoped would raise enough cash to keep Citigroup at bay. When those talks failed, Terra Firma had no choice but to inject more money into EMI. The funds artificially boost the company's profit to keep it above the required percentage of debt. The money also can be used by the company in its operations. Through September of last year, Terra Firma had already put 105 million pounds into EMI to meet the loan ratio. It bought the company for 2.4 billion pounds in 2007. While Hands and other investors can keep pouring in money, Terra Firma will have to fully repay the loan - now about 3.1 billion pounds - by 2015 or potentially lose the company to the bank.

Teddy Wilson and brother Gus Wilson (trombone, played with Alphonso Trent)

Charles Moffett Sr. and sons (Charnett, Charles Jr., Mondre, and Cody)

And as we learned from a Chris Albertson post, Bob Weinstock drilled the hole himself.

Yes that was worth buying, the weakest link being Archie Shepp.

A couple more worthy early jazz anthologies are on Yazoo, Jazz the World Forgot, volumes 1 and 2.

Oscar Peterson Plays Jerome Kern (Clef trumpet) Shirley Scott--Girl Talk (Impulse, red and black) Pharoah Sanders--Tauhid (Impulse, red and black)

Perhaps you should dip your toe in the water with the wonderful Cross-Country Tour set. http://www.amazon.com/Cross-Country-Tour-Ahmad-Jamal/dp/B000006EJ4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1275845235&sr=1-1

Safari with Sabu (also Oscar Pettiford and Cecil Payne) (Vik) John Coltrane--Expression (Impulse, red and black)

From the Pi website (dated April 22): Ben Ratliff of The New York Times wrote a fantastic review of Rudresh Mahanthappa and Bunky Green’s Apex premier show at the Jazz Standard in NYC. The band is in the studio today and tomorrow recording for Pi Recordings. Look for the release, featuring Jason Moran and Jack DeJohnette, in the fall.

I encountered Michel Camilo when he was the pianist in Paquito D'Rivera's band--they played at the Caravan of Dreams (around 1984, I think). They later had Michel Camilo's Trio perform there, about the time of his first couple recordings on Columbia, it was indeed exciting.

Also good are Triangulo and Thru My Eyes.

Coleman Hawkins--Body and Soul (RCA Vintage Series)

John Coltrane--Meditations (Impulse, red and black)

It would have to be the slowest night ever for music in Manhattan before Woody Allen would be my selection.

I bought a CD player in 1984, I believe, not too long after they first appeared, and have steadily acquired CDs ever since. The first CD I purchased was Max Roach, In the Light, on Soul Note.

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If you follow the "thousand dollar bin" on jazzcollector.com, you will see that there are LPs being sold on ebay for $1000 and up with some degree of frequency. Usually it's Blue Notes with that price tag.

Well, I won a Freddie McCoy Prestige LP over the weekend for ninety-nine cents, which seemed pretty crazy.

Duke Ellington--Piano in the Background (Columbia, six eyes mono) Benny Goodman--The Small Groups (RCA Vintage Series)

Jazztone Society Sampler Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland--Fire, Soul, Heat and Guts (Prestige, blue label)

James Weidman--Three Worlds (Inner Circle) Andre Matos--Quare (Inner Circle)

Chico Hamilton--Man From Two Worlds (Impulse, red and black) Miles Davis and John Coltrane Play Richard Rodgers (Prestige, blue label)