brownie

Gary and Hilarie Burton Dick and Joan Collins Robert III and Amy Irving Earl and Shirley Knight Perry and Jennifer Lopez Arnold and Katherine Ross Joe and Kristin Scott Thomas Nick and Nancy Travis Smiley and Shelley Winters

Chris, trust you caught those photos of Lonnie Johnson by the great photographer Russell Lee in Chicago back in 1941: Go to the shorpy site to view them full size (amazing! you're -almost- there!)

Charlie Shavers 'Gershwin, Shavers and Strings' (Bethlehem, red label)

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday Bebop

Two more days to go... This Tour has turned out to be a boring experience. Wiggins will win - the first British rider ever to win the race - because he probably is the best with the best team but what a cautious leader he became after securing the yellow jersey. Never took a chance. Remained carefully in the close vicinity of his top rivals. Too bad his teammate Chris Froome was not allowed to take his chance. He looked in even better shape than Wiggins in the mountain stages. In any case, Wiggins is bound to win tomorrow's timetrial (one of his specialties) before riding to Paris for the final stage on Sunday. Doubt that he will become a hero outside Britain! Hopefully next year's Tour (maybe with Froome in the lead of the Sky team!) will be livelier!

Buck Clayton 'Buckin' the Blues' (Vanguard/King Japan)

The Columbia/Epic albums are not among my favorite Mose Allison records. Great fan of Mose here! Looks like Columbia/Epic did not know what to do with him and let him go after producing three LPs. Much prefer the earlier Prestige and later Atlantic/BN recordings!

Before the Blakey/Miles 1955 versions there was the Sonny Clark interpretation on the Uptown 'Sonny Clark Oakland' Uptown CD. It was recorded on January 13, 1955. The tune is credited to Kenny Dorham. In the liner notes to the CD, Bob Blumenthal writes that Sonny Clark recorded it with Buddy DeFranco in August 1954 on the In a Mellow Mood album. On that LP the tune was titled 'The Bright One' and credited to DeFranco and Kenny Drew!

My choice:

Henry Threadgill Black Saint & SoulNote box now playing 'Song Out of My Trees'

Lee Konitz 'An Image' (Verve Japan)

Hiram and Sandra Bullock Charlie and Claudia Christian Eddie and Bebe Daniels Don and Marlene Dietrich George and Patty Duke Clyde and Dolores Hart Sy and Susan Oliver Jay and Jean Peters Ray and Zasu Pitts Waymon and Donna Reed Zoot and Molly Sims Butch and Sharon Stone

Some more: Bill and Julie Harris Earl and Cheryl Hines Bud and Eleanor Powell Tony and Lizabeth Scott Bessie and Will Smith Harold 'Doc' and Mae West

Chet Baker 'Chet' (Riverside, mono) my copy is excellent except for a bad and rough five-groove scratch

Most of the photos of the kids from the '70s (and the accompanying details) are heartbreakers!

Louis and Bess Armstrong Lou and Joan Bennett Sonny and Jane Greer Cecil and Marilyn Monroe Larry and Kim Novak Hal and Rosalind Russell