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Art Pepper 'Complete Village Vanguard Sessions' (Contemporary), CDs 4 and 5

The historic story has been recounted before... ...here is an account from The Smithsonian.com site: Goebbels' Black Shirt Stompers

Dexter Gordon 'Swiss Nights, vol. 1' (SteepleChase)

May has not been much better. But there is some hope: sunshine expected for today and for the next few days

Martial Solal 'Sans Tambour ni Trompette' (RCA France) Splendid album that was mentioned by (Simon8) in the Overlooked/Ignored/Neglected thread. My copy has been autographed by Martial Solal (signing barely visible in the top left of the front cover) for a ladyfriend who sold an impressive collection of signed Solal LPs a few years ago at a fleamarket! I managed to score several of them!

Chu Berry, CD 4

The Jimmy Reed was first. Released in 1958. The Howlin Wolf came out four of five years later...

John Towner Williams 'World on a String' (Bethlehem/FreshSound reissue)

From the Alton Telegraph: Miles Davis statue

I blame it on Satchmo! Listening to a French Decca 10incher with 'Oh Didn't He Ramble?' by the AllStars back in the fall of 1952 changed my life.

All the sides Hodges recorded in Paris in 1950 are included in vol. 1 and 2 of the Complete 1941-1954 Johnny Hodges Small Group Sessions that were reissued by Blue Moon. Vol. 1 also includes 'Saint-Germain des Prés Blues' that was recorded on April 14, 1950 but came out under Harold Baker's name! Volume 1 Volume 2

Roland Kirk 'Volunteered Slavery' (Atlantic, stereo)

A lesson in how NOT to rewrite a story! Miles Davis recounts the White House dinner in chapter 20 of his (Quincy Troupe) Autobiography. Miles accompanied Cicely Tyson who was invited at the dinner honoring Ray Charles. His remark was adressed to the wife of an unnamed politician who was sitting at his table. Miles says he told her 'Now tell me what you have done of any importance other than be white, and that ain't important to me, so tell me what your claim to fame is?'. Miles also has nice things to recount about Ronald and to Nancy in the same chapter.

Django could not read for most of his life. Period... He was taught to read by Stéphane Grappelli!