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Also saw the report but I have not been able to find confirmation of what would be very sad news!

My vinyl copy was in so-so condition. I was glad to see this fine album reissued!

Barney Wilen 'Jazz sur Seine' (Philips France)

Specially the Bordeaux defense Coach Laurent Blanc had better revamp that! I don't see either of the French teams go into the final match!

Yes! It's also available on a PJ CD with two alternate takes of 'L.A. After Dark'. Teddy Edwards arranged and conducted all the tunes from the three sessions that were on this album.

Obituary in The New York Times.

According to what I can gather, it is not! For Duke at Carnegie in the 40s completists, there is also that 2CD on Vintage Jazz Classics from the November 13, 1948 concert It contains what is supposed to be the only performance of 'Lush Life' by the Ellington orchestra!

The first part of BBB on that 1943 concert was from the January 28, 1943 concert in Boston because the sound from Carnegie was bad! The audio from Boston's Symphony Hall was a bit better!

'The prognosis is 100% recovery' that's what is really important! Thought about you pretty often these days but kept my thoughts private. I was stupid enough to think you did not want to be disturbed during those troubled days! Keep on getting better, Volkher

Cannonball Adderley 'Portrait of Cannonball' (Riverside, mono)

The set will include the concerts that were previously reissued on CD by Prestige: - the January 1943 concert, 2 CD - the December 1944 concert, 2CD - the January 1946 concert, 2CD - the December 1947 concert, a 2CD Missing from the box should be the December 1943 concert that did not come out on Prestige but on Ember (later on Storyville). Musthave items for Ellington fans. Others will have to decide themselves!

Louis Vola wrote a foreword for this excellent biography of Django Reinardt (in French): http://papabecker.com/books4.htm He also provided the author with informations on Django's early career.

He was also among the singers in the recording of 'Louis Armstrong and His Friends' on Flying Dutchman and with the Yoko One Plastic One Band (Apple). Also on that one: and that one:

The original Prestige LPs indicated the albums were 'issued by arrangement with Mercer Records and Mercer Ellington'. Now relax, get the reissue and enjoy

Article in The Washington Post today. 'A full obituary will follow".

Art Tatum, the Storyville box Disc 8

The Oscar Peterson trio never sounded better than when Herb Ellis and Ray Brown locked the music along Peterson! 'On the Town', 'At the Stradford Shakespearean Festival' and 'At the Concertgebouw' display the trio music at its best!

More sad news... From the AP today Peter Herbolzheimer

The JazzWest Coast forum says 'Herb Ellis died peacefully in his sleep last night'. A Facebook page has been opened in memory of Herb Ellis

Barney Kessel 'Easy Like' (Contemporary, mono)

The Savoy 1945 version (with Miles, Roach, etc...) is the definitive version. This version is not bad: but I stick to vinyl when I want to listen to those tracks!

Monk's music calls for sound with brilliance. Those electronically rechanneled LPs flattened the sound. Better search for the King LPs or simply get the RVG CD reissues.