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The Roy Eldridge on Verve box, disc 4

Giuseppi Logan More Giuseppi Logan' (ESP original) with Don Pullen, Eddie Gomez/Reggie Johnson and Milford Graves

Joe Zawinul & Syndicate as they appeared last May at the 2007 Vienna Festwochen: Orient Express

From AP:

Hilberg's passing away is very sad news. An updated paperback edition of his classic 'The Destruction of the European Jews' has been issued here recently. I know I'll get to it soon but just don't feel up to it right now!

Don Patterson 'Patterson's People' (Prestige, mono, blue label) with Booker Ervin and Sonny Stitt

Missed the drama and just catching the good news now. Don't overdo it and keep on getting back to the sweet life

More bad news Clifford, thanks for posting the interview. Very interesting!

Charles Mingus in 1972 plays 'Blues with the Saw' in Munich in August 1972 with Jon Faddis on trumpet, Charles McPherson on alto, Bobby Jones on tenor, John Foster on piano and Roy Brooks on drums and saw!

Hazel Scott and Charles Mingus perform (with Rudy Nichols on drums) for the 'March of Dimes' program in 1955.

Been raining this morning which brought some relief to yesterday's heat. Today's very civilised with temperatures in the mid 60s!

Johnny Hodges & Wild Bill Davis 'Joe's Blues' (Verve, mono) with Lawrence Brown, Grant Green, etc...

His contribution to 'Saxophone Colossus' is monumental! Tons of respect to Max Roach!

Sheila Jordan 'The Crossing' (Blackhawk) with Tom Harrell, Kenny Barron, Harvie Swartz, Ben Riley

Obituary in the New York Times today.

Virgil is no Paul...

I'll let you have our Nicolas! Not sure I'll take your Brown

Don't need it here. It's on cable. The ESPN Classics. It's unknown territory...

Joe Henderson 'Inner Urge' (BN, King Japan)

French President Nicolas Sarkozy who is currently vacationing in the USA and who is not know for his interest in jazz sent however a communique mourning the passing on of Art Davis. This is the text in french as reported by AP France: Le président français Nicolas Sarkozy a salué, samedi, dans un communiqué, la mémoire de ce "grand musicien" et "humaniste". "Art Davis est un remarquable musicien et un formidable contrebassiste. Il a joué avec les plus grands noms de la planète du jazz", a-t-il rappelé. "Art Davis s'est aussi beaucoup battu pour que cessent les discriminations à l'embauche et le racisme à l'égard des personnes de couleur, discriminations dont il a pu souffrir lui-même dans sa carrière de musicien", note Nicolas Sarkozy depuis son communiqué diffusé par l'Elysée. "En suivant parallèlement à ses activités musicales une carrière universitaire et médicale comme psychologue, Art Davis a apporté une preuve supplémentaire que la musique conduit à tout, et que c'est la plus belle expression de l'intelligence et de la tolérance", conclut le chef de l'Etat français. (AP) I'm sure Sarkozy never heard of him before yesterday. Hope Bush will also have now a memorial tribute to Art Davis!

The Complete Billie Holiday Verve box, discs 5 and 6

I like those Membran 10CD sets. They are very short on informations and some of them (not all) may be short on the number of selections but they are great value. They cost just under €10 ($13). I keep them in my car so that I can enjoy them whenever I am away from home and from my records. I'll probably get that Dizzy box. Being EU-made and since I am Yuropian, I have no bad feeling about acquiring those Membran!

Happy Birthday :party:

No followup yet to Sempé's 'Les Musiciens'. Would love to see that too. I see Sempé from time to time when he cycles around my neighborhood. I may try to stop him next time I see him and ask If you do speak to him, please give him my thanks for his drawings. He's a wonderful, masterful artist. It would be my pleasure!

Curtis Fuller 'Jazz ... It's Magic! (Savoy, mono, brown label) with Sonny Redd, Tommy Flanagan, George Tucker, Louis Hayes