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Happy Birthday!

Oh no.... This is horrible...

Very sorry to hear of his passing. A very valuable contributor.

I'm a watch man. .. Had an Oméga for years. And a Rolex Perpetual Oyster which I bought after à long assignment in the Mideast. Gave it to my son a dozen years ago. Now I rely on a very cheap and very accurate Casio Quartz model. Keeps me in time and happy.

This hurts... Saw him with Art Pepper's quartet at the Palace hall in Paris back in 1980. Magnificient concert. Spinning the AP Ronnie Scott box in remembrance...

Very sad news... He will be missed! Saw him once only but it was with Wes Montgomery when they played at the Théâtre des Champs Elysees...

Trust it was a Great Birthday☺

Unique photographer with a vision of America's dark side. He was a Giant!

The Chu Berry box!

Alreeady posted two days ago by JSngry as VIDEO in thé Artists forum...

Mickey Baker Billy Byers Hal Singer

Rene Urtreger, piano, Pierre Michelot, bass.

A Very Happy Birthday 👍👍👍

Archie Shepp indeed... Also Marion Brown... Others include Mezz Mezzrow, Garnet Clarke, Albert Nicholas, Idrees Sulieman, Kansas Field. ...

Thanks Jim for relaying this. The video is the earliest filmed appearance by Miles. It was directed for French TV by Jean-Christophe Averty on December 7, 1957 to be aired on Christmas Day. The video was lost after that. It was found very recently under à wrong label.

Jimmy Giuffre appeared along with Billy Byers on trombone, Al Hall on bass, Jim Hall on guitar, Charles Persip on drums, Nick Perrito on accordion and Bob Castella on piano when Montand sang in NY in September 1959. The concerts were coproduced by Norman Granz. Not familiar with any official recording of these.

Very sorry to learn that D.A. Pennebaker died this week at his home in Long Island. Been an admirer of his work since I saw his 'Daybreak Express' at the Paris Cinémathèque back in the 50's.

Those French 'brown bag' single LPs came from the local distributors of the United Artists label which also handled BN at the time (late 70s). Among the BN records they released were Lee Morgan 'Candy', Erroll Garner 'Overture to Dawn'', Tal Farlow "Early Tal'. UA LPS included Duke's 'Money Jungle', Joe Pass 'For Django', Booker Little with Max Roach, Zoot and Al 'Jazz Alive', Warne Marsh 'Jazz of 2 Cities' Bill Perkins with Richie Kamuca, among others.

That February 1941 'America in Swingtime' broadcast by the BG Sextet is awesome! A very rare opportunity...

Chris Sheridan in his Basie Bio-Discography indicates the source is a WOR-Mutual broadcast.

This is a devastating read! One of the very worst event in music history!

Rafa is the King of France! May he live long and reign some more years...

The photo was taken at the Club Saint Germain when the Messengers played there in late 1959. Heard them there in 1958 with Bobby Timmons on piano.

You got me right...

I would say - very roughly - one out of four images appear in those books. I should add that the new book is way better. My copy is the 2014 édition from Flammarion France. Beautiful book with fine prints. Printed in Slovénie. Very well researched. Have enjoyed it numerous times since it came out. One minor complaint: There is no photo from the Cannonball/Miles 'Somethin' Else' session.