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I happened to be in London when it came out. I still have that HMV Kulu Se Mama. Cover, labels even masters stamps on both sides of the vinyl indicate 'Kulu Se Mama'. The music inside is OMy god!

Unless you're a Grant Green completist, you can live without it! Get Ornette on Tenor instead! That one is a good way to spend your hard earned money!

Earl Hines 'Live at the Village Vanguard' (Columbia) with Budd Johnson, Gene Ramey, Eddie Locke

Wilbur Ware 'The Chicago Sound' (Riverside, mono, blue label)

From The New York Times today.

That would have been a great album if Ed Blackwell had been on drums onit!

I'm afraid you're right, Allan! The album looked too good to be a real one! I'm glad I can't afford to pay that much for one album Hope the buyer will take action!

In 1949 my parents took me one Saturday afternoon to the Kermesse des Etoiles (Stars Fair) in the Tuileries gardens in central Paris. This was then a very popular event where movie stars would sit in open cabins and sign autographs to the crowd. The Fair helped gather money for French WWII veterans. Marlene Dietrich was there that year and there was no way to get near her. I managed however to sneak past the guards blocking the access and handed my autograph book to Marlene. She signed it very nicely. And the next day a photo of Marlene Dietrich signing my book was a half page spread in the Journal du Dimanche! I lost that autograph book (and the newspaper copy) years ago...

A music giant is gone... From AP:

'Incontinent' has two meanings in French. It means 'incontinence' but it can also be used as a synonym to 'immédiatement' (immediately). Second meaning was being used in this case!

It was good to see the latest batch from Classics reappear in the Paris stores! Waiting for the next batch now!

Barney Wilen 'La Note Bleu' (Ida)

$4,500 for this Mobley Pretty sure that Hank Mobley never made that kind of money when he was playing!

A favorite disc, even if there is no musette player on it. Cover by R. Crumb!

I have not. Wish I had that album

Max Roach 'Award-Winning Drummer' (Time, Japan)

I'm pretty sure I mentioned that 5CD compilation when it came out last year in one of the threads about the Jazz In Paris series (there are several of those threads!). Can't trace that post No new material in the box!

Nancy Harrow 'Wild Women Don't Have the Blues' (Candid, mono)

The Lionel Hampton Orchestra - with Betty Carter - in 'Cobb's Idea' around 1951. The musicians include Benny Bailey, Al Grey, Jimmy Cleveland, Jerome Richardson (playing alto), Milt Buckner, Billy Mackel, etc... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7rOzOZE0NM

Oh yes! I have heard an LP full of that date, great music! But none of the LP issues have the complete session Neither has this CD on the Early Bird label

Everybody should show love to Little Susie