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That original True Blue finally went up to $1326

Yves, if you're getting new vinyl there is no need to clean them. Just handle them properly and they will last a lifetime. I have not cleaned most of the vinyls I have had for years and most still appear brandnew. Before spinning them, I just use an antistatic Statibrush Gold Label (Made in France, mais oui!!) to make sure there is no dust on the surface. Has worked fine for me for years. Not certain however those Statibrush are still being sold but I am pretty sure similar models are still available. The Discwasher (and similar systems) are needed only for badly handled vinyls!

Never saw that one! If it's digital, I'll stick with my CD... Now spinning: Art Pepper'The Way It Was!' (Contemporary stereo) with Warne Marsh

Was this released on vinyl?

Still no word on his death from the 'official' sources (looked thru the LA Times site in vain!) but there is no reason to doubt it. Unfortunately

I wish my French was better. Nah, it´s just a matter of pronunciation... Can't you read braille?

Ben Webster 'Ben At His Best' RCA France Recorded in Holland with Dutch musicians including Ray Kart, Cees Slinger, etc...

Well he's here all the time. Day and night. Night and day. What a life

I knew it would get to this. Is 7/4 awake yet? Let him sleep. He'll come with enough of his useless posts when he wakes up. Yesterday, he's had another busy day of trying to set posts records! Obviously the only thing he really cares about

If you're speaking of the album that includes 'Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen', 'Deep River', 'Greensleeves', 'Carry Me Back to Old Virginia' and other traditional tunes, this was released at the time on French RCA under the title 'Ben At His Best'. A vinyl. Webster was in fine form throughout. The whole sounded pretty secular to my ears. Will spin this later in the day! Just want to add that I can't remember a less than very good Ben Webster session! Also I'ld be more than happy if the supermarket I go to played this music!

Should really be going back to see 'Otto e Mezzo'. I did not remember Claudia looking so etheral in the film! She still looks very good these days.

November 23: 1946 - Wardell Gray Quartet (Dodo Marmarosa, Red Callender, Harold 'Doc' West) record session, released on Jazz Selection then other labels 1946 - Dave Lambert and Buddy Stewart with Red Rodney's Be-Boppers (Al Haig, Curley Russell, Stan Levey) record session for Keynote 1946 - Duke Ellington and his Orchestra concert at Carnegie Hall, released on V-Discs and other labels 1951 - Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald with Dave Barbour's Orchestra (Larry Neil, Hank Jones, Ray Brown, Alvin Stoller, etc...) record session for Decca ('Necessary Evil', 'Would You Like to Take a Walk?', etc...) 1953 Horace Silver Trio (Percy Heath, Art Blakey, Sabu Martinez) record session for BN (Horace Silver Trio) 1955 - The Jazz Messengers (Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, Doug Watkins) at Cafe Bohemia, released on BN (The Jazz Messengers at Cafe Bohemia) 1956 - Art Farmer (Hank Mobley, Kenny Drew, Addison Farmer, Elvin Jones) record session for New Jazz (Farmer's Market) 1956 - Art Pepper Quartet (Russ Freeman, Ben Tucker, Gary Frommer) record session for Tampa 1958 - Bennie Green (Eddie Williams, Sonny Clark, Paul Chambers, Jerry Segal) record session for BN (Minor Revelation) 1959 - Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers (Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter, Walter Davis, Jymie Merritt) concert at the Stockholm Konserthuset, released on Dragon (Live in Stockholm 1959) 1960 - Art Pepper (Dolo Coker, Jimmy Bond, Frank Butler) record session for Contemporary (Intensity) 1961 - John Coltrane Quintet (Eric Dolphy, McCoy Tyner, Reggie Workman, Elvin Jones) concert at the Stockholm Konserhuset, released on Historic Performances 1965 - John Coltrane (Pharoah Sanders, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones, Rashid Ali) record session for Impulse (Meditations) 1966 (also Nov. 2) - Horace Silver (Woody Shaw, James Spaulding, Tyrone Washington, Larry Ridley, Roger Humphries) record session for BN (The Jody Grind) 1966 (also Nov. 28, 30) - Bill Perkins (Victor Feldman,John Pisano, Red Mitchell, Larry Bunker) record session for Riverside (Quietly There) 1987 - Mal Waldron (Marty Cook, Jim Pepper, Ed Schuller, John Betsch) record session for Enja (Red, White, Black and Blue) 1994 (also Nov. 24, 26) - Ray Bryant Trio (Ray Brown, Lewis Nash) record session for EmArcy (Ray Bryant Meets Ray Brown + 1 Double RB)

Freddie Redd Complete BN vinyl box, disc 3

A mightily interesting interview you did, Clifford! Bernard Stollman is one of a kind! This brought back many memories (including several afternoons at 27 Cooper Square!). Glad to hear he will issue that Norman Howard session! Also any idea if he is still doing work for the Duke Ellington estate?

This means the cigars are not Havanas! I'll skip this then

If the still is from Fellini's '8 1/2', the girl must be Claudia Cardinale. Failed to recognize her right away but this has got to be CLAUDIA!

She is not Sandra Milo. NO WAY!

There are reports of the death of valve trombone player Bob Enevoldsen on other Boards. Could not get any official confirmation on this sad news. He was 85. A very unique voice has been silenced!

Dewey Redman 'The Ear of the Behearer' (Impulse)

I got tired of my Miles avatar (makes me think of Vince Wilburn ), so I temporarily replaced it with Helène Grimaud http://www.helenegrimaud.com/ She's a stunner. Can she play? My son who listens to classical music only (he also plays the piano) is a big fan of her. And probably in love with her! I don't think she is a bad pianist but I have grown tired of hearing variations on her interest in wolves

Happy Birthday, DTMX

November 22: 1935 (also Nov. 21) - Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra (Leonard Davis, Jimmy Archey, Charlie Holmes, Luis Russell, Pops Foster, Paul Barbarin, etc...) record session for Decca ('Old Man Mooze', 'I'm Shooting High', etc...) 1939 - Benny Goodman Sextet (Lionel Hampton, Fletcher Henderson, Charlie Christian, etc...) record session for Columbia ('Soft Winds', 'Seven Come Eleven', etc...) 1950 (also Nov. 24) - Charlie Parker (Rolf Ericsson, Gosta Theselius,, Thore Jederlby, Jack Noren) concert in Malmo, released on various labels 1954 - Paul Quinichette (Herbie Mann, Jimmy Jones, Al Hall, Willie Rodriguez, etc...) record session for EmArcy (Moods) 1955 - Mike Cuozzo (Eddie Costa, Ronnie Ball, Vinnie Burke, Kenny Clarke) record session for Savoy (Mighty Mike) 1955 - Jimmy Cleveland and his All Stars (Ernie Royal, Lucky Thompson, Cecil Payne, Hank Jones, Barry Galbraith, Oscar Pettiford, Osie Johnson) record session for EmArcy (Introducing Jimmy Cleveland and his All Stars) 1957 (also Nov. 24) - Red Rodney (Ira Sullivan, Tommy Flanagan, Oscar Pettiford, Philly Joe Jones) record session for Signal (Red Rodney 1957) 1958 - Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers (Lee Morgan, Benny Golson, Bobby Timmons, Jymie Merritt) concert at the Olympia, released on Fontana (Olympia Concert) 1958 (also Nov. 23) - Ella Fitzgerald (Don Fagerquist, Bob Enevoldsen, Bud Shank, Bill Holman, Lou Levy, Joe Mondragon, Mel Lewis, Marty Paich, etc...) record session for Verve (Ella Swings Lightly) 1962 - John Coltrane Quartet (McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones) concert at Copenhagen Falkoncenter, released on Ingo and other labels 1965 (first of several dates) - Astrud Gilberto (Johnny Coles, Bob Brookmeyer, Kenny Burrell, Gil Evans, etc...) record session for Verve (Look to the Rainbow) 1968 (first of several dates) - McCoy Tyner (Herbie Lewis, Freddie Waits, Nat Bettis) record session for BN (Cosmos)

I'll second that. Edie Adams in one of the hundreds of great scenes from 'The Apartment'

What do you mean 'security reasons'?