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A bit late but a very hearty Joyeux Anniversaire

Interesting article on a too discrete piano great! From the Westchester Journal News today:

Thought the man was indestructible! From The New York Times today: Very sad to hear of his passing away. He brought so much joy to this world. Casey was such an essential part of the Fats Waller ensemble sound... His 70s recordings for the French Black and Blue label showed he still had the fire!

Correct! I'ld rather read Kerouac than listen to him... The only Kerouac vinyl I have is the Hanover LP 'Blues and Haikus' where Al Cohn and Zoot Sims take part in the proceedings.

This will be my 2006 Calendar http://www.taschen.com/pages/en/catalogue/...facts/24116.htm Great photos inside!

Gatemouth was one of the last blues Greats. The AP story on his death:

Truly hope he got a great one! And that many more will be coming...

Won't be back home for the next ten days! Trust the package has arrived.

Happy Birth + one Day

Norman Howard is my dad and I can forward messages to him. He still resides in Cleveland. contact info can be forwarded to email ngold@bww.com ← Welcome to this Board, normagold1! Glad to hear that your dad is still around. Berendes generously provided me with a copy of the cassette with Howard's only date as a leader. The music recorded that day is a hell of a date! One of those freejazz masterpieces. Anybody interested in hearing this smashing music should get in touch with Berendes for a copy of the music. Norman Howard shows on the date he was an incredible trumpet player and one of the best freejazz improviser! Hope he is still making music!

While driving through southern France, detoured to Andorra to purchase Havana cigars (best prices anywhere on those in this tax haven country) and paid a quick visit to several record shops. Very few Definitive CDs in sight and nothing interesting among those available. However got several Tete Montoliu albums. These included: - Liure Jazz (Helix) - Per Sempre, Tete (DiscMedi Blau) - Recordando A Line (DiscMedi Blau) - Free Boleros (with Mayte Martin) (K)

Happy Birthday, Bill And many more to come!

Happy Birthday to you, Jim

A very happy birthday to you Trust you will be playing lots of fresh vinyls!

Are you also collecting the DETS CD reissues on Storyville? What leads me to... How much duplication do you estimate in your EKE collection? Questions, questions... ← Away from home now so can't check exactly but I would say roughly 20 percent! That includes a number of Columbia vinyls that I have also on the Sony CD reissues with the added tracks. As for the RCA material, I bought the Bicentennial box and still have most of the same material from the time it came out on those French RCA vinyls (some 25 LPs of them). The DETS Storyville, I have about half of the series. They all include additional material that was not in the vinyl albums. No problem listening to the same EKE material over and over again!

August 31: 1938 - Pee Wee Russell's Rhythmakers (Max Kaminsky, Dicky Wells, Al Gold, James P. Johnson, Freddie Green, Wellman Braud, Zutty Singleton) record session for HRS 1944 - Emmett Berry Five (Don Byas, Dave Rivera, Milt Hinton, J.C. Heard) record session for National 1945 - Oliver 'Rev' Mesheux Blue Six (Sandy Williams, Vivian Smith, Jimmy Shirley, Israel Crosby, Tommy Benford, Alamo "Pigmeat" Markham) ,record session for BN 1950 - Louis Armstrong with Sy Oliver's Chorus (Billy Kyle, Everett Barksdale, Joe Benjamin, Johnny Blowers, etc...) record session for Decca ('Sit Down You're Rockin' the Boat', 'That's What the Man Said') 1953 - Teddy Charles Quintet (Shorty Rogers, Jimmy Giuffre, Curtis Counce, Shelly Manne) record session for Prestige (Evolution) 1956 - Jackie McLean Quintet (Bill Hardman, Mal Waldron, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones) record session for Prestige (Jackie's Pal) 1960 (also Sept. 6) - Max Roach (Booker Little, Julian Priester, Coleman Hawkins, Walter Benton, Abbey Lincoln, etc...) record session for Candid (Freedom Now Suite) 1960 (also Sept. 1) - Ray Brown and his Orchestra (Don Fagerquist, Harry Betts, Bob Cooper, Med Flory, Bill Hood, Jimmy Rowles, Joe Mondragon, etc...) record session for Verve (Jazz Cello) 1967 - Albert Ayler Quintet (Don Ayler, Cal Cobbs, Alan Silva, Milford Graves) record session for Impulse (Love Cry) 1971 (also Sept. 8) - Rhaasan Roland Kirk (Solenius Smith, Billy Butler, Cissy Houston, etc...) record session for Atlantic (Blacknuss) 1974 (also Sept. 1) - McCoy Tyner (Azar Lawrence, Joonie Booth, Wilbur Fletcher, Guilhermo Franco) record session for Milestone (Atlantis) 1978 (also Sept. 3) - McCoy Tyner (Freddie Hubbard, Hubert Laws, Bennie Maupin, Bobby Hutcherson, Stanley Clark, Jack de Johnette, Bill Summers) record session for Milestone (Together) 1980 (thru Sept. 8) - Bill Evans Trio (Mark Johnson, Joe LaBarbera) at Keystone Korner, released on Milestone (The Last Waltz) 1996 - Ornette Coleman - Joachim Kuhn Duo record session for Verve (Colors)

I use the empty Kenny G space to store more Duke and Miles

Duke Ellington 'The Studio Series, Volume Eight, 1933-1967' (Up-To-Date)

The Japanese Liberty UAS stereo copy I have has the shouting golden lady on its cover. Photo by the great Hugh Bell! That's the only cover I have seen for that album...

I had one Buddy Bolden cylinder a long time ago but it broke when I tried to play it in the wrong machine I'll skip the Complete Mosaic box if and when it finally appears but may give a try to the Definitive Buddy Bolden set from the Disconforme people which will follow

Went over the 300 mark and stopped counting -_- Some 220 vinyls (including all 45 of the DETS series), plus some 140 CDs. I like Duke Taking a load of ducal CDs tomorrow when I travel to southern France and will enjoy them for the next three weeks! Happy Go Lucky Local!

August 30: 1954 - Max Roach-Clifford Brown Quintet (Harold Land, Richie Powell, George Morrow) at the LA 'California Club', released on Gene Norman Presents (The Best of Max Roach and Clifford Brown in Concert) 1954 - Louis Bellson and Buddy Baker Orchestra (Juan Tizol, Willie Smith, etc...) record session for Norgran (Journey Into Love) 1957 (also Sept. 3 and 5) - Gigi Gryce and the Jazz Lab Quintet (Donald Byrd, Wynton Kelly, Wendell Marshall, Art Taylor) record session for Columbia (Modern Jazz Perspective) 1957 - Jackie McLean (Webster Young, Curtis Fuller, Gil Coggins, Paul Chambers, Louis Hayes) record session for Prestige/New Jazz (Makin' the Changes - A Long Drink of the Blues) 1960 - John Wright Trio (Wendell Roberts, Walter McCants) record session for Prestige (South Side Soul) 1960 - Ruth Brown (big band incl. Ernie Royal, Richard Williams, Charlie Mariano, Eric Dolphy, George Coleman, Jay Cameron, Tommy Flanagan, Kenny Burrell, Pete LaRoca, etc...) record session for Atlantic ('Takin' Care of Business') 1961 - Eric Dolphy (Benny Bailey, Pepsi Auer, Jamil Nasser, Buster Smith) at the Berlin 'Jazz Saloon', released on Enja (The Berlin Concerts) 1962 (also Oct. 31) - Milt Jackson Sextet (Kenny Dorham, Jimmy Heath, Tommy Flanagan, Ron Carter, Connie Kay) record session for Riverside (Invitation) 1963 - Herbie Hancock Quartet (Paul Chambers, Willie Bobo, Osvaldo 'Chihuaha' Martinez) record session for BN (Inventions and Dimensions) 1966 - Dusko Goykovich-Mal Waldron (Eddie Busnello, Nathan Davis, Peter Trunk, Cees See) record session for German Columbia (Swinging Macedonia) 1966 - Lou Donaldson (Herman Foster, Sam Jones, Leo Morris, Richie 'Pablo' Landrum) record session for Argo/Cadet (Blowin' In The Wind) 1967 (also Aug. 31) - Stan Getz and the Richard Evans Orchestra (Chick Corea, Phil Upchurch, Walter Booker, Roy Haynes, etc...) record session for Verve (What the World Needs Now) 1967 (second of several sessions) - Duke Ellington and his Orchestra record session for RCA (And His Mother Called Him Bill) 1968 - Stanley Turrentine (Shirley Scott, Jimmy Ponder, Bob Cranshaw, Leo Morris) record session for BN (The Common Touch) 1983 - Chet Baker Quartet (Per Husby, Terje Venaas, Ole Jacob Hansen) at the Oslo Club 7, released on Cadence Jazz (The Improviser) 1988 (also Aug. 31) - Doc Cheatham Quartet (Kenny Drew, Jimmy Woode, Idris Muhammad) record session for Orange Blue (Dear Doc...) 1995 (also Oct. 7) - Sonny Rollins (Stephen Scott, Bob Cranshaw, Jack de Johnette) record session for Milestone (Sonny Rollins + 3)

Oops... Correcting!

The Urbie Green 10 incher is the one BN that I still have on my want list!

Looks like 16-year old Stan Getz playing saxophone (alto?). Sitting at right, front row.