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Fresh Sounds Spain is also licensing RCA Latin Jazz material: http://www.freshsoundrecords.com/catalogue...bel&label_id=19

Eddie Condon speaking about Bix Excellent! But can you be a little more specific? This was a classic. Think Condon wrote this in his book 'We Called It Music'.

Eddie Condon speaking about Bix

- Martial Solal Et Son Grand Orchestre (Swing original) - Paul Gonsalvez/Paul Quinichette Orchestre G. 'Dave' Pochonet (Communication), a very good 1974 recorded in New York by French drummer Dave Pochonet with the two Pauls (I left the Gonsalves orthograph as it shows on the cover). Taft Jordan and Matthew Gee also appear on one track each! - The John Young Trio (Delmark)

Milan, loved your forced exposure connection! Archie Shepp and Juan Le Pen. The chemistry of those two could have been produced a tsunami on the Mediterranean!

Went to a record convention. Tried not to overspend. And did not. BUT among some of the albums I managed to get hold of: - two Philips France ten-inchers from 1952: Bill Coleman And His Swing Stars. From a concert that year at the Paris Salle Pleyel. The All Stars were Coleman on trumpet, Dicky Wells on trombone, Guy Lafitte on tenor (and clarinet), a Black Canadian piano player Randy Downes I had never heard (or heard of) before, Buddy Banks on bass and the mighty Zutty Singleton on drums. The two albums cost me one euro each! OK the covers are in terrible shape and when I looked at the vinyl I was prepared for the worst. Happily, the music survives the various scratches! Interesting also that Bill Coleman was playing in 1952 in the Paris equivalent of Carnegie Hall in front of a wildly enthusiastic crowd! - an original copy of the 1957 Swing album 'Martial Solal Et Son Grand Orchestre' in OK condition (cover is allright, side A plays near perfect side B has some scratches). Lucky Thompson, Barney Wilen, Kenny Clarke are in that Grand Orchestre! - mint copies of 'Breakthru' the IAJ album by Ran Blake, 'Manhattan Project' the Dizzy Reece BeeHive with Clifford Jordan, and the Jazz Archives Wingy Manone/Sidney Bechet 'Together Town Hall 1947' (those Bechet appearances are pure joy!) Spinning some of these now...

I still would like to know which exact version this is? Milan, your data is not correct. Charlie Christian's first appearance with Benny Goodman (and his first recorded date) is from August 19, 1939. He had not joined BG in July! Also that final track. Just an aside, it is Juan Les Pins. Le Pen is our neo-fascist Jean Marie... Hate to see him involved in a BFT Nice track. And a pleasant surprise! Also happy to know about the Sun Ra and Cab Calloway appearances on your BFT! Mysteries solved...

Happy Birthday Hope you will have a great day!

Tuned in to Jazz from Rehab on 'Night Lights' Excellent program! Also digging in the sides from the 'Sounds From Synanon' album. Will be looking for that one!

Stephane Grapelli played piano and violin!

The book reprinted a series of articles - mostly reminiscences - by Rex Stewart. Most of the articles were published first in Down Beat magazine in the '60s. Stewart wrote about some of the great musicians he met and played with: Coleman Hawkins, Jimmy Harrison, Fletcher Henderson, Sidney Catlett, Art Tatum, etc... There also was a full series of pieces on the Ellington musicians. The chapter on Tricky Sam Nanton was a revelation!

I have not read all in the series but the Rex Stewart has to be THE Best! An excellent book!

Happy Birthday, Clifford Hope everything is OK with you! Post here more often!

2004? shhhh!!! b3-er has not been told we are in 2005 yet Just have a look at the Welcome to Organissimo.org page. It still posts the 2004 concert schedules

Saw the Doors at the London Roundhouse at an all night concert in the summer of 1968. The Jefferson Airplane was the other group on the bill. THAT was an amazing concert. Jim Morrison was at the top of his game then! And looked great! And while they were changing the setup for the bands, the loudspeakers were blaring out 'Street Fighting Man' from the Rolling Stones 'Beggars Banquet' album which had just been released! I wrote a review (with accompanying photos) of the concert in the French magazine 'Rock and Folk'. Also ran into Jim Morrison a couple of times near the Place de l'Odeon on the Left Bank of Paris shortly before his death in 1971. He was staying in a hotel in the area by then. He had gained weight and had a thick beard by then. And looked in bad shape!

It looks like the great Museeuw has been caught at it... From AFP today:

Recommended sleep-inducing music (and pretty weird improvisional tunes by the way...): Lauren Newton/Joelle Leandre/Urs Leimgruber 'Out of Sound' (Leo CD LR137). The tracklist is: - Out of Sound - Sleeptalk - Sleepwalk - Zuzuben - Reverie - Mondsucht - Somnanbulism I - Nuit Bruit - Somnanbulisdm II - I Think... - The Insomniacs - Somnanbulism III - Trio Boom - Nocturne - Into Sound Bet that insomniacs will be deep in sleep before the 50:35 playing time is over. Haven't tried it myself. I have no problems getting to sleep

Benny Goodman played the eye, and also some clarinet... Tubby Hayes, vibraphone and saxophone Lionel Hampton, piano, drums and vibraphone

Joe Maini Memorial (Fresh Sounds) with Richie Kamuca, Lou Levy, Victor Feldman, Buddy Clark, Mel Lewis

The Great Grand daughter of Lester Young is currently selling a number of magazines and other memorabilia that belonged to her grandmother who was Lester Young's daughter. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...3865165440&rd=1

Gerry Mulligan piano and baritone saxophone Bob Brookmeyer piano and valve trombone Roy Eldridge drums and trumpet Pete Jolly accordion and piano

Billy Bean and John Pisano go together. Wish someone will reissue their Decca albums! And that 'The Trio' album should be on the OJC purchase list for anybody who does not know the date!

SPIRAL Side A: - Ruth - The Wedding March - Porr People's March Side B: - Spiral - Visions - Jasper

Wish it was three time. Have to count up to four (leave some) if the brain still works

Ha! Everybody knows that size does not count