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Couw, the Wild One album I have has the Brando photo at top. I think the music is much better - from a strictly jazz point of view - than the Cops and Robbers music. Another interesting Leith Stevens score is the one he wrote for the Don Siegel film 'Private Hell 36. Spanish Decca also released that music via Fresh Sounds - obviously authorized by Decca - on an LP that added the 'Cops and Robbers' sides.

The board is down every weekends by now. Get a life, I'm told. I get a life but somehow without the forum, it's not real life B)

I never thought CTI was that great a label. They acquired Freddie Hubbard and Stanley Turrentine - among others - from BN. That was these musicians' downfall. Many labels from the 70s produced better music. Very few of the CTI albums will stand the test of time.

WKCR may play it patriotic but everybody knows by now that Louis Armstrong was actually born on August 4, 1901

I'm an elderly Frenchman. Wine - red or white - is beverage of choice. But I have no restrictions regarding other alcohols! When I was of youth hostel age, alcohol was sort of verboten in those type of places. But this may have changed Weekend would be fine.

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When I was still subscribing to Down Beat back in the '7Os, I remember reading the John Litweiler articles and reviews. Good ones. He is more than welcome here! And hope he will post often.

Speaking of photos with Jackie Paris, I remember the one photo on jazz that was included in the 'Family of Man' book classic. It showed Jackie Paris playing guitar at a jam session with Tony Scott. Amazingly beautiful photo. Think it was taken by Hugh Bell. Did a google on this and could not trace the image.

I have passed the youth hostel age limit several decades ago. Is there a cool place for the elderlies in Darmstadt

Wolff, thanks for posting a link to that article. Very interesting and quite illuminating.

I have the session with Howard McGhee and Gigi Gryce (BLP5024) and the two-guitar session (BLP5042) reunited on a French Blue Note 12'' LP that was released in the '70s. The liner notes say that Norman Granz hired Tal Farlow after hearing the BN albums.

Darmstadt, that's just south of Frankfurt/Main. Not a bad idea at all. Would the Jazz Institute accept invaders for a couple of days?

Up. 'cause this went to a fast start and now it seems to be at a standstill. If we have to organize a meeting would need to know who, when, how long, also how much? I am ready to go wherever it's convenient for the majority. Preferably not in September. Place would have to be a central location easily accessible by road/train. A one-day affair might be a bit short. Two days would be fine. Suggestions welcome!

Brando was huge in all sorts of way! From what I understand he will need a XXXL coffin!

Ghost, be sure and play Jimi Hendrix variations on the Star Spangled Banner from the Woodstock festival! Hendrix at his very best!

Saw Marlon Brando at a Paric concert by the Gato Barbieri ensemble. Brando was there with Bernardo Bertolucci. It must have been in 1970. That was shortly before the start of the shooting of 'Last Tango in Paris'. I thought Brando was absolutely handsome!

Leith Stevens 'Jazz Themes from The Wild One' (Spanish Decca) Superb West Coast music album with a beautiful photo of Marlon Brando on its cover. The album kicks off with the sound of a motorcycle roar onto the music from the Laslo Benedek film.

Bought a number of stillsealed recent Fresh Sounds releases at a recordshop which specializes in recycling CDs. They were on sale at €8 each (about $9). I have yet to these CDs on sale at regular stores here. What I don't understand about these items is that many of them bear pricetags from Tower. The Sonny Criss With GeorgeArvanitas CD has a $14,99 tag. Strange that Spanish releases make their way into Paris discounts stores viw the USA. I'll let others figure it out! I'll enjoy the music.

Leith Stevens assembled a superb crew for the music to 'The Wild One'. Shorty Rogers, Maynard Ferguson, Buddy Childers, Milt Bernhardt, Bud Shank, Bob Cooper, Jimmy Giuffre, Herb Geller, Russ Freeman, Shelly Manne were among the players. And don't forget the Gato Barbieri soundtrack to 'Last Tango in Paris'. Brando's best film - with Apocalypse Now! - among his later ones!

Ella was not my favorite singer. But I love that Cole Porter Songbook!

Tal Farlow 'Fuerst Set' to be followed by 'Second Set' (Xanadu). Should start with side B of the Second Set with its extraordinary piano solo by Eddie Costa but am spinning this in the proper order.

There was a rumor around this morning (European time) about this at several news desks. He was very ill and had no will to live. Very sad news. Brando was a giant. Probably the best actor of his generation.

Arthur Briggs returned to the recording studio in Februay 1945 in Paris shortly after his release from an internment camp. The session was recorded for Eddie and Nicole Barclay's Blue Star label. Eddie Barclay led the orchestra that featured Briggs, Hubert Rostaing on clarinet, Andre Ekyan on sax, Jack Dieval on piano and others. Johnny Desmond was the singer on some of the six numbers that were released on 78s and never seem to have seen the light again. Briggs also led a session for Blue Star again in April 1945. One 78 was released. He later recorded under his name in Paris in May 1951 for the French Pathe label. Ten tracks were recorded and issued on 78s. Don't think any of these Briggs records have been reissued ever!

Frank Rosolino also plays excellently in the Sackville album 'Thinking About Tou', a 1976 live session with Ed Bickert on guitar, Don Thompson on bass and Terry Clarke on drums. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&u...l=Attabqj5yojsa I loved the LP album when it was published. The double CD has about 90 minutes additional music. All good.

I try (and it's sometimes very difficult) to ignore this tragedy when I listen to Frank Rosolino records. And tend to remember him as the jolly character everybody talked and wrote about before all this happened. The Mosaic Kenton Presents box is one of my favorite. Lots of superb music. And the Rosolino sides are worth the purchase.