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I know that 'I'm Getting Sentimental Over You' belongs to Tommy Dorsey but for me, the song and Thelonious Monk go together

Bill Coleman also sang on a number of his recordings.

With all respect, I find Milt Jackson's vocals unbearable. Wide vibrato and doubtful intonation. Not a trained voice. I'd really like to hear Kenny Burrell's vocal album; I once saw a Japanese pressing, but way too expensive for me. Has anybody mentioned Kenny Dorham's Riverside album with vocals, This Is The Moment? Mike, that 'Weaver of Dreams' album was reissued as a LP a few years ago in the USA and was available (and should still be) available at a pretty reasonable price. Was interested in that album for Bobby Jaspar's participation in it. Hearing Burrell sing was a very agreable experience. Agree about Milt Jackson. His singing was an embarassment. There's a 'Milt Jackson Sings' recorded in Italy in 1964 and released there. That one was bad in the true sense of the word. Paul Secor mentioned K.D.'s singing in his opening post. Nice album for fans of KD that Riverside album.

Paul Desmond listed Charlie Parker, Lee Konitz and Pete Brown as his favorites altosax players in Leonard Feather's 'Encyclopedia of Jazz'.

A very warm welcome from here too! Jack Tracy was with Down Beat when the magazine was still highly readable (and a large part of my jazz education). And thanks for the Limelight Records productions. Those LPs still look and sound beautiful.

I don't think this interview has been mentioned before. Never heard of it. Sounds interesting indeed!

I'm one of the veterans around here. First real concert I attended (with my older brother) was in September 1953. The Lionel Hampton big band with Art Farmer, Clifford Brown, Jimmy Cleveland, Gigi Gryce and others. And since most of the posters mentioned pop/rock concerts, my first experience was the Beatles in 1966. Both concerts in Paris.

Forget about George Benson and listen to Kenny Burrell's 'Weaver of Dreams' album. The man can sing!

Wish I had more of people like Herbie Nichols, Elmo Hope, Dupree Bolton, Joe Maini, Tina Brooks, Oscar Dennard, Carl Perkins, Charles Tyler, Jimmy Lyons...

The Paris Jazz Corner people have released a CD that gathers rare tracks recorded by Toots Thielemans in 1950 and 1951 (including the 'All The Things You Are' that Toots played with Zoot Sims when the two were touring Europe with the Benny Goodman Septet) plus the very rare Just Jazz 1952 concert that had harmonica-playing policeman Les Thompson playing alongside Conte Candoli, Wardell Gray, Dexter Gordon, Bobby Tucker, Don Bagley and Chico Hamilton on three tunes (Thompson is the only soloist). The concert was released on a RCA 10-incher and was never reissued. A note from Paris Jazz Corner about their new CD is at the bottom of this page: http://www.parisjazzcorner.com/uk/dis_list...u&page=1∏=1

David, my very sincere condolences to you and your family on this terribly sad day.

The Clifford Brown and the Roland Kirk are the ones to get. I also love the Sarah Vaughan and the Dinah Washington sets but - unless you're a big fan of those two as I am - you can look for the albums reissues that are commonly available. Same goes for the Helen Merrill box. Don't have that one since I already had the material. But seeing how much they fetch nowadays, I must have made a mistake.

Another excellent Hep album is the Benny Goodman 'Benny's Bop 1948-49'. Came upon that one and hesitated to get it because I already had a number of those sides with Wardell Gray and Stan Hasselgard but the price was right. Glad I bought it since it includes quite a number of unissued material by the Benny Goodman Sextet which had - in addition to Gray - Mary Lou Williams, Billy Bauer, Clyde Lombardi and Mel Zelnick. Hasselgard was out on that session but is on heard on some other tracks by a BG quintet with Chuck Wayne and Barbara Carroll. With very good transfers by John R.T. Davies. Lots of new material for Wardell Gray fans on that one!

Rashid Ali also went back stellar when he recorded 'Exchange' with Frank Lowe for his Survival label.

I have the original LP (mono). No distorsion whatsoever on 'In Martinique'. This was the final track on the B side. Both guitars sound clean.

A favorite - unfortunately out of print - is the 'Modern Interpretations of Porgy and Bess' LP by Buddy Collette that was recorded back in 1957 for Interlude. The rhythm section was Jim Hall, Red Callender and Louis Bellson with Pete Jolly featured on the accordion and doing a very effective job. Also - nobody's mentioned that one yet - the Ella and Louis album on Verve. This one had great moments too!

IAJRC already released an LP by Tubby Hayes back in 1987. The album included broadcast performances made between 1957 and 1972 with various groups. Excellent album.

Great cover indeed. It was designed by French cartoonist Sine. Sorry to tell you, Weizen, that Sine is a farleftist anarchist. Couw, as far as I know this was never reissued.

Whenever I fly to NYC, I take a plane that lands at Newark. Much better airport than the other ones. Also the Olympia bus lines are great. Cheaper and better than taxis. And you feel like you're in New York right away by the people taking the ride along. And the view of the Manhattan skyline before getting into the tunnel to Manhattan is simply breathtaking. You don't get it from LaGuardia or JFK. Rides from those two airports are plain boring! The Olympia buses take you right next to Grand Central Station (with a short stop near Penn Station).

Never had a taste for the ODJB. I have listened to their records a number of time, they leave me cold. So much better early (post-ODJB) stuff available!

Now don't start me on Tubby Hayes! The guy was a giant. Some quick recommendations: the first three were recorded at Ronnie Scott's Club, - Down in the Village (reissued on EmArcy), - 'Late Spot at Scott's (also reissued on EmArcy), - 'Night and Day' (Ronnie Scott's Jazz) - Tubby Hayes Quartet in Scandinavia (Storyville) but there are plenty more. Mole Jazz, Jasmine and Spotlite reissued a lot of excellent Hayes material but am not sure these are readily available.

Ubu, the first Django Reinhardt JSP box 'The Classic Early Recordings' included quite a number of tracks that are not on the Mosaic box. Among those are the superb sides recorded for Decca in London that are not on the Jazz in Paris series either. Not that I am the one who intends to dilapidate your money but I think that first box is one to get. I should add that the JSP people worked from excellent 78rpm sources and they did improve on the sound on quite a lot of the Django classics. Can't speak for the second Django box which I didn't get since it did not seem to include additional or better material than what was available elsewhere.

I was driving through this southwestern France village last September and was going past the last houses before a long stretch of open road when this deer jumped out from a bush to commit suicide right in front of my car. It did not survive. My car suffered some damage. It took a week in a local garage to have it back in good shape. This is a regular occurence in the area and seeing deers cross roads is quite common. I am very aware of the fact and pretty careful when I cross through one of the deer-crossing area but this one took me by total surprise. Really coming out of nowhere. The deer body made a villager happy. Dinner must have been nice. I did not accept an invitation to share!

Was away those past couple weeks and missed the party! I'm not late. Just early for next year's birthday. Joyeux anniversaire, Berigan

Frankie Newton, no doubt...