Dan Gould

I can't say I enjoyed his jazz efforts all that much (I recall having the Bird recording but not keeping it long) but I certainly respected him a lot and you knew his commitment was serious and heartfelt. I also enjoyed the general contrast of Mick doing his thing and Charlie doing his. RIP.

Thanks Mike for making this a separate topic, Bryant's disco was short, relatively, but he was a really nice player. The recordings with Amy are best for me. I recall not loving the one with Jim Hall as much - maybe a factor of wanting that booting tenor in there instead. I should revisit. As I mentioned in my response to the original post, the Fantasy LPs aren't quite as good, IMO, but Plas helps a lot on the one with him. The fact that I am talking more about his sidemen/co-leaders shouldn't indicate I don't enjoy his organ playing cause I definitely do. Thanks for the link to the obit, I had no idea that he had kept playing for so long after his time in the spotlight. Makes me wish someone had recorded a local appearance or two. And I really, really hope that tape exists of that TV performance with Curtis Amy. Big from me, Mike.

Electric. Frank Sinatra or Nancy Sinatra?

Baritone. Bubba Brooks or Tina Brooks? (I'm sure almost all would say Tina but I'll just say, don't sleep on Bubba.)

To my knowledge and understanding, every chain selling hearing aids is selling "their" brand. This may or may not be the same for doctors involved in a larger practice versus local chain offices. And they all have a range of equipment to offer, competing on both price and bells and whistles. And they all provide a rather lengthy period to verify that you like the results before you're locked into them.

Bob Eubanks. Mark Goodson or Bill Todman?

There's a more recent question above yours, from jsngrey. Are we supposed to offer our own from any prior question, so we can pick and choose, or only answer most recent? Seeking clarity only.

No, I am sure there are OP partisans who would pick him. But I knew if you jumped in you'd automatically have it right.

GAS all day. (I think I'd prefer extreme flatulence as well, if its my own, than the Avant Garde.) Still not sure if I can ask Percy France or Percy, France so ... Gene Harris or Oscar Peterson?

Nicely done. I had not noticed anything about the TV appearance, would be great if tape/film survives, to see both Bryant and Curtis Amy. What do people think of the two Fantasy LPs if they have heard them? I like them but not as much as the earlier ones. Plas definitely helps on the later one.

But why? I kept 40 second performances of "Honky Tonk" for the Percy thing. They obviously have a different understanding of "complete" than I do.

And, Audiologists have PhDs they are not medical doctors. They don't split their time between hearing tests and setting up your new hearing aids and doing cochlear implants.

I suggest you use that thing that is your "friend" and educate yourself. (I will state that I have never worked with a 'technician' because again, everybody working with patients in a hearing center is a licensed audiologist.)

You can't do anything to treat hearing loss in the state of Florida unless you are licensed. I have never concerned myself with the specific training or level of experience of anyone who has helped me in the past. Maybe that's a different kind of white lab coat effect. In my first encounter, I went to the person who had an existing relationship with the insurance office I worked in. I did note that he was a few years older than me and had gotten his degree from Cornell. He also had a small "wall of fame" in his office, the only name I now recall is Barry Gibb, or whichever Gibb brother still lives. The one difference between his office and the Sam's hearing aid center was discovering that Sam's did not allow the manual removal of ear wax due to the liability risk. I basically used an off-the-shelf product for a period of time, which took care of a good deal of wax build up and softened up the rest. He then used tweezers and a strong light to remove the remainder, (weird feeling to have wax gently pulled away from ear canal, I can tell you) and only then did I have my official hearing test the first time. Obviously you want a test that isn't effected by wax issues. (Believe me I clean ears often but it does build up regardless.) At Sam's they could only use a camera and a probe to show me what I was up against and it took a period of time before he suggested that I find a doctor to finish the job. That turned out to be a Walgreens clinic, where it was about $120 for her to blast the ear with a water pik to finish it up. (They made me sign a liability waiver, too.) So really I would prefer, in the future, a place that will handle final wax clean up themselves. Other than that, one audiologist or another, not my worry. I know what my hearing loss looks like.

Maybe Consumer Reports would be a better place than your average TV ad? Beltone and Miracle Ear still seem to have coverage in the Tampa area so I really can't imagine they haven't kept up with technology to compete in the market. BTW I can't say that the batteries are such a terrible problem for me. $8 gets me three blister packs at Sam's Club, I think 30 or 36 total batteries per pack. Practically nothing, and since I am rarely away from the house, getting the "(tweet) - Low Battery" message in my ear every seven days is no big deal. Maybe its different if you are out and about regularly but when I wasn't working from home I just kept a battery package in my desk in case it ran out of juice while at work. Easy Peasy.

For whoever might be curious, and for whatever it is worth, current stats since launch: 404 total hits 317 unique visitors 5:35 average session time. I can get bounce rate by page but I'd really like to see total number of bouncers that spend no time on the site, to calculate session time by people actually interested. Given the number of brief "looks" the site gets, that 5:35 average session time feels pretty good to me. I've still got at least two promotional efforts to come - Night Lights broadcast early next month, thanks to GoM, and the Mosaic Gazette mention which MC promised but hasn't followed thru on. After that I rely on a future WKCR broadcast, should the pandemic ever end, and that might be just about it.

The person who chose "Mogie Man" as his first online handle at a jazz discussion site remains unmoved.

My hearing loss started a very long time ago, in childhood. Never thought about aids though until new employers liked my work and they helped me purchase hearing aids about 12 years ago, utilizing a client who ran an office for a national hearing aid chain. They were siemens and certainly were an extraordinary blessing to be able to hear things normally. They still function as back ups but the then-modern technology of ambient noise reduction and other "personalized" settings became non-functional so I sought new ones. Second set of hearing aids, still in use, bought about 4 years ago at a Sam's Club. Not as great - I've had to use the extended warranty plan far too many times, and I am not sure but I think it will expire around the end of this year. At least the Siemens pair still turn on and work even now. I did not buy any blue-tooth options, didn't want to spend the money. I remove the aids while driving on the highway. They amplify too much road noise so signal-to-noise is messed up with the car stereo, which happens to be where I hear more music than anyplace else. So I take the aids out and crank the volume instead. (I've never ever had a horn or a siren go unheard when I am on the highway with no hearing aids.)

New Houston Person is welcome. He usually has a new album every Fall but I think skipped during the first year of the pandemic.

If I understand, one chooses, then proposes a new one? Therefore: Billy Sol Estes (I don't know him but I know who Kefauver was from history/Poli Sci.) So: Percy France or Percy, France

Yes he wrote some really nice words about the site, I hope it triggers a nice spike in page visits! (Still haven't gotten the plug in the Mosaic Gazette but with the Jazz Lives post I am less inclined to nudge Mr. Cuscuna too soon. Only so many bullets in my clip, would rather space out the promotional efforts.) Nah, I actually used your phrase in a conversation with Mike Longo's wife who asked me for advice on donating his archive, which also includes many private recordings.

So basically it was a variation on "let's introduce the virus to trigger an immune response" but long before anyone had a clue about it? Its remarkable to me to think that the man who ordered this treatment to his troops would end up dying of what was probably an easily survivable cold, due to "modern" medical practices of the time. How could Small Pox innoculations co-exist with "bleeding" as medical treatments? Theodoric of York, Medieval Barber, anyone?

They had two shots at Dexter's Clubhouse. Can only provide a link but this version, while weird and hideous, is the one I was happy to find on CD 30+ years ago. https://www.discogs.com/Dexter-Gordon-Clubhouse/release/456062

Thank you Claude.

I am posting some audio bits to youtube hoping to drive traffic to the site so here they are. Bob Neloms in on piano for Ain't Misbehavin':