Dan Gould

Good enough. Wondering though when you feel that their audience moved on. I ask because I just recently picked up a publicity photo of the group, it was in the archives of the Detroit Free Press. It went to the paper to support a ten day engagement at Baker's Keyboard Lounge, in November of 1968. I'm kind of curious when bookings declined to 5 or 6 days as opposed to the golden era when their were six week contracts with an option to renew. This is kinda in the middle but longer than I would have guessed.

And I'd like to see more about the groups before I commit. Too much Bob Berg might keep me from this one but some Ralph Moore would be nice. <ducks head>

Well am I the first proud owner of a B3tles shirt or just the first to post about it?

https://tedpanken.wordpress.com/2011/10/13/a-1996-wkcr-interview-with-ray-brown-born-85-years-ago-today/ I don't know if this got posted six years ago, but very interesting, very lengthy interview with Ray Brown and many of his musical cohorts, from OP and Thigpen to the younger players that he employed at the end of his life like Benny Green, Chris McBride etc.

Well MG, Sister Sadie and the last tune were selected specifically with you in mind (and you most definitely have heard the final track). Thanks for participating I knew there were tracks that would be too much like jazz for your taste.

No Waters and that cut was not issued on CD to my knowledge but was a vinyl release.

Damn phone. EC not economy.

But I think the site only sells in the economy or at least not to the States? That is why I had to go through a Japanese site for the ben Webster release.

Interesting about McCann being on TV. I think its well known that the Sounds went in and banged out successful takes very easily. Bill Dowdy told me that it was rare to do more than one take per tune. It's also said that their sales allowed the label to record and issue some of the less successful (in the marketplace) recordings. Any thoughts on why they didn't sell well in the CD era? I'm grateful to Michael Cuscuna that he got as much of their recordings out on CD but he said he couldn't even consider a Select set let alone a big box due to anticipated sales or lack thereof. Thanks Bob!

Hey Jim, How do we know that the merch/disc will go to the right place? I was looking on Pledge Music to make sure I have an updated address since we moved a year ago but I couldn't see that stuff I am sure it is limited to the band/admin. Thanks.

I think Brad posted a response to a post by Spoont years ago. Very late, and inartfully done since its left Georghe feeling very confused.

Bobby Bland The Galloping Gourmet Mr Ed

There's a card on my dresser, and there will be dinner at our new fave Mexican place, and Coldstone to follow.

Congrats to Tom for ID-ing the source of the King Curtis track ... but no it's not Joe Pass on the Horace Silver tune. Glad you liked the comp.

Not Sparks.

Thanks Thom. Power's been restored at the Yard, folks: PLAY BALL!

And bless Bill Fenohr for sending them my way in the first place.

I really hope Thom is OK. Due to back surgery last month I got him the disc earlier than usually required. I hope there are no complications but he has been responsive to PMs pretty quickly in the past.

Is that like the game being called in the middle of my at-bat?

Thanks Mike. Feel free to reveal the answer if you want ... though I guess its possible someone else can still puzzle it out. Funny that you had it chosen for the drummer who Mr. Sangrey ain't feelin'. Mileage does vary.

Would be great as I'd have a question for him such as, with the concentration on the charts and what was popular, where do the Three Sounds fit in if they were such strong sellers for Blue Note at least in the first stint with the label? Were sales never really that great in an absolute sense but just strong for the label? Or was the group more popular with white jazz fans, less with black? There really isn't much about funky piano trios but there were certainly a lot of them. Did Les McCann get his larger section because he had major hits much later? Or did McCann actually sell more records for PJ than the Sounds did for BN?

Amen, and I have to say that his "Celebrating 50 Years" reminded me of my comment to my Dad many years ago when I saw his trade advertisement for Gould Entertainment Corporation "celebrating our 10th year" and I said "by staying in business". Chuck is doing much more than just staying in business.