Dan Gould

I know nothing about Steve Allen musically so can't answer the Cosby face off.

Somehow I didn't expect to stumble across this from grammy.com but it's a pretty perceptive piece. https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/hank-mobleys-soul-station-60-how-tenor-saxophonists-mellow-masterpiece-inspires-jazz

That's easy - Weeds. Hank Mobley w. Lee Morgan or Hank Mobley w. Donald Byrd?

I think I remember both equally ... very first Gene Harris was Blue Hour, purchased solely due to the presence of Stanley Turrentine, in St Louis, at a mall shop I'd never been in, either right before or right after seeing Working Girl in the mall theater. Worst Gene Harris the mid-70s release with him surrounded by kids, that was at the aforementioned Papa Jazz, and my money was cheerfully refunded in store credit.

It's the exact one I used using two used record stores in St Louis (neither of them Euclid Records, I only went there rarely, not convenient enough a location) followed by Sally's Place in Westport. I never applied a year or specific price cut-off in exploring when it was all record store picking, and even after the internet never considered samples very often at all. Dot connecting sometimes did not work out very well, one I definitely remember was 1-2 Ken McIntyre Steeplechases, purchased because of Kenny Drew. Thankfully, the great local store at that time was in Columbia South Carolina, Papa Jazz, and even though they had a prominent sign that said "if you buy a record and don't like it, it is now a used record. Store credit will be given accordingly," they realized how much I was buying and quietly gave me full value store credit on anything I brought back. Plus they gave me a t-shirt when I told them I was leaving grad school and moving to CT.

I hope so, as long as they don't take the approach of "this was Phil's, now its the family's." I would expect the family knows the significance themselves.

No idea about a storage locker.

I don't think anyone knows. I think his blog is still paid for and I think what he uploaded is still there but what else did he have in his closets?

Of course we're assuming that all of these reels are still playable which is probably a big assumption. On the Percy France Memorial broadcast, Phil tried to play a recording from the West End that was only six years old at the time, and he bailed after one tune due to the squeakiness of the tape heads. We're talking now about thirty years later.

I've had good contact with both the assistant and Sid Gribbetz the long-term jazz host. I think we can prevent a great loss of jazz history. Can't say the same for Chris A.'s stuff.

In addition to whatever KCR recordings are in his house/apartment, I was told of a possible donation of Schaap interview tapes to some institution. No idea if there was progress there, and for that matter, will his assistant continue to digitize shows for Phil's website? The site needs (or at least the College of Jazz Knowledge part) to stay up and available.

Sad news though I suspected that his cancer battle wasn't going well because he had been so quiet on Facebook. It's been a while since he mentioned his troubles but the last update I recall, he stated more or less that the last treatment didn't get him into remission. He was a great help to my Percy France website so I'll always be grateful for that. And like when Chris Albertson died, there is surely a ton of material that was in his possession that should not be allowed to end up in a dumpster. I had contact with his assistant, Mr. Iselin, regarding Percy. I feel like I need to follow up with him, after a bit, about what happens to it. He said that Phil wasn't very well organized and it sounded like there was a stack of reel-to-reels recorded from the West End broadcasts (apparently liberated from WKCR), including at least one Percy France show. All of it must be saved.

PM coming.

I was thinking exactly this ... Clifford yes, but Fats also, for artistry and similarly for too-soon passing.

Who are these people? That is the worst cover I've ever heard.

Check out how Bill Grauer found his records: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10226652339639169&set=pcb.1195817574270336

Haven't been any new posts here after Delta arrived, but I definitely have an f-ed up situation. Scheduled delivery September 7 from Denver, Media Mail. Reached Jacksonville the morning of September 3rd. Didn't leave Jacksonville until September 5, and didn't make it to Tampa/Ybor City in the usual one day. It already shows as "Arriving Late" on this, the expected delivery day. That's total bullshit.

OK with a birthday coming up, you convinced me, especially with the Hargrove/Mulgrew thing with free shipping and same price as Amazon. Even though I am almost certain I had sworn off of MovieMars for some ill-fated order in the last few years. Or was that ImportCDs? Hmm, maybe it was MovieMars. Although the order seemed to go thru and I printed the page off the website with the order number. We shall see.

So you have this 1971 recording? Or you were a go-between? I'd be curious just about the band members at that time, all the same as the Lighthouse and And/Or recordings?

Just as I am trying to make sure that Percy France has a 'moment' in 2021.

George (Dan) is getting upset! I did not anticipate quite so many glowing reviews. I know - I'll break down and buy it, then choose my favorite performances for my own personal 3 disc set.

30 years after the fact he says it was great and fun yet he's never heard it. Note he didn't say "They didn't put that out?" I'd trust his judgement in the moment that it was recorded that it didn't really congeal the way he wanted it. I'd also trust Chuck's recollection of conversations that took place a lot closer to the recording date than this one.

Indeed. I would hope so ... Here's another question: Do huge-fingered guitarists understand just how much easier it is for them, and are they grateful for this physical gift that had nothing to do with the time spent practicing or honing their craft? Are they at all sympathetic to the not-so-physically gifted who also try to play? Asking for a friend.

Well in that case should I lock down January 2022?

Receiving more Percy France recordings from the Smithsonian, and from a time when his set lists had "They Can't Take That Away From Me" which I definitely do not tire of, now or back when I heard it by Ella/Louis/OP.