GA Russell

Correct, Jack, Chuck and Valerie! This is a change of pace.

Here's someone.

Correct, Jack!

Curley Russell, by the Wolff Correct, Brownie!

I would say Miles because I have so many more of him than anyone else. Also because his style changed so often it would be like having more than one artist.

Anyone who isn't sure is welcome to guess post #286 since Chuck didn't give it away. Hint for post #290: He was an early bebopper.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 30....British Columbia Lions 17 http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4428544 The Bombers' defense looks very strong. The Bombers are 6-1 for the first time since 1984.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats 37....Toronto Argonauts 32 http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4428507 Great game! Both defensive backfields had their problems.

Thumbs up!

Happy 40th Birthday Soul Stream, wherever you are!

Here's another old timer.

Chuck, I'm not sure I knew that she sang with his band. I remember that they were both on Savoy though.

Here's one for you.

Capitol was my favorite label when I was young because of The Four Freshmen The Kingston Trio The Beach Boys The Beatles and later If The Fourth Way

Correct, Chuck! Esther Phillips it is!

See if you can recognize this lady!

The Eskimos are in real trouble. Fred Stamps and Adarius Bowman, their top two receivers, are out due to injuries. Last night they lost their #3 receiver Jason Barnes to fractured ribs, and a fourth receiver Marcus Henry to a concussion. Today they signed Prechae Rodriguez, but he can't do it alone. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=373686 ***** Calgary Stampeders 45....Saskatchewan Roughriders 35 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=373707 Where was the Riders' Defense? In the first half the Stamps scored four touchdowns and a field goal. The score at halftime was 31-14. The Stamps coasted in the second half. Calgary's Keon Raymond returned an interception 117 yards for a TD in the third quarter, the fourth longest in league history.

I don't think I posted the press release for this. Vocalist Roseanna Vitro Debuts on Motéma Music with "The Music of Randy Newman" May 17 Vitro's Band Includes Arranger/Pianist Mark Soskin, Plus Sara Caswell, Dean Johnson, Tim Horner, & Special Guests Guitarist Steve Cardenas, Percussionist Jamey Haddad Shows Scheduled for New York, Washington, Baltimore, Houston April 20, 2011 With the release on May 17 of The Music of Randy Newman, her debut CD for Motéma Music, Roseanna Vitro stakes a claim as the first jazz vocalist to explore the richly melodic, sharply observant Randy Newman songbook. Having previously covered the music of American icons Ray Charles and Bill Evans in acclaimed album-length projects, Vitro relished the challenge of selecting material from Newman's vast catalog. "What I love about Randy Newman is his ability to tell a story, and the fact that his music is Southern-flavored with a real taste of New Orleans," says Vitro, an Arkansas native who cut her musical teeth in Texas. "It provides me with a rare opportunity to delve deep into my roots. I felt so at home singing his songs, I could make three albums of his music." Working closely with veteran pianist and longtime collaborator Mark Soskin, Vitro infuses Newman's songs with her soul-deep feel for blues and gospel. Vitro credits the concept to her husband, sound engineer and producer Paul Wickliffe, an idea planted by her yearning version of Newman's "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" on her 2006 album Live at the Kennedy Center. Mark Soskin, Dean Johnson, Sara Caswell, Roseanna Vitro, Tim Horner. The project is very much a collaboration with a brilliant cast of musicians, including Mark Soskin, whose long history with Sonny Rollins and his band goes back to the 1970s and who currently teaches at the Manhattan School of Music; rising violin star Sara Caswell, heard recently with Esperanza Spalding's Chamber Music Society and Mark O'Connor's American String Celebration; percussion ace Jamey Haddad, currently with Paul Simon's band; guitarist Steve Cardenas, now touring with Ben Allison and Jenny Scheinman; and Vitro's working rhythm section of bassist Dean Johnson and drummer Tim Horner, both featured on Live at the Kennedy Center. For the new CD, Vitro and Soskin developed arrangements that flow from the contours of Newman's incisive lyrics and the implied orchestrations of his piano playing. The disc opens with "Last Night I Had a Dream," in a propulsive Latin groove, and also includes Vitro's highly personal takes on "Sail Away," "Baltimore," "I Will Go Sailing No More," and Newman's 2002 Oscar winner "If I Didn't Have You," recast as a bossa nova. Although Newman's work as a film composer goes back several decades (he received two Academy Award nominations for Ragtime in 1981) -- contemporaneous with his career as recording artist-in recent years he's emerged as Hollywood's favorite tunesmith. His music has played an essential role in more than a dozen hit films, including The Natural, Meet the Parents, and the Toy Story trilogy. The fact that Newman's music is so well suited for movies is just possibly genetic. Three of his uncles -- nine-time Oscar winners Alfred Newman, Lionel Newman, and Emil Newman -- were esteemed Hollywood composers, and today his nephew Joey Newman and cousins Thomas Montgomery Newman and David Newman are successful film and television composers. "If you look at the American Songbook," says Vitro, "most of that work was created for film and theater. Randy Newman is actually expanding the definition of the American Songbook." Roseanna Vitro and the RNP Band (Randy Newman Project) have scheduled the following shows in support of the new CD: 5/26 Blues Alley, Washington, DC; 5/27 An Die Musik Live, Baltimore; 6/10-11 Cezanne's, Houston (with Soskin, Caswell, local bass/drums); 6/13 Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, NYC; 6/16 Mt. Vernon Country Club Concert Series (two shows), Golden, CO. West Coast dates are in the works for September. "Randy's stories have touched me for a long time," says Vitro, "and hopefully, as I sing these songs, my listeners will find something that touches them as well." Web Sites: www.roseannavitro.com www.motema.com

That was fast! That's correct, Paul, it's Them. The organist's name was Peter Bardens. He went on to record under his own name and be a founding member of Camel.

The thread has been quiet, so let's try this photo.

I guess the two most famous in jazz are: Gil Evans - Svengali Orrin Keepnews - Re: Person I Knew

Correct, Paul! Who would have thought back in 1965 that of all the rock acts he'd be one of the few still selling records in 2011!

Here's an old photo.

What holiday are they referring to, Labor Day?

Correct, Valerie! Petula Clark. I have her greatest hits cd, and enjoy it very much, except for Downtown, which I got tired of before 1964 was over.