GA Russell

Jim, I believe I saw Eddie Miller with Pete Fountain in 1967 in New Orleans. That was a fun concert.

Richard "Groove" Holmes - Soul Message

Bertrand, I'd keep my wife informed, and call her back. I'd let her know that you're not interested in the mini-reunion because you got too much grief from that crowd. Nobody needs more hassle in his life, and it's OK to say that those people caused hassle. If she would like to get together as friends, double date with your spouses. Your wife might find them interesting!

Chet Baker Studio, Disc 2 (the vocals)

Mike, it is my recollection that although in the US their music was released on Epic, a Columbia subsidiary, in the UK it was recorded for EMI. It may be that the EMI label was Columbia, not to be confused with the US Columbia which was known in the UK in the 60s as CBS. I remember that EMI's deal with Dave Clark was that he would own the masters after three years, and perhaps EMI cut a similar deal with Gomelski. Still, I think you will agree that regardless of who owns the material, its release in the US has been a mess over the years.

I've never understood why the reissues of The Yardbirds have been as chaotic as they have, compared to other British Invasion bands. They recorded for EMI in England, so why has it been so hard to obtain a simple complete set of their output, either as a single box or as a series of CDs?

When I lived in Georgia, I used to know a guy who was a friend of his. I have one album that he's on, Lew Del Gatto's Katewalk on Naxos Jazz.

In addition to the people who made their living at vocalese, including Mark Murphy, I recommend the one album Manhattan Transfer did of this, called Vocalese oddly enough. I think it's their best album.

Hang On Ramsey was my first jazz album, in the summer of '66! I listen to it occassionally and enjoy it, probably for the nostalgia. I'm not a fan of his. I think that he was the poor man's Red Garland, who was in my book the poor man's Ahmad Jamal. But as I understand it, Lewis was regarded as a great showman. He should be given credit for being the first jazz musician to be hip to what the kids were listening to, and recording The In Crowd, A Hard Day's Night, and Hang On Sloopy. He was to my knowledge, which pales next to that of some of you guys, the first modern jazz musician to record a Christmas album, as well. That's marketing!

If you are of an age when you were actually 'into' the Power Rangers, then you're still little in my book. I was thinking the same thing. Heck, I thought I was young because I remembered Lassie as a forest ranger's dog rather than belonging to Timmy and June Lockhart... I remember when Lassie was owned by Jeff! My sisters watched it every week, and even though I hated it I watched whatever was on!

Congrats Jim and the guys!

It's afternoon now, but in the question's spirit I'm listening to first Billy Eckstine (Savoy) and then Frank Sinatra (Capitol).

...wrapped in Nelson Riddle

So, when do you think BMG and Your Music will get it?

I have four of his albums, and may get another or two after a while. But the most boring jazz concert I ever attended was Dave Brubeck with his son Chris about 1971.

Happy Birthday, Rooster!

I agree with Phillyq. I would start with Miles Davis's Birth of the Cool, and move on from there. You don't say how new you are to jazz, only that you are new here. Perhaps you should tell us first what your favorites are so far.

OK, I've found where the bullet with the 10 comes from, and I changed it to another type of bullet, so I think I have answered my question. I still don't understand what the 10 is for, but it's late and I can try to figure that out another day.

Tony, here in the US the movie with the reputation as being the worst ever is Bela Lugosi's last flick, Plan 9 From Outer Space. I've never seen it, but I did see one when I was a kid called The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake. Boy, was that bad! And in the 70s I made the mistake of seeing The Fugs' "comedy", whatever that was called. I should have asked for my money back for that one! And speaking of bad movies, don't forget Frank Zappa's 200 Motels. Made no sense whatever!

As regular readers of my ongoing tale know, I am learning StarOffice, which I believe works exactly the same as Microsoft Word. Today I typed my resume. I'm not sure how, exactly, but I got it to put a bullet in all the places I wanted one (at the start of each achievement listed under a given employment). But when I printed it out, each bullet had the number 10 inside of it. What the heck is that? How do I remove the number 10, and replace it with a solid bullet? I know how to create more bullets, I think, but I'm not sure why the program knew that one should go where it did, in just the right place. So I don't know what I did right, let alone what I did wrong. And as I say, I have no idea what someone was thinking when he thought I would want a bullet with a number 10 inside of it. Any ideas on how to make a solid bullet?

I've never heard Jacques Brel's recording of Seasons in the Sun, which I believe was the original, but I have The Kingston Trio's version and it's great. So I'll give the Terry Jacks version a pass. I voted for Alone Again because it annoyingly stays in my mind when I hear it.

In 1969 mono was phased out, replaced with a stereo "compatible" with mono record players. This was much like the phase-out of LPs. The stores quit stocking them, so the buyer didn't have any choice.

Welcome! I am already in the habit of playing Cal Tjader on May 5th! That day is a special one for me for personal reasons, so I would remember to put some of his music on. My favorite of his albums is Plugs In, on the Skye label. I don't think your dad ever made a bad album.

Jazzbo, Equinox was for many years a desert island disc of mine! I've owned three LPs and a CD of it. I'm pretty much out of my lounge phase (which lasted decades, apparently!), so I'm not as high on it as I used to be. But for what it tries to be, I think it's one of the best!