ghost of miles

I also have this one, which was a kind of tie-in for the Dick Powell MURDER, MY SWEET movie in the mid-1940s:

Also a Chandler fan... Lon, I actually have this one at home!

Yes to Cornell Woolrich, too! Lon, you're obviously a man of fine taste... Another work by Mr. Woolrich, AKA William Irish:

Goodis did most of his publishing for Gold Medal, didn't he? I went on quite a Goodis kick a few years back and read most of his novels, even though his stories didn't vary much... they had a certain bleak, poetic mood that I found addictive. I still haven't read THE BURGLAR or the earliest--and the last--books that he wrote.

Calling David Goodis fans...

I had seen Frank Kimbrough's post about the album with Tolliver and very much look forward to hearing it. My best wishes as well to Mr. Hill, whose music has given me so much pleasure over the past 10 years.

I really dig the old Modern Library covers (circa 1940-1960), but I haven't ponied up yet for the Dogeared page & can't access the dustjacket images. They had some great ones, especially in the 1940s.

I liked this one when it came out, in 1997; it's even more haunting now:

C.T. while in Austin, do not fail to visit the Duke Ellington Wing of the Lon Armstrong Musical Estate!

No one here gets out alive, indeed. I hope you have a fantastic day, Chris, doing all the things you love best. Thanks for the insights, the stories, and the general camaraderie that you share with us here on a daily basis--it is much appreciated--and for all of the wonderful work you've done, which enhances the already considerable pleasure of listening to jazz. What a bang I got out of reading your Basie Mosaic notes! Long may you listen...and write.

The man on the grassy knoll?

Pardon the late posting: the program is already archived and can be listened to immediately. Next week: "Peter Gunn."

Glad you liked it, Bentsy--a particular favorite of mine as well.

Bird actually was booked to play a gig somewhere though, wasn't he, when he died?

Hangin' with Elvis?

How do these laws apply to radio documentaries? I'm preparing a series on Indiana jazz that we will be distributing for free to other Indiana public-radio stations... do we have to get clearance for the music we'll use in that? When I did the Ellington JUMP FOR JOY special, I had to get clearance from an agency in Indianapolis that claims to "own" Ellington's voice. Even though the interview segments came from the Smithsonian, I was still advised to seek permission from this agency, as punitive legal costs would be devastating if by some chance they had a case. If I were trying to sell the show, I suppose that would be one thing... but the broadcast was very much educational in intent (we aired it as part of our Black History Month programming). The agency did grant permission for me to use Duke's voice for free, but it was a real headache... it was a last-minute thing, and we briefly thought that we might have to yank the Ellington speaking segments and replace them with more narration or some such.

Hallelujah! Just got notice that this is finally coming out on DVD: Hill Street Blues Season 1

I don't think so. I've got the CD that Verve put out a few years back--wasn't that an early effort by the director of BONNIE & CLYDE?

I love having the weekends off now--I can actually spend Saturday reading an entire book. Mona Z. Smith, BECOMING SOMETHING: THE STORY OF CANADA LEE.

If you like early-1940s Nat, you might want to check out the MacGregor transcriptions as well. I used to have the old Laserlight box that collected many of them, and then traded up for the Music and Arts set. The trio backs singers on a number of these tracks as well--Anita Boyer, Ida James, and (one session only, I think) Anita O'Day--if you want the trio only, you might want to go with the Laserlight, which leaves off most of the backing numbers.

Yes! Another Zappa lookalike, as I recall. One of my favorites was GIRLS' TOWN. My wife & I used to watch MST3K pretty religiously.

Joan Didion, THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING.