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Man, if Contreras starts pitching like this consistently now that his family's here... look out, major leagues! ContrerasW8-1

Hmmm... hadn't heard this about Brooks, but I don't know enough to say one way or the other. Certainly have heard it about Orrin Keepnews, though!

Yep, I ordered that one last week, Mobleytime... it will make the cut.

Brooks did a lot of work on the recent 3-CD Jack Purvis set, which is just a treasure trove for those of us with a yen for the mystery man from Kokomo.

That's an amazing story, Chris! I'd love to hear that coin-machine recording... wow.

Thanks for the tip, Brownie. Does she talk much about her life and/or her music on it?

Is there much, or any? I know on the Verve CARNEGIE HALL cd it's somebody else reading from LADY SINGS THE BLUES... there's that 4-CD BILLIE HOLIDAY STORY, which contains a 2-CD "audio biography," but I don't know if it contains any interview segments with her or not.

Also looking for CD-Rs (no need for covers--track listing/personnel only would be swell) of SKYLARK and THE SONG IS PARIS so that I can do a program on Paris. Up for help on Jackie Paris. Will work for CD-Rs. B)

I love you, man! (Well, you know what I mean... )

I also noticed that Larry Kart's forthcoming book, JAZZ IN SEARCH OF ITSELF, is listed as well for late-summer/early autumn.

Yes, weren't these made under the name Uptown Hall Quartet & Sextet? Some of them show up on the MISSING CHAPTERS Glenn Miller series, but I'd love to find a CD that groups them all together.

Just noticed this on Alan's site: Isn't Chambers the one who put up the long biographical essay about RT on the web? In any case, this is welcome news... I was already planning to do a program about Twardzik & will now wait till I've read the book!

ALL IN THE FAMILY season 3 on the way: AllintheFamily3

Well, that's what I figured. I think this is the article to which you're referring. I bought LARRY SANDERS 1--did my part!

Also looking for CD-Rs (no need for covers--track listing/personnel only would be swell) of SKYLARK and THE SONG IS PARIS so that I can do a program on Paris.

Pre-ordered the noir box mentioned above, as well as THE BIG CLOCK and THIS GUN FOR HIRE. Waiter, make mine hardboiled...

Yeah, what did happen to LARRY SANDERS on DVD? The first season is good, but the show definitely got better as time went on... classic stuff. Hope it surfaces soon. My wife & I continue to enjoy watching a couple episodes of PETER GUNN each week. Will JOHNNY STACCATO ever become available on DVD? Probably not...

Didn't Rivers get a Grammy nomination for one of the BMG big-band records? I was always amused by the thought of him attending the festivities (I'm sure he didn't)--talk about a holy man stepping into the temple of Babylon!

Wow, Chuck, that must have been quite a night! I met Steve Swell last year one afternoon when I was sitting in for our regular DJ & Swell was in town for a gig... nice guy and good music to boot. That Altschul CD is quite fine--I second John B.'s recommendation. I saw Ullman here a couple years ago in a group w/George Schuller, but can't recall the name right now.

Deus, if you really get into Haley, isn't there a Bear Family box of his work?

In addition to the other worthy titles mentioned here (particularly the Guralnick and CENTRAL AVENUE SOUNDS), you might want to take a gander at Rick Kennedy's LITTLE LABELS, BIG SOUND. Kennedy wrote a very good book about Gennett (JELLY ROLL, BIX & HOAGY); here's the Publishers' Weekly description of LITTLE LABELS: And Maxwell Davis rules!

I just put a used copy of McPhee & Drake's EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION on hold at a local record shop. Any opinions on that particular outing?

Information sent & much, much thanks!

As C. Brown might say: AAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

I'm in luck! O'Harareads Random House just published it in March... great timing!