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Great post. Thank you Jeff.

Dang. I was just gonna put some stuff up for sale. I want a pleasurable experience though. Shit, now what?

All interesting stuff but want to disagree about the Chicago stuff. It wasn't really "swing-influenced revivalist". This music was documented in the early/mid '20s and was a white reaction/outgrowth to the music they heard. It was "new/derivative", not revivalist. Thanks Chuck. My understanding was exactly as you put it concerning the early and mid-'20s music in Chicago. I was thinking Chicago in the late-1930s, and into the 1940s, contemporaneous to this West Coast revivalist movement. Would it be fair to describe traditional jazz happening in Chicago during this post-30s period as being, if not 'revivalist,' then more swing-oriented than the West Coast stuff going on at the same time? I admit to some influence here from Wiki, where I sometimes find myself while tracking down new/old musicians. (See specifically the three sub-sections grouped together: "Chicago Style," "West Coast revival" and "New Orleans Traditional." Gracias

One more. Raymond Burke -- "St. Louis Blues" (thanks Kenny!)

Just jumping into some more of this stuff now Kenny. Thanks for the recommendations. Also wandering over to West Coast revivalist stuff -- Turk Murphy, Lu Watters, etc. Hey Paps, I'm curious to know what specific albums of this kinda stuff you've picked up???? The Freeman Mosaic single I have on hand and was listening to earlier today. Love it. And I just ordered your Raymond Burke. Listening to samples now. Sounds exactly as you described. I scooped up an armload of stuff last night after wandering through this and some other threads. Posted the following in the "What Have You Purchased" thread: Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band -- Originals & Ragtime: San Francisco Style, Vol. 2 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band -- Stomps, Etc. and the Blues: San Francisco Style, Vol. 3 George Lewis -- Trios and Bands Turk Murphy's Jazz Band Favorites Bunk Johnson -- King of the Blues Tony Parenti and His New Orleanians Bunk Johnson -- Bunk's Brass Band and Dance Band 1945 Just trying to familiarize myself with this West Coast revivalist stuff, but the Lu Watters and Turk Murphy discs sounded excellent. More faithful to early New Orleans music than perhaps the swing-influenced revivalist stuff that was coming out of Chicago? Dunno. In any case, plowing ahead.

Thanks MG. And Cih. And I'd overlooked Kenny's comments above on Raymond Burke. That sounds like something worth digging into.

Thanks Bill. I should dig into Lunceford a bit more. Listening now to some samples of the one you recommend. Sounds terrific! I see some used copies are available at amazon for a song. There are also some pretty expensive copies. Always wonder about that. One seller prices a disc at $5 and the next guy prices it at $26. Hm. ...

Pee Wee Russell - "Take Me to the Land of Jazz"

Thanks for the reminder. Will put that one on at some point today to give it a listen.

Mmmm. Here we go: Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band -- Originals & Ragtime: San Francisco Style, Vol. 2 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band -- Stomps, Etc. and the Blues: San Francisco Style, Vol. 3 George Lewis -- Trios and Bands Turk Murphy's Jazz Band Favorites Bunk Johnson -- King of the Blues Tony Parenti and His New Orleanians Bunk Johnson -- Bunk's Brass Band and Dance Band 1945

Just jumping into some more of this stuff now Kenny. Thanks for the recommendations. Also wandering over to West Coast revivalist stuff -- Turk Murphy, Lu Watters, etc.

Stand over a pot of boiling water. That's what it was like today here.

Touching column by Bill Plaschke. It begins: "When I think today of the greatest sportsman who walked a sideline, I think, instead, of where John Wooden lay his head. It was a tiny bed in a cluttered room in the dark Encino condo where he lived for the last three decades. He showed it to me once, without a trace of discomfort or embarrassment, led me inside and pointed to the threadbare white bedspread, Coach still coaching. "That's Nell," he said. It was, indeed, a smiling picture of his beloved late wife of 53 years, propped up above the pillow where he slept. In the space next to the pillow, where Nell used to sleep, there was another propped-up photo of her. Below that photo, in the middle of the bed, was a bundle of carefully scripted letters, all in the same intricate handwriting. "Fan mail?" I asked. "You might say that," he said. The letters had been written by Wooden to Nell. They contained humble descriptions of his day, gentle laughs over private jokes, eternal promises of his affection. They had been written once a month, every month, since 1985. They had been written after she died. "I obviously don't have anywhere to send them," he said. "But I had to write them anyway." He said he had talked to his wife every day for more than half a century, and it still wasn't enough. He wondered, when you are best friends, can it ever be enough? "I miss telling her things," he said. As he led me out of the bedroom in that darkened apartment, I realized he taught me again, only this time it was something that cannot be found in a pyramid or a rolled-up program. I realized that I had just been given a glimpse into a lifetime of simple devotion, from Nell to UCLA, from a sport that didn't deserve it to children who will never understand it. Coach had just shown me the meaning of undying love, and, as he led me out of the darkened room, I quietly wept at its power. This, though, is why I will not weep today, in the wake of John Wooden's death at age 99." Continued .

Hope I didn't speak too soon.

Rays offense is more often than not anemic lately. From today's St. Petersburg Times: A rookie catcher hitting leadoff in the 40th different lineup in 56 games. This does not sound like a formula for long-term success.

Pfft. I thought they didn't need to use their hands/arms in soccer? Rub some dirt on it and get back out there. Seriously, there seems to be a rash of injuries lately resulting from friendlies, warm-ups, stretching exercises. What gives? Here's wishing that the hosts stage a wonderful tournament.

Very nice. Man! ... thanks for the link Bill. Will be watching for that Pi release.

Are recording studios typically kept chilly? Or is Mr. Rudd just being fashionable?

I don't think anyone should presume that because the issue of race was not raised in the article that Allen is "demonstrably lacking in virtually any connection to the music's history and practitioners. ..." etc. He didn't write the article, after all.

Yes, and yes. I suppose there's something there for devotees. Courage, for example -- and I don't mean that in a disparaging way at all.

Was just listening to "The Whimbler" last night. Really nice album, with Eskelin, Herb Robertson and Mark Helias.

I'm sure everybody is keeping one eye on the news snippets dribbling out in the aftermath, but thought this was worth taking note of: Folks seem to appreciate that Joyce has owned up the his mistake and ... baseball, as life, goes on. Another classy move by Galarraga in particular, and the Tigers in general.

Thanks for mentioning the new release. And congrats. .. Will be very interested to listen to this.

Not to dismiss his thoughts, but I'm not sure why Iverson chooses to inject questions about race into a feature article about Allen's love for a narrow form of jazz. The article could not have addressed that question without running several pages longer or taking the risk of seeming dismissive. While he may make a valid point about race, he seems to do so by way of picking nits.

I'd guess people are hired, and fired, all the time at least in part based on their physical appearance. I'd not be surprised if she was hired at least partly based on her appearance. Especially in that industry. She can take her place at the end of a very long line.