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DJANGO REINHARDT Django Reinhardt is unique, a Gypsy guitar genius, who became an icon of the swing jazz period in Europe during the 1930s and 1940s. Django is world famous for his command of the guitar and he is also famed for his compositions, some of which have become part of the jazz standard repertoire, like Minor Swing, Nuages and Djangology. Django was a personality larger than life according to the many anecdotes and stories told about him, his biography has always been surrounded by the myth of a legend. Here we will keep to facts about his career ( Jørgen Larsen in Keep Swinging). Django Reinhardt 100: The prewar period Keep swinging Durium

ANTHONY "TUBA FATS" LACEN Anthony Lacen, a tuba player from New Orleans, known as Tuba Fats, passed away the 11th of January, 2004 and was laid to rest on the 18th of January, 2004, now six years ago, with a traditional jazz funeral. Tuba Fats (1950-2004) Durium

ILJA REIJNGOUD: Music for six trombones and rhythm section A few years ago I became interested in writing music for larger trombone ensemble. After forming a modern jazz quintet with Bart Van Lier, I was asked to join the Dutch trombone group Bart's Bones. In the years that followed I started to write my own music for four to twelve trombones, with and without rhythm section, and either classical or jazz related. After music performance at events like the North Sea Jazz Festival, I decided to record most of my compositions. I asked some of my good friends ( who happens to be the best trombone-players in Europe!) to record the music, accompanied by the rhythm section of my own Jazz Quartet. I am both happy and honored that those great musicians were willing to bring my music to life. (Ilja Reijngoud on the cd-booklet) Ilja Reijngoud: Music for six trombones and rhythm section Keep swinging Durium

Maybe you love to learn more about one of Fats organ sessions in Camden, January 1935. Durium

FATS WALLER He had not seen any of them before they were given to him in the studio. Before each number was recorded, Fats would run it down on the piano and then we would go over it a couple of times to set the solos and get the idea out what riff Sedric and I were going to play in certain spots. Then we'd rehearse once. With Fats, we fell into the groove from the start.((Bill Coleman) Fats Waller: A Day At The Set (1935) Keep swinging Durium

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BFT # 70 "DUO SPECIAL" Thank you all for contributions to my BFT # 70, which was titled: Duo Special I love to start with the last five tracks: 11. Carinhoso ( Pixinguinha) / from OBRIGADO BRAZIL by Yo-Yo Ma ( 2003) Yo-Yo Ma; cello / Paquito D’Rivera clarinet ( Romero Lubambo guitar, Cyro Baptista percussion) Recorded New York City, August 2002 A great record, although I agree that Yo-Yo Ma is not a jazz musician which makes it too perfect - too "classical" as Seeline suggested, but I was surprised to find this great album played by Yo-Yo Ma, who played cello, together with Itzhak Perlman and Anthony Mcgill, at the festivities on the 20th of January, 2009 at the Obama Inauguration, dedicated to the neglected Brazilian Choro-music - a music style that has a lot of relations with early jazz. If you love to learn more about Choro music you're invited to visit theChoro Music blog- the only informative site about Choro in English. 12 Our Delight (Tedd Dameron) / from ORIGINAL JAZZ CLASSICS SAMPLER – GALAXY-MILESTONE ( 2002) Tommy Flanagan: piano ( right) / Hank Jones: piano ( left) Recorded Berkeley, 28th of January, 1978. I inserted this track, which I found on a sampler ( it's orignially released as "Our Delights"( Galaxy 5113)), because I really like both piano players. You don't often hear two pianist playing in a duet and if so, most of the times, it sounds like a hodge-podge of sounds. But not this time. I heard Hank Jones, now 91 years old, performing at the North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam this summer with George Mraz and Willie Jones III. A great concert of one of the last legends in jazz. Tommy Flanagan is no longer with us, but I like his recordings, especially one of his earliest, titled Jazz ... It's Magic with Curtis Fuller and Sonny Redd. Hank Jones and Tomy Flanagan; two great performers 13. Crazeology ( Benny Harris) / from COOKIN’ AT THE CONTINENTAL by James Clay ( 1992) James Clay tenor saxophone / Christian McBride bass Recorded 18-19th of June, 1991 I found this album, featuring David Fathead Newman and Roy Hargrove, a few months ago while searching for some early recordings by the latter. In 1991 Roy Hargrove was one of the "young kions" and this was one of his earliest recordings. For James Clay, the tenor sax player who was a follower of Ornette Coleman, it was one of his last, as he passed away a few years later. James Clay is one of those seldon heard tenor sax players that neds some more recognition - that's why I added him to this BFT. 14. La Comparsa ( Ernesto Lecuona) / from CALLE 54 ( 2000) Chucho Valdés: piano / Bebo Valdés piano Recorded March 2000 I found this great piano det at the Calle 54 soundtrack album - a geat album which contains several of my favorites like Eliane Elias( I heard her live in Rotterdam ( summer 2008), Michel Camiloand Horacio El Negro Hernandez ( He performed here November 2005. ) I heard Chuco Valdes at the piano, more then 12 years ago, in the Porgy en Bess Jazz Club - Terrneuzen as part of the Roy Hargrove Crisol group and then he fascinated me. In the film Calle 54 I found him back with his father Bebo - he must be in his 90s now. He seems to live in Sweden now. I've never seen this film / documentary. I like the way these two generation "communicate" playing the keys - the virtuoso Chucho and the carefully playing Bebo. Mind that Bebo, although he started his musical career in the 1930s and didn't had played for 34 years, when he was rediscovered again in the mid 1990s. five years before these recordings. Bebo Valdes - Chuco Valdes: Two great piano players 15. My Bebop Tune (take 4) (M. Petrucciani) / from CONVERSATIONS WITH MICHEL ( 2000) Bob Malach tenor saxophone / Michel Petrucciani piano Recorded January 1989 In September 1988 Michel Petrucciani and Ben Sidran recorded an in-depth "directed conversation" for Ben Sidnar's National Public Radio interview program "Sidran on Record". ( liner notes on the cover) Michel Petruchiani, who passed away 11 years ago, was a remarkable jazz musician, not only because of his appearance being a midget, but also because of his piano playing. I became fascinated a few months ago when I found a 5 cd box by Dreyfus with 5 Original Album Classics. That's why I added this track, the fourth take of My Bebop Tune - the first three are also on the album "Conversations ewith Michel". Bob Malach played last month in Germany and Holland with Jasper Van 't Hoff. Well - that's part 3, featuring the last five tracks of my BFT # 70. Hope you liked it. ten musicians in duets together - a theme hard to recognize as some players doubled on their instruments. I can imagine that you have comments so far - feel free to post it. Keep Swinging Newsletter and all 1200 contributionsso far. Durium

SWEET HOLLYWAIIANS The Sweet Hollywaiians is a Japanese string band that plays, as they label it: authentic Hawaiian, swing, ragtime, blues, calypso and Italian music. It will visit this month Europe for the very first time and it will perform in Amsterdam (The Netherlands), Belsele ( near Sint-Niklaas) (Belgium), Lille and Paris (France). I’m sure its music and joy will inspire and fascinate the audience, as this kind of music is not often heard in our regions. Sweet Hollywaiians European tour 2010 Durium

BFT # 70 "DUO SPECIAL" Thank you all for contributions to my BFT # 70, which was titled: Duo Special I love to start with the track 6 up to 10: 6. I Got Rhythm ( George Gershwin) / from L’ HISTOIRE DU – THE HISTORY OF SAXOPHONE JAZZ (10 CD box) (2007) Don Byas tenor saxophone / Slam Stewart bass Recorded in New York City, 9th of June, 1945 This track didn't give much problems. Most of you recognized the typically bass playing of Slam Stewart. Don Byas is one of those tenor sax players that has fascinated me for years, maybe because he lived in The Netherlands during the last part of his live and was married with a Dutch woman. I've never heard him playing live. A pity. I found this track on a 10 CD box L'Histoire du / The Story of Saxophone Jazz. It is a live concert recorded in the Town Hall in New York City organized by Timme Rosenkrantz. It was originally released on a Baronet 78rpm recording. " Don Byas is one of those bebop player that should be played more often. Last summer I received a copy of the Don Byas discography, as compiled by Cornelis J. Hazevoet, Ph.D. ( better known as Kees Hazevoet) who was a piano player during the 1960s and 70s. He now lives in Portugal. 7. Love For Sale ( Cole Porter) / from IN PURSUIT by Jesse Van Ruller and Bert Van Den Brink (2006) Jesse Van Ruller – guitar / Bert Van Den Brink piano Recorded in Haarlem, the 1st of June, 2006 Jim Hall and Herbie Hancock; two names suggested for this great duo. Jesse Van Ruller is one of our great guitar players. He won the Theloniousd Monk award in 1995 and was the first European jazz musician to get this important award. He is active in serveral bands, like his Mona Lisa Overdrivewith Stefan Lievestro, Arno Krijger and Hans Van Oosterhout. The photos are from that group. Bert Van Den Brink, born blind, is a very creative piano player, who often plays solo, but also in duet with Jesse Van Ruller. Two years I heard him in concert at the Porgy en Bess Jazz Club. It is great to see how these two skilled musicians play together - communicate in music. Bert won the VPRO/Boy Edgar award a few years ago. This In Pursuit album was released after Jesse and Bert had made a tour along Dutch jazz venues. 8. The Flinstones (sic) ( Curtain) / from ARMALLETALE by the Power Duo ( 2004) Marco Bianchi vibraphone – Matteo Mascetti marimba Recorded 2,3 and 4th of August 2004 I heard from Marco bianchi before due to a recording he made, titled Sottomarini e Pattini and I liked the way it sounded. This one, the Power Duo, is titled Armalletale and contains duo performances by Marco Bianchi on vibraphone and Matteo Mascetti on Marimba - what a great combination. I made a choice for track 7, the signature tune of the well known Hanna and Barbera cartoon. I think a lot of BFT-rs will appreciate this choice. Mind that the tune title was mis-spelled as Flinstones. 9. Night and Day (Cole Porter) / from I LOVE YOU SO MUCH IT HURTS by Ernst Reijseger – Franco d’ Andrea ( 2002) Ernst Reijseger cello – Franco d’ Andrea: piano Recorded Ludwigsburg, 12 - 13th of March, 2002 No, not a bass, but a cello. And if you ever have seen Ernst Reijseger in concert you will know that he even plays his cello as if it was a guitar. Ernst proves that The Netherlands has a lot of excellent musicians. I made a choice for the second track, Night and Day. If you love to know about Ernst, please visit this info site. 10. Mizzom ( Charnett Moffett) / from NETMAN by Charnett Moffett ( 1987) Charnett Moffett: bass – drum machine / Mino Cinelu: percussion Recorded New York City, 11th of March, 1987 This was another record I found last year and it surprised me. I liked Charnet's bass, who most of times is hidden in all kinds of groups inwehich he particpates. He made but few records under his own name and this is an early one. Well - that's part 2, featuring track 6 up to 10 - ten musicians in duet together - a theme hard to recognize as some players doubled on their instruments. I can imagine that you have comments so far - feel free to post it. Keep Swinging Newsletterand all 1200 contributionsso far. Durium

BFT # 70 "DUO SPECIAL" Thank you all for contributions to my BFT # 70, which was titled: Duo Special I love to start with the first five tracks: 1. Boo (Ernst Glerum) / from Ernst Glerum’s ELBOW ROOM ( (1997) Ernst Glerum – bass – piano – organ / Nout Ingenhousz: drums Recorded: Amsterdam 7 and 16 of July 1997 Ernst Glerum is one of my favorite bass players since I heard him in concert January 2007 as a member of the Benjamin Herman Quartet and later, December 2008 as a member of the Itch Quartet. The pictures were made during that last concert. He started his career in some classical music ensembles, but also in the Dutch improvised music scene of the 1980s in the Breuker Kollektief and the Instant Composers Pool. This track was released at one of his first albums under his own name and has as a subtitle: Contrabas & More to illustrate that he doubles on several instruments. On this tune he doubles on bass, piano and organ. Last year Ernst Glerum was honoured with the VPRO-Boy Edgar award, one of the most important jazz awards of The Netherlands. He is a very modest musician and a nice guy, who doesn't like to be in the spotlights. Nout Ingenhousz is a drummer, who became a teacher, who plays in jazz and not jazz related groups. If you love to read about the December 2008 concert - here's a review. 2. Archipelago (Walter Wolff) / from 2CD added to the book Leidse Jazz Geschiedenis.(2009) Walter Wolff piano / Rodolfo Neves trumpet – flugelhorn Recorded ca. 2007 Last year a great book was published, titled Leidse Jazz Geschiedenis van 1899 tot 2009. Leiden is a city near Amsterdam, which has a rich jazz scene. This book contains a 2CD on which I found this track: Archipelago, played by Walter Wolff and Rodolfo Neves. Walter Wolff is a Finnish jazz piano player who played in all kinds of jazz festival all through Europe. He is / was a student of the The Hague conservatory and studied with Brad Mehldau in New york. Rodolfo Neves is a young trumpet player, born in Brasil, now living in Amsterdam. I heard him with the JazzXpress directed by Eric Ineke, the veteran Dutch drummer, who's part of the Rein de Graaff Trio for ages. At the concert they accompanied David Schnitter and I was really fascinated by his performance especially on flugelhorn - that's why I took this great duo performance as track 2 for BFT #70. ( Eric Ineke JazzXpress - June 2009) 3. Blues en mineur ( Django Reinhardt) / from JAZZ Á LA GITANE vol. 2 – Gypsy Jazz Around The World (2003) Django Reinhardt violin – guitar / Ivon De Bie: piano Recorded Brussels, 16th of April, 1942 It was great fun to read your comments about this one. Most of you recognized Django on his guitar or, at least, spmeone ewho had listened to Django very well, but few recognized him as the violin player too. Ivon De Bie was a Belgian piano player, who was born in Brussels in 1914 and played in the Fud Candrix band early 1940s. In the 1940s he had his own orchestra, wich contained musicians from the Stan Benders orchestra. He recorded with Django several violin solos ( Brussels 1942) like Vous et moi - Distraction - Studio 24 and this one Blues en mineur. This year we all hope to celebrate the fact that Django Reinhardt was born 100 years ago. 4. Castleton Avenue ( George Braith) / from George Braith & Friends, vol. 3 – LIVE AT MUSART IN SOHO (ca. 1990s) George Braith – tenor saxophone – Braithophone – Boptronica / Clifford Babaro: drums Recorded ca. New York City - 1966- 1972 This track seemed to be extremely hard to recognize, but I'm sure some of you must remember George Braith(waite) - the man that made some remarkable Blue Note recordings, on which he played two reeds at the same time, like Roland Kirk did. I came into contact with him when I posted a blog about a Jay Jay Johnson concert at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, then 50 years ago ( August 1957) in which some young us music students, played before the start of the concert as the American Jazz Sextet, featuring Sal Amico, Barry Rogers, George Braithwaite, Roland Ashby, Mike Fels and Jimmy Wormworth. George contacted me and asked if I was at that concert 50 years ago ( No, I wasn't - I was only six years old at that time) and he asked if there were still photos available of his debut concert in Europe. Nowadays he is still active in music ( in the New York jazz scene) at he shared with me some of his records, unknown to most of you, in which he experimeted with an instrument, he had developed by his own, the so-caled Braithophone - a double reed instrument. He also experimented with synthesizers, like his Boptronica. During the times this tune Castleton Avenue was recorded, George Braith performed at the Musart Club in Soho , experimenting with fusion and his "new" experimental music. You can read more about this in: George Braith: Lost hero| George Braith - a unique musician | The American Jazz Sextet It seems as if Clifford Babaro is still active in the NY Clifford Barbaro's Hot Dog Stand. 5. Nuages ( Django Reinhardt) / from: Michel Donato – Guillaume Bouchard – HAPPY BLUE (2006) Michel Donato bass / Guillaume Bouchard bass Recorded ‘l Ëglise de Bon Secours – Paris 24th and 25th of April, 2006. This track contains some remarkable bass players in a duet: Michel Donato, who plays his instruments for fourty years and young, newcomer Guilaume Bouchard. They are both French Canadians. Michel played with great names like Oscar Peterson, Bil Evans, Gerry Mulligan and singers like Charles Aznavour and Jacques Brel - Guillaume, who is in his 30s now, has been a classical bass player. They met at the musical campus of Charlevoix in France and recorded this selection of twelve original compostions and five standards, like the one presented here: Nuages, a classic composition by Django Reinhardt. I was fascinated by their tones and the great sound quality. Well - that's part 1, featuring track 1 up to 5 - ten musicians in duet together - a theme hard to recognize as some players doubled on their instruments. I can imagine that you have comments so far - feel free to post it. Keep Swinging Newsletter and all 1200 contributions so far. Durium

Thanks Seeline for pointing Al to Pixinguinha. - I added a link to our Choro blog ( the 200th post yesterday !!) - if you insert < Pixinguinha > in the search window at the upper left you can find a lot of p[ostings about this great Brasilian composer. Keep Swinging Durium Durium

It seems that your numbering is correct starting with track 11, Al. 11. Sure this is Carinhoso, but it was composed by the Brazilian Choro legend composer and flute player Pixinguinha. 12. It's Our Delight, as played by two veteran piano player: Tommy Flanegan I right) and Hank jones ( left). This track was identified before too. 13. No, it isn't Joe Henderson ........... 14. A Cuban father and son performance ......... 15. First I thought you had mixied up 14 and 15, but . no - I understand what you mean. No, the piano player has been interviewed by the sax player. Maybe this gives you or your listmates some information ( and I gave some hints, even in three language ( but not the one of the piano player, whose name sounds Italian: Hij is moeilijk over het hoofd te zien: Er ist schwierig zu über'sehen !! - You can hardly overlook him You must have heard / seen him performing. Thanks for your thoughts and remarks concerning the BFT # 70. I'm sure you'll be surprised learning what artists are to be heard. All the best for 2010 and Keep (it) Swinging. Keep Swinging Durium

As you mixed up some numbering I'll try to correct your comments: track 6 ( you label it 5) Sure it's slam and the sax player is Don Byas - a classic one: I Got Rhythm. ( 1945). It has been identified already. track 7 ( you label it as 6) No - the guitar playuer isn't Jim Hall, but a Dutch guitar player, I really like. He won, as the first European musician, the US Thelonious Monk award in 1995. Well, now you can gind him googiling a bit - I'm sure. track 8 ( you label it as 7) Sure, the Flintstone theme composed by Curtain. I do have some more, like the version played by the Monty Alexander Trio (1992) and the Massimo Farao Trio ( 1994) and this one on the BFT ............ Up to the last five ............. Keep Swinging Durium

Thanks Big al for your comments. Let's have a look what you've found. 1. Not Roger Kellaway nor a cello. The musicians are Dutch. I gave several hints in previous posts. 2. I'm sure both guys will love this being compared with Freddie Hubbard and Herbie Hancock. 3. Sorry, Al, but you're complete wrong. It's an old one ( what's old? ) and you will be surprised if you read who plays the violin and who the guitar. It has been already identified, so if you love to know NOW, find a previous post with the names; other wise you'll have to wait until I'll post the complete track list. 4 must be 5. I guess you mixed this up with track 5 5 must be 6. Sure it's slam and the sax player is Don Byas - a classic one: I Got Rhythm. ( 1945). It has been identified already. The next five to be followed soon. Keep Swinging Durium

NORA It is the mission of every great artist like me to inspire others to create. If I have inspired even one person to write music, or learn an instrument, than I will have lived a meaningful life. With much love to all of my fans in the music world. - Nora Nora - a star is born Keep swinging Durium

Let's start for the last section: 11 up to 15. 11. This track could be described as the odd man out, as the cello player is, in fact, classical educated. He is already identified as Yo-Yo Ma. The clarinet player is Paquito d'Rivera. I was surprised by the album, tltled Obrigado Brazil, dedicated to Choro music and as you should know, Mike, Choro is one of the Brazilian music styles close related to jazz ( may be even traditional jazz). As I said before - in fact I had planned to post the tune Salvador, as duo by Yo-Yo Ma and Egnerto Gimonti, but I posted this one, the well known Pixinguinha tune: Carinhoso. Due to that the theme of the BFT is a bit annoyed by this track, so skip this track finding the overall theme of the BFT 12. Not ... someone like that: it is Our Delight played by these two great veteran piano men. I took this duet for my BFT, because I, finally, heard Hank Jones, now in hids 90s, in concert last summer. 13. The tenor sax player is ( was - he passed away 15 years ago) a veteran jazz player. The recording is from a recording session which features also Roy Hargrove and David Fathead Newman, two jazz musicians, who I like very much. These two are not to be heard in this track. The bass player is stil active and, how weird, I've never heard him live in concert - I hope this wish will be forfilled next year Enough hints, I guess, to make a point ! 14. Another point for you. It is Chucho and Bebo Valdes. Indeed, music that should be heard more. It was already identified !! 15. No-one has identified this "great" piano player. Hij is moeilijk over het hoofd te zien: Er ist schwierig zu über'sehen !! - You can hardly overlook him !! Thanks Mike and fellow list members ......... I gave a lot of hints today which can help you to identify the unidentified tracks OR the theme before the end of the year to find the last tracks that are not found already. Good luck and for tonight ............... make it a party, but be carefull with fireworks ... playing the guitar with nine fingers is not as easy as it seems ... I'm looking forward to your last "shots on the goal" Keep Swinging Durium Sure, we're from the same generation ...... Wilmaaaaaaaa Keep Swinging Durium

Track 6 up to 10. Thanks Mike for the remarks - let's see what you have found / thought for track 6 up to 10. 6. You know your classics .......... it is, indeed, Don Byas. This tracks was already identfied by others - two great musicians. 7. Both musicians are very well known in the jazz scene in The Netherlands and great improvisers. The piano player recently won an important Dutch jazz award ( like the guy in track one.) One of the two is blind ...... Enough info to make a point. 8. You recognized the tune later as the Flintstone theme - of course. No, it isn't David Friedman and Dave Samuels, but the instruments are correct. Both are Italians ....... 9. Night and Day is the theme - correct, but is it a bass player? He's Dutch too - we have a lot to offer you instead of cheese and wooden shoes !! 10. Bingo . Sure, this is Charnett Moffett on the Blue Note Net Man album. You're right - music with a groove. 10. Mizzom ( Charnett Moffett) / from NET MAN by Charnett Moffett ( 1987) Charnett Moffett: bass – drum machine / Mino Cinelu: percussion Recorded New York City, 11th of March, 1987 Thanks. I hope that all my hints and suggestions helps you to find the best bits .... You're invited to make pints !! Up to the last five .......... Keep Swinging Durium

Danke Mike for your respons. Sorry that the link didn't reach you in time. I am surprised to learn that my tast seems to be very open and diversified - It feels like a compliment ........ although I don't think that it changed very much. But it is a fact that it evolves the more you listen to jazz. Do you have any idea what the theme is for this compilation? Up to now I haven't heard anyone who was "hot" !! I'll give some more hints to find the theme while reading your commends. Well, let's browse your comments: track one up to five. 1. Well, I like this track very much and I was fascinated when first heard this bass player. He received an important Dutch award this year. Well, this labours an obvious point I guess. But how many musicians are playing on this track? The tune is an own composition by the bass player. 2. Another young trumpet player that surprised me a half year ago, playing in a concert during a tour with David Schnitter. He's not an American, but from Brasil and living in The Netherlands. Well - enough info so far. 3. You're complete right in hearing a Django Reinhardt influence - you're right this man knows how to play Django's music But how many musicians are playing here? And isn't it strange that the violin player and guitar player are not playing together? This track was already identified, but maybe you want to do some more research before I give you the solution. You're wrong thinking it could be Oscar Alemán - this is not the place to discuss the fact if Oscar did play the guitar in a style with Reinhardt influences ...... 4. I don't know if he was drunk - maybe stoned, I don't know. You must have heard from him, because he made some great Blue Note sessions during the mid 1960s using his instrument(s) in a way, that became a gimmick used by another musician, that became famous doing it. I came into contact with him pointing the readers of my blog to the fact that he made his debut in The Netherlands 50 years ago ( the blog was published in 2007) playing in a group of young talented US-students playing in the Congresgebouw in Amsterdam before the Jay Jay Johnson concert. This record is from the period after his Blue Note recordings in a period he was doing experiments with modern techniques - still elaborating on the gimmick used in the Blue Note records. Well - enough info to think about. How many musicians are playing here? 5. Nuages is correct - two great bass players .......... Both European !! So far so good. I'll post the next five later tonight, or tomorrow morning. Keep Swinging Durium

Dear NIS, Thanks for your commends. It is good to learn that you enjoyed the disc - mind that this BFT isn't a quiz nor a test to value your jazz knowledge ......... Maybe it brings you some new names - well, the names for the bass duet will be unveiled next year About track 2: No, it isn't Enrico Rava on trumpet - you were right abnout that. In one of my suggestions I told the list that I should hear this trumpet player in concert two weeks ago - unfurtunally the cocert was cancelled due to the bad weather ( snow) As far as I know the musicians haven'tr recorded for ECM. I hope to post the track list later next weekend.

VREEMD IS HET WEL ! J. J. Voskuil wrote a series of books, titled Het Bureau, dedicated to the Meertens Institutein Amsterdam. It became a bestseller in The Netherlands. Five years ago the series was revised into a radio play, also in The Netherlands a rather old fashioned medium. The theme of the radio play is the 1949 Blue Note Sidney Bechet version of Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out. At the end of the book the leading character Maarten Koning names the tune as the one that should be played at his funeral. It was performed by the Bo Van Der Hunk Quintette, a group of players that became known for a dozen other interestng projects ....... Nobody Knows You ...: Music for a radio play Durium

Listmates, Although I expect a few people to commend it seems the well has runned dry. Please post your commends or let me know if you need some more hints ......... And if you're still working on your reactions let me know. Otherwise I'll post the definitive track list next year ......... ( or next weekend). Keep swinging Durium

THE PAULL SISTERS I asked Judye if she knew why her mother and aunt named themselves the Paull Sisters and not the Brock Sisters. I'm not sure why they chose "Paull Sisters" because they were using that name when the sang with Phil Spitalny and that was before Paul Whiteman. I do know that there was early reference the singing as the Brock Sisters, but my mother said there was another singing group at that time known as the Brock Sisters and they didn't want to be confused with them. I'm sure that they used the double "L" in Paul to be sure it was considered a surname. That would have been my mother's flair. Well - Reading her explanation this must have been the vocal group her mother mentioned: Brox Sisters. (Judiye - daughter of Julia) Stars of Radioland: the untold story of Julia and Ruth Brock Durium

Good news - Give it a spin and let me know your thoughts .................. Keep swinging Hans

A physical CD is on its way ......... hope you have it before Xmas. Please, JeffCrom, send me the link as p.m. Keep swinging durium

PRAKTICA & DIXIELAND Everywhere in the world - 1 Compilation of the Internationales Dixieland-Festival Dresden 1978 with bands like Ken Colyer, Charquet et Co., Blue Note Seven and the Fessor's Big Band. Praktica & Dixieland Durium