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FWIW, this and other Uptown CDs are available for listening in Spotify F

PM sent on Kenny Clarke "Americans Swinging in Paris" - (EMI France) $12.00 Dave Pike "Manhattan Latin" - (Verve DECCA digipak) $6.00 Lucky Thompson "Modern Jazz Group" - (jazz in paris 28 / gitanes) $6.00 Jazz Icons "Quincy Jones : Live in '60" - $9.00 F

Paul Bley received, thanks! F

This is from Ruppli's Capitol discography (Names & Numbers, 2007) I'm afraid that's probably the best we're gonna get. F

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PM sent on Paul Quinichette The Kid From Denver/Plays Gene Roland Biograph $6 Jimmy Rowles We Could Make Such Beautiful Music Together (CD from the Xanadu LP) $8 F

Perhaps major labels still follow an unwritten rule not to poach each other, despite the European copyright law. They do as far as I know. When Universal purchased the Sanctuary Group, the ASV/Living Era label was immediately cancelled for that reason. F

PM sent for Clark Terry - Free & Oozy (1963 recordings) $7 F

PM sent on The Henry "Red" Allen Collection, Vol. 5. 1937-1941. 8.00 John LaPorta/Britt Woodman/Joe Wilder. Playing for Keeps. 6.00 Jimmy Hamilton. Sweet but Hot (sealed). 5.00 F

CDs received last Friday in perfect condition, thanks. F

And he'd have run the ads on the same issue as the positive review... You should have accepted. Now we'd never know if he'd have asked you to write the positive review yourself. F

PM on your way re: Richie Kamuca /Bill Holman West Coast Jazz In Hi Fi $5.50 Earl Hines Live At The Vanguard with Budd Johnson $7 Woody Shaw Solid $5 Red Rodney Then and Now $5 F

You can add Budd Johnson and Ben Webster to the list of budding saxophonists who learnt Trumbauer's solo on "Singin' The Blues" verbatim. The Webster I've known for a while, but the Budd Johnson I read recently and cannot remember where!!! F

Since EKEBBB seems to be away (are we the only two Spaniards here?) thanks everyone for the good wishes. I'm not too partisan re: football, and I liked Spain two years ago better, but Torres wasn't fit to play (and Cesc has had a poor season too). As for the final, I had the impression that the reasoning was: "the Germans played a clean game, they lost, we should play dirty". The Spanish side did its share of kicking, but really, what's with De Jong? What I liked best is that these guys play very good football (how many people do you need to steal a ball from Iniesta?) and they seem to be a bunch of thoroughly decent guys. I'm not sure about the poor balance of the World Cup overall. There were some good moments, maybe that they came from unlikely teams. F PS There was quite a party in Trafalgar Square last night .

You should try the guys at RaymondScott.com for info. A quick Google gives it as from 1961, which makes sense because Scott stopped using "real" musicians c. 1962. F

CDs just received. THANKS!

PM sent for 17 Toots Thielemans: Blues Pour Flirter (jewel case) 27 Bobby Jaspar: Modern Jazz Au Club St. Germain (jewel case) 28 Lucky Thompson: Modern Jazz Group F

I'd love to read something in-depth about Rollins (sort of what Andy Hamilton did with Konitz). I think it'd be very interesting, although I don't know if Rollins himself would be willing to do that. F

PM sent for Joe Pass -- Guitar Virtuoso (pablo) (4 CDs) $14 The Complete Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong (Verve) (3 CDs) $10 Harold Land -- The Harold Land, Carmell Jones Quintets Complete Studio Recordings (lonehill) (2 CD) $9 The California Ramblers -- Edison Laterals 2 (Smithsonian) $6 Flip Phillips -- Complete 1947 - 1951 Verve Master Takes (definitive) (2 CD) $8 Marilyn Crispell, Gary Peacock, Paul Motian -- Nothing Ever Was, Anyway. The Music of Annette Peacock (ecm) (2 CDs) $8 Pepper Adams -- 10 to 4 at the 5 Spot (riverside / ojc) $4 F

These were received in due course and good condition. Sorry I forgot to say. F

PM'd you back on the ellington... CDs received, thanks!

Those were received in due course, no problem. Sorry I forgot to tell. Thanks F

Book received in perfect condition, thanks! F

PM sent on Duke Ellington (2 CDs) – Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra 1941; The Complete Standard Transcriptions (Soundies) $8 F

I was very saddened by Jones' passing. I met him twice, and he was a gentleman in every way. As a musician, I've always though he was taken for granted. He was "there" for ever and his piano playing seemed an excellent version of a rather standard way of playing, only he was a terrific piano player and maybe he was a main contributor to what we consider standard today (I elaborate on this in my blog anyway). What's becoming even more saddening is the saga in the NYT blog. Last comment I've seen is from Jones' relatives. This is getting unpleasant, and if there's someone who didn't deserve this, that's Hank Jones. F