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Didn't know about that bedtime gunshot incident with the first Mrs Patton. Big John did extremely well to survive that one.

This is interesting: "To cite just one example, the poll results for organ appearing in the August 25, 1966 issue of Downbeat has Count Basie and Clare Fischer listed. At present, the year 2000, it is safe to say that Count Basie's work in the oeuvre of organ playing, with all due respect to his other achievements, is nothing more than a triviality, and perhaps just a way the record companies were cashing in on Basie's name with the popularity of the organ in that era. Likewise with Fischer, whose work on organ is now also considered an anomaly. Though this may actually have no bearing on why he is there, it is notable that Fischer is the only white artist on the list.[202] Today, neither of them is considered to be influential in any way in terms of the development of the style and it is rare for them to be even mentioned when speaking of jazz organ among aficionados. At the time, Patton mentions, "I'd never even heard Clare Fischer play organ," and of Basie, that it was a conversation piece among organists, but not something that was taken seriously among him and his peers. And yet, because it was Basie, it automatically garnered more attention because of the politics involved with Basie's legendary status (albeit in other fields). "You know, those guys [people like Basie and Fischer], they couldn't get the whole thing going. They didn't attack that bass line like we [the "real" organists] did, that was a whole other thing."

Wow - that thesis is the business !

Hey, nice stuff Soul Stream ! The more word there is out there about Big John the better. I'd not read Pete Fallico's article before so that was good to check out.

wrong thread.

First thread I open and what do I see.. I had the feeling it would be a goner today.

Fabulous set. The improvement in sound over the original Solid States is very significant. Love the booklet too !

That Django set seems to have been in print forever. Currently spinning Count Basie 'Complete Roulette Studio Recordings', LP2. This one and the 'Live' box will be in heavy rotation this weekend. Timeless !

Dexter's European groups.

Edith Piaf Charles Aznavour Maurice Chevalier

Not a 'West Coast Classic'.

Zoot Sims 'Choice' (Toshiba Pacific Jazz)

Two trainwrecks

Keith Jarrett's 'Standards' trio and his solo stuff Jazz Crusaders a la Lighthouse Pat Martino

Is that the J&R that is close to the site of the WTC? Last time I was in there (a couple of years ago now) they had the Free America's on 'special' and a couple of copies of the 'Jazz In Paris' behemoth in stock. No doubt all long gone now..

According to the booklet there is/was a restaurant somewhere - Rio I think - that was totally wall-papered with copies of the LP sleeve of this one. Now there's an obsessive !

Got my notice to say the Miles 63-64 set has now been shipped. The relief !

...but it does have a sammich so maybe it should be in?

Thanks - I've got a few of those Mikulskis. Including quite a few Clarke Boland Big Band MPS reissues from the late 70s/early 80s I think. And my Bill Evans and T. Monk Riverside LP boxes from zweitausendeins from way back were by them I think - must check !

As an emergency backup I have the 63-64 set on CD and it sounds pretty good too. Nothing like the vinyl for these Miles sets though. Love 'em.

Jazz Crusaders 'Stretching Out' (Toshiba)

What's the sound like on those Speakers Corner reissues?

Hope Soulstation1 has his picture ready..

Damn, I want that one to slow down a little bit. It's going to be an expensive week ! Well Bob, it is time to take the plunge otherwise you will have to come to Bristol to listen to it! Holey Moley ! Thanks for the prompt - I was hoping they'd give me at least another month 'grace period' but apparently not. Just got my order in, along with a 'Cosmic Scene' to hit the shipping limit.

A mug of hot chocolate. :rsly: