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Some more infor from Robert. December 29 What a great tip! Thanks -- I'd never heard of them. I'm afraid us old academics don't get out much. I enjoyed reading the comments in your discussion site. They were, of course, right about the Little Richard date. We sent Terri Gross snippets of a LOT of songs and didn't know which ones she'd play, much less what questions she'd ask. (We taped it live, with no do-overs, and she used about 35 minutes out of our hour conversation.) So when she got to the date question, I was frantically motioned to Tony Tadey for help! We've since checked all of the dates we could find in the Laughton book. The Seagram's question was another where the answered got a little garbled -- I was actually answering to two related questions and they were spliced together. Interviewing someone is a heckuva lot easier than having them interview you! We have received more than 120 e-mails and calls so far, about half offering to loan or donate materials our way. We've already received some extraordinary 78s and 45s, which are NOT in Bob's book. Again, thank you for your kind interest and support... you've been very generous with your time. Robert

From Mr. Darden December 26 Dear Mr. Ferrara: Thank you for your e-mail. Thanks too for the link to the very interesting discussion you've started. The estimate that 75 percent of all recorded black gospel music is lost, out of print, currently unavailable, or held in record company vaults by labels that have no interest in ever re-releasing the music came from lots discussions at different times with Ray Funk, Bob Marovich, Opal L. Nations, Kip Lornell, Doug Seroff, Jerry Zolten and a few others ... it was an average of their estimates. I do know that we just received 200 LPs from a previously unknown collector in Kansas City and when we finished cataloguing them yesterday -- we found less than half were in Laughton's wonderful book ... so I know we have a LOT of work to do! Thanks for your interest in the Black Gospel Music Restoration Project. Sincerely, Robert Robert Darden, Associate Professor of Journalism One Bear Place #97353 Baylor University Waco, TX 76798-7353 254/710-7414 December 27 I appreciate your kind words and supportive spirit, Tom. I certainly don't believe I'll live to see the end of this project. Someday, I hope to get all of the big dozen or so collectors to let us have access to their collections for posterity's sake (since we'll never sell these or make them otherwise commercially available) and see just how many recorded gospel songs there really are out there! I'll try to weigh in on the discussion if there's anything I can add -- I'm not really good with the computer stuff, I'm afraid!

Blue Rondo a la Turk- Dave Brubeck

Does anyone know anything about this recording? Has it ever been issued? I would say it has, since it is Charlie Parker. I've searched for it, being a collector of anything I can find of Parker; but I have never come across this.

He did reply to me and he even took a look at this thread as it was forming yesterday. I will ask him to chime in the discussion. I always believe, all music should be preserved for the ages. If anyone here can help, even if it is one recording, we've done our good deed for the day

I asked Robert F. Darden, the professor running this project to reply to the comments here. We'll wait and see.

Does anyne recall the reissue cover of Grant Green's "Goin' West" album from the late 70's ealy 8o's? Now that was one of the worst covers I've seen. It is a photo of an accustic guitar leaning up against a tree. I've never been able to locate a image of this.

There is a button on the page that says, listen now. That's how I came across it.

Did anyone happen to catch this program on NPR radio? This was a wonderful program discussing how about 70% of gospel music recorded from 1945 to 1970 has been lost and how this one man is on a mission to fine all this music and digitally perserve the music. I'm not a fan of gospel music, but the thought that 70% of this music may have been lost forever is a sad event. Here is the link to the radio show. NPR

...And of course, we must add Oscar Peterson to this list.

It's probably been said, but the best way to remember him, is to spin his records. I will be playing Oscar all day Christmas. RIP.

The most notable is Max Roach. Any other come to mine?

This is very sad news. I only wish his suffering wasn't too much. I've seen him live many times.

So long Cecil, and thank you for the music.

Actually there are many more photos and all the cats look like him; no photoshop. Kitler website

I see it. They even gave the poor cat the name. People are sick.

Ford Fairlane Andrew Dice Clay Michael Clayton

Woody Shaw Bernard Shaw Robert Shaw

I wonder what the gas mileage is for these?

How safe can something this small be while driving? If you get hot by one large SUV, you might as well be buried in it. I've seen them while in Europe this past summer and wonder are they very popular in Europe? Brandnew two-seated cars 'Smart' made by Mercedes and Swatch are parked in the car factory of Sarreguemines, region of Lothringen, France. They might measure a mere 2.5 meters (eight feet) in length and only be capable of carrying two passengers, but tiny Smart cars are aiming to make it big in the United States, where hulking gas-guzzlers have long been the kings of the road.(AFP/File/Werner Baum )

Lou Donaldson will be playing the Village Vanguard at the end of the month. He is reunited with Dr. Lonnie Smith. If you're in NYC, you have to check them out. I was wondering why for the past 3 or 4 years Lou and Lonnie stopped playing together. Anyone have any information on this?

Anyone have this Red Garland Lou Donaldson session? If so, where did you find it? I have searched high and low but no luck.

Has anyone downloaded any of these? http://www.mosaicrecords.com/podcasts.asp.

My two favorites are 2 and 3. on yahoo Most ridiculous British law: 1. It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament (27 percent) 2. It is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British monarch upside-down (seven percent) 3. In Liverpool, it is illegal for a woman to be topless except as a clerk in a tropical fish store (six percent) 4. Mince pies cannot be eaten on Christmas Day (five percent) 5. In Scotland, if someone knocks on your door and requires the use of your toilet, you must let them enter (four percent) 6. A pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants, including in a policeman's helmet (four percent) 7. The head of any dead whale found on the British coast automatically becomes the property of the king, and the tail of the queen (3.5 percent) 8. It is illegal to avoid telling the tax man anything you do not want him to know, but legal not to tell him information you do not mind him knowing (three percent) 9. It is illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament in a suit of armour (three percent) 10. In the city of York it is legal to murder a Scotsman within the ancient city walls, but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow (two percent)

We can only wish.