Pete C

That's a really nice one, somewhat under the radar. The synth player fits in nicely (since he treats it as an instrument, not a "keyboard".)

Me and You and a Dog Named Boo A Boy Named Sue Blue Lou

Great singer and a really nice lady. She was a friend and teacher of a good friend of mine. Lee Wiley was her greatest influence. I saw her a bunch of times, but the best was a Hoagy's Children reunion with Bob Dorough and Dick Sudhalter. As a singer and as a person she was the quintessence of class. Sweet & Slow, 1984 Barbara reminisces about Lee Wiley:

The Emperor of Ice Cream Ben Jerry

Roman Vishniak Roman Polanski Ruth Roman

If it was with Holland I can't imagine it was much later than mid-'80s.

Jenny Diver Sukey Tawdry Lotte Lenya

One of Ellery Eskelin's parents wrote music for those things.

Ralph Waldo Emerson http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shot_heard_%27round_the_world Oliver Lake Betsy Palmer

Pigmeat Markham Judge Reinhold Donald Justice

Stanley Baker Chesney "Chet" Baker Chesley "Sully" Sullivan

It sounds like Blago watched it...

James Booker Booker T. Jones Lloyd Bucher (geez, amazing the names that stick in the back of your mind after 40+ years) oops, beaten by the sngry Gillian Welch Gilbert Grape Stephane Grappelli

Too bad Sam didn't have the benefit of your astute medical advice. Who knows, he might have lived well into his nineties...

Thanks, Tom. I think that was still the basement space. The last time I was at Rivbea (Sunny Murray quartet with David Murray) they had moved operations to the first floor.

I'm pretty sure Walrath was already with Mingus summer of 1974 when he had an extended engagement at the Village Gate (Top of the Gate). I was at a bunch of the shows. They were already performing the tunes from Changes. In fact, at the time, the titles Remember Rockefeller at Attica and Free Cell Block F were being used for the opposite tunes of the way they were attributed on the albums (and which Republican Lionel Hampton retitled Just For Laughs Parts I & II!). So I believe I saw Bluiett at Carnegie Hall earlier in the year and Walrath in the summer. I suppose I could be mistaken about Walrath, but they were definitely playing Changes repertoire. Mingus had month-long gigs there in 1974 & 1975. A lot of people sat in during those gigs. That was the only time I saw Tommy Turrentine, for instance.

Doug Hammond's singing doesn't help Moves though.

So that was a different show than this one, which doesn't list Terry? Also, was the son Eric or Charles, Jr.? Charles Mingus Live In Chateauvallon, 1972 (France's Concert (F) FCD 134) Charles McPherson (as) John Foster (p, vo) Charles Mingus (b) Roy Brooks (d, musical saw) live in Chateauvallon, France, August 22, 1972 Duke Ellington Medley: Blues In G (bass solo) / In A Sentimental Mood / Sophisticated Lady / Unknown Ellington Tune / Mood Indigo / Take The "A" Train Fables Of Faubus Diane (Body And Soul) Blues Medley: John's Blues (Blues For Some Bones) / Blues For Roy's Saw / Noddin' Ya Head Blues

It's a testament to Sam that so many of us considered him a friend, even if our encounters were casual. I was a regular at Rivbea when I was 18-19, and it was like being a guest in Sam & Bea's home, which it was indeed. Sam was always warm and cordial, and had total integrity as an artist. I had the opportunity to chat with him about the Rivbea days at Iridium a few years back, and I was thrilled to see his reunion at Columbia with Holland and Altschul. I'm on the verge of tears, and only recently the death of Joe Lee Wilson, who I knew under similar circumstances, hit me just as hard. But Sam had an amazingly long and artistically successful career, and we're all richer for it.

He's also trying to save money. No way he'll get a mac to fit his needs for under $500, right?

That's a great price for the service. A $350 desktop like the configuration I quoted above is quite sufficient for your needs, and will do just fine with your speed. Here's another to consider, but I think the Dell I mentioned is a pretty good deal. I don't know what the bad rap on Dell is that you mention. http://www.amazon.com/Acer-AX1470-UR30P-Desktop-Black/dp/B005J28K3S/

That's about 3 times standard cable speed from Time Warner. I get about 7mbps, or 7,000kbps (they claim "up to 10mkbps for my standard option). In NYC, Turbo gives downloads up to 15 mbps for an extra $5 a month, and wideband (up to 30mbps) is an extra $20. It sounds like you don't really need turbo.

I saw Mingus with Blueitt at the concert that resulted in the Mingus at Carnegie Hall album (January, 1974). (I hadn't seen Bluiett in his previous stint with Mingus (was Bobby Jones still playing with Mingus when John Foster & Roy Brooks were in the band? I do remember Foster & Brooks (who took a saw solo)).) I think the next time I saw him was with Walrath at the Top of the Gate that summer ('74). I believe it would have been a show at Carnegie in '73 where the dreadful trumpeter Ronald Hampton appeared. IIRC, he has no solos on Moves, and if you heard him solo you'd know why. I saw him with Danny Mixon and Ricky Ford, and Mixon was not a good match for Mingus. So far I've never heard of any recordings of the Rollins concert I saw where both Mingus and Dizzy were guests (replacements for a Freddie Hubbard cancellation). Edit: Ah, yes, the Ronnie Scott's gig in 1972 had Jones along with McPherson & Faddis with Foster & Brooks. I seem to remember the show I saw had Lonnie Hillyer on trumpet--I think I saw him twice, once with Mingus, once with Monk. I can't find details online. Does anybody know anything about this?: Charles Mingus Quintet Featuring Dexter Gordon (1972, White Label)

You wouldn't say that if you were Japanese.

Mr. Big Fearless Leader Boris Badenov