Pete C

Ill-gotten copyrights should not be honored, IMO.

This can be said for a number of players, including Harold Land and James Moody. I once saw a concert where Moody played pure bebop alto and modal Trane tenor.

I'd say Ayler because Byas, Webster & Berry are pretty much extensions of the Hawkins tradition and Ayler was pretty much sui generis.

They were angry way before Shepp! If that's angry, Lockjaw was one of my favorite angry tenors.

Too bad about Walkin' but I do agree with Lon that the DVD from the new box has better picture and sound than I have ever seen before on this material. Sweden is definitley better on both compared to the versions I've seen before. Karlsruhe is a tad better on picture and more better on sound than my bootleg.

Keye Luke Nguyen Cao Ky France Nuyen (nee Nguyen)

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Robin Leach Cary Grant Larry Grantham

I believe Phil Schaap has unearthed a hitherto unknown take of Teddy Reig saying, "Hold it!"

Tip O'Neill Taps Miller Cosmo Topper

Marian McPartland, for another. I don't really know any post-Rollins Eager, but I just don't hear much Rollins in Dexter's approach at any time, and that diagram is from what was pretty much his lost years.

Is that Gitler's diagram? I doubt Rollins was an influence on Dexter Gordon! Or Allen Eager for that matter. Interesting to see the Gray influence on Frank Foster noted--I hear so much Wardell in early Foster. I also think Prez should be noted as an influence on '50s Mobley.

Travis "Spider" Webb Webb Pierce Pierce Brosnan

Yeah, I saw Buck Clayton when he was still playing trumpet at a midtown New Orleans-style restaurant called Crawdaddy. And the one time I saw Jo Jones was in '77 at the West End. Allen, did you go to the piano places on Bleecker? Frank Kimbrough told me he used to play at the Surf Maid. I don't remember him, but I did see Joanne Brackeen and Jill McManus there, and lots of the great but virtually unknown Lance Hayward at the Village Corner. In those days you could sit at the bar at the The Top of the Gate all night for no cover (for the likes of Mingus and Blakey) and get buybacks every third or fourth drink. Thankfully, one could drink at 18 back then. And, boy did I drink.

Ross Bagdasarian William Saroyan Rosemary Clooney (any guesses on the connection?)

What;s "The Complete Chicago Disc"? Looks like this is it: http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Pershing-Club-Charlie-Parker/dp/B00008HAU7 There's an Amazon seller who's offering it new for $9.95 + $2.98 s/h. & I agree, George Freeman is great--sounds ahead of his time.

My mistake--the Savoy box was on BYG.

When I first heard Elvin Jones Live at The Lighthouse I called it Elvin and the Two Jewish Tranes. Then when I heard Grossman on a live date from the '90s (as leader, but with the McCoy Tyner Trio) on Dreyfus he sounded much more like Rollins.

Me too. I was also wild about that version of Ornithology, but it was eventually superseded by a Montreal version (on Uptown, previously a bootleg) that's smoking. I bought lots of stuff on that label, including Mingus's Minor Intrusions. A bunch have been showing up again on a label called Grammercy: http://www.grammercy.com/app/albums/search/&genre=Jazz In the '70s I bought the complete Bird on Savoy on Saga.

Fred Friendly Alceste the Misanthrope Moliere

Swingin' Carpenter Blues.

I don't think the Don Byas influence has really gotten its due. I hear Byas in lots of players, e.g. Von Freeman, Paul Gonsalves, Roland Kirk, Chico Freeman, Ricky Ford, Daniele D'Agaro, James Carter and a bunch of others.

This is it: http://www.amazon.com/At-Cafe-Society-Downtown-Birdland/dp/B000059T6J I have it. It's great. This session in particular is wonderful: Charlie Parker Quintet Charlie Parker (as) Milt Jackson (vib) John Lewis (p) Percy Heath (b) Kenny Clarke (d) "Birdland", NYC, November 1, 1952 How High The Moon Embraceable You - 52nd Street Theme

My joke was that it is indeed Jimmy Scott on Embraceable You (confirmed by Jimmy Scott), but for years was listed as Chubby Newsome.

H. Rider Haggard She Who Must Be Obeyed Horace Rumpole