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Freddie Slack Humphrey Clinker Lesley Ash Ashley Montague Juliet Capulet Gino Cappelletti

Stella Adler Luther Adler Luther Ronzoni Vandross (I recently learned his middle name, so I figured I'd include it)

Marco Rubio Ruby Begonia Hyacinth Bucket

Jane Russell Lady Booby Boo Frazier Barbara "Boo Boo" Monk Boo Boo Bear Buhaina

John Gotti, the Teflon Don Pan Pnin Vladimir Nabokov Humbert Humbert Hubert Horatio Humphrey

Crazy Eddie Crazy Guggenheim Mr. Dunahy

The Anita O'Day in series 4 is fabulous, and the Blakey/Hubbard is a bit uneven but generally good. I agree with Larry on the Farmer--a surprise highlight for me--while I do like Farmer, he has never been prominent in my listening or collection, but this DVD is really great.

Series 5 finally announced. Most artists are repeats, but who's complaining? July 26, 2011- Series 5 Coming Soon! Hello friends, Reelin' In The Years Productions and Mosaic Records are pleased to announce the release of the 5th installment of the celebrated Jazz Icons® series. Details will be announced in the coming weeks but here are the six titles: John Coltrane- Live In France 1965 Thelonious Monk- Live In France 1969 Freddie Hubbard- Live In France 1973 Johnny Griffin- Live In France 1971 Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers- Live In France 1959 Rahsaan Roland Kirk- Live In France 1972 They're all from France, so it looks like they're getting the whole bunch from ORTF this time. I'm looking forward to the Coltrane Antibes performance in hopefully better quality--He did two shows there, and AFAIK only the show without A Love Supreme has been available among collectors. It would be great if there's also film of the Love Supreme concert. It looks like Mosaic has replaced Naxos as their new partner. I'm guessing the Kirk is from the same tour as The One Man Twins at Montreux. This will be their third Blakey, I'm guessing it's the one that was released as a boot by Impro-Jazz.

Emperor Rosko King Curtis Ernie Royal Marshall Royal E.G. Marshall E.J. Peaker

The hardest part of getting there is deciding to just do it. http://petercherches.blogspot.com/2010/03/let-us-go-into-house-of-pops.html

Raymond St. Jacques Roscoe Lee Browne Roscoe Gordon

Victor Lewis Victor Sproles Victor Kiam Omar Khyam Mullah Omar The Fabulous Moolah

I guess Granz is the common thread, but it's an odd mix of tracks from multiple sources and times. I have the Duke item on this DVD: http://www.jazzloft.com/p-47006-at-the-cote-dazur-with-ella-fitzgerald-joan-mirothe-last-jam-session.aspx

Sheila Jordan Charles Sheeler Egon Schiele

Halle Berry Sir John Barbirolli Sir Eyre Coote Cootie Williams Cat Anderson Felix The Cat Felix Frankfurter Michael Hamburger Hamilton Burger

Master Bates Norman Bates Norman Connors

This may be tough for Mosaic to pull together, as they would have to draw from at least four labels to gather it all: Drumfusion (Columbia) A Different Journey (Reprise) Passin' Thru (Impulse) Man From Two Worlds (Impulse) Transfusion (Studio West) I agree that these are all fine records, and would make an excellent set. The last one consists of short tracks recorded for the US Navy, and first issued in the 1990's. Perhaps not as essential as the others, but interesting. Lloyd is also on Chico's previous Columbia LP ("The Chico Hamilton Special"), but the format is closer to the old Hamilton group, with cello and no Szabo. Szabo is also on The Further Adventures of El Chico and Chic Chic Chico.

Oliver Platt Lester Flatt Earl Scruggs

Charro Zorro James Fox

You were lucky ! Try curry and/or chilli con-carne ! I have no problems with cumin/turmeric aromas. It's the flatulent stench of cruciferous vegetables that gets to me.

Two mainstream jazz artists at the same time at the Knit: I'm guessing it was during one of their summer jazz festivals.

Big Daddy Lipscomb Idi Amin Dada Irene Papas Ivo Papasov Ivo Perelman Devo

The most irritating coworkers are the ones who cook broccoli and cauliflower in the microwave.

Hurd Hatfield McCoy Tyner Walter Brennan

For me the working group with Lloyd and Szabo was one of the all time great jazz groups--anchored in mainstream while pushing the boundaries--like such other contemporaneous groups as McLean-Moncur & The John Handy Quintet. The Man from Two Worlds never fails to blow me away. The fifties stuff sounds too "period" to me. I saw him once, maybe 7 or 8 years ago in Seattle, and he sang several tunes, quite awfully.