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Hand Me Down Blues - Chicago Style (Parrot/Blue Lake/Relic)

The fat man should pay them $10 million to come back.

Chuck Wayne: Morning Mist Gave this one another listen to decide if it would stay or go. Beautiful playing - I wish he had stretched out a bit more, but I guess that wasn't his way.

I'm only familiar with him from my experience with The Big Sick, not as a comedian. Perhaps his role in that film was intended as a stand up comedian who wasn't very funny.

Dreaming the Blues - The Best of Charlie Spand (Yazoo)

Fumio Sasaki: Goodbye, Things - The New Japanese Minimalism Some interesting ideas and concepts presented here, but I'm not converted.

Jimmy Knepper: Dream Dancing

Larry's thread on Blind Blake induced me to listen to this one again: The Best of Blind Blake (Yazoo)

Modern Chicago Blues (Testament)

Never bothered with the downloads either, so this is very cool. Thanks for posting the info, David.

I'll just add that there was a time (15 - 20 years ago and before) when I'd have ordered this in a flash. Now, I'll stick with what I have and enjoy that.

Larry, if you're interested in the songster tradition (though as Jeff pointed out, songster is a term that was laid on the music by critics and liner note writers in the 1960s and 70s), these are worth checking out: Before the Blues Vols. 1-3 (Yazoo) There are some white country groups and some religious music included, but they provide a good overview of the recorded evolution of the blues from its early roots. Some great music in the best possible sound.

Decent entertainment, nothing more, but that was ok. Just from watching this, Kumail Nanjiani is a better actor than comedian. That's not surprising, given the state of comedy these days.

Probably my favorite Wes. A big time favorite. Wonderful music.

Nice to see that recordings by Mr. Mitchell and Mr. Lake were included. Does anyone have an opinion on the list in general?

Baaba Maal & Mansour Seck: Djam Leelii (Rogue)

I think you've captured my basic feelings about Blind Blake's music, Larry, though I prefer Blake's music to Rev. Gary Davis'. There are other blues musicians whose recordings have more depth for me, but there are times when I feel the need to listen to Blind Blake. I'm curious what your impressions of Blind Willie McTell's music are.

I heard Blue Train after I'd heard almost all of Trane's Impulse recordings, so I don't have the same "sense of time" feelings and impressions that many others here have. It might make my list of top 10 Tranes (I've never thought about doing that), and it might not.

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday, Jim!

Lucky Thompson: Lord, Lord, Am I Ever Gonna Know (Candid)

The Outlaw Billy the Kid Alias

Trane: Ballads I think of this album as the equivalent of Monk Plays Ellington - an attempt to feature a musician who had a "difficult" reputation (at least with those who didn't make an honest attempt to listen) in a more conventional setting. I have no idea whether it worked in either case, but I like both records.

Bobby Timmons Trio: Born To Be Blue!