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Farmer John The Tennessee Plowboy The Grim Reaper

The Philly Phanatic Crazy Eddie The Nutty Sqirrels

Illinois Jacquet: Midnight Slows Vol. 8 (Black and Blue)

Lester Bowie: Rope-A-Dope (Muse)

As usual, Chuck speaks the truth from his experience.

Phil Jackson Charley Rosen The House of Moses All-Stars

Kyle Eastwood Flint McCullough Hughie Flint

Good point.

Here's a start: Dave Holland: Emerald Tears (ECM) Roscoe Mitchell: Sound Songs (Delmark) and Solo [3] (Mutablemusic) All of these will reward your listening if you bring your attention when you listen.

Perhaps it's a good thing for her that she was able to persevere and get a degree, but I agree with Dan. If you're a reporter, you have to be sure that what you write is correct. At The Times these days, that's all too often not the case. In this case, all she had to do was ask one of The Times jazz writers to check out what she wrote. They would have corrected the Coltrane mistake. At least I hope so.

Judy Holiday Gerry Mulligan Stew Leonard

Bill Lewis/Khan Jamal: The River (Philly Jazz)

Joe McCarthy Joe McCarthy Charlie McCarthy

Selena John Lennon Marvin Gaye

America is a big place. Used to be bigger in the days before interstates, jet planes, etc. Also, America used to be much less homogenized before the media made us all one. In the 20's. 30's, 40's, going from one part of the U.S, to another might have seemed like visiting a foreign country.

Scout Robert Baden-Powell Juliette Gordon Low

Mo Little Mo Moe Koffman

Colin Wilson August Wilson Brian Wilson

I can't imagine Jaki Byard with Trane, but perhaps that's a problem with my imagination.

Jim Jackson The Youngbloods Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Ali Farka Touré (Disques Esperance)

Happy Birthday!!

The Johnson Mountain Boys: Working Close (Rounder)

Wee Willie Winkie Winnie Winkle Mr. Ed

David Fulmer: The Dying Crapshooter's Blues If you're new to his writing, try his trio of New orleans mysteries first. Then go to this one.