paul secor

Still Groove Jumping (Detour)

His father, I believe.

Earl Bostic: Blows a Fuse

Dolphy in Europe / Volume 3

Guy Van Duser: Got the World on a String

I used to have both sets of cards (plus, I believe a set of early "Country Music Heroes"). At some point, they didn't interest me anymore and I sold/traded them - too much stuff.

Louis Myers: I'm a Southern Man

Buster Brown: Raise a Ruckus Tonight (Fire/Relic)

Doc Pomus: It's Great To Be Young and in Love (Whiskey, Women, And …)

Kevin Barry: Beatlebone

Harry Bosch, the protagonist in Michael Connelly's mystery series, is a jazz fan.

Johnny Griffin: Vol. 2 (A Blowin' Session)

His version of "There Stands a Glass" is great. I like it better than Webb Pierce's version or Conway Twitty's version, and I like both of those a lot. Unfortunately none the versions on YouTube are not from his On the Boardwalk album. That's the best version I've heard. This version is a good one:

A hoax - or just a weird lady?

I read one of Connolly's novels and didn't care for it - too violent and the plot was too bizarre (though his books are evidently quite popular). No connection to Bird - at least in that book. He's also written several young adult novels with a young character named Samuel Johnson and his dog. Boswell. I guess he has a thing for famous names.

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday!

Bill "Jazz" Gillum: The Bluebird Recordings 1934 - 1938

Clay Hammond & Z.Z. Hill: Southern Soul Brothers

Ted Hawkins: On the Boardwalk - The Venice Beach Tapes (American Activities)

Wilbur Ware Quintet: The Chicago Sound

William Bell: The Soul of a Bell

That's the Yankees - exactly. Sad to say.

Waltz for Debby sounds good to me, but this one just has too much LaFaro for my taste.

Sonny's on a roll (or a spin) at your place.