paul secor

That's the drummer on Redd's third BN album - who was he anyway? Never ever heard of his name anywhere else! Some info here: http://www.answers.com/topic/sir-john-godfrey

Francis Albert Sinatra Al Martino Tino Martinez

Pat Patrick Robbie Robertson Johnny Johnson

Now that's very cool!

Best Birthday Wishes, David!

Off the top of my head - Mingus at Monterey - signed by Mingus Cecil Taylor FMP box Albert Ayler: Spiritual Unity - 1st issue w. booklet Cecil Taylor/Albert Mangelsdorff/Frederich Gulda & others (Brain) Rev. Robert Wilkins (Piedmont) Trane: Ascension - 45 rpm single Some of these might be worth something, but only if I wanted to sell them and only if someone wanted to buy them - too many ifs to be bothered with. The most valuable albums in my collection are the ones with the music I love the most. And many of those don't cost that much - but they're priceless to me.

Charles Ives: The Sonatas for Violin and Piano - Gregory Fulkerson, violin - Robert Shannon, piano (Bridge)

Magnificent Montague Dr. Hepcat Dr. Daddy-O

Joaquin Phoenix Joe Albany Little Brother Montgomery

Yeah. Many interesting and beyond photographs in that book.

Watched it today. Mr. Brubeck comes across as a nice guy with a certain amount of talent who is true to himself and who was lucky enough to be in the right place(s) at the right time(s). Watched All Night Long beforehand. Two telling moments - a clip with 10-15 seconds of Bird playing blew away all of Dave Brubeck's music in the documentary. And Brubeck accompanying Mingus in All Night Long seemed embarassing (for Brubeck). I also kept wondering why Ashley Kahn was in the documentary. I remember listening to him on WKCR 20 some years ago when he did a blues show. He seemed pretty superficial then and I don't have any sense that his commentaries have made much progress since then. I'm not saying that I could do any better, but there are a lot of people who could.

Wild Bill Billy Boy Red Garland

Aren't we missing a piece of evidence here? The announcement is about the signing. They haven't said anything about ticket increases (and I'm pretty sure the Nationals have among the lowest ticket prices in the majors). Why is it "WAY too much money for players"? Did Werth pull out a gun and demand that ridiculous contract? (Ridiculous due to its length and who is getting it - an OK player on the wrong side of 30, not to the general principle of players getting what they can in an open market.) The reality that Timmy is too blind to see is that concessions and parking and ticket prices are a fraction of the money that MLB makes. Contracts started rising in large part because of the money MLB started making from cable networks buying rights to national broadcasts. Then there is the fact that certain teams like Boston and New York own the cable stations that broadcast the team's games - a huge money-maker that has everything to do with money available for salaries (note that NY, Boston and the Mets are usually the top three for payroll and each own their broadcast partners) and nothing to do with concessions or tickets or parking. The fact is that MLB has swimming in cash ever since it recovered from the '94 strike. Why on earth shouldn't the players get their share? That's what I can't figure out - Timmy is such a strong Democrat and proud member of the CA Teacher's Union and yet he has no brotherly love for fellow union members, if they end up making huge salaries. Maybe its the combination of collectively-bargained rights like minimum salaries, arbitration and free agency after six years with the operation of a free market when players reach free agency. Or maybe its good old Democratic knee-jerk hatred/resentment of the wealthy. Whatever it is, Timmy doesn't have a clue. Yup - If the Nationals are fools enough to pay Werth $126 mil. for 7 years, he'd be a bigger fool not to grab it.

The Dave Brubeck Quartet introduced me to jazz, so I thank them for that. Happy Birthday to Mr. Brubeck.

Monday Night Football was never the same after he left. RIP, Mr. Meredith.

Ducky Medwick Goose Gossage Chicken Stanley

Jeff - Thanks for posting the photographs and the words. Great stuff!

crisp posted the same list in post #14.

Luigi Nono Luigi Boccherini Hugo and Luigi

Well, snow was getting to be pretty rare in England until last year, when the mercury dropped to -18C (0F) in Manchester one night in December. Two nights ago it was at -15C (3F). Are these temperatures commonplace where you live, or can we claim something exceptional? Snow is unexceptional here - tho we haven't experienced anything beyond a few flakes so far this season. But -15 & -18 aren't commonplace temperatures here - about 70 miles north of NYC. Don't envy you having to deal with the cold.

Listened to it today. Sounds as if Von Freeman was truly up for this date, and Louis Smith plays well also. Their ways of playing are different, to be sure, but I can't say that I heard any signs of conflict. Louis Smith seems to go his own way and there isn't as much interaction as I might have expected. Perhaps that's the "bewidered " part of it. I enjoyed the music. I see that Louis Smith also recorded a duo album with Jodie Christian for Steeplechase. I'm assuming that this was recorded around the same time as Silvering. The music on the clips sounds rather morose, but one can't always judge correctly from listening to snippets.

Julie London Marion Brown John Coltrane The last two connections are obscure, but they're there.

Jonathan Valin's The Music Lovers - A tale of music/audio obsessives hung over a fairly flimsy mystery plot.

Billy Liar Fibber McGhee The Flim Flam Man

NY Times article: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/03/arts/music/03syl.html?_r=1&ref=music Seems as if Syl Johnson is becoming the Next Big Thing.