paul secor

Wagner Puccini Strauss

Haven't heard the Helen Humes, but Nuba is wonderful and often overlooked record.

Hope this isn't true - too many deaths in the jazz world recently.

Michael Manley Girly Men Boy George

Read The Great Fake Book when it was published. It's one of a small number of books I plan to reread in the near future.

It's the American way.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Auntie Mame Mamie Van Doren

From Blues Records 1943 to 1970 (Leadbitter & Slaven): Skippy Brooks: piano; unknown: sax; "Wallace": bass; Kid King: drums - Nashville, 1953/54 Checking further & reading the liner notes from Southern Rhythms (Ace) - Ace rarely provided discographical information on their releases - the alto saxophonist was probably a man named Freddy Young, who played sax with Kid King's Combo when they began. The notes mention Young's admiration for Johnny Hodges, & that's evident in the alto sax playing on the two cuts you mention. Also, the liner notes mention Clifford "Big Mac" McCray as the bassist with the early Kid King's Combo - he's also quoted in the notes - so it may be he on bass, rather than the "Wallace" that Leadbitter & Slaven credit in their discography. Hope this helps.

Bart Maverick Homer Simpson Babe Ruth

Haydn: String Quartets opus 64, 76, & 77 - Quatuor Mosaiques (Naive)

Pete Fountain Benny Waters Nathaniel Tarn

Great to see you back, Bruce! And thanks for posting your music.

Robinson Cano Swiss Miss Ursula Andress

Richard Hell Pluto Goofy

Enter, Evening - Cecil's title, but no Cecil ???

I thought that Jim's come close to a million on his own. edited for spelling.

In the early 70s, he was a dj on WABC FM and WPLJ FM in NY. WABC FM - see Marcello's post - became WPLJ (from the Four Deuces' "White Port and Lemon Juice") when the station went to a free form format around 1970. That didn't last long and Cuscuna moved on shortly thereafter iirc.

The King of Marvin Gardens Iris Murdoch Jacob Ruppert

A friend sent me a link to that Fred McDowell release last week. The clips sound very good, but I'm not sure I need more Fred McDowell at this point in my life.

Heat's back.

Vonski Fred Anderson Eddie Johnson

Sandy Baron Corbett Monica Jackie Gayle

Very Very Fine record!

Fats Navarro in 1946 on Savoy (Savoy/Arista) Hadn't noticed this before, but the guitarist on the "Lockjaw" Davis led sides is listed as Huey Long. At first I assumed this must be a pseudonymn for contractual reasons, but did a google search and found that he was a guitarist who was best known as a member of the Ink Spots. He passed in 2009 at the age of 105. Remember reading his obituary in The Times, but didn't make the connection when I listened to his music this afternoon. edit - If I had read Dan Morgenstern's liner notes thoroughly I would have realized that Huey Long wasn't a pseudonymn - tho he didn't make mention of the Ink Spots connection.

Herman Melville Jean-Pierre Melville Jean-Pierre Leaud