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Happy Birthday!

Mulligan Meets Monk

AEC: The Spiritual

A longtime favorite here.

He's been a problem with every NBA team he's played for. No reason to think that Houston will be a different story.

I recall seeing Phil Spector on TV (maybe late 1966?) commenting on "Reach Out I'll Be There", saying, "That's a black man singing Dylan."

Von Freeman: Live at the Dakota (Premonition)

Grachan Moncur III: Some Other Stuff

I'd say maybe not. I know one person who's a musician who doesn't care for his playing.

Nope. I felt that his playing weakened the BN recordings with Haden and Konitz.

The article mentions a 1965 tour that the Lovin' Spoonful did with the Supremes. I saw a local PBS show a few years ago where John Sebastian spoke about that tour and how he and Zal were outside the bus one day and talked about doing something that was rhythmically like some of the Supremes' material. That's how Sebastian ended up writing "Daydream". I imagine that "Daydream" came out of "Where Did Our Love Go?".

And no Mehldau. That's a plus.

I wonder if there's any chance that they could release a version with Mehldau's music erased leaving only Haden. I might be interested.

I used to have the CD version. Ended up just keeping the LP because I felt it was already close to perfection without the extra music. But that's just me.

Earl Hooker: The Moon Is Rising (Arhoolie)

A jewel

Barnes-Bocage Big Five (American Music)

15 Classic Blues Songs from the 1920's Vol. 1 (Blues Images)

A very thoughtful post, Jeff. It deserves attention. I'll try to give it some.

Augustus Pablo: Rockers Meets King Tubbys in a Fire House (Shanachie)

Clifton Chenier: Louisiana Blues and Zydeco (Arhoolie)

Hope it's a Very Happy Birthday!

I had a copy of the Limelight reissue - vinyl was fairly beat up, packaging wasn't - and replaced it with the CD version. Probably should have kept the Limelight, but live some, (and hope to) learn some.