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Papa Lightfoot, Boogie Bill Webb, J.D. Edwards, Lowell Fulson, Roosevelt Sykes, Manny Nichols, Country Jim, Little Son Jackson: Rural Blues - Down Home Stomp - Vol. 3 (Imperial)

Charles Albert "Chief" Bender Jim Thorpe Billy Mills

Would you say that about Art Tatum? Tatum did let me know the important notes. That's the big diff for me. That's certainly the politically correct conventional wisdom. Can't be many times when Chuck has been called "politically correct".

Blue Charlie Blue Smitty Little Joe Blue

Have to say that I miss Clem. Butted heads with him briefly once or twice, and sometimes disagreed with his opinions, but even then he made me think about why I disagreed with him.

Happy Birthday!!

Gus Jenkins' name rings a bell. I associate it with that of Plas Johnson for some reason. Is this Flash records the one run by Charlie Reynolds? MG That Flash records was run by Charlie Reynolds. Gus Jenkins was a pianist who first recorded for Chess in the early 50's (unreleased until the 70's). He moved to L.A. and recorded for Specialty, Jake Porter's Combo label, and Flash, before starting two labels of his own in the 60's - Pioneer and General Artists. In later years, he was less active in music and had his own framing business.

Philip Marlowe Sam Spade Lew Archer

King Oliver Prince Far-I The Duke of Earl

Received some music that filled in gaps in my collection: Blakey & the Messengers: The Witch Doctor Ellington: Piano in the Background Miles at Carnegie Hall Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky - Petrushka; The Rite of Spring

My wife and I finally got around to exchanging gifts today. This Christmas wasn't all that much about presents, but she gave me two books of drawings by Jean-Jacques Sempe - A Little Bit of Paris and Sunny Spells - plus a few CDs.

Fat Jack Leonard Jackie Gleason Jackie Vernon

Hope you had a great day!

Archie Shepp Matthew Shipp Phil Schaap

Harvey Kurtzman William Gaines Will Elder

Sonny Clark: Sonny's Crib (BN/King Japan)

Horace Silver David Copperfield Huddie Leadbetter

Paul Desmond/Jim Hall Quartets - LP 2

Jimmy Knepper: "Hold Back the Dawn" on Eric Felten/Jimmy Knepper: T-Bop (Soul Note)

Part of what's happening in the publishing and record business is the change in culture/society, but part of it is what happens when people who started businesses because they loved literature and music are replaced by people whose primary - possibly only - concern is making as much money as possible. I realize that the first group of people I mentioned were in business to make a profit, but the love of what they did was just as big a part of why the businesses existed. For the most part, that love isn't there anymore.

Happy Birthday!

Yank Rachell's Tennessee Jug-Busters: Mandolin Blues (Delmark)

Similar to happenings in the record biz.

Saw a wonderful performance of The Birthday Party when I was in College. Thanks for that, Mr. Pinter.

Same here.