paul secor

For me, a man who made his contribution quietly and well. Thanks, Mr. Mathews. You'll be missed. You'll be missed.

12 of 20. Got most of the ones I've eaten. Guessed on a bunch.

Frankie Frisch Dizzy Dean Pepper Martin

Hope it's a great one!

Mustang Sally Sally Go Round the Roses Long Tall Sally

I can hear what you're saying, but I think that LD made more good records than AB.

Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce "Beaky"

Jimmy Witherspoon: Ain't Nobody's Business" from Spoon So Easy (Chess) Jimmy Witherspoon sings a fine vocal on his signature tune, backed by unknown musicians, including two tenor saxes (who do a back and forth sax break) and a guitarist (sounds to me like Robert Lockwood or Jody Williams, depending on when I listen) who plays some great jazzy blues guitar behind Spoon. One of those "perfect" blues records, like Jimmy Reed's "Honest I Do" or Bobby Bland's "Stormy Monday" - it can stand with both of those. It's amazing that it was recorded in 1956 and wasn't released for 34 years.

Just finished reading a very moving novel by Lloyd Jones - Mr. Pip.

Gene Rayburn Jack Narz Bill Cullen

:party: All the best to you on YOUR DAY! :party:

Thanks for posting your list, Dan. I have a number of your choices, and the Ashby, Clay, Griff/Parlan, Clifford Jordan, Marr, and Rhyne all look interesting. And who knows - I may even give DEEP a try someday.

Von Freeman: Never Let Me Go (Steeplechase) Shostakovich: String Quartets 1-13 - Borodin Quartet (Chandos) East Africa - Witchcraft & Ritual Music (Nonesuch Explorer)

Get it, Get it, Get it. You won't regret it.

Happy 37th! :party:

Willem Breuker: De Onderste Steen (Entr'acte) Eddie Johnson: Love You Madly (Delmark) Fred Anderson & Harrison Bankhead: The Great Vision Concert (Ayler)

Welcome to the Big O, bruce talbot. Hope you'll continue to join the discussions.

Glad the sale of EMI hasn't put an end to the RVG series.

I have the Open Door material on a 2 CD Ember set. It appears that Philology has issued it on Philology 854 - Bird's Eyes Vol. 24 - just going by the 7/26/53 date on the Philology.

It lost its roll.

Mel Lyman Frankie Lymon Simple Simon

Perhaps you can elaborate, Allen.

I love reading other people's lists. Gives me a better sense of what other's tastes are like and helps introduce me to music I might otherwise miss. What interested me about Peter's list wasn't the music we share in our collections, but the music I haven't heard. Made me realize that I don't have any Michel Ivery or Hal McKusick in my collection. Made me want to hear the James Clay, Flip Phillips, Coleman Hawkins, and Herb Ellis/Stuff Smith recordings he listed. I'd even like to hear if DEEP's music is more interesting than his rants . And there are names there I'd never heard of before - Ralph Lalama, Dado Moroni. Thanks, Peter.

Billy Lee Riley is a good one! In the early 1960's, he recorded a single - "Come and Get It"/"A Little Piece at a Time" - under the name Good Jelly Bess on the Hermitage label, that's a great down home blues record. I have a copy somewhere in my garage. It's available here .

Hard to choose, but for one session, I'd listen to Bird flying on the July, 1953 Open Door recordings.