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Percival Everett: American Desert

Thanks, Alejandro. I appreciate the good words. (By the way, the free records I promised in exchange for your promo went out today. )

Thanks for the kind words, Matt. (And thanks for not holding a grudge for calling you Mark in a previous post.)

I've tried to get through at least a dozen times, and either get error or nothing. A check is coming your way.

Congratulations! Looking forward to hearing your show. And it's good to know that some NPR stations still program music, not just news and talk.

I have the Japanese LP and it's been a favorite of mine over the years. Didn't think to mention it because it's only been available on that LP and as part of the Mosaic box, and both are long out of print. brownie is right. Blue note should do a reissue - it's a fine session.

Coleman Hawkins: Soul (OJC)

A Slide Hampton session I've enjoyed over the years is World of Trombones (now on a Black Lion CD). It's Slide Hampton leading a nine trombone choir accompanied by a rhythm section. Perhaps not typical Slide Hampton, but it's a good listen. If you read the Penguin Guide to Jazz, you'll see it only merits a so-so rating. My ears tell me otherwise, and I always trust my ears over their words.

Alonzo Yancey, Jimmy Yancey, Cripple Clarence Lofton: The Yancey-Lofton Sessions Vo. 1 (Storyville) When I listen to Jimmy Yancey play a slow blues, I feel as if this is what the world would be like if it were perfect.

I'm in no hurry to leave here, but maybe Jimmy Yancey playing "How Long Blues".

Hope that you're having a great birthday, Scott! OK - just read the previous posts. Happy birthday a day early! (Forgot that the Euros always get a jump on everything.)

Lester Young: Pres/The Complete Savoy Recordings. The 1949 sides are wonderful. Pres is wailing beautifully, and Roy Haynes is right there with him.

This morning's listening: John Lewis & Hank Jones: An Evening with Two Grand Pianos (Little David) - listening to this, it sounded as if they truly enjoyed playing and recording together. Lambert, Hendricks & Ross: Sing Ellington (Columbia Special Products) Both of these sounded better than I had remembered them, and that always makes me happy.

Shame on you. Read the damn book. Mostly great stuff. I'm still pissed a Safford for dubbing a bit of the cd from vinyl. Yeah, I know. You and Jim recommended this book sometime last year when I posted an inquiry about it. I tried to order it from a friend who runs a local bookstore (I try to give him as much of my business as possible, since he's fighting a losing battle with the B&N and Borders in our area), and he was notified by the publisher that it was out of print. I checked the Scarecrow Press website a couple of nights ago, and it seems to be available now. I'll get it eventually. I know that if you guys recommend it, that it's something I should read. Right now, I just have too much going on, including a possible move, that I don't have the time or energy to get to it. I do appreciate that both of you took the time to recommend it (twice!).

I've had the Bukowski LP since Takoma released it, and it's a good one.

My hat is off to the Pistons. I've been a Laker fan since I was 8 years old and they (and I) were in Minneapolis, but the better team won. The Pistons played some of the best defense that I've ever seen throughout the entire playoffs.

Back then (in my thirties), I thought that it was sagging pretty low. These days, I'm sure I'd have an entirely higher opinion of the whole matter.

Here's my Betsy Palmer story: Sometime in the early '80s, I was going into a store in the town where I lived, and I saw a good looking tall blond leaving. I turned for a second look and my reaction was - not bad, but she's got a sagging butt. When I went into the store, the female cashier said, "did you know that was Betsy Palmer?" (She was appearing at a local summer theatre.) My apologies to Ms. Palmer and Mr. Sangry. I was a relative youngster then and didn't know any better.

Another . I have the first three volumes on LP (no excuse or reason for not picking up the final two - I guess I just felt I had enough to listen to), and it's prime late Pres. Hell, some of it is just prime Pres, period. I assume from all of the positive feedback that the Ghost will soon be listing Lester in D.C. in the what are you listening to right now? thread.

Well said. As soon as the word is given, my donation is there too. I guess we just have to wait and find out where b-3er stands on this.

Just wanted to make mention of An Unsung Cat - The Life and Music of Warne Marsh (Storyville 8314). Apologies if it's been commented on in this thread and I've missed it. Most of this CD is made up of recordings from previously discussed CDs and LPs on Prestige/Riverside/OJC, VSOP, Storyville, Inner City, Vanguard, and Zinnia (not sure if anyone's mentioned the Zinnia recordings with Sal Mosca). In addition, there are several recordings from private sources that will probably interest some people here. One is a recording from a Hoagy Carmichael radio show, recorded in late 1945 or early 1946, featuring an eighteen year old Warne Marsh playing with The Teen-Agers, a big band. He wasn't yet the Warne Marsh we came to know in later years, but it's interesting to hear him at such an early stage in his playing career. Also included is a 1986 concert recording of a Gary Foster led student big band playing Clare Fischer's arrangement of "Lennie's Pennies", with fine soloing by both Marsh and Foster. Finally, there is a 1987 live duo recording with guitarist Larry Koonse. This probably isn't a recording to get if you have little or no Warne Marsh in your collection (although it does provide a pretty decent overview of his recording career). If you have most or all of the recordings already mentioned in this thread, however, you may very well find the rare material fascinating listening. I should mention that this CD was compiled by Safford Chamberlain as a musical complement to his book with the same title. I haven't read the book, so I have no comment to make on it.

When I was in college, I literally wore out an LP of Volume 2 of the Ray Charles Story. It's about forty years later, and I still listen to my Ray Charles records. That pretty much says it for me. Thanks, Mr. Charles, for all the music you played.

Good to have one more musician on Board. Welcome Joe!

Early 1962 for me.

If that's the case, you may want to read Rock Mr. Blues: The Life and Music of Wynonie Harris (Big Nickel) by Tony Collins. Even though the book is a biography of one performer, it gives a pretty fair look at the r&b scene of the late forties to mid fifties. Going to Cincinnati (U. of Illinois) by Steve Tracy is a history of Cincinnati blues and r&b musicians. Two chapters are devoted to King Records and H Bomb Ferguson, and cover the era that you're interested in. Both are worth reading, but if I had to recommend one, I'd say try Rock Mr. Blues.