paul secor

Sorry I missed your birthday - Hope you had a great one!

Looks like you got two birthdays! I missed the first, but many happy returns on the second.

With all due respect, patricia, I cracked up when I saw your categories- "singers" and "musicians". It's just an old joke, you know, singers aren't musicians......... It's just my opinion, but I never heard a greater musician than Billie Holiday.

Horo.

Sadik Hakim. He did a fair amount of recording in the 70's - mostly for Progressive, and I believe they were only released in Japan - but it would have been interesting to hear what he was playing in the years before that. And I almost forgot to mention David Izenzon and Charles Moffett.

Chuck Berry's "Rock & Roll Music" and Buddy Holly's "Peggy Sue"/"Everyday" were two of the first 45's I bought.

Up, once again - with further additions.

Sent you an e-mail, double M.

Up - With additions.

Thanks for the responses. PMs and EMails have been answered.

I have the following for sale. Free domestic shipping for more than one item. $1 extra for one item. $10 King Anthology of Risque Blues - King 3512-2 (2 CDs, sealed) $9 Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington: The Great Reunion - Mobile Fidelity 2-807 Thelonious Monk: Always Know - Columbia (Fr.) 469185 2 (2CDs) $8 Billy Hart: Enchance - Horizon 0818 $7 Lucky Thompson: Brown Rose - Prevue 10 (Xanadu rerelease) Count Basie and the Kansas City 7 - Impulse 202 Coleman Hawkins and Confreres - Verve 835 255 2 (2 added tracks) $6 Charlie Mingus: New York Sketchbook - Charly 19 (9 Bethlehem sides) Eugene Chadbourne: Texas Sessions Volume Two - Boxholder 027 Earl Bostic: Blows a Fuse - Charly 241 Tony Fruscella: Tony's Blues - Cool & Blue 107 Roy Campbell: Ethnic Stew and Brew - Delmark 528 $5 Elmo Hope: The Final Sessions Volume 2 - Specialty 1766 Clarence Carter: This Is - Atlantic (Japan) 20P2-2375 Otis Redding/Carla Thomas: King & Queen - Atlantic (Canada) 82256 (sealed w. drill hole in jewel box) Linton Kwesi Johnson: Tings an' Times - Shanachie 43084 Walter Norris Duo: From Another Star - Sunburst 2001 Joe Henderson: Mode for Joe - Blue Note 7 84227 2 Charlie Parker: Bebop & Bird - Hipsville/Rhino 70198 Skip James: Complete 1931 Recordings - Document 5005 Ray Charles: Early Years- Zeta 707 Duke Ellington: The Private Collection Volume Seven Leo Wright: Suddenly the Blues - Koch 8544 Buddy Lucas, Jesse Powell, Jimmy Wright, etc.: Saxophony! - Jubilee Honkers & Shouters - Sequel 748 Wynonie "Mr. Blues" Harris: Good Rocking Tonight - Charly 244 Mad Professor: Psychedelic Dub - Ariwa 057 E mail me at joanpaul26@aol.com or pm me. Checks or money orders ok. Thanks for looking, and I hope you find something - Paul

Not from Jamaica, but still the real deal: Linton Kwesi Johnson: Dread Beat an' Blood (Heartbeat) Linton Kwesi Johnson: Forces of Victory; Bass Culture; LKJ in Dub; Making History (Mango)

Ska Boogie - Jamaican r&b and the Dawn of Ska (Sequel). Out of print but well worth seeking out. Prince Buster: FABulous Greatest Hits (Sequel). Ditto. Dance Crasher - Ska to Rock Steady (Trojan) Rudies All Around - Rude Boy Records 1966/1967 (Trojan) Shufflin on Bond Street - Jamaican R 'n' B & Ska Instrumentals (Trojan) Blow Mr. Hornsman - Instrumental Reggae 1968 - 1975 (Trojan) "keep on coming through the door..." - Jamaican deejay music 1969 - 1973 (Trojan) U. Roy and Friends: "With a Flick of My Musical Wrist..." (Trojan) U-Roy: Dread in a Babylon (Virgin) Prince Far I: "Under Heavy Manners" (Joe Gibbs) Prince Far I: Message from the King (Virgin) Prince Far I: LongLife (Virgin) Prince Far I: Free from Sin (Trojan) Prince Far I: Voice of Thunder (Trojan)

Sad, sad news - especially to hear that he had Alzheimer's disease in his last years. I heard him play at a club 6 or 7 years ago, and he was a delightful person to speak with as well as to hear. When he went on stage and began to play, it seemed as if the years just rolled away, and he became a much younger man. By then, he had stopped playing guitar (at least publicly), and was only playing fiddle. Only playing fiddle, indeed - oh how he played! Rest in peace, Fid. Incidentally, his manager then was also Benny Waters' manager, so I would imagine that he was representing the two oldest performing jazz musicians at that time.

Some personal favorites (most are old favorites; some are relatively recent discoveries). All of these never fail to bring me pleasure when I listen: Buell Neidlinger: Blue Chopsticks - A Portrait of Herbie Nichols (K2B2). Buell Neidlinger was a friend of Herbie Nichols, and during their last phone conversation promised him that he would record Herbie Nichols' music using strings and horns. He did just that here, using only strings and horns - a quintet comprised of violin, viola, cello, reeds, and brass. You may have heard Herbie Nichols' music, but you've never heard it like this. Totally unique and totally absorbing. Spinning Song: Duck Baker Plays the Music of Herbie Nichols (DIW). A different take on Nichols' music - this time by a finger picking guitarist. Etta Baker: One Dime Blues (Rounder). A recent discovery on my part, though it was issued over ten years ago. Finger picked guitar by a North Carolina woman who is a fine, fine musician - blew me away when I heard her play! Cesaria Evora: Miss Perfumado (Melodie - I believe that Nonesuch has reissued this in the U.S.). You may have heard her, but if you haven't, she has a hauntingly beautiful voice. The lyrics are in Portuguese (she's from Cape Verde), but that doesn't matter a bit. You'll just be taken away by the sound of her voice. Sun Ra: The Singles (Evidence). In addition to what you might ordinarily expect from Sun Ra (whatever that might be), you'll find in this 2 CD set r&b, doo-wop, blues, a disco tune (Sun Ra style), and even a Christmas song. Even if you normally don't listen to Sun Ra, there's a good chance that you might enjoy this. Reverend Charlie Jackson: God's Got It - The Legendary Jackson Singles (CaseQuarter). I bought a number of his 45's back in the 70's, but I bought this just to get a few of the sides I didn't already have - he's that good. Great, funky gospel guitar and vocals. Doug Sahm: The Return of Wayne Douglas (Tornado). Doug Sahm was one of a kind, and this was his last record. It's primarily country, but it's got all the other ingredients that Doug's records had - he took things from all the musics he loved and made them part of his music. I'm prejudiced - I like all of his recordings that I've heard - but this one is special because it's his last. A couple of added extras - liner notes that come from the heart ( written by James "Big Boy" Medlin) and a last track recording of Doug Sahm's answering machine - kind of a final goodbye. Ornette Coleman: Live at the Golden Circle - Volume One (Blue Note). Music from another one of a kind Texan (actually, two one of a kinds - I forgot Charles Moffett). You may have this, but if not, give it a listen. You can take country blues to the city, but you can't take the country out of it. The Best There Ever Was - The Legendary Early Blues Performers (Yazoo). Rural blues of a different kind. I f you're not into early blues, this is as good a place to start as any - just about all of the classic performers - Charlie Patton, Tommy Johnson, Blind Willie McTell, Frank Stokes, Blind Blake, Furry Lewis, King Solomon Hill, Memphis Minnie, etc - and in the best sound that you'll probably ever hear them. Wendy Lewis and Bill Carrothers: The Language of Crows (Bridge Boy). A recital for voice and piano, with material ranging from "Take Me Out To the Ball Game" to "Jesus Loves Me" to a Charles Ives song to original songs. I don't have much else like this in my collection, and I enjoy it whenever I put it on. The McGarrigle Hour (Hannibal). This comes across like a living room recital (which is what is was intended to do) by Kate and Anna McGarrigle, along with friends and family. Another favorite listen of mine.

Heartiest Congratulations! You and your wife are truly blessed. How long before there's a tune on an Organissimo CD entitled "Zora"?

No one's mentioned U Roy or Prince Far I yet - essential listening.

On the Classic CD reissue I have, the tracks are: Afternoon in Paris I See with My Third "I" Lady "E" Stitt's Tune Medley: If I Had You; Alone Together; For Heavens Sake

A couple of vibes players: Earl Griffith and Al Francis - I treasure the few recordings they did make. Hilton Jefferson In blues - Willie Walker. A very fine guitar player who only recorded three sides that have survived. Buddy Holly - He did record a fair number of sides, but I've always wondered what he would have done if he hadn't died at such a young age. Then again, thinking about the direction that much of the popular music world took in the early 60's, maybe it's better that I can't listen to more Buddy Holly.

Glad you made it back ok. The one thing I REFUSE to do is go with my wife when she shops for shoes. The times she's tricked me into it have been at least two hours of hell - and that's even getting to sit down and read while she tries on pair after pair. NEVER AGAIN!

I saw the Sullivan show when this occurred, and I remember thinking how bizarre it was to see Archie Shepp soloing on prime time television. I also realized that it was a one-shot bit of craziness (in terms of television - not to me) that would never happen again.

I don't care for him much as a soloist, but I like some of the records he made backing trumpet players - Louis Armstrong on Verve and Clark Terry on Pablo come to mind. I guess I find him listenable if he's not in the forefront. The one time I heard him play live was at a concert, and I remember being very frustrated with his playing. He'd play a line that would start to have some originality and feeling, and would immediately follow that with a series of cliches. I left at intermission.

I may be in a minority, but I've always enjoyed the two tenor solos on "Sonny's Back" on the Yasmina record. In the days before I had a CD player in my car, I made a cassette tape of "Sonny's Back", listened to it a fair number of times, and always liked listening to the differences (and the similarities) of the two tenorists on that tune.

A few obscure (but very good, and available) additions to the Lee Konitz recordings already listed: Peter Ind Presents Lee Konitz in Jazz from the Nineteen Fifties (Wave). This is additional material from the Midway Lounge in Pittsburgh. The previously released material was on The Real Lee Konitz (Atlantic). Four of the eight tracks are by a quartet consisting of Lee, Billy Bauer, Dick Scott, and Peter Ind. Trumpeter Don Ferrara joins them on four tracks. Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz with Guest Lee Konitz (The Jazz Alliance). Marian McPartland's radio shows can be a bit precious (that's as good a word as any I can think of to describe my reactions to them), but sometimes I hear one I like, and this is one of those. Some fine (though short) solos by Lee, interspersed with some interesting comments by him. Good sound too, but the music is what counts. Finally, one mentioned in passing by Chuck Nessa on the old BN Board (seems like so long ago) - Lee Konitz: From Newport to Nice (Philology). Live sessions, including a TV recording from the Tonight Show in 1955 (can anyone imagine Jay Leno featuring Lee Konitz or anyone similar these days?). 13 tracks, featuring all sorts of musicians from Johnny Smith to Henry Grimes to Warne Marsh to Misha Mengelberg to Rene Thomas to Jimmy Raney. Sound is so-so, but listenable. The music is completely listenable. Thanks to Chuck for mentioning this - I probably never would have have heard this music otherwise.

Never heard them, but there was a San Francisco band in the 60's called Truman Coyote. Given the fact that I only read the name, and that it stuck with me all these years, I guess I thought it was a pretty good name.