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Affleck should be smiling all the time. . . doubt he is. He probably thinks SHE'S lucky.

I hear her sister Ash is going to star in the movie of "That Girl". . . Yeah right!

Well, you're both entitled to your opinion! To say that Rich is not a significant jazz player and not a good player is something I couldn't say myself. I don't think that's an accurate assessment.

I wasn't kidding regarding Blakey---I think techincally Rich is a better drummer than Blakey. (I happen to have been a drummer, maybe I listen for different things). You don't like his playing as well, but Rich is quite significant in the jazz world and I'll just disagree that this is an "odd choice." Blakey dominates a number of Messengers sessions too!

I'm sure you are right about that. Anyone seen the "Boots Made for Walkin'" video? Worth watching with the sound off. . . . Willie looks embarassed most of the time.

Ah. . . they deserve each other. I'm not jealous. Now Ben Afleck. . . he doesn't deserve Jennifer Garner, and I'm jealous.

August 4, 1955 (yesterday) Hank Jones, Wendell Marshall, Kenny Clarke "The Trio" Savoy, Van Gelder, Hackensack.

Now I've started Alias "Season 2". . . . It's a tiny bit less interesting than the first season, at least so far (I'm about five shows in). I never could get my wife interested in the series, so I haven't watched any of these when they were aired. I think it's better this way because you can sail through the cliffhangers. Man, I thought this show would be like "24" but it's so much better . . . I really don't dig "24". . . cheezwhizomatic.

You know, this hasn't really happened to me in a long time, because I've explored so much music that I now have a pretty good sense of what will or won't work for me, and I rarely end up with a recording that looked very promising but was disappointing. . . . I might be disappointed in the sonic quality perhaps, but even that. . . I listen to some stuff that just sounds awful to others. . . . I post on a board for the manufacturer of stereo equipment I use, and reading the posts there a lot of the material we here think sounds great they would consider mediocre; they would really be aghast at the sound of some of the historical recordings we can enjoy here. . . .

This is an Elektra 10". . . and may be the one that is in question. . . ? I think the Folkways may be an entirely different animal. (I've heard neither. With my luck I'd contract a voudoun curse).

I'm broke. Fahged aboud it.

Well, this movie has come out on dvd this week, and seems to be selling very well. . . . There are over 200 reviews on Amazon, and they seem to be divided between homophobes who don't get it, people who are really upset over nitpicks of historical inaccuracy (hey I hate historical inaccuracy but don't expect it in Hollywood biopics!) and people who enjoyed the lush and vivid scenes and storytelling. I've got a copy of the dvd set (director's cut) on the way to me, I wanted to see this again in the theater and never did manage to, so I spent some birthday dollars on the dvd. . . .

I'm not questioning that judgment at all. (Just having a little fun). BUT I don't at all think it is in Brad's words "an odd choice." It's not an odd choice at all in my opinion. Siginificant portions of this material have hardly been on cd. The man was an excellent drummer (a better drummer in my opinion than many, including Blakey). It will sell well enough I predict, better than the Kid Ory and perhaps even better than the J. J. sets. It's no more an odd choice to my view than the Roy Eldridge set or the Moncur Select. I really don't like the music in the Moncur Select, but I don't think it was an odd choice for a Select.

I have my collection predominantly chaotically arranged (by choice; some years back I found anal perfectionism was adding a lot of discomfort to my life and tried to blot it out, pretty successfully; this was one weapon in the war). As a result, it often takes me a long time to find a recording in a room that is crammed with over 10,000 recordings now, two rows deep, etc. I have indeed rebought a few cds because I couldn't find them. One I later discovered was in a friend's hands, one I finally relocated in my room, one I still now have only the new copy. Them's the breaks, but overall I prefer the chaos I have. . . .

Thanks EVERYONE! It was both a normal day, and a wonderful day, the way I most like to have my birthdays! AND I was able to listen to lots of Louis (and I'm listening to him right now on the excellent "Louis Armstrong in Scandinavia Vol.2" on Storyville which arrived from Worlds Records last nigh! Pops makes any day brighter!

I don't think it's an odd choice at all, it's a fitting choice, it's a significant body of work, linked by a reknowned leader and in many cases a core of sidemen. Now of course it doesn't fit in to the "Hans and Brad Cup of Swing Series". . .

Sad to lose this great man!

Thanks Bertrand! Chris, you're photographic gifts have been the highlight of my day! I'm most appreciative.

I hear ya Tony. . . an awesome label with some amazing music. A pandora's box to open for the unwary!

Wow, turning fifty isn't hard if it's a two Sade pic year! If you're not there yet Jim, you'll be enjoying it soon. . . . Really not as bad as I thought it might be months ago. . . .

No. . . one Bechet session with Hodes appeared on two Mosaic sets.

This was the view from our window!