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Which ties into another question here about songs written about the war effort, that's the context. Thanks.

Yeah, I know that was his nickname. . . . The announcer on one part of Volume 11 introduces this as a song dedicated to the military vehicle; I was just wondering which came first, the song or the nickname. . . .

Sad news. He made important contributions to the Ellington and CBBB and I enjoyed his singing. From all accounts a wonderful person as well. R I P.

Well, you don't have to flip sides or change speeds. Sounds really really good though. . . better than the vinyl I think (from comparisons to a tape of the vinyl).

Jazztones are cool. I think that my favorites of what I've heard on this list are the CBBB and the Ray Charles which is AMAZING.

No, this week it's the Lang and Venuti.

Totally cool stuff! Will make you want to hear more Dash! And some excellent Hawkins. Those are just highlights of a very top notch box! My favorite of the in print sets may be. . . the Berigan. . . this week.

I'm still not sure if the math on the old "you can fool some of the people" works out right or not! I do know you CAN fool some people at least ONCE.

I wouldn't call myself a Riddle-r, a fan. I woulds say that the MPS cds will sound great; I have the new Clarke Boland Big Band MPS cds and they sound fantastic.

Okay, I think I lived at 1685 Somerset. . . so the Rooster would have been in that block. But I'm not positive; I can rememer the phone number exactly, but have less confidence in the street address. People on our street used to either sell parking spaces for ballgames, or block off with cones their own spaces so they weren't taken by visitors to the stadium. When I was there it was not a nice neighborhood. Haven't been back since a drive through about 1972.

The only Hatology I own, and a damned good concert.

I've gotten nearly every one of mine from cduniverse at sale/preorder price of about 21 dollars per volume. . . . That's hard to beat. The cduniverse regular price should be good as well.

So far I've listened to the fist disc four times, haven't moved on to the second one yet! Sound on the Treasury Show itself is very good; the sound on the following "filler" show is less good (the source is not as great quality) but acceptable. Remastering by Jack Towers, which is always a good thing. . .

"Jeep is Jumping" . . . is that a referrence to the Army vehicles or not? Announcer on Volume 11 seemed to be saying it IS.

Well, a matter of blocks away from the site of the old Connie Mack Stadium. It was on (I am not sure I am spelling this right; I was eleven when I left there in 1966) Sommerset St. or Ave.

I love the material on Commodore. . . . Have never heard the Arcadia; only lps of theirs I've ever seen is the Jimmy's Joys . . . (another Texas band). I wish there were more Peck Kelly; he seemed an amazing musician that I'd love to hear more of! Would be great to have some "Bad Boys" recordings!

I've got an overwhelming urge for a big slice of strawberry rhubarb pie!

Elis, another fantastic avatar!

Chris, no, the Red Rooster I knew was in Philly. . . .

It's my guess that Chuck himself will have copies for sale when the time comes. . . .

Hey, I reportedly used to try to go into the bar on one corner of the block, The Red Rooster (still wonder if this is the place that apparently Tyner and Coltrane both appeared at) when I was very young. . . . And would be turned away. I know it must have had one big ass jukebox. . . you could hear it a few houses away when the doors were all closed! Was good stuff.

Jim, IF you find writing reviews as frustrating and spiritually draining (when the editorial guidelines go against your grain) as I do then An extra one for the perserverance and grunts.

I found it exciting to listen to these. Thanks for all the work Dan, and Jim!

My grandfather playing banjo and piano, my grandmother playing piano and organ, my dad's collection of Gershwin and swing lps and also corny stuff he had from HIS dad like the Hoosier Hot Shot 78s. . . . And then Philly soul on the radio when I was about nine to eleven.