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The first Dick novel I read was The Zap Gun; I bought it when I was 12 in the only English language bookstore in Addis Ababa. It was the Pyramid paperback with a cover of a guy with a big gun . . . . I didn't really "get" the book, but it was entertaining, and it led to me eventually buying all his books and his warping my mind. . . I write to Phil shortly before he died and told him of my journey getting and reading and digesting his books that began in Ethiopia; he said he felt that novel wasn't much, but I really think it's a great novel that had a LOT to say about the Cold War and arms races and the roots of war.

B-) I disagree, but that was pretty funny! This set grows on me more and more; sure it's not hard bop but that's its charm for me. Plus. . .the live material was possibly recorded the day I was born! Pretty fun to have that sort of thing to hear. (Also recorded that day was the Hank Jones Trio date on Savoy.

I have all the Dawn material on Blue Moon cds, and where I can compare the Moon Dawn material to Biograph cds, the Biographs sound like muffled compressed transfers. . . . I would recommend the whole series of Blue Moon Dawn cds available, and my guess would be if you are going to go vinyl, avoid Biograph.

Tony, "you've got mail."

Yes it's no fun out here in the black iron prison. . . .

There are indeed nineties cds with Ingram, Grosz, et al. Mike. I've liked everything that I've heard on this label, especially the Teagarden!

Those Commodores are on the Chronogical Classics of Lion that span 1939 (may be on one disc or two, can't recall.) Great stuff. The later Commodores are wonderful as well. Well heck, I love Smith and love everything I've heard (not all of it stride). I love the Yancy that is on George Buck's "Solo Art" label. . . wonderful stuff; have to find more! Harold and I love the same cats, and I agree that Fats and Wellstood are worth seeking out anything and anything. James P. Johnson is definitely someone to study as well for stride and Harlem piano; the Smithsonian/Folkways cd is really incredible!

Thanks Mr. Swede; I missed that in the booklet last time I looked. Much much praise to Bob Arnold, Bruce Swedien and Wally Heider for their probable engineering, so ably brought to digital disc by Mr. Addey.

If you are familiar with the sound of the similar material that was produced for reissue on cd by the Japanese for Emarcy/Mercury/Keynote etc. (Dinah Washington, Sara Vaughn, Kirk, etc.) the sound of the Brownie box right there in kindred nature. Which is to say, pretty good. Fuller and darker than many subsequent Verve reissues.

I am a big fan of Maugham; I think he wrote some brilliant novels! I finished reading Sue Mingus' book, and then read Doc Cheatam's autobiography, and now I'm reading the Morganstern book.

MANY MORE HAPPY ONES DOC!

Mary Lou's Mass is due out in February from Folkways!

YEs!

Finally have heard "The Greatest Trumpet of All"---VERY nice lp! COME ON VERVE GET THE LEAD OUT!

Thanks for posting that! Scott: here it is: Golden Age of Jazz Photos

Yup! And Lester Young . . . I would have loved to have heard PRES!

Man I'd love to be right where Sonny is! Barney Bigard, Ben Webster, Otto Toby Hardwick(e), Harry Carney, Rex William Stewart, Sonny Greer, Wallace (Leon) Jones(?), and Ray Nance, Howard Theater(?), Washington, D.C., between 1938 and 1948

Charlie Rouse, Tadd Dameron, Fats Navarro, and Ernie Henry, New York, N.Y., between 1946 and 1948

Fats Navarro and Tadd Dameron, New York, N.Y., between 1946 and 1948

Art Hodes, Pops Foster, Cecil (Xavier) Scott, and George Luggi, Ole South, New York, N.Y., ca. Oct. 1946

Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker, Carnegie Hall, New York, N.Y., ca. Oct. 1947

Dizzy Gillespie, New York, N.Y., between 1946 and 1948

This would be something! Pee Wee Russell, Max Kaminsky, Wild Bill Davison, Jack Lesberg, George Brunis, Bud Freeman, and Freddie Ohms, Eddie Condon's, New York, N.Y., between 1946 and 1948