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Raoul De Souza belongs on this list. A Brazilian trombonist whose sound, zesty delivery and humor puts him strongly in this camp, an awesome player!

Bid Sid is one of my FAVORITES. He had it all, drive, flash, a great sound and he really made a band sound solid. I love to listen to him! Joe Guy died in 1961. Lawrence Lucie was a great rhythm guitarist; he and Everett Barksdale should get more attention I think. Here is what the All Music Guide says about Lucie: "Mostly a nonsoloing rhythm guitarist throughout his career, Lawrence Lucie was on many important recording sessions and had a lengthy playing career. As a child he learned banjo, mandolin and violin, playing with a family band at dances. After moving to New York, he studied banjo at the Brooklyn Conservatory but immediately became a guitarist when he started playing professionally. Lucie performed with the orchestras of Duke Ellington (briefly in 1932), Benny Carter (1932-34), Fletcher Henderson (1934), the Mills Blue Rhythm Band (1934-36), back with Henderson (1936-39), Coleman Hawkins (1940) and Louis Armstrong (1940-44). In addition to recording with all of the above (except Ellington), Lucie was on record dates with Teddy Wilson & Billie Holiday, Spike Hughes, Putney Dandridge, Big Joe Turner, Red Allen and Jelly Roll Morton. With the end of the big band era, Lucie often worked in a quartet with his wife guitarist-singer Nora Lee King. He also gigged with Luis Russell, Louie Bellson (1959) and Cozy Cole in the 1950's and became a busy studio musician. On his own Toy label, Lawrence Lucie recorded a series of so-so easy-listening Lp's during the 1970's/80's that often featured his wife."

Gobez Baldwin here, pleased to meet ya. (Gobez was the name of my first pet, a mutt the result of a union of a dachshund and a Rhodesian Ridgeback, who was "gobez"--"wild" in Amharic).

There is something about the bonists in the swing era (and before) that works a similar magic on me Dan. I'll add Teagarden and Tyree Glenn to that list, those two guys bring a lot of joy to my listening life. And in a different way there is Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton for decades in the Ellington Orchestra. . . . His sound was so mercurial and amusing!

An amazing drummer! Groove solid, but also full of interesting ideas and imagination. I think some of the stuff that he cut with Lou is some of the very best souljazz drumming around. And he still burns! I'm not too crazy about his CTI leader date that I have. . . . Not sure that I have the Prestige stuff either or have heard it. . . . But I'm a huge fan of his supportive work for others!

Wow, that's great Aric. If anyone deserves to have that boot Mobley it's you!

Yeah buddy Chuck, all that stuff you mention is great. Going to have to find the Grand Award Pee Wee!

Two times too much for this comrade who is not lover of huge breasts!

Okay, Tatum, Ray Charles and oh so many did the guitar/bass/piano thing, so that is not that unusual actually at all. Stuff Smith did some interesting trio material as did Eddie South I believe.

Are you including the Cole Trio format, and the many jumpers onto that bandwagon such as Tatum, Brown, Blazers, Ray Charles, many others?

I pretty much HATE Xmas music. . . But I like this one:

Hey Evan, you share birthdays with Brian Setzer and Babyface!

Very nice beginning sir!

Either: a. Someone had to do it. b. The Devil made me do it.

Lately it's been Mingus music, spawned by a listen to "Mingus Plays Piano," where his ideas are so chrystalized that it got me thinking of orchestral versions of the pieces and started the flow in my noggin!

Gosh, I haven't been warned YET. I'm slipping!

SoulStation, Duke Ellington privately recorded his birthday appearances at a club in the Northwest over a course of at least five years, and this was leased by Mercer Ellington to Laserlight for a very entertaining five cd set, "Happy Birthday Duke."

Alright! Now we know who's who we can talk about on the Political threads!

I believe she spells her name "Nicki". . . I've heard her on Johnny Frigo's DNA Exposed! on Arbors which is a nice cd. She can play!

Maybe it was, I never checked that link because I thought it was another, earlier, discography site of Wilens. I'm sorry if I've duplicated this. . . . I found this today looking for sessions recorded on SoulStation1's birthday.

You're welcome. Let me know if you ever find that one!

Hey Af, Ringo Starr's son Jason was born the same day you were!

Obviously I don't think his music sucks. It's quite unconventional, and he was a weirdo, no getting around that. But I think his fusion of world elements into his unusual style of "jazz" is really fun for me, and after years of listening I find that the chaos makes more sense, and the musical world is a great one to visit!

Finished Jazz and Modernism by Appel. Was alright. . . . Now in The Book of David by David Rosenburg. Excellent!

I voted no, for many reasons.