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Damn...did I miss something Lon? Yes, I haven't trumpeted it here and I really don't want to type a lot about this but I lost Helen October 8 last year due to host vs graft disease complications (decimated lungs) from her unmatched donor bone marrow transplant. It was really really dark for a while but has gotten much better since May.

Hi JD, Board policy forbids openly soliciting cdrs and trades of unofficial material. . . .

Here's where mine came from (just received it today as a late Birthday present!) http://www.jazzstore.com/stash/louis-armstrong/index.php My friend, you will like this. The broadcast recordings are very exciting. The home tapes are fascinating.

That's great news Ed! Hope to follow in your footsteps one day! I don't like being widowed/not being married.

Chas, thanks. I just feel what I feel, that's the reality for me. I disagree with at least one of the conclusions above. I'm not preaching about it, just wish things were otherwise.

Funny, I don't see "Lonson" or "Tenorman" posting in this thread! Cheers! I'm not casting any stones. What chaps my hide most is the Lonehills etc. putting out stuff that is not even allowable in the 50 year European law. And as a result? We're not likely to see legitimate issues of some material in the best possible sound and the best possible notes and hopefully artist compensation. Yeah, this stuff is probably legal in Andorra, but does every American outfit need to sell it? And I still feel it's a grey area when I really examine it closely. I've given away my rock supply and have nothing to throw.

Schwing!

Serious mofo

For Lon..... Thanks. I made an exception to my youtube aversion and watched that. I've seen it before. Jack was one in a million. . .especially in the thirties.

Bix played piano licks too. . .

"It Won't Be Long", Aretha Franklin, various appearances on Columbia compilations.

Well, at first I was inclined to agree with Allen that he was thinking of Stardust, which Hoagy has said came from a "solo" just as you cite Bob claiming for Skylark. Skylark seems to be inspired by Bixes "solos" and sound and phrasing in general from this quote.

Actually I doubt these are at all remastered, but I'd welcome an RVG interpretation of the Jarret's etc. (I'm a fan of RVG's Prestige, Blue Note and Impulse remasterings).

Figures this would become another silly album cover thread. . . we need more of those. For me trombone is first and foremost Teagarden. Though I agree with the above affection for Ducal trombone writing and playing.

I found this, here: http://www.jazzstandards.com/compositions-0/skylark.htm Hoagy Carmichael originally wrote the composition that would become “Skylark” for a musical about his deceased friend, Bix Beiderbecke. The song’s melody is said to have been based on Beiderbecke solos, at least the phrasing, a claim supported by the composition’s original title, “Bix Lix” (“Bix Licks”). Though the musical did not get produced, Carmichael reworked the composition and passed the melody on to Johnny Mercer who, some months later, called Hoagy and sang him “Skylark.” By that time Carmichael had forgotten he wrote it! Young Man with a Horn was to have been the title for the Beiderbecke musical, the same as the1938 novel by Dorothy Baker that was partially based on Beiderbecke’s life. In 1950 Warner Brothers produced the film Young Man with a Horn, based on Baker’s novel and starring Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall, and Doris Day. In the film Douglas portrays a trumpet player (dubbed by Harry James) in a downhill battle with alcohol after he marries a wealthy neurotic played by Bacall. Hoagy Carmichael narrates the tale as well as playing a substantial role as Douglas’ piano playing friend. Movie critics generally find something to like about the film and are almost unanimous in their praise for the musical score, which includes many standards. “Skylark” was the second in what Richard Sudhalter in his Carmichael biography Stardust Melody: The Life and Music of Hoagy Carmichael calls Carmichael’s “musical aviary.” First came “Mr. Bluebird” (1935) with lyrics by Carmichael, and finally there was “Baltimore Oriole” (1942) with lyrics by Paul Francis Webster (“I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good”). In his Mercer biography titled Skylark: The Life and Times of Johnny Mercer, Philip Furia explains the yearning expressed in “Skylark” as a voicing of the lyricist’s longing for Judy Garland with whom he had a stormy affair. Mercer told a friend that he wrote “I Remember You” for Garland and that “One for My Baby” (1943) bemoaned her loss. Johnny Mercer claimed that “Skylark” was not inspired by Percy Bysshe Shelley’s (1792-1822) poem, “To a Skylark,” although the similarities cannot be ignored. Both men were sad geniuses who turned to the skylark for answers: Mercer, with regard to romance queries, “Won’t you tell me where my love can be?” Shelley, with broader concerns, requests, “Teach me half the gladness, That thy brain must know…”

I have that on LP and to be frank, it is a little sloppy, but enjoyable. It was made for Lionel Hampton's label Who's Who. The sound was a little thin too. This has been out on cd. . . I think at least once legitimately.

Night Music coming out is good news! Great lp!

Thanks for weighing in Chris, I was interested in your opinion of this group of recordings. To be clear, Mosaic has not replied, yet. So maybe they'll say "Wow, we never thought of that, we're on it!"

I have been enjoying listening to all the Columbia Records material by Aretha Franklin that I've found on cd. The entire work is not available as far as I can tell, there are compilations from the American label, and one now out of print Legacy cd of the "Unforgettable" album, and there are four English "twofers" that I am aware of, one from Edsel and three from American Beat (these are all very nice). This material is sort of all over the map but. . .fun. I really love Aretha on Atlantic of course, but there is no reason to ignore the Columbia material. The woman was. . a force of nature almost. She could do it all! I made a suggestion to Mosaic about a complete box. . . but think that they'll feel it is out of their scope. . . (though in my opinion it's not that much different than the Washington Roulette in many ways). If they were to undertake this it would be a wonderful wonderful set.

I'm in the same boat as Harold (and on some of the same titles as well, I know!) I've sold some, given some away, and there's more to sell and give away in the archive. Doesn't bother me.

Okay, thanks.

Hope Jerry had a happy birthday! New items for sale at dead.net: the Egypt 2 cd/1 dvd/1 bonus cd set, and a Road Trips Vol. 4 of post-Egypt Winterland sets, 2 cd/1 bonus cd. http://www.deadnetstore.com/Commerce/Produ...df-9c2dc95d8f21

Ummm. . . . I know what you mean!

Ummmm. . . you can buy replacement cases! I never expect a jewel case of any type to last a lifetime! (Not one of my clutzy lifetimes!)