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Does anyone know if this was just a typo, or was there a reason why they spelled it Carnegy?

I found some interesting things today: New York Jazz Sextet (Art Farmer, James Moody, Tom Macintosh, Tommy Flanagan, Richard Davis, Tootie Heath) - Recorded Together For The First Time - Group Therapy (Scepter) Leo Parker, Sahib Shihab, Red Saunders' Band - Rare Unissued Recordings, Vintage 1951-53 (Chess) The Many Faces of Art Farmer (Scepter) The Duke, The Blues, Billy Eckstine and me! (Regent) James Moody - Last Train From Overbrook (Chess) Laurindo Almeida - Acapulco '22 (Tower)

I think that argument would make sense if Don't Ask were a one-off, or something like Grant Green's Easy. But Sonny went on to make many records like Don't Ask, so his heart really was in it. When he moved to more "straight-ahead" albums such as +3, it's because that's what he wanted to do then. Sonny trying to be "relevant" - I like that. And he was much better at it than Miles Davis was. As for the mix, blame that on Fantasy's Berkeley studio. Really flat, wooden sound; hated it then, and still do. In Hardbopjazz's first post, can we ID the people in the photographs? First photo: Donald Fagen and Sonny. Second photo: Benny Golson and... Renee Fleming? Third photo: George Cables and Jimmy Heath. Fourth photo: Billy Harper? And who else? Fifth photo: ?? Sixth photo: ????? Seventh photo: Jimmy Heath in the center. Who else? Eighth photo: Sonny in the center. Who else?

Can anyone recommend a good powered speaker or speakers that have Apple's Airplay built in?

"Don't Ask" was of its time. No need to apologize; it's a fine record. And Coryell is good on it. I (again) recommend "Silver City," which would definitely spur a re-evaluation of Sonny's Milestone years.

Happy birthday, GA!

I think King Pleasure was a genius. This tune captures it all: not just the vocal tracking the original, but also great singing that conveys the emotion of the song. I'm impressed every time I hear this: https://youtu.be/nbvpUd7_gjc

$59.61 from an Amazon reseller: $23.55 from an Amazon reseller:

Charles Lloyd and Mickey Hart:

There's also this album, mentioned here: http://www.discogs.com/Louis-Armstrong-Victoria-Spivey-Hociel-Thomas-Lillie-Delk-Christian-Louis-The-Blues-Singers-1925-192/release/2893750 I used to own a French CBS LP with a side of Bertha Chippie Hill and a side of Lillie Delk Christian, both backed by Louis. I don't know how many other blues singers he accompanied (though I wouldn't call Christian a blues singer - more of an operatic emo type).

Yes, happy birthday!

Glad I could help; I saw it mentioned on a forum at dead.net. I bought one too; with the search function in the Kindle software, this might even be more useful than the printed version.

Interesting; I wish them luck.

Great clip! Thanks for posting. I recognize Jimmy Heath and Al Foster. Is that Buster Williams on bass? And who's the trumpeter? And what's with the backdrop?!? It looks like Rand Paul with a rifle.

For 2 days only, Amazon is offering the Kindle version of Deadbase 50 for $2.99.

Does anyone remember that weird cheapo Columbia LP series, cheaper even than Harmony, that had the original Friday and Saturday titles? For a long while, that was the only way you could buy them - not in the Miles section, but in the budget racks. I think this was one of the covers:

Yeah, Mobley really sounds like a bullied man. You can hear his self-confidence shrinking (or at least I imagine it as such). Sonny Stitt probably gave off a "don't mess with me" vibe, so Miles left him alone.

Nice; I might get this.

I've owned it since it came out. I think Mobley and Miles don't jell, Jimmy Cobb plays rushed tempos, and IIRC Miles's solos are more a collection of sounds than coherent solos. Wynton Kelly is the box's saving grace.

That's what started me on asking about his discography: I was listening to the Cozy Cole-led date on the Mosaic Hawkins box.

I remember that, too. And wondered "where is Part 1?", which of course there was, but... Also from the same session (as it turned out) was Turvey, Parts 1&2. No doubt put together as The Complete Topsy-Turvey by someone.... This is interesting; from Wikipedia: William Randolph "Cozy" Cole (October 17, 1909 – January 9, 1981)[1] was an American jazz drummer who scored a #1 Cashbox magazine hit with the record "Topsy Part 2". "Topsy" peaked at number three on Billboard Hot 100, and at number one on the R&B chart.[2] It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc.[3] The track peaked at No. 29 in the UK Singles Chart in 1958.[1] The recording contained a lengthy drum solo, and was one of the few drum solo recordings that ever made the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The single was issued on the tiny Brooklyn-based Love Records label.

Does anyone know of a Cozy Cole discography? He seems to have had an interesting and varied career, and it would be nice to follow it through the years. TIA.

Happy birthday, Mr. Heath. The consummate musician, composer, arranger.

Just got my latest care package from CDJapan: the 3 Dave Baileys, plus 3 Universal titles: Ben Webster's Soulville, Coleman Hawkins Alive! At The Village Gate, and Jim Hall - Jazz Guitar. These may be my last for awhile, as we're starting to prepare for our son's Bar Mitzvah next year.

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