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April 5: Stan Levey, drums, 1925 Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax, 1934

April 4: Gene Ramey, bass, 1913 Jake Hanna, druns, 1931

April 3: Bubber Miley, trumpet, 1903 Jimmy McGriff, organ, 1936 Scott LaFaro, bass, 1936

He wrote a poignant little memoir that's in the Complete Birth of the Cool booklet.

I liked Phaedra.

April 1: Harry Carney, baritone sax, 1910 Gil Scott-Heron, singer, songwriter, 1949 April 2: Booker Little, trumpet, 1938 Larry Coryell, guitar, 1943

My Mac uses Silverlight to stream movies from Netflix. Works pretty well, which is odd considering it's from Microsoft. I haven't seen any downside yet.

For those who are interested, Amazon has the box on sale for $17.99: From Spirituals To Swing box I am not related to the seller.

March 31: Red Norvo, vibes, 1908 Freddie Green, guitar, 1911

Ditto. Although I wonder whether there's more of his performance in the vault. It's very close to when he had to stop playing.

Anyway, back to the topic at hand (not that Jonathan Richman doesn't merit his own thread). Here's the latest: EMI Reenters Talks With Universal

As per Amazon: Carnegie Hall Concerts: 1943-1947 I wonder how Prestige got these tapes in the first place.

March 30: Ted Heath, trombone, bandleader, 1900 Karl Berger, vibes, 1935

Big fan here. He made many fine, tasty albums. Some favorites: RIP, Mr. Ellis. Swing easy.

March 29: Pearl Bailey, singer, 1918 Michael Brecker, tenor sax, 1949

THAT'S a great first show. Yeah, thanks. I had been listening to the Mothers for about 2 years at that point. Asked my parents if I could go with my older brother; they were dubious, but said yes - I'm still amazed at this. We bought tickets in advance for the late show, which started at 11:30. After synagogue Saturday night, we took the subway to the Lower East Side with a friend of his. My brother and his friend separated from me while we were on line - he said someone outside the Fillmore gave him a pair of orchestra tickets. So I sat by myself in the balcony. I remember Joe's Lights, the aura of the Fillmore, and the great sound system. I went home alone, and got home around 5 AM.

I think he was the kind of guy who did things like this to elicit reactions, which he'd then use as material.

It's an OK record. Songs are on the short side. Dex's sound is midway between his '40's sides and his Blue Notes, and the tunes are upbeat. As you say, there's not much mid-50's Dex available, so you might as well complete your collection. Let me put in a good word for the Stan Levey date, "This Time The Drum's On Me" (Bethlehem). Great Dex, and really nice arrangements for a sextet. A lot more polished than the other 2 dates.

Have you seen the video? Really quite eerie: YouTube

Mindy Smith has a lovely voice, as you've noted. Have you heard Nickel Creek? Their album "This Side" is pretty good; produced by Alison Krause.

Frank Zappa and The Mothers, Sea Train and The Insect Trust at the Fillmore East, May 1970. Flo & Eddie were in the band, but this was a year before the Fillmore 1971 album. Hmmm, might have been April. I was 14...

March 28: Paul Whiteman, bandleader, 1890 Thad Jones, cornet, composer, bandleader, 1923

I rejoined. Got 75 free downloads, and am on the monthly 12 downloads for $6 plan. Charlie Hunter - Gentlemen, I Neglected To Inform You You Will Not Be Getting Paid Milt Jackson - Plenty, Plenty Soul Milt Jackson & Coleman Hawkins - Bean Bags Benny Goodman - 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert (Avid) Duke Pearson - Prairie Dog Duke Pearson - Honeybuns MJQ at Music Inn with Sonny Rollins Kenny Dorham at The Flamboyan The Curtis Fuller Jazztet with Benny Golson Curtis Fuller - Imagination Al Jarreau - All Fly Home Paul Desmond & The MJQ

March 27: Ben Webster, tenor sax, 1909 Sarah Vaughan, singer, 1924