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Likewise. Keystone Korner, Great American Music Hall... Keystone Korner for Dexter & Jefferson/Cole, too. Freddie was at UC Santa Barbara in the early 70s - my first jazz concert.

I've seen him a number of times with the Cookers, too. Appears to be doing well. Also saw him in the 70s with Dexter, Freddie Hubbard and Eddie Jefferson/Ritchie Cole,

Another one I listened to this morning.

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman: The Complete Series - $95.49, Amazon

Saw the Drive-By Truckers at the Fillmore last night. Was a little disappointed - they were too loud (or maybe the mix was bad), and a lot of the songs tended to sound alike. Maybe I don't know their music well enough, but I had high expectations, I guess. Sturgill Simpson opened, who's had a LOT of buzz going for him this year. He's got a real Waylon Jennings-type voice, but his lyrics are a little more abstract, and he has a couple of tunes that are down-right psychedelic. His guitar player is a MONSTER.

I liked him when he was paired up with Lee Morgan, too - like Tom Cat, Charisma, Sixth Sense.

Don't forget the Grachan Moncur Mosaic Select. Four of the six albums are Jackie's.

Will do! The Mosaic box is a good place to start.

I think with relatively short sets and multiple small venues, seating would make the logistics of navigating the festival more difficult.

I need to go one of these years. Looks like a mini, jazz version of South by Southwest.

Randall Kline of SFJAZZ Named First Recipient of the Bruce Lundvall Visionary Award

Amazon has a pre-sale price on the CD set of $50.98, so not a huge discount from PopMarket on this one.

Thursday at the Fillmore: Drive-By Truckers, Sturgill Simpson

Good deal on those Ella sets! I have the original 4CD set and it was a lot more than $11.40!

Amazing how many of those names from 2003 are now gone. I would guess at least half of them.

I see them every time they come through the Bay Area (Yoshi's, SFJAZZ ... whatever) and have never been disappointed. BTW, a couple of interesting shots (among others) of Billy Harper with Lee Morgan on that site.

Here's the latest on this HOAX. No, Robert Plant did not rip up an $800 million offer to reunite Led Zeppelin

The Cookers launched a new website that includes a Gallery with some VERY cool archival shots of some of the members - HERE.

Seeing the Andrian Belew Power Trio tomorrow night. I hope it's good and not just a 'shred-fest'.

Not AGAIN!

IIRC, the Beatles turned down huge chunks of change when they were all still alive, too. Sometimes it just doesn't make artistic sense to revisit your past - for any amount of money. Especially if you don't "need" the money.

Just to second these two recommendations. The Mosaic set is OOP, but can usually be found for a reasonable price on ebay, and "Mean What You Say" is still in print.

Bobby is scheduled to play at The Addition (formerly Yoshi's SF) on Jan 23, 24. I hope he's feeling better and able to make it.

Curtis Amy Select, disk 2