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Thanks... Earl Cross is right, I remember now!

Sam Rivers and......Bob Stewart?

Here is another with the unknown drummer and Roscoe Mitchell:

Here's another. Was in Hannibal's Big Band:

The drummer is not Dannie Richmond.

Here is the same trumpet with David Murray:

Another one from Studio Rivbea. Note the cane:

Clark Terry and who is playing bass. Bob Cunningham?

The Trumpet player is Hannibal but who is playing bass?

Here's #2:

I've had some old (mid 1970's) negs transfered to cd but there are some artists that I can't identify. Can anyone help? Here is #1:

This is a Government sponsored and created organization set up to collect royalities on digital performances on behalf of artists.

Here is Laura Macdonald, who is Scottish saxophonist Tommy Smith's ex-wife: Besides being good to look at she is a really fine saxophonist! Laura MacDonald

These may work:

You know, I know Ray Ricker from his teaching at Eastman, and am not aware of any recordings like Headhunters. Could it be this one? Ramon Ricker Double Play Open Loop OL-002

James Brown's powerful message during the mid/late sixties helped transform the Black youth of the day, and white people's perception of them. Stuck it right in their face. Now we demand a chance to do things for ourself We're tired of beatin' our head against the wall And workin' for someone else We're people, we're just like the birds and the bees We'd rather die on our feet Than be livin' on our knees Say it loud, I'm black and I'm proud No argument on that point here.

Thanks for sharing Jim! Hope you get well soon.

I'm going to get nailed here but, the popularity of the music og James Brown, given what it was, did as much to depreciate the young audience for jazz music, as did the british invasion. Maybe more so because that audience came from the African American community. You can actually make the case that the music that so many here love, Soul Jazz, saw a decline as the music of Pop Soul, rose. That was the beginging of the end of the neighborhood clubs. Ask Lonnie Smith. Ouside of James's estatic performances themselves, the music is almost Black Bubblegum, a little raw, but bubblegum all the same. It is what it is. Once, in '83, I was flying to Phoenix with a NYC rock musican from NYC. James and his road manager were waiting to the side to be the last on the plane and when we walked up he looked at my friend and kind of growled / smiled "Aggggghhhh....I know you! Yo're a friend of Pauls'!". He meant Paul Schaefer from the Letterman show where he just played. My friend said " Hi James! No, I don't know Paul, but I know Hiram ( Bullock )". James kept on with the same growl/smile " AAAAAgggggghhhh!!!, Paul! Yeah, I know you!! Hah! Aggghhhh....Mmmmm!". This went on for as few minutes, and then we boarded. We were all in coach, and James sat a few rows ahead of us, and the whole filght he would cath one of our eyes and go through whole "Aggghhh.. I know you/ You know Paul!!!" thing. When we all got off the plane the four of got our bags at the same time and he just kept it up;" Yeah!! Paul!!! Aghhh Agh!!! I know!!" until we all got our bags. I thought he was a nice guy.

Ghost, Thanks for the article on Dianne Reeves. She's the real thing and manages to walk that line between popularity and individual artistry very well. One of the problems for today's singers is the lack of good, new material and I hope she can explore what is out there for her to discover and make it her own. Her band, with my buddy Reuben Rogers on bass, is very fine indeed. Reuben, who is always very busy with not only Reeves, but also with Aaron Goldberg, Charles Lloyd, Joshua Redman, Taylor Eigsti, Joe Locke and others.

There is a lot of spirit left on the scene. Because of the ease of self produced recorded music, there is a huge number of players writing their own compositions and finding like artists to perform them. Is there a huge audience? No, but there is much innovation out there with multiple influences and inspirations.

Some good jobbin' here:

Blue Mitchell - Big 6 Sal Nistico - Comin' on Up Johnny Griffin & Eddie Lockjaw Davis - Tough Tenors Wynton Kelly - Whisper Not Philly Joe Jones - Drums Around The World

Here is brother Pat with that other crazy cartoon character:

Now that I think of it, Thad Jones' "A Child Is Born" might work very well.

Ron's playing on those Cedar Walton Sweet Basil recordings are the best!