ValerieB

Hint - He was a famous sidekick. to Superman?!?

sure makes me sick that i don't have my jazz 78's from the old days!

why are some people obsessed with COMPARING one musician to another, even on an obit thread?!?

i think you should stay behind the barn with your negativity in a thread like this!

mos def, Mr. Gitler!

isn't it called dissonance?!? LOL

i would say that my warped sense of humor thinks that's pretty damn funny as well as pathetic, Chuck!! i passed last weekend on going to a book-signing, film and concert dedicated to Mr. Granz. i also heard it was quite under-attended! on my stack at the moment: Steve Jobs bio Roger Ebert memoir and Wendy Wasserstein bio just finished Clark's autobio, which i enjoyed.

Since you can't see what I see, here's another photo of her. Rhea and Danny DeVito would probably kill you for that guess!!! LOL Is that Rhea Perlman?

must say i missed this. i also knew this was Ms. Ruth Brown immediately. miss her too!

He always stood behind her? and she always towered over him! i think she looks amazing!

Clint Eastwood hosted an event at the Monterey Jazz Festival last September entitled, "Jazz in Cinema". needless to say, he had access to wonderful film clips going back to the '20s, i believe. Wendell Pierce was an excellent co-host who provided Treme, Spike Lee and Katrina-related clips. it was a fascinating couple of hours.

i've watched that video dozens of times and it never fails to crack me up! it's brilliant. the guy has done a lot of other really good ones but this is my favorite.

Happy, Healthy Birthday, Tim.

so glad that he got to realize his dream of dying with his boots on!!

tonight for me!!! that sounds like quite an evening! enjoy! if you get a chance, please wish Jimmy a happy 85th from "Valerie, Dominique and Prophet"!!

the fact is, unfortunately, that Bobby is quite frail but i'm SO glad that he got out to hear his buddies play all that good music. i'm hearing the same group here in L.A. tomorrow night.

well, what happened to all the romantic stuff?!? sounds like they got flushed fast. all i know is that Kickstarter has given lots of support and helped a lot of jazz musicians get their projects done. maybe you shouldn't give up so easily.

because everything is done through the headset and, after that, he would have been on camera nudging him. he did not look like he was sleeping to me. just eyes closed, perhaps "meditating". whatever it was, i'm sure everyone will survive it. he is an American Treasure!

guess you haven't been listening to him all these years! very reliable sources say he was NOT asleep. he was waiting for his signal but could not hear it.

"Sing the Truth" w/Dianne Reeves, Angelique Kidjo & Lizz Wright singing the music of Odetta, Miriam Makeba & Abbey Lincoln. Terri Lyne Carrington is the musical director. all this and Disney Hall too!! can't wait!

i remember seeing him in the Village during the early '60s. an amazing photographer.

Happy, Healthy Birthday, David!!

judging from the picture, this guy must be long gone!

so glad that you had a good time!! you were supposed to! (Harold Mabern sometimes calls me "Valerie Simpson" and we crack up!) have heard about the Sugar Bar and hope to get there on my next trip to NYC. continue enjoying.

Happy, Healthy Birthday Chris, and many more!