Peter Friedman

Op.59/3 and Op.95

In my view, Hawes and Phineas Newborn are not at all similar. Hawes playing is rooted in the Black church with a strong dose of blues infusing much of what he plays. Phineas Newborn sounds far more tied to the Art Tatum model of fantastic technical skill and often very fast playing. Though Newborn does play blues tunes, the blues feeling is not evident throughout his playing as it is with Hawes.

I was born in 1936. I remember at some point getting a machine that played 45 RPM records. It had a large solid round piece in the center.I think it was made by RCA? I would sit on my parents screened in back porch and play Shorty Rogers and Stan Getz 45's.

Haydn - Op.50 - N0.1, 2, 3

Yes, I very much agree. I am likely the oldest person posting on this board. My strong interest in jazz truly developed at the very time when both Hard Bop and West Coast Jazz were coming onto the scene.Though my interest in Lester Young started early. As time passed I also went back in time and developed a strong interest in the music and musicians of the Swing/Mainsteam period such as Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins, Buck Clayton, Johnny Hodges, etc. Then I became interested in the Eddie Condon School such as Pee Wee Russell, Bud Freeman, Wild Bill Davison and others. I also developed an interest in Blues Music and people such as Muddy Waters & Lightnin Hopkins . Other than a very brief stint of interest of The Beatles and the Rolling Stones, Rock music was never on my radar.

Dan, Thanks for the review . I intend to order a copy soon.