Ken Dryden

Not Jimmy Giuffre.

Obviously correct on tracks 2 & 4l Track 5 is not a bass clarinet. Track 6 is not Harrison-Blanchard.

Obviously track 1 is "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes. Track 2 is Walt Dickerson, but Richard DAvis is not present. Track 3 does not feature Kenny Burrell nor Rufus Reid.

I remember when Clark Terry played at IAJE and visibly struggled to move from his wheelchair to his chair, then announced to the audience, "The golden years suck" to the audience. I'm sure it was a part of his routine at that point in his career. Sadly, what may have been Clark Terry's final public performance was with the Statesmen of Jazz in Chattanooga on March 30, 2008. He just had gotten over a bout with pneumonia and he stuck to playing flugelhorn for the entire show, with Red Holloway pretty much taking over the ensemble. A recording exists, but his volume is a shadow of what one would expect. Afterward, I remember him sitting alone in the lobby in his wheelchair and I walked up to him to thank him for his many recordings. I didn't see anyone else approach him after that, he probably wanted to get back to the hotel to get some rest. Here is the set list: Blues Walk Moten Swing Stardust That Old Feeling Perdido Nuages St. Thomas Willow Weep For Me Locksmith Blues Ow Robbins' Nest Mumbles Just Squeeze Me Don't Blame Me Stars Fell On Alabama Strike Up The Band The band: Clark Terry - Flugelhorn, Vocals Red Holloway - Alto And Tenor Saxophone, Vocals Harry Allen - Tenor Saxophone Wycliffe Gordon - Trombone, Vocals Norman Simmons - Grand Piano Bucky Pizzarelli - Electric Guitar Bob Cranshaw - Double Bass Mickey Roker - Drums

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A quick read of this article finds me agreeing about the writing of Stuart Nicholson. But as a long time journalist and broadcaster, I may be unfamiliar with European artists if I'm not on their promotional mailing lists. Of course, there is no time to hear everything sent to me, but I do prioritize listening to CDs vs. downloads or streaming links. I do realize it has gotten too expensive for many artists and labels to justify sending physical product from Europe, although some still do, like Criss Cross Jazz and Livia Records.

The most unexpected encounter for me was when my wife and I were visiting NYC and taking in a Broadway revival of Oklahoma! As we took our seats, I noticed a man who looked like Dick Hyman bent over talking to someone seated a few rows up. When he stood up, I realized that it was Dick Hyman and he and his wife were seated directly in front of front of our seats. I greeted him, we had met previously and I had interviewed him a time or two. We learned a lot about theater, as he pointed out that the orchestra was watching the conductor on three video screens at the back of the theater. We had a good chat during intermission and afterwards, as well.

It sounds like this is the equivalent of the many live from the last row bootleg LPs of the seventies of supergroups.

I've enjoyed the Yusef Lateef, Mal Waldron, Ahmad Jamal, Bill Evans, Michel Petrucciani immensely. I have been impressed with disc 1 of the Henderson, I haven't yet played the Cecil Taylor set.

I have up mowing my lawn the year after we moved into our current house and donated my mower. But we have a lot of stuff after 45 years together, even without the music. What the heck, possessions are only temporary, they end up in others’ hands or in the landfill. Off to Goodwill and the used book/music store soon.

I once told a dentist that if I got any more porcelain in my mouth, I would have to rinse with Ty-D-Bol. The big challenge is when to stop acquiring stuff, I don't want to leave my heirs with too much stuff to dispose of after I'm gone.

That would be terrific! I did get to see Benny Carter perform once some time in the late 1980s or early 1990s, he seemed ageless. Too bad I wasn't yet on the Scarecrow Press publicity list when the two Benny Carter volumes were first published. They put out a lot of great jazz books.

I found volume 1 for like $5 in the past couple of years. Wish Volume 2 had been in the same store.

I bought this DVD awhile back and need to get around to watching it. The original French film is supposed to be far better than the US remake "Sorcerer," which probably would have benefited from keeping the original title, instead of using the name of one of the two rickety tracks used in the remake.

Since my wife and are bringing Fred Hersch in for a solo piano benefit concert in Chattanooga on April 21st, I interviewed him recently for Timeless Jazz, which is scheduled to air on Sunday, April 19th from 6 to 8 PM ET. It will also stream live at WUTC.org, I have encouraged the station to have a podcast available by the next day on their home page, we'll see if they can do it, as it would be helpful for ticket sales, since they will receive the net revenue from them. Beginning April 26th, my show moves to a 7 PM ET start time. https://www.wutc.org/2026-03-25/wutc-presents-fred-hersch-at-utc-fine-arts-center