JSngry

The Saxophone Colossus book has a pretty funny recounting of this guy. It's not the drummer, and he was hired by Sonny completely on a whim at the last minute, which turned out to not go well. The recording was the only show he played. He has yet to be heard from again. Oh yeah, he showed up at the airport to leave the US with a briefcase chaed to his wrist which never came off. It's contents, he said, was a bunch of original new music that he was going to spring on Sonny.

The Other Side Of Andy Williams!!!

I read this book too, and... it's a mess in terms of chronologies, names, etc. just basics of biography. It's very often...frustrating and discouraging. In spite of that, there are some good insights from Rollins family members, as well as a few things that I can't say have been covered elsewhere, like some kind of feud between Sonny and Max, and Sonny's fondness for levitation. There's also a focus on Sonny's spirituality as indicated by the title. The author appears to be personally oriented toward that way himself and provides background on all the different paths that Sonny travelled. Bottom line - not at all "essential", barely "supplemental", yet still - not without bits of interest sprinkled in all the way through.

Getin' there, thanks!

That's the cover photo for the upcoming Bill Barron Mosaic.

Bethlehem & especially Mode were some of the sufferingless labels of their time, so...disconnect, maybe? Or maybe he doesn't really have a point, just an agenda?

Thanks! It was time well spent, reading this book was.

Paul Q was recording as a leader for Mercury/Emarcy (Bob Shad) and then this one session pops up on his brother's label? And then one track ends up on a Mainstream record with a bunch of B. Shad stuff from the Sittin' In With label? Did Bob Shad really have a brother, and if so, was his name really Sonny Lester?

Well!!!

Blue?

Earl Bostic?

Poptastic, like the best game show theme ever!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️

Richard Williams and Joe Newman? A wild ass guess...

Doo-Doo & Dee Dee McGutters - We're In Your Neighborhood!!!

Who is this guy anyway? Looking him up on Wicki, I can't say that I've seen where he's ever written anything about music by itself, it's always attached to audiophillia (or vice-versa). So...why should I care?

78 is old, and old people can be crankier than younger people sometimes

Hello!

Great records both. Essential. But...

Not unlike pre-OJC Prestige!

Congratulations!

Ed Lewis? No idea! Too much Wishbone Ash?

Running behind this month, and pretty much all of December, but let's ring in the new year, right, if late. TRACK ONE - "Daahoud" of course, with an arrangement that is more than a little reminiscent of Maynard's big bands of the late 50s thru the mid-60s. and that's a compliment. Solos, however...trumpet is very lick-y, not a lot of ideas, just running patters across the changes with no obvious motive, Ronnie Cuber on bari. That's better! But not sure if it's Cuber or not. Leaning that way, though. But I think Cuber digs in a bit more than that. Tenor is ok, the most idea-oriented so far. Might be George Coleman? On the whole, it's a bit old-fashioned, but sincerely so. TRACK TWO - "Billie's Bounce". Buddy Tate? & Percy France? Oscar Pettiford on air bass? Skunk Dufford on bizzaro-miked piano. What this lacks in recording quality is more than made up for in spunk! Everybody's playing!!!! No half-assing here!!! TRACK THREE - Burrell for sure? Everything is as it should be, Right where it should be. TRACK FOUR - "Broadway". Earle Warren? The Countsmen? Old, but spunky, for sure! Do we have us some Jo Jones here? That would explain the overall spunkiness for sure! And might that be Buddy Tate? Here's where it gets locked in to a serious dance groove. Love it when that happens. TRACK FIVE - "Lester Leaps In". Not too derivative to detract from the warmth. No idea who it is, but there they go! TRACK SIX - "The Late Late Show". Why are they in such a hurry, are they out past curfew? I don't get it. TRACK SEVEN - "Django". That tune is almost always good, and this is no exception. No particularly "deep", but they set a good temp and don't fuck it up. If it was that easy, everybody would do it. TRACK EIGHT - "Billie's Bounce". Frank Morgan. There it is, bebop as well-made comfort food. Yum! TRACK NINE - "Daahoud". Is this on Concord? Because it sounds like the playing is actually better than the recording is putting out. That damn Flavor Remover again. But the peoples be paying anyway. TRACK TEN - "He's Got The Whole Bass In The Mike" TRACK ELEVEN - "Broadway". Three Sounds. Five Stars. TRACK TWELVE - "Lester Leaps In". Percy France? Even today, if a tenor player does not have some Lester in there somewhere, they are never gonna gett to heaven. This one is wonderful. TRACK THIRTEEN - "Django". Jazztet. Maybe a bit fussy, but it was their band and they had the composer's approval. So hey. TRACK FOURTEEN - "9:20 Special". I guess I should be impressed? I guess I could be? TRACK FIFTEEN - I believe this is Percy France? A message of universal goodwill, no doubt! An enjoyable listen, thanks!