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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!

Ok, I see what it is.

Ok, I'm going to need to look at what happens the next time I do it. Maybe it's the other way around...but sometimes I make a payment and add the stated amount of the fee to the final payment amount so the recipient doesn't get dinged.

You do if you choose Friends & Family or whatever it's called. Probably not applicable for Clayton, but definitely is for landscapers and such - Zelle delivers a payment directly to the payee, no fees, hidden or otherwise.

I have this:

Dale was a Morty Shad label. He was Bob Shad's brother.

The Billie/Getz thing is a live recording from Storyville.

You should ask your landscaper for a 3% discount then.

Drive to LA, find where he's staying, meet him at his bank, hand him the cash, and demand that he deposit it right there. And take a picture.

Damn good pie. It's a thing.

Am I gonna be expected to get sentimental about the Dodgers now because of the fires, like about the Yankees after 9/11? Didn't happen then, ain't gonna happen now.

I very much agree.

The song on the record is "I'll Wait For You". Different song.

Let's alll give a big Organissimo welcome to Helena Tattermuschová!!!!

So pretty.

Thanks! So far so good.

I've been laid up for the last six weeks with a broken ankle and I'm down to the last chapter. The book is making a lot of impressions, not the least of which is how freaking much the guy worked - not just personally, but actual gigs. That's a world that doesn't really exist any more, not like that. Regular gigs playing for live audiences, going from one place to another, weeks at time. Months at a time. Not with "projects", but with bands.

So, has anybody heard the Listerine commercial?

The opening theme.

Not unlike Katrina.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....