Dan Gould

I guess Alfred/Francis could have hired Dick to supervise for a West Coast session. And to your hypothetical, I would much, much, MUCH prefer to imagine Curtis Amy backed by the Three Sounds.

Wasn't this a Liberty-era issue, when they had bought BN and PJ?

Major congrats are in order!

Sad news but 76 is a pretty good run but for someone as portly as he was. He surely was perfect as Norm Peterson.

I thought that the expanded release MC put together had put out everything or everything worthy of release? Of course, "worthy of release" has pretty elastic parameters these days. But if they go by expected sales, MC was quoted somewhere as saying that the Three Sounds were such consistent sellers at the time, and the CD reissues hardly sold at all. We're really lucky that the expanded Lighthouse, Babe's Blues, the It Club volumes, and the Standards CD saw the light of day.

The treasures continue to be posted, here are four more just uploaded since Friday: Doris Parker: https://aviary.library.vanderbilt.edu/collections/2137/collection_resources/148691 George Wein: https://aviary.library.vanderbilt.edu/collections/2137/collection_resources/148695 Lou Donaldson, with the topic being "Blue Note Hard Bop" https://aviary.library.vanderbilt.edu/collections/2137/collection_resources/148696 And something I am very interested in hearing, David "Bubba" Brooks and Eddie Locke, topics include Bill Doggett, Harlem Blues and Jazz Band, and Louis Armstrong (did Phil ask anything about brother Tina?): https://aviary.library.vanderbilt.edu/collections/2137/collection_resources/148699 Note I have been getting weird messages that Chrome is not compatible anymore .... I have been playing these reels in Edge.

"Star" was a poor choice of words but she was marketed as modern day singer of pop & standards ... to quote from that article And they want her to sing in a more straightforward singer-songwriter/pop fashion, instead of using her voice as a jazz instrument.

The hazards of becoming a pop star ... I guess Norah Jones doesn't suffer this problem because she keeps the jazz content minimal to non-existent? She does have jazz chops from what I have heard (I think).

From the article: I’ve come to that conclusion based on years of hearing people grumble at her concerts about the long improvisational instrumental portions, a sentiment that has been underscored by the emails I’ve received from disappointed concert-goers who disagree with my typically positive assessment of Krall’s live performances. In all of the above cases, they seem to want a stronger focus on the vocals, which is quite understandable given how great Krall is on the microphone. And they want her to sing in a more straightforward singer-songwriter/pop fashion, instead of using her voice as a jazz instrument. He is speaking to people and receiving emails about how terrible it is that she plays jazz at her jazz shows. That's why I asked if he ever tells people that's what she is and does.

Is it really any surprise given the way she was promoted and who she is married to? I'd like to know if the writer makes any effort to explain to people what jazz artists do and why there are these boring interminable instrumentals that might reward close listening if the complainers had the slightest ability to listen closely.

Nice!

Grant with sound, in color and b/w does exist.

Let me know if people want to hear Percy perform the Beer Barrel Polka and/or the Andrews Sisters hit, “Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen”.

Been terrible about new uploads lately but here are two new ones. Well over two years ago I determined that a tape marked September 1, 1988 - Pomona NY in the Leonard Gaskin Papers might very well be the music for a photo received that was marked September 2, 1988, Pomona NY showing Percy France, guitarist Joel Perry, Leonard Gaskin and Ronnie Cole. It took an unconscionable amount of time but the Smithsonian finally let me know this was digitized and I received it and indeed ... the last known Percy France recording to come out of Leonard Gaskin's archive. And just in time because the person in charge of digitization requests retired on May1 and the Smithsonian has no solid plans to replace her. Watermelon Man has never been heard on any of the recordings I have secured, from Gaskin's collection or Phil Schaap's, so the fact that it is an incomplete performance, fading in on Percy's solo, must be forgiven. BTW this turns out to be a private party presumably at someone's home - a dog is heard barking several times in succession but he stops when the music resumes, and even better the audience does not overwhelm the music at any time. They must have dug what they heard.

@Pim Thanks! At the end of November I was about 230 and told the Dr my goal was probably 180 and he said it would take about a year ... I have to say that motivated me to stay strict, and having three weeks to go to my six month visit, I am trying to get as low as possible by then. Nothing inspires like "you can't do it in that time-frame". I've actually accelerated the rate of improvement by going on evening walks as well as morning walks, so my weekly mileage is probably 36 or so instead of about 21. @Ken Dryden Maybe my inability to consistently stay away from some bread or matzoh, and those cheddar goldfish, have kept the carbs high enough. Not sure, the last blood panel was healthy all around. I do have to add ... I am fortunate that "emotional eating" or "comfort food" is not a thing for me. I know I will want ice cream at some point but I have never polished off a Ben & Jerry's container in one sitting the way my wife can. and honestly I feel like if I started and couldn't stop, I'd pitch the container faster than I could eat it.