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Paul McCartney's "Mull of Kintyre"

As the avatar suggests, my primary interest is in jazz from the 20s to 30s although I'm buying a fair bit of recordings from the 50s to 60s of late. Very little of post 60s recordings, maybe about 3% of total purchases.

When did they drop Ed McMahon? AFAIK, Ryan's always been the host of the American Idol series.

A few more... Joe Venuti-Eddie Lang Django Reinhardt-Stephane Grappelli Fletcher Henderson-Don Redman Ella-Louis Stan Kenton-PeteRugolo Booker Ervin-Jaki Byard

Wes Montgomery.

Nope. Host's now Ryan Seacrest.

I'm really hooked on this series. IMO 2 or 3 of the contestants have got superior voices to at least 50% of the current crop of pop artists. Their voices do need honing of course and they need to develop their own identity. All the best to them. And what's with the Elton John theme when there are 1001 others available

A whole list of Prestige/Riverside box sets that were on sale. Budget already fully utilised for the Vee Jay Mosaics.

Good for laughs (When People Were Shorter..... has already been listed but merits a repeat mention) * You've Got Fetus on Your Breath * The Well I'm Sure I Left It There Yesterday Band * When People Were Shorter and Lived By the Water * Traveling Dingleberries * Screaming Moist Accountants * Pineapples From the Dawn of Time * Pissed Off Postmen * The Original Piece of Shit Band * Me First and the Gimmee Gimmees * Global Disrobal * Ditchweed Danny and the Bad Bong Water Band * Colon On The Cob * Aggressive Crotch Display

I've never been partial in favour of or against Oscar Peterson. He's one of the most technically skilled jazz pianists I've heard though. Some fav. albums: - Complete Young Oscar Peterson - Trio Plus One (this is the one with Clark Terry's 'Mumbles' vocals)

Just received from Tower: Duke Ellington - Travelogue Edition (collecting various concerts in one box set) Lee Morgan - Taru

Tapping me toes and stomping me feet to the exuberant music of the All-Star Stompers on the 'Historic Broadcasts - This is Jazz' series.

Yeh site is up. Time to dish out even more dough for yet more sets that won't be touched for at least a few months.

The Kid Ory set I acquired 3 months back is numbered 580, so it appears it is selling, at snails pace. I guess there aren't that many ardent New Orleans jazz fans out there.

Billy Strayhorn/Duke's "Take the A Train". A well-recorded live version always gives good cheer and uplifts the spirits.

Yesterday - Paul McCartney Bird - Bird of Paradise (aka All the Things You Are) Johnny Mercer - Accentuate the Positive Bunny Berigan - I Can't Get Started J J Johnson - Old Devil Moon Helen Merrill - What's New Ella & Satch - They Can't Take That Away ...and Johnny Hodges with a whole list of ballads.

Will be attending me first ever jazz concert, by the Count Basie band, this summer more than a decade after being introduced to and listening to jazz.

Hawk's playing was good, obviously not matching up to his peak, but his health condition didn't affect his playing.

Donny and Marie Osmond in the late 70s.

Omigosh! I just counted 118 discs still in their plastic wraps, with 28 more on the way. I definitely need to go cold turkey on these CD purchases, not.

Volumes 1 and 2 of the Sarah Vaughan sets are still available at regular prices. If you wait, you could even get them at discounted prices. I've seen volume 3 fetch about $120, which is perhaps acceptable if you're a rabid fan and have to have it.

Milt Jackson sang Time on My Hands in one of the Savoy sessions, early 50s. Quote from the liner notes, "Milt always had a yen to be a ballad singer."

There's one Helen Merrill box on sale here for a nice $250

Hamp was an occasional singer and regular grunter. Add Frank Rosolino to the list. Not a bad jazz singer plus great trombonist!

Vee Jay Mosaics Quote from Scott of Mosaic That is correct. They'll be in our next catalog as running low. It is soon, but that's the way the licensing agreement worked out. Darn! and I was targeting to get them in Jan '05. Looks like got to order them soon.