Panama Francis Live at Liberty State Park 1993

[mjzee]

This looks like fun. Release date July 16:

Amazon

[Chuck Nessa]

That was a fun band. The only opportunity I had to catch Sammy Benskin in person.

[Larry Kart]

I really like these two, from 1979 and 1982 respectively. Fine work from original Savoy Sultans tenorman George Kelly, who says Francis, "played piano for Mamie Smith when he was 12 years old." Kelly also did an album around this time under his own name for Stash. It's a gem.

http://www.amazon.com/Panama-Francis-Savoy-Sultans/dp/B003YWW7S4/ref=sr_1_17?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1369433648&sr=1-17&keywords=panama+francis+savoy+sultans

http://www.amazon.com/Panama-Francis-Savoy-Sultans-Grooving/dp/B004C3MOZ0/ref=sr_1_2?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1369433527&sr=1-2&keywords=panama+francis+grooving

Kelly album ("Plays Don Redman"):

http://www.musicstack.com/item/1097522

http://www.ebay.com/itm/33RPM-Vinyl-JAZZ-record-George-Kelly-Plays-Don-Redman-Stash-ST240-Mint-Minus-/330819322585?pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item4d065e42d9

Kelly ((31 July 1915–24 May 1998) gets a chapter to himself here:

http://www.amazon.com/Mainstream-Chip-Deffaa/dp/0810825589/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1369434463&sr=1-1&keywords=0810825589