[JPL] A Strange question about Sun Ra

[Bill Anschell]

I really hate hearing that, Bobby.  I hope you land a nice new spot,  
and soon.  You deserve it...

--Bill

On Jul 24, 2009, at 8:26 PM, Bobby Jackson wrote:

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> As of October 2nd I will no longer work at WCPN.  There have been  
> funding cutbacks at the station.  Nine full time employees were let  
> go including yours truly.  Of course if there are any opportunities  
> out there I'm all ears.  Bob Parlocha's syndicated service will  
> replace my shift beginning on Monday.  I will remain active on the  
> list and hope that each one of you will not have to go through what  
> I've endured at WCPN.  Just keep swimming and swinging!!
>
> Aloha,
>
> Bobby Jackson
>
>
>
> On Jul 24, 2009, at 11:03 PM, Tom Reney wrote:
>
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>> I am not a Sun Ra expert at all, but I heard the Arkestra playing  
>> Yeah Man! and other Henderson charts virtually every time I saw  
>> them.  I don't know of anything he made when he played with  
>> Henderson at the DeLisa, but he appeared under his original moniker  
>> Sonny Blount on a number of dates in the 40's and 50's, including  
>> Wynonie Harris, Red Saunders, and Joe Williams
>>
>> Tom Reney
>>
>>
>>
>> Peter Solomon wrote:
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>>> Just had a strange call from a listener that said thirty years ago  
>>> in
>>> Philadelphia he heard a cut on the radio that featured Sun Ra  
>>> playing with
>>> Fletcher Henderson. I read that Sun Ra played piano in Henderson's  
>>> Chicago
>>> Club De Lisa in the late forties but I told him that a Fletcher  
>>> Henderson
>>> recording with Sun Ra sounded unlikely.I think maybe the listener  
>>> heard a
>>> recording by Sun Ra of Henderson tunes, which would sound  
>>> plausible. Any
>>> thoughts?
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>> Lisa Hilton: "Twilight & Blues"  August release
>> Lisa Hilton/piano, Larry Grenadier/bass, Lewis Nash/drums/Jeremy  
>> Pelt/trumpet, J. D. Allen/sax
>>
>> "Forget all of the piano sensations that are out there - the best  
>> newer voice out there lives in Malibu: Lisa Hilton.....The whole  
>> disc has an  ambience that draws you in while swinging with  
>> emotion....The band shows its chops....Thoughtful and well crafted  
>> from start to finish, this is a must have for jazz fans".  George  
>> Harris/All About Jazz
>>
>> "A stellar lineup...Ms. Hilton demonstrates her maturity as a  
>> pianist enough that any listener will appreciate her gift".  Eric  
>> Cohen/WAER Radio, NY
>>
>> "Hilton uses blue notes to create an intimate world of beauty that  
>> is true to the artist she is. Hilton's orignality of vision is her  
>> strength, and her light touch is as lovely as she is and as  
>> addictive as the waves breaking near her Malibu home."  Brad  
>> Walseth/Jazz Chicago.net
>>
>> "Exciting for the listener... hot stuff".  Chris Spector/Midwest  
>> Record
>>
>> Distributed by Super D.  www.LisaHiltonMusic.com  Promotion by  
>> JazzzDog
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> Lisa Hilton: "Twilight & Blues"  August release
>
> Lisa Hilton/piano, Larry Grenadier/bass, Lewis Nash/drums/Jeremy  
> Pelt/trumpet, J. D. Allen/sax
>
> "Forget all of the piano sensations that are out there - the best  
> newer voice out there lives in Malibu: Lisa Hilton.....The whole  
> disc has an  ambience that draws you in while swinging with  
> emotion....The band shows its chops....Thoughtful and well crafted  
> from start to finish, this is a must have for jazz fans".  George  
> Harris/All About Jazz
>
> "A stellar lineup...Ms. Hilton demonstrates her maturity as a  
> pianist enough that any listener will appreciate her gift".  Eric  
> Cohen/WAER Radio, NY
>
> "Hilton uses blue notes to create an intimate world of beauty that  
> is true to the artist she is. Hilton's orignality of vision is her  
> strength, and her light touch is as lovely as she is and as  
> addictive as the waves breaking near her Malibu home."  Brad Walseth/ 
> Jazz Chicago.net
>
> "Exciting for the listener... hot stuff".  Chris Spector/Midwest  
> Record
>
> Distributed by Super D.  www.LisaHiltonMusic.com  Promotion by  
> JazzzDog
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