Happy Birthday ...






Barry Altschul
January 6, 1943

No matter how badly you want to drive forward at a traffic signal when it turns green, you cannot (in safety) until the vehicle in front of you moves forward.

Happy Birthday ... https://41.media.tumblr.com/9f01c8ecddd93178a55429308f1cf233/tumblr_myvb3gY34R1t12p91o1_500.jpg Slim Gaillard January 4, 1916 - February 26, 1991 http://www.johnmclaughlin.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/john-mclaughlin-frankfurt-corbis-640-801.jpg John McLaughlin January 4, 1942 ...

I hope you got some GOOD presents for Christmas, Ron! I did, Brooks. Soon I plan to show a photo of my "new" old lens and the matching rectangular lens shade which I also received as a gift. It's in mint condition and a beautiful creation. There's still something I like about the ...

That has a nice subdued glow to it now - interesting. That really captures the way it looked quite accurately, Brooks. I'm pleased. The only lighting was from the banker's light on the desk behind the tree and the miniature lights on the tree. By the way, those gifts weren't just for Pa...

I think I was able to work out most of the problems I faced with the earlier low light scenario through trial & error, Brooks. At least, it's much more acceptable to my eyes now. These are all hand-held shots at ISO 400. https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7528/15994893077_0b12b4a3eb_b.jpg Chris...

Happy Birthday ... http://crooksandliars.com/files/vfs/2011/03/Arthur-Prysock-2---resized.jpg Arthur Prysock January 2, 1929 - June 7, 1997 http://static.squarespace.com/static/50d5b432e4b0eebcea8e8412/t/52758ecae4b069a82eacb6a9/1383435991886/12,862+NICK+FATOOL.jpg Nick Fatool January 2, 1915 - Sep...

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Last night, we ushered in the New Year enjoying the New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Gershwin Celebration under the guest direction of Bramwell Tovey, and with singers Dianne Reeves and Norm Lewis as soloists. Dianne had her trio with her; Peter Martin - piano, Reuben Rogers - bass, and Te...

Happy Birthday ... http://riverwalkjazz.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/images/SusannahMcCorkle_png300.png Susannah McCorkle January 1, 1946 - May 19, 2001 http://theconcertdatabase.com/sites/theconcertdatabase.com/files/al%20mckibbon1.jpg Al McKibbon January 1, 1919 - July 29, 2005 http://music-s...

The Smalls Jazz Club New Year's Eve lineup. http://www.smallsjazzclub.com/images/newImages/logo.png http://beta.asoundstrategy.com/assiwebsites/site272/images/line1.jpg Smalls Jazz Club New Year's Eve wih the SmallsLIVE All-stars 9 PM to late night... Lezlie Harrison - Vocalist Lennie Cuje - Vi...

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Happy Birthday ... http://www.bluenote.com/cdn/mceuploads/artists/gil-melle.jpg Gil Melle December 31, 1931 - October 28, 2004 http://images.plixid.com/imager/w_500/h_/624ffe809345c7affe8e3a7adf219f24.jpg Jonah Jones December 31, 1909 - April 28, 2000 http://www.allaboutjazz.com/media/large/8/0/1/6...

Happy Birthday ... https://jazzlives.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/joe-thomas-2.jpg?w=500&h=509 Pianist Jimmy Jones in foreground Jimmy Jones December 30, 1918 - April 29, 1982 http://cdn.neonsky.com/4bd5ec0cc5ae4/images/RON_AFFIF-2.jpg Ron Affif December 30, 1965 https://creativemusicworkshop.fi...

Happy Birthday ... http://www.drummerworld.com/pics/drum22/edthigpen66.jpg Ed Thigpen December 28, 1930 - January 13, 2010 http://www.robertaonthearts.com/jazzStarryNight-VanGogh.jpg Ted Nash December 28, 1960 http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/provence-alpes/sites/regions_france3/files/styles/...

Happy Birthday ... http://www.local802afm.org/images/allegro/apr12/Bill_Crow1.jpg Bill Crow December 27, 1927 http://jarisreedgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/c1.jpg T.S. Monk December 27, 1949 http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r9BHjNdFgbI/TR-DcZby3mI/AAAAAAAAKjw/AAdqWPCErSQ/s1600/Bunk_Johnson-Pub_Gene...

Happy Birthday ... http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mJ9iRtODGdo/UfVQdwzbLUI/AAAAAAAABP0/AGO_HaoHFZk/s1600/mannehole1w.jpg Richie Kamuca - Monty Budwig - unidentified vocalist Monty Budwig December 26, 1929 - March 9, 1992 http://images.fotocommunity.de/bilder/john-scofield/hr-bigband-und-john-scofield-62-...

Jazz clarinet great Buddy DeFranco dead at 91 http://www.trbimg.com/img-549cae5a/turbine/chi-buddy-defranco-obit-ct0021452395-20071007/750/750x422 Buddy DeFranco, seen here playing with the Chicago Jazz Orchestra in 2007, died Wednesday in Panama City, Fla. He was 91. (William Rice/Chicago Tribune)...

Happy Birthday ... https://aboutportant.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/cab-tenue-de-ville.jpg Cab Calloway December 25, 1907 - November 18, 1994 http://users.telenet.be/fotoart/pictures/jazz/groot/jerome-richardson-b_1.jpg Jerome Richardson December 25, 1920 - June 23, 2000 http://www.cultuurpodium.nl...