That was rough. Glad for the W.

You must have a particular book, or set of books, in mind — I’m all ears

This is an amazing review. I have enjoyed a Mallmann meal in Mendoza (1884, 18 years ago) and harbor some residual affection for him even though his whole deal seems increasingly cloistered and corny. Thank you for your service. 🫡

Yaaaaaay congrats, Nat!!! ❤️

Man, this is starting to feel like a motif!

(I realize that “duped” doesn’t have the central letter and therefore doesn’t count as a valid entry here. Also noting: the central letter is N.) 😜

But they damn sure got DUPED

I think about Jack’s first night in NYC, sitting in with Freddie at Minton’s. Harold Mabern on piano, Larry Ridley on bass… and Al Foster on drums. I imagine Al was impressed (and maybe taken aback) by the new kid in town. Here’s the relevant excerpt from Jack’s oral history for the Smithsonian.

Thanks, David. Hardest part was coming to terms with how much I’d have to leave out.

Ah, there it is! Apparently too, it was Cannonball who prevented the live recording from being released at that time. (According to John Szwed, he wanted to be paid more than union scale.)

Well, he singles out Miles and Coltrane (“badly executed velocity exercises”) for criticism — seems he is strategically silent on the subject of Cannonball