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  • "My biggest kick in music – playing or writing - is when I have a problem. Without a problem to solve, how much interest do you take in anything?" - Duke Ellington Today is Duke Ellington's birthday! "We lo…

  • Today is Ella Fitzgerald's birthday!! Definately one of the greatest jazz singers ever . . . Being the Benny fan I am, for those of you who haven't heard them before, take a listen to the sides Ella recorded with Be…

  • QUOTE OF THE DAY (from the Riverwalk site): document.write(quox) "Well, if you find a note tonight that sounds good, play the same damn note every night!" -Count Basie to Harry "Sweets" Edison (Actually, it's more…

  • Happy birthday, Hamp! Today is Lionel Hampton's birthday! At least I think . . . I've seen different sources say that his birthday is anywhere between April 12 and April 20, and that he was born somewhere inbetwee…

  • I'll make an award for the 50th unique visitor to my page since I got my new counter, so leave a comment or e-mail me with a pic of the counter if that's you! Then you'll have something to put on your site.

  • Today is Billie Holiday's birthday! Go listen . . .

  • I have a new counter now! Instead of counting site hits (which gives a ridiculously large number, especially when I update the site, or people browse through the archives or reviews), I now have a visitor counter, which …

  • Want to discuss jazz? Head on over to the Great Day in Harlem forum! We've been having lots of new members lately (spurred by a topic I posted entitled "Where have all the jazz fans gone?" ) and there are lots of threads…

  • No fooling! Go check it out at the Smithsonian Jazz site. They have a nice little "This Day In Jazz History" sidebar and a few audio clips, plus if you live in the Washington D.C. area, there's a calendar of events. Man,…

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