mbo, stop what you are doing, and go out and get a Billie Holiday album with this on it! Get off the computer!!!!Whatever you are doing cannot be nearly as good. Celebrate July 4 -- buy Billie Holiday albums!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yours, Peter T.
P.S. There is a rave from William Safire of the NY Times (not one of my favourite people, but there it is) about Ken Burns' new Jazz series coming on PBS in January. He says -- hold your breath -- that the series actually gives you a chance to listen to the music!!!!!!!!!!!!