Santa’s jazz workshop

Natal com Altamiro Carrilho e sua Bandinha Copacabana Records (Brazil)

João Villaret – “A man thanks the audience for their applause. The flash light is so harsh that everything looks like plastic. Great!” — Courtesy of Lp cover lover, Paulo Martins

Here’s a rare one for sure. This is Jayne Mansfield in fine form on the cover of a British compilation called “5 Star Party” featuring cuts by Cliff Richard and the Shadows, Eddie Calvert, Russ Corway, The Dave Clark Five and Victor Silvester. Columbia EMI Records.

“Out There with Betty Carter” Peacock’s Progressive Jazz (1958) Featuring: Kenny Dorham, Ray Copeland (tp), Melba Liston (tb), Tommy Gryce, Jimmy Powell (as), Benny Golston, Jerome Richardson (ts), Sahib Shihab (bars), Wynton Kelly (p), Sam Jones, Peck Morrison (b), Specs Wright (d), Betty Carter (vcl)

“The Purple People Eater” (Click to see Sheb Wooley performing his novelty hit and a #1 song from 1958) Broadway FunTime Records A kid’s record of funny songs. Great illustration on this budget label. One of a series of a dozen or so, all with great covers by the same artist
It was a one-eyed, one-horned, flyin’ purple people eater
(One-eyed, one-horned, flyin’ purple people eater)
A one-eyed, one-horned, flyin’ purple people eater
Sure looks strange to me (One eye?)