My wife, Ruth, and I have lived in Montclair, NJ since 1994. We think its a great town.

Other interests and involvements are listed below:

Brian

BRIAN - discography software Brian is a relational data base application that I wrote to compile discographies. Finally, I even have documentation for the program and it is downloadable from the web. Find out more about how you too can become obsessed with sessions, songs and sidemen!

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JazzDiscography

Mike Fitzgerald and I decided to collaborate on a website that would extol the virtues of Brian. This website hosts the latest version of Brian and numerous discographies that have been created using Brian.

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Beyond Category 2

Beyond Category is a relational data base application that I wrote to catalog album collections. Finally, I even have documentation for the program and it is downloadable from the web. Find out more about Beyond Category.

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Peggy Lee

Peggy Lee could communicate more with one raised eyebrow than most singers could communicate at all. Iván Santiago researched the lady like no one else. Using BRIAN, Iván created a complete discography and we put it on the web. Take a look and tell him what you think.

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Frank Sinatra

I compiled a Frank Sinatra discography using information gathered from cd liner notes and other common sources. This discography is really a sessionography because the information for studio sessions is complete, but the information regarding the various record releases if very incomplete. I compiled this information not because there was a dearth of information on Frank Sinatra, but because I needed to test my BRIAN software. Once I successfully completed the test, I felt it would be wasteful not to share what information I had in the BRIAN format. So, here it is…

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Tony Bennett

I compiled a Tony Bennett discography using information given to me by Will Friedwald. Much of the information is derived from his digging through the files at Columbia Records. Of course, BRIAN was used...

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My Record Collection

These are all the records and cds I have in my collection that I've entered in my Beyond Category database. Got a question about one of these albums? Ask me. I will be glad to send you a detailed listing of the entry as it appears on my database

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Other interesting things...

  • Toast of New York is an organization devoted to the preservation of music from the 78 era.
  • Mike Fitzgerald's Home Page is a good starting point for jazz reference.
  • Noal Cohen has an interesting Jazz History web page with discographies of Teddy Charles, Elmo Hope, Benny Powell, Lucky Thompson, Joe Locke and others. There is also an interesting narrative on the jazz scene in Rochester during the 50's.
  • Connie Evingson is a terrific jazz singer. Check out her website.