Paul, on a sidenote, I always thought 'Alice' (Blues for Alice) was Alice (McLeod) Coltrane. Reading your post made me do a little digging to see if I was right; apparently not. Alice was just 13 years old when the song was produced and although she was a jazz prodigy, it's unlikely she would have been traveling in those circles (Bird, Ray Brown, Kenny Clarke, etc.). BTW, I think forums that are primarily oriented towards music should occasionally include some historical references, so thanks for that. For the record, our own Capt Russ is a fountain of information on music (especially jazz) of that period, having been involved in it and having met a lot of these legends personally.

chas