Well, he's not totally forgotten. There are some CD collections: http://www.amazon.com/Flamingo-Earl-Bostic/dp/B000HOMT1M/tomslinx
and
http://www.amazon.com/Earl-Bostic-Story/dp/B000JMK60S/tomslinx
from this UK outfit called Proper Box. Are they doing legit reissues? I had not heard of them until very recently. I think they have a Lester Young or assorted Keynote artists' box set out also.
He sounds a bit like Sil Austin to my ears.
-- Tom Fine