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Should be able to get out to see Mike Murley in a week or two at Hirut. I am excited to find out that Gary Smulyan is coming back to The Rex in mid Feb., so I'll try to catch one night for sure and possibly a second.

https://archive.org/details/hepcats-jive-talk-dictionary-1945.-t.-w.-o.-charles-d-m-ia/mode/2up

This looks like something I would order, though probably the digital version. It isn't clear if the liner notes would come with the digital download, though I would hope they would.

The link you provided has Soundcloud links for at least some of these tracks. You may not be able to listen to them in France perhaps? From what I'm listening to, there's a strong tinge of ambient electronic sounds which give way to some beats here and there. It's a little eclectic, but they're interesting. I'm not hearing anything jazz related. I've listened to Aurora before and I'd say what I'm hearing on these sample tracks is much better than that album.

He's playing with guys I've never really heard of, which doesn't matter overall, but I'd love to hear some samples regardless.

Even though I have a ton of Art... I'm very interested in this one and likely to grab it. Thoughts??? https://omnivorerecordings.com/shop/live-at-the-cellar/

I got this one for Christmas. I enjoyed it. It's a love letter to the entrepreneurs who started their own small record companies. The authors clearly decided beforehand that they weren't going to say anything bad about anybody.

👍ESP material is strong. Along with this

Starting the new year with a book of trivia.

Last night: duo with Sandy Ewen on guitar & Weasel Walter on drums trio with the amazing Webb Crawford & the incredible Chuck Roth both on guitar with Weasel Walter on drums Tonight: Darius Jones on alto saxophone, Craig Taborn on grand piano & the *great* Ches Smith on drums

Tchaikovsky: Sym. No. 1 "Winter Reveries" & Sym. No. 2 "Little Russian" / Markevitch, LSO

Disc IV. I forgot how much I like A Slice of The Top. McCoy Tyner's contribution to the title track is something else.

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Adarius Pickett has signed with the Argos. https://www.cfl.ca/2026/01/16/argonauts-sign-adarius-pickett/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/article/east-all-star-pickett-returns-to-argos/ https://3downnation.com/2026/01/16/toronto-argonauts-sign-adarius-pickett-following-release-from-redblacks/ https://3downnation.com/2026/01/16/almost-none-adarius-pickett-reveals-limited-negotiations-led-to-departure-from-ottawa-redblacks/ ***** Top 5 Roughriders plays https://www.cfl.ca/2026/01/16/top-5-saskatchewan-roughriders-plays-from-2025/ ***** Nathan Rourke highlight reel https://www.cfl.ca/2026/01/16/nathan-rourkes-mop-season/ ***** Sask free agent analysis https://pifflespodcast.com/blog/roughriders-free-agents-keesean-johnson/

...it just sounds nasty.

Ray Wylie Hubbard: Snake Farm

Always great to see a lady explaining and admiring A Love Supreme (she blows a kiss at the end)

As requested, the two threads have been merged.