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Bummer I will be elsewhere for new year so will miss Cookers.

I'm way way behind in listening to tracks in this thread. This one is excellent.

Planning on Lovano and Pelt but way too early to buy tickets. I will also go to the Cookers if I am in town. Bummed that I already have a ticket for something else on 11/12. Would have liked to see the Army Blues. I worked with them on a Herbie Nichols Big Band project. But a lady I know said she got a ticket for a gig on 11/12. Any pseudo-date works for me as dating is going nowhere.

Pick one out for me.

Never had any clear jewel cases in a set before. If they did a small run of the Clark I wonder if they used a different supplier?

Week 20 picks https://doorfliesopen.com/2025/10/16/cfl-beat-253/ I hope you will note that I am now tied for second in the pool, two games out of first! My picks... Blue Bombers over Roughriders - The Riders have clinched first, and will be playing their subs this week. Lions over Elks - The Elks will be eliminated if they lose. The Lions might clinch second if they win. The Lions have been the better team recently, and they are at home. But with it all on the line, I expect the Elks to do very well. Alouettes over Redblacks. The Als have a small chance to finish first if they keep winning. Stampeders over Argos - The Stamps have been the better team, but we won't know how seriously they will take this game until we know the results of the Bombers and Elks games. ***** Canadian all-star candidates https://www.cfl.ca/2025/10/16/7-canadians-that-need-to-be-named-to-the-all-cfl-team/ ***** MOC candidates https://www.cfl.ca/2025/10/16/most-outstanding-canadian-watch-who-will-win-the-award/ ***** Game Notes https://www.cfl.ca/2025/10/16/game-notes-what-you-need-to-know-ahead-of-week-20/ ***** Week 20 previews https://www.cfl.ca/2025/10/16/4-storylines-to-watch-in-week-20/ https://www.cfl.ca/2025/10/16/3-keys-to-victory-for-saskatchewan-winnipeg-in-week-20/ https://3downnation.com/2025/10/16/saskatchewan-roughriders-officially-name-qb-jake-maier-starter-against-bombers/ https://www.cfl.ca/2025/10/16/3-keys-to-victory-for-edmonton-bc-in-week-20/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/article/mgk-to-headline-112th-grey-cup-halftime-show-in-winnipeg/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/article/redblacks-name-adams-starter-at-qb-for-week-20-game-against-alouettes/ https://3downnation.com/2025/10/16/ottawa-redblacks-rule-out-qb-dustin-crum-will-start-tyrie-adams-against-alouettes/ ***** Playoff Scenarios https://www.cfl.ca/2025/10/16/112th-grey-cup-playoff-scenarios-stamps-bombers-eye-playoff-spot/ ***** The Grey Cup's halftime show will include MGK, Our Lady Peace and Catie St. Germain. https://www.cfl.ca/2025/10/16/mgk-to-rock-bud-light-grey-cup-halftime-show-at-112th-grey-cup/ https://www.cfl.ca/2025/10/16/our-lady-peace-to-headline-siriusxm-grey-cup-kickoff-show-at-112th-grey-cup/ https://www.cfl.ca/2025/10/16/manitoba-native-catie-st-germain-to-deliver-national-anthem-at-112th-grey-cup/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/article/mgk-to-headline-112th-grey-cup-halftime-show-in-winnipeg/ https://3downnation.com/2025/10/16/machine-gun-kelly-mgk-to-play-112th-grey-cup-halftime-show-in-winnipeg/ ***** And here's a reminder of recent Grey Cup halftimes. https://www.cfl.ca/2025/10/16/10-of-the-last-grey-cup-halftime-shows/ ***** *****

At this point, I have no objection to unlimited disclosure of performance enhanced (Shazam) information. Still hoping Tim Webb avoids spoilers and gives it a go.

RIP

A few concerts have been added, but there is no subscribable season, just individual concerts. Gregory Porter and the Cookers are respectable. I will admit I bought a ticket to Joe Lovano. https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explore-by-genre/jazz/

This will be a "please take my money" release for me.

Ace Frehley, guitarist for the rock band Kiss has died. A few weeks ago, he fell while working in his home studio and suffered a brain bleed. Kiss was the first rock concert I ever saw, probably around 1977 or 1978. Ace was the star of the show, with his special "solo stage" that rose up into the spotlight as he soloed. It was a performance as much as a concert. I saw Kiss live several times when I was a big time rocker and they always delivered the goods. I think my tinnitus is partly due to these concerts. When the members of Kiss put out individual solo LPs simultaneously, Ace's LP was the only one I bought. Kiss Guitarist Ace Frehley Dead at 74

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October 16 Ray Anderson - 1952 Saw Ray Anderson in Göttingen November 1985, 1996 and 2015

Thanks, I'll try to buy direct if paperback available. I try to avoid Amazon if economically feasible. University Press distribution is weird. I see occasional U. Press titles on the shelves at that same shop, but apparently small special orders are too expensive. Then again, the last U P title I remember actually buying there was Krin Gabbard's book on Mingus, which would have been 8 or 9 years ago, so the situation may have changed.

That was Randy's hint I followed up on. He said a current BFT participant had included a track from the same album on a BFT "from a previous decade". I randomly looked at some old Reveal threads from thread participants and lucked out on about the fifth one I checked, using "1980s" recording date as an added criterion. It was from one of yours, but I didn't write down the BFT # or date. 😉

From the ' LAJI Members Only' CD series LAJI 0011 - Howard Rumsey "Live In The Solo Spotlight" - rec. 1951 to 1954 - Producer: Ken Poston

Hello everyone, A new feature is now available: you can now view sheet music offered by different retailers directly from the song page. I also plan to add transcription books and more. -- @sgcim Yup, they're not yet perfect, I'll now focus on making them perfect. The rendering is quite a difficult part to get right, but I'll let you know when it's complete. Please let me know of any other feedback you might have!

Veen listening to a lot of Jug recently, early or late, big bands or small, doesn't even matter much to me.

I ordered this set immediately after it came back in stock, after having missed out on it the first round. I received it today and was disappointed to find that a small portion of the cover image had been peeled off, and some residue from what must have been a sticker - possibly the small white sticker they use to seal the plastic bags around the set, as it seems to match in size. Eh, not that big of a deal...I guess. After opening the set, I immediately noticed that the jewel cases were clear instead of the standard black ones that are used in the dozens of other Mosaic sets that I own! Very strange. Has anyone else ever experienced this with a Mosaic set? And, upon opening the jewel cases, Disc 5 had a large chunk of plastic missing around the disc spindle. There was not any loose plastic bits in the jewel case, so it appears that it must have been packaged that way. I've sent an email to Mosaic letting them know about the issues with the disc and the box art, and have confidence that they will get it resolved. I just hope that this isn't a sign of corners being cut in the manufacturing process...

Yep, almost certainly a distribution issue. In my experience, few readers in the US understand just how outsized a role the distributors play in regulating ("throttling" may be the more appropriate term) their access to titles from small and independent presses (including university presses). Best to buy direct or use a vendor like Bookshop or Asterism. In any event - yeah, can't wait to read this one!