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January 27 Henri Texier - 1945

Well, "pre-salsa musica tropicale in conjunto or big band format that isn't from New York or Cuba" it is, then I guess. If anyone has some great recommendations within that snappily titled non-genre, please flag them here too.

A workaround? Had not thought of that.

Sure. Send me a PM.

this reminded yo pull and play this -

RIP!

The Rise and Fall of Paramount Records - volume one. Pulled this puppy off the shelf for re-exploring tomorrow.

No, afraid not. The set is 8 discs long — and comes in 2 four-disc ‘fat-boy’ jewel box cases — along with a tall booklet that has all the notes.

His son Kyle is a jazz bassist iirc.

I like this set a lot. But for many of the works included it's the only recording I've heard, so I can't pretend to rank it vs. alternatives.

Yeah!

And now the severe cold. I teach at a community college, and Tuesday will the be second day of cancelled classes.

Symphony No. 5

Original LP

absolutely; too bad they eventually had a falling out. Ward's playing with Karl Berger, Don Cherry, Rashied Ali, Cecil, and Paul Motian is also worth hearing. He did a record with Woody Shaw for Leo Records that's pretty strong.

Excellent

I only know him from Abdullah Ibrahim albums, and found him great in that context. R.I.P.

Michael Douglas and the late Brittany Murphy star in this one along with Famke Jansson, Sean Bean, and Jennifer Esposito. It's got a gritty NYC feel to it, especially in the intro which is supposed to have taken place in 1991. Some great elements but it's also got its share of cheese. The MacGuffin could have been much better. Regardless, I'd rewatch it. Kind of a forgotten movie at this point for whatever reason.

Would like to see this some way. Perhaps there's a workaround.

Oh. Not mini-sleeves?

Nothing but ice, sleet and freezing rain that amounted to under an inch. The yard torch did the trick. I don't know if any of you have one of these but for shit like this it's literally the best tool for getting rid of it. No salty mix to mess with the dogs, no back breaking labor (because a shovel on ice sucks bad, real bad). Just attach the torch to a propane tank, put it on wheels and flame away.

Man, wish I could help. Tropicale sounds about on the nose to me. It seems to cast a wide enough net that encompasses the various cultures involved, while also describing the kind of production expected on these albums. If there's something else out there I'd love to know it.