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A nice quiet Christmas . . . survived. Wish I could cancel the weekly brunch with sister- and brother-in-law, just don’t feel like going out but will. Cold, but no precipitation. The stereo is warming up and sounding so so good. Enjoying this Getz recording with the amazing Alex Blake on bass. Stan Getz “The Fiinal Concert Recording” Eagle cd disc 2

I cannot understand letting Rob Refsnyder leave. Do they really prefer a fourth outfielder with more balanced stats? Refsnyder ranks with the very best hitters in the game over the past three years against southpaws and there are certainly some tough lefties in the division and league. A weapon like that ought not to be cast aside, and while his salary doubled, the increase is a rounding error in the context of the entire payroll. Dumb.

I love these statements. Just as much as I dislike those who improvise on Monk tunes by Ranking the changes.

Dieter Ilg (& Rainer Böhm, Patrice Heral): B-A-C-H (ACT Music)

December 26 John Scofield - 1951 I saw him in a trio with Steve Swallow and Bill Stewart in Göttingen November 3, 2006

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Merry Christmas everyone around the world here 🎄

Goodbye, June - Netflix

Now Jazz Now or Now Jazz 45–65 years ago?

kh1958 already listed a Billy Strayhorn piece, but there's an entire Strayhorn-Ellington-Johnny Hodges aggregate that's a special wing of Ellingtonia that's uniquely sad and beautiful. These reach the highest musical standards of all time and are never maudlin. "Blood Count" "Passion Flower" "Ballad for the Very Tired and Very Sad Lotus Eaters" "Isfahan" ...more! And also related to Ellington, here is Abbey Lincoln's for-the-ages "Come Sunday" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAvN_ygGtdM

Merry Christmas!

Since nobody posted this so far as I can see: Merry Christmas to you all!

Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most - when sung by Helen Merrill on her 1969 Milestone LP.

Junior Cook Quintet, You Leave Me Breathless (Steeplechase) The only Christmas album in my collection.

It's not about flagging members. Of course politically motivated decisions affect the jazz world, but experience showed that discussing these here does not lead anywhere.

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Hard to respond to this without getting flagged for political content!

You made no mention of the Horace Silver Band with Mobley. I find it a close call between the Bands with Cook and with Mobley. I prefer both to the the ones that came later.