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Indeed. Happy new year everyone!

No misses! 1. Sounds like two different tracks were merged into track 1. The first had me thinking Lockjaw. 2. and 2 repeats the second part of 1. Parts of it almost exactly duplicate Pickin Up the Pieces by Average White Band. Wonder which came first. No worries either way, an enjoyable piece of R&B played by capable jazz players. 3. a Duke cover. Is it Things Ain't What They Used to Be? Illinois Jacquet? Live, so maybe JATP? 4. All the Things You Are. Something about the opening made me think of Ira Sullivan. 5. Guitar and tenor featured prominently. 6. Nice greasy bassline. Is it Things Ain't What They Used to Be? 7. Fast bebop. Jaws and Griff? 8. Is this Who Can I Turn to? Nice gruff tenor, but maybe not as gruff as Ben Webster, so maybe a good time to guess Percy France. 9. All the Things You are slowed down to ballad pace on a clarinet. Buddy DeFranco? 10. Average White Band? Nah, too long for a radio band. An enjoyable piece of R&B played by capable jazz players.

Vibe coding is a term coined by AI researcher Andrej Karpathy in February 2025, describing a style of software development where you heavily rely on large language models (LLMs) like Claude or GPT to generate, refine, and debug code through natural language prompts—often with minimal review or understanding of the generated code itself. Core Idea In traditional coding, you write and meticulously review every line. In vibe coding, you "give in to the vibes": describe what you want in plain English (e.g., "make a web app that visualizes restaurant menu items from photos"), let the AI handle the implementation, accept changes blindly (or with light testing), and iterate conversationally. Karpathy described it as embracing the speed of AI to the point where you "forget that the code even exists." Origin and Popularity Karpathy introduced it in an X post, calling it suitable for "throwaway weekend projects." It quickly went viral, becoming a meme and a serious trend in 2025, even named Collins Dictionary's Word of the Year. Tools like Cursor, Replit Agent, and GitHub Copilot enabled this workflow. Pros Speed and Accessibility — Rapid prototyping; non-coders or those unfamiliar with a tech stack can build functional apps quickly. Productivity Boost — Experienced developers use it to explore ideas without getting bogged down in syntax or boilerplate. Democratization — Lowers barriers, allowing more people to turn ideas into working software. Cons and Criticisms Risks → AI-generated code can contain bugs, security vulnerabilities, inefficiencies, or "spaghetti" architecture that's hard to maintain. Lack of Understanding → If you don't review the code, the project becomes "legacy code" nobody comprehends—fine for prototypes, dangerous for production or long-term apps. Not a Replacement for Skill → Critics (including Karpathy in follow-ups) emphasize it's not for serious engineering; deep knowledge is still needed for scalable, secure software. Distinction from AI-Assisted Coding Many distinguish "pure" vibe coding (blind trust in AI) from responsible AI-assisted coding (where you review, test, and understand the output). As Simon Willison put it: if you review and own the code, it's pair programming with AI—not vibe coding. In short, vibe coding is an exciting, chaotic way to build fast with AI, best for experiments and fun projects. For anything important, pair it with human oversight. Grok helped.

New Percy to share this New Years Day, all from the same August 29 1982 show linked above. All after Papa Jo left the stand, first Percy plays "I Can't Get Started" - he joked that first they didn't have a pianist, then they lost their drummer, before Al Dreares came out of the audience to play the rest of the set, so the group "Can't Get Started". And then the show got extra special. I knew early on that Percy played with Big Joe Turner at Tramps but no recordings turned up in the Leonard Gaskin Papers, so having Big Joe sing two songs with Percy made this show a true keeper.

Barnes and Noble shows an e-book for US$14.99 I find that hard to believe, but you could try to order and see what happens. Even if available, I don't know offhand if you can read B&N "Nook" e-books without a special device. [Added: If it's in stock, looks like you can create a B&N account and read it on a computer or phone: https://help.barnesandnoble.com/hc/en-us/articles/5398798012571-Buying-eBooks-and-Other-Digital-Content ]

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Thanks! Copies for sixty bucks and more ..... since I just ordered a book for the same price that I need for a book project I am researching for, this will have to wait.

I got this image from Amazon: Long OOP. But I've read it and posted long ago somewhere: As related in the book, Bley lived in Cherry Valley, NY, which is pretty much in the middle of nowhere (though maybe an hour's drive from Albany) but also not too far from me (under 2 hours drive). I requested the book through interlibrary loan and got filled with the copy from the Cherry Valley Library! I wonder if Bley donated it to them. I googled and found this mini-book with some Bley interviews: Probably NLA, but I got the image from https://philipscalia.com/publications/

They were a working band, if only for a short time, and recorded two albums:

Quoted by Thurston Moore, author of the best-documented articles, generally with biographical profile and mention of other prominent albums.

Dou you have a cover or link? I just can't find it.

I couldn't say it better! A real good new year for y'all!

The Apartment, first time I've seen the entire movie and on the big screen in a nearly full movie theatre!

Happy New Year one and all! I stared at the 5 inches of snow we got overnight and am glad it’s too early to start shoveling yet! Thought about what my first disc of the year should be. . . and then realized I’m not into deep thought yet. So grabbed this one because I saw it’s red spine and the sound came to me and i realized I wanted to hear that sound. Mario Adnet “More Jobim Jazz” Adventure Music.

Oh ... I only saw this topic right now. I am very sorry to hear about his passing. His knowledge will be missed. I still remember a personal encounter with him in 2006 when I spent a week at Eurodisneyland near Paris with my family, and when I contacted him in preparation of the trip he kindly agreed to meet me during my "day off from the family" during that stay to show me around to a couple of record stores I was not yet aware of. It was very interesting to "talk jazz" with him, though the meeting was all too brief. And the way he clearly was greeted in awe by the shop staff at two of the record shops we both went into showed the high regard the Parisian jazz scene had for him everywhere. Thanks for all you contributed to documenting jazz, Brownie, you will be missed!

No resolutions over here but I would like take the opportunity to wish everyone here on the board all the best for the new year. Stay healthy and keep spinning all those records!

Attempted to order from Forced Exposure but shipping charges to Australia were obscene (more than the cost of the box set) Hopefully Dusty Groove will receive more copies - their shipping charges to down here are much more reasonable

Chris Potter: Concentric Circles. Concord Jazz CCD-4595 [US 1994] He copied this CD to his laptop in the back seat of a taxi in Göttingen on November 7, 2009 😅...

Wow this is the original sleeve art, right? Now playing,

Dig this dude so much, and have not had a chance to spin this CD since I bought it in Chicago last year. Putting it on now.