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We have had about 13" in the last 24 hours, and I've attacked it with shovel three times, kept it to an accessible and exit-able status with effort. Actually, I confess it feels good. Now I have earned a break to listen.

Starting off with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers “3 Blind Mice, Volume 1” Blue Note cd.

Michele Rosewoman Trio - Occasion to Rise (Evidence, rec. 1990) with Rufus Reid and Ralph Peterson

I too was a refugee from the BNBB. I don't post that often or visit these days but I find this place still a good source of information about new releases by living artists. I think I largely have my fill of back catalogue music and indeed have had to wave goodbye to many a CD or LP over the past decade. My collection still sprawls over the house to the irritation of my dearly beloved. Even more space is taken up by my many still film cameras and darkroom equipment. Joined March 7th 2003

A bit of sleet, but we got out of our hilly subdivision outside Chattanooga yesterday without an issue. When a real storm hits, this area can be shut down for several days.

Going to be anyone's Super Bowl. A lot of fans are saying that since the AFC champ game was so bad that Seattle will cake walk but the conditions in Denver were terrible. The Pats have the weapons to contend with that Seahawks defense. I think it could be a great game.

Just to add my appreciation for this list. I know, and have. lots of them but that's just an endorsement to check out all those I don't.

I suppose, though, he'd have been outdistanced by Jean-Christophe Averty over on French radio. That man was on permanent speaking overdrive on his "Les Cinglés du Music-Hall" show (which presented its share of early French and US jazz too) I tuned in to repeatedly in the 80s. And the funny thing was that there was a second host on that show who was calmer and more factual. So this one (forgot his name) came across like a sort of "straight man" to Averty. Re- the silence in Strozier's reply, I somehow understand this on the part of the interviewee. (Have heard similar situations in radio interviews elsewhere.) The radio host rambles on and on about this and that about the interviewee and tells the interviewee what he did and and did not and whatever ... (as if the interviewee would not have known for himself and been able to tell it himself to the listeners if asked the right questions ...). Small wonder some of those prodded for a reply felt like "What am I doing here anyway if YOU do all the talking?" Some interview hosts just ought to restrain themselves a little in such situations.

You should stay on the cruise for another 2-3 weeks!

January 26 Aki Takase - 1948

It is mentioned in this film that Blue Note sent her in 2001 a check of $40,000.-- against royalties. We can see also Mingus praising her wishing to work with her.

Chris Flory headlined several days at The West End in December 1979 as a "Young Swingsters". I can't figure out why but Emily Remler was called "Remlick" by Phil. I was able to verify its the guitarist who was a couple of years away from her debut on Concord because a tune they performed that is ID'd as her composition ultimately became the title track to the first Concord record, slightly modified. December 5 1979 https://aviary.library.vanderbilt.edu/collections/2137/collection_resources/164757?collection_resource_file_id=299809 December 6 with tenorman George Kelly added: https://aviary.library.vanderbilt.edu/collections/2137/collection_resources/164758?collection_resource_file_id=299811 December 7 still with George Kelly https://aviary.library.vanderbilt.edu/collections/2137/collection_resources/164759?collection_resource_file_id=299813 Many hours of enjoyable jazz.

Had my eye on this one when Jordi Sunol posted about it on FB. Thanks for the endorsement.

I thought early on that the refs were appalling in their non-calls of blatant infractions by Seattle. I'd love to see the Patriots win but I seriously doubt their ability to compete with Seattle, and most particularly the Seattle defense.

A very good album!

If pianist Julius Rodriguez plays at a club near you, I would recommend going. He’s on the Jazz Cruise I’ve been on for the past week and he’s something else. Don’t miss him. He has two releases on Verve that I’ll have to try and find.

I became a Patriots season ticket holders last year. They went 4-13. I thought about giving them up. They aren’t cheap. I am amazed at the turnaround of this team. The season started with a loss to the Raiders. The Raiders who end the season with the worst record in the NFL. They were 1-2 after 3 games, making it look like a repeat of last year. The craziest thing was that their defense was their main weakness. Then the playoffs hit and the defense has been insane. Too bad Super Bowl tickets are running $5K each. I’d love to go to one.

I’m seeing 80 degrees with a chance of improvisation. I’m still on a jazz cruise. 😀 I’m hearing that our area is getting close to two feet. I’ll have a lot of snow to clear when I get home.

Foot +. We're buried and it's still snowing. School's got cancelled, so at least that.

January 26 Ulrich Gumpert - 1945

Can't watch in the US for legal reasons.

Artwork kind've has this vibe NP