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Sachi Hayasaka – Minga

When Hackman died I intended to finally open up the DVD I had purchased at a Walmart for $5 to finally watch The Conversation. Realizing that Duvall was in it also makes me want to finally follow thru all the more. RIP.

One of the last great movie actors! If you have the chance watch him as "Boss Spearman" in Kevin Costner´s exellent late Western "Open Range" (2003). R.I.P.

Sad news. But a relief I am sure to those who loved hm and cared for him. It's so sad to see someone you love reduced that sort of existence. I wish I didn't know that.

Now on to the second disc. Bill Evans “Inner Spirit: The 1979 Concert At The Teatro General San Martin” Resonance 2 cd set, disc 2

Next up: I've really been enjoying this new-to-me LP. It features some masterful playing by Jordan.

Bruce Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere - streaming on HULU

R.I.P.

He played here in a 2 bari. group several months ago. They were excellent.

Great actor. He was a pretty good tango dancer too. R.I.P.

R.I.P.

Freddie Hubbard - High Blues Pressure

It's also collector-friendly that that Discogs entry lists the "orginal" (re)issues of the recordings included in that box. So everyone who has at least a certain number of "live Bird" can check for overlaps and won't feel as bad when he can't or won't afford the Discogs prices.

RIP. I was a little young to grasp the nuances of his message(s) at the time but do remember his oration on the campaign trail in 1992. https://www.npr.org/2026/02/17/963124454/jesse-jackson-civil-rights-leader-rainbow-coalition-dies

I chose this one when I heard the news of Jesse Jackson’s passing a bit ago. “Inner Spirit” seemed a good title for my assessment of his strength. Bill Evans “Inner Spirit: The 1979 Concert At The Teatro General San Martin” Resonance 2 cd set, disc 1

a classic! RIP. Always extraordinary onscreen.

Thanks to you and Jim for the responses. MS

Still deep into the Bird Box. 22 LPs is a lot of stuff. Right now I'm at disc 8.

I try to see Smulyan play whenever he is in my area. He's a great bari player.

Just saw Gore Verbinski's Good Luck Have Fun Don't Die. Definitely entertaining and over the top in many places.

As mentioned before, Gary Smulyan is in Toronto, playing at the Rex with Neil Swainson and Terry Clarke. I have a spot booked for Sat., and I will probably swing by Wed. as well, though I haven't made reservations. Generally, Wed. and even Thurs. don't require them...

The Skip-Jacks – Let's Get Away From It All A recommendation from Jazz Wax today. Unknown to me before. Five way close harmony singing on pop tunes and jazz standards with a big band behind.

I had a lot of contact with Tony (Chaney) all those years ago, but at a certain point that stopped and I never heard from him again. I wonder what happened to him. I hope all is well.