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I was born in 1936. I remember at some point getting a machine that played 45 RPM records. It had a large solid round piece in the center.I think it was made by RCA? I would sit on my parents screened in back porch and play Shorty Rogers and Stan Getz 45's.

Haydn - Op.50 - N0.1, 2, 3

Long tones...always and forever.

Interplay for Two Trumpets and Two Tenors

Listened to 2017's 12 Comp (ZIM) the other day and remain awed.

Yup, first few cuts on disc two.

Yes do agree! Some other artists I could do a week long are Getz, Peterson or Miles incl. his electric period.

It's time to lock this before it gets too political.

January 3, 2026: Michael Palma/Shelley Carrol Quartet, Monk's Jazz Club, Austin January 10, 2026: Jackie Venson, Antone's, Austin Miquel Zenon and Kinetic Ensemble, Hobby Center, Houston January 11, 2026: Brandon Woody's Upendo, Eldorado Ballroom, Houston January 16, 2026: Delvon Lamarr Trio, Windmills, The Colony January 17, 2026: Jackie Venson, Antone's, Austin Delvon Lamarr Trio, Windmills, The Colony January 23, 2026: Al Dimeola, Kessler Theater, Dallas January 24, 2026: Jackie Venson, Antone's Austin Al Dimeola, Heights Theater, Houston January 31, 2026: Jackie Venson, Antone's, Austin Hamilton de Holanda Trio, Windmills, The Colony Jason Moran (Ellington Tribute, solo and with UT Jazz Orchestra), Bates Recital Hall, Austin February 2, 2026: Ari Hoenig Trio with Tivon Pennicott, Drink and Think, Denton February 3, 2026: Ari Hoenig Trio, Parker Jazz Club, Austin February 4, 2026: Ari Hoenig Trio with Tivon Pennicott, Doc's, Houston February 5, 2026: Ari Hoenig Trio, JazzTX, San Antonio February 20, 2026: Shemekia Copeland and Ally Venable, Granville Arts Center, Garland February 22, 2026: Branford Marsalis Quartet, Wortham Theater, Houston February 24, 2026: Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein, Bill Stewart Trio, Parker Jazz Club, Austin February 25, 2026: Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein, Bill Stewart Trio, JazzTX, San Antonio March 5, 2026: Pat Metheny, Charline McCombs Empire Theater, San Antonio March 6, 2026: Pat Metheny, Paramount Theater, Austin Jackie Venson, Windmills, The Colony March 7, 2026: Pat Metheny Side-Eye, Wortham Theater, Houston Jackie Venson, Windmills, The Colony March 13, 2026: T.K. Blue and African Rhythms Alumni, A Tribute to Randy Weston, Walton Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas March 20, 2026: Sarah Hanahan, Monk's Jazz Club, Austin March 21, 2026: Sunny War, Anne Harris, Sable Sisters (Kaia Kater), Buffalo Nichols, Jake Blount, Justin Robinson, Fort Worth African American Roots Music Festival, Southside Preservation Hall, Fort Worth March 22, 2026: Sarah Hanahan, Eldorado Ballroom, Houston March 26, 2026: Pat Metheny Side-Eye III, Marc Ribot, Ches Smith Clone Row, Isaiah Collier, William Hooker Quartet, Big Ears Festival, Knoxville, Tennessee March 27, 2026: Chucho Valdes Royal Quartet, John Scofield Trio, Ghost Train Orchestra: The Music of Moondog, Jeff Parker Expansion Trio, Miles Okazaki Trickster, Nate Smith, Ned Rothenberg, Nik Bartsch, Sullivan Fortner Trio, Tim Berne, Thomas Fujiwara: Dream Up, Saha Gnawa, Big Ears Festival, Knoxville, Tennessee March 28, 2026: Darius Jones Trio, Either/Orchestra, Incerto, Marquis Hill Blacktet, Mary Halvorson, Miles Okazaki: The Compete Monk, , Nate Smith, Nik Bartsch Ronin, Patricia Brennan Septet, Shabaka, Yasmin Williams and William Tyler, Incerto, Electrical Field of Love, Big Ears Festival, Knoxville, Tennessee March 29, 2026: Brandon Woody's Upendo, Chicago Underground Duo, Dave Douglas Gifts Quartet, Either/Orchestra Plays Eithiopiques, Julian Lage Quartet, Marc Ribot, Matt Mitchell's Zealous Angles, Miles Electric Band, Nels Cline: Lovers, Openness Trio, Tom Skinner,, Big Ears Festival, Knoxville, Tennessee April 1, 2026: Samara Joy, Winspear Opera House, Dallas Pat Metheny Side-Eye III, Majestic Theater, Dallas April 2, 2026: Kaia Kater, Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, Little Rock, Arkansas Samora Joy, Austin City Limits April 4, 2026: Samora Joy, Tobin Center, San Antonio Melissa Aldana, Bates Recital Hall, Austin April 10, 2026: Coltrane at 100 (Joe Lovano, Melissa Aldana, Ndudzo Makhathini, Matt Garrison, Jefftain Watts), Cullen Theater, Houston April 23-26, 2026: Ron Carter Quartet, Hiromi Sonicwonder, Nicholas Payton featuring Butcher Brown Presents the Supreme Blue, Monty Alexander "Jamericana", Adonis Rose and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra featuring Andromeda Turre, Catherine Russell, Astral Project, Aurora Nealand and the Royal Roses, Kyle Roussel, Mahmoud Chouki, Peter Harris Presnts Firm Roots, Roger Lewis and Baritone Bliss, Tuba Skinny, Jamil Sharif, Louis Ford, Parlor Greens (w/Jimmy James), Tribute to Ragtime Piano Legends feat. Terry Waldo, Tom McDermott, and David Boeddinghaus, Love Is Supreme: A Tribute to John Coltrane feat. Derek Douget, Trevarri Huff-Boone and Ricardo Pascal,, Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials, Kenny Neal, Little Freddie King, Chris Thomas King, Vieux Farka Toure (Mali), Sevana (Jamaica), Nidia Gongora (Columbia); Yusa (Cuba), Joy Clark, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival May 1, 2026: Jackie Venson, Main Street Crossing, Tombull April 30-May 3, 2026: Herbie Hancock; Terence Blanchard with Ravi Coltrane; Dianne Reeves; Isaiah Collier, Uptown Jazz Orchestra; Charlie Gabriel; Jason Marsalis, Victor Campbell, Alexey Marti, Steve Masakowski Family Band, Doreen, Sasha Masakowsti as Trash Magnolia, Trumpet Mafia featuring Keyon Harold, Leroy Jones, Stephen Walker, Tribute to Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers feat. Dr. Michael White and Shaye Cohn, Jackie Venson, Larry McCray, D.K. Harrell, Leyla McCalla, Meschiya Lake and the Little Big Horns, Lila Ike (Jamaica), New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival May 9, 2026: Hiromi's Sonic Wonder, Cullen Theater, Houston May 16, 2026: Chucho Valdes, Paramount Theater, Austin May 17, 2026: Lucia, Eldorado Ballroom, Houston

Yes, that's how I found them and ordered Vol. 1.

Murakami signs two-year deal with White Sox Not a bad move for Murakami, given the concerns about how he’ll measure up to MLB pitching. If he produces, he’ll be back on the market at age 27 and will have a better chance of landing a long-term deal. Me, I’m still hoping the Yankees land Tatsuya Imai, who at least reportedly *doesn’t* want to play for the Dodgers, aka Evil Empire West. (Not that they need him.) And I’m agnostic about resigning Cody Bellinger. He had an excellent season in 2025, but his inconsistent track record and his age (turning 31 in July) make me wary of giving him an expensive long-term deal.

Which is why Jim A. is pretty much OK with it being closed. You know that he hates doing that here.

Yes, and this very political (and illegal—only Congress is authorized to rename the Center) act contributes to the ongoing assault on a cultural institution that has championed jazz, so that has to be mentioned. Hard to keep politics out when it’s actively, quite deliberately shitting on so much of what we value in this country, every single day. In the meantime, I can’t imagine any self-respecting jazz artist performing at this venue again any time soon.

Search Amazon by "Listening to Prestige" and they will come up.

The renaming is an overtly political act (and stating that isn't in itself political) so commenting on it without being political is an interesting approach. A new parlour game for the holidays perhaps. Good luck everyone

… for anybody who missed out on the marvelous Tubby Hayes Fontana box set, Jazz Messengers has it right now for $70. Listening to the last two “lost sessions” discs. Delighted to hear Teddy Grace pop up on two of the disc 4 tracks, and continuing to sop up all the Eddie Miller that’s here to hear. What a great band this was!

The link in the first post is for the new book. Where do I find information about the earlier volumes?

One of Guy's (Brownie's) photos...