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My father, who was not a jazz fan, brought Ambassador Satch home when it was first released. Hence it was one of the first jazz Lps I owned.

Chase DeLauter!!

Did you find the latest drivers for the product (company website probably) and install them? After you've done that, does the drive show up when you plug it in? For ex on a pc you should see it in File Explorer. I recently bought a Dell PC tower which did not have a built in cd player so I bought an external usb player from Dell for about $50. Works fine so far.

Of course I'm lovin' ASB for the sake of Aaron Judge alone--Yankee fans have long been anticipating its implementation, given his usually MLB-leading status for most balls-called-strikes pretty much since his full-time debut in 2017. Crazy that that first challenge of his was only 1/10 of an inch below the zone, but it changed the nature of the at-bat to his advantage, and he went on to homer in a 3-2 count. But I'm also enjoying checking out the clips of ASB in action around all of MLB, and it seems the fans at the games are generally enthusiastic about it? It does add a few more moments of replay drama and uncertainty to the game, and it's much quicker than a play challenge. And I'm not going to miss Aaron Boone and other managers screaming as much at the umps over blown calls or multiple blown calls, though it's pretty hilarious that we've already had a manager thrown out over an ASB challenge... but he was objecting on the grounds that the batter had not tapped his helmet quickly enough. *There* lay the potential for future manager/umpire dust-ups over ball-and-strike calls, if that is one's thing. I'll also be interested to see, as the season develops, whether the outcomes of ASB challenges end up statistically favoring pitchers or hitters, or if the outcomes are roughly equal.

9% of Amazon reviews are 1 star, with most of them saying that the drive arrived dead. I worked in the electronics industry for over 40 years and I've been told that a lot of companies (our customers) that were making cheap electronics like this external CD drive, use the consumer for "final test". It's cheaper to have you return it for a new one than it is to test it themselves. I would send it back and get a replacement or a credit. https://www.amazon.com/product-reviews/B07DLRG9VH/ref=acr_dp_hist_1?ie=UTF8&filterByStar=one_star&reviewerType=all_reviews#reviews-filter-bar A little while back, I got a new tower PC with a shit laptop-sized optical drive, so I bought an external case, this one: https://www.amazon.com/External-Enclosure-Generation-Aluminum-NST-540S3-BK/dp/B09SS74KCN/a4b666 And then I bought a highly-rated internal drive. I researched it quite a bit and eventually bought this one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09G9FRFT7? And yes, I know that Plextor is no longer a company, just a licensed name, but this drive had decent reviews at the time.

Has anyone used this for ripping, burning, and even listening to CDs? I just received this today, and I can't get it to function at all. My previous CD drive (LG) worked fine on my old HP computer and my current Apple Mac. This one...just a problem. I tried a host of troubleshooting trips and no luck. There were a lot of good reviews on this, so I am surprised. Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks.

Thanks for that info.

What makes this record even greater than just the excellent performances by all involved is the way the tunes are arranged: every piece has a different solo order. There is an additional track issued on a later French CD reissue, btw. - "But Not For Me" played by only guitar with brush accompaniment. https://www.discogs.com/release/6406399-Kenny-Clarke-Meets-The-Detroit-Jazzmen-Kenny-Clarke-Meets-The-Detroit-Jazzmen

“Kenny Clarke Meets The Detroit Jazzmen” Savoy/Denon cd AKA “Jazzmen from Detoit” Recorded on April 30 & May 9, 1956, in Hackensack, New Jersey. Pepper Adams, Kenny Burrell, Tommy Flanagan, Paul Chambers, Kenny Clarke

I saw a hint from Ricky Riccardi that there would be a 50th Anniversary release of the epic “Ambassador Satch” and I broke out this set to investigate what had been released . . . and decided it was time to play this set again, so I’ll sprinkle it into my rotation. Starting off with disc VII Mosaic Records - Home for Jazz fans! – 31 Mar 21 Louis Armstrong - Live Recordings With The All-Stars - Mosaic Records Louis Armstrong, Insightful Analysis of Artist and Recordings Including Discography. NY Philharmonic. Nine CDs. https://www.mosaicrecords.com/louis-armstrong-live-recordings-with-the-all-stars-mosaic-records/

“Miles from India” Times Square Records, 2 cd set disc 1 On to complete a re-listen, disc 2. This is a cool release. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_from_India

Shit this just reminded me that I saw her at The Cookery. I can't remember much about it. I better get that record.

Gerry Mulligan - The Original Quartet with Chet Baker (Pacific Jazz, 2 CDs) Disc 1

Ramon Lopez - 40 Springs In Paris

Allen, I saw The Mary Lou Williams Trio at a club in Detroit in (as best I can recall) the 80's. I got the same impression you have regarding her rhythmic approach to bebop & post-bop tunes. Can you suggest a recorded example for Al Haig where he has trouble with a more contemporary tune? I have noticed a similar rhythmic situation when pre-Bop pianists play bop and post bop tunes. Ralph Sutton, Dick Hyman, Dick Wellstood are examples.

On Bandcamp: ▶︎ Four Into Four | Billy Lester "Pianist Billy Lester is a late-bloomer on that reticent branch of the jazz tree, the school of Lennie Tristano." 😅 Fun, invigorating album (w/ Simon Wettenhall on trumpet).

R.I.P.

Relative Pitch Records Presents Fie Schouten with Open Space Improvisations based on and featuring texts from the book Espèces d'espaces/Species of Spaces by Georges Perec. CD AND DIGITAL FORMATS AVAILABLE ON MARCH 27, 2026 VIA RELATIVE PITCH RECORDS WWW.RELATIVEPITCHRECORDS.COM | RPR 1255  The new album Open Space by bass clarinetist Fie Schouten and her international ensemble, consisting of Vincent Courtois on cello, Sofia Borges on drums and actor Pierre Baux, will be released in March. The improvised music on this album is inspired and structured by the iconic 1974 book Espèces d'espaces (“Species of Spaces”) by French writer Georges Perec. The musical narrative follows the chapters and emotional development of the book. Several tracks incorporate texts from the book, recited by French actor Pierre Baux. In Espèces d'espaces, Georges Perec explores humanity's relationship with everyday and extraordinary living environments, each time from a different spatial perspective. Through Perec's eyes, the safety of the familiar and the defined becomes far less self-evident. The void, however intangible, becomes tangible. The book's chapters address progressively larger living spaces: from the bed to the room, the flat, the apartment building, the street, the city, the country, the world, and the universe. Fie Schouten says, "Perec is someone who carefully observes, and I find that fascinating. You essentially get a glimpse into how he views the world. And at the same time, he makes you think about how you could observe it yourself." Pierre Baux, Vincent Courtois, Fie Schouten, Sofia Borges (l - r) © Geert Vandepoele OPEN SPACE Music, too, generally needs space to move. It calls for openness and is thus an invitation. Being in the world is a negotiation with space – how to enter it and share it with others, a continuous search for balance. In Open Space, the ensemble members each claim their own space within the improvisations. Spontaneous impulses inspired by the text, followed by responses to one another, are central. There is a designed structure, but within it, much freedom. The musical narrative follows the book's chapters. Together with Pierre Baux, Schouten selected fragments to create a dramaturgical arc with contrasting elements: lying horizontally on a bed, the bustle of the street, philosophizing in a café where the letter "to her" still remains unwritten, through to the immeasurability of the universe. Through choices in instrumental combinations, the selection of specific clarinets, the design of textures, and the use of harmony, the different spaces with their distinct emotional charges come to life. The spoken voice tells the story in words and also provides articulation and pitch; the voice is equally part of the music. Fie Schouten © Geert Vandepoele "With Open Space, I want to communicate in a gentle yet activist way, that I wish for people to be generous with space and grant that to one another. And my language is music, so that's how I communicate it to others," Schouten explains and goes on, "I've read the book in different languages – each language gives a different character, and it's also interesting to reflect that in the music." The album Open Space is available for pre-order listening on Bandcamp. Available in-store and on streaming services on March 27. https://relativepitchrecords.bandcamp.com/album/open-space-2 TRACKS 01 SPACE [3:50] 02 the bed & the room [6:30] 03 the appartment - moving in [3:43] 04 the appartment – walls [4:04] 05 the street [2:07] 06 a letter [4:04] 07 the neighbourhood [2:44] 08 the city [5:15] 09 the country – borders [4:19] 10 UNIVERSE [3:04] All compositions by Fie Schouten, Vincent Courtois, Sofia Borges, Pierre Baux. Excerpts from Espèces d'espaces by Georges Perec spoken by Pierre Baux Recording, mix, master by Arjan van Asselt, BIMHUIS, Amsterdam July 1, 2025 ABOUT FIE SCHOUTEN AND THE ENSEMBLE Bass clarinetist Fie Schouten is praised for the flexible sound and virtuosic command of her instrument. She is known as an interpreter of composed music, and develops her own projects in improvised music, in which literature plays an important role. Schouten has been collaborating for several years with the lyrical French cellist Vincent Courtois. Their earlier project and eponymous album VOSTOK Remote Islands (2023), also inspired by literature, received widespread critical acclaim. More recently, Schouten has begun working with the versatile Portuguese percussionist Sofia Borges. Pierre Baux has been collaborating with Vincent Courtois for over 20 years and has dedicated himself to exploring the relationship between music and literature. Schouten is an in-demand musician, educator, curator and festival founder, who received numerous awards. Further info about her: https://fieschouten.nl/about/bio/