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Listening to and watching Rodrigo & Gabriella on Austin City Limits.

A cold, quiet morning, after a very nice dinner with my two brothers and their families. It was so good to get together at last--took a lot of planning but paid off. Starting the day with "Melissa Aldana & Crash Trio," Concord cd--reminidng me a lot of Joe Henderson trio recordings.

Lester Young with Nat King Cole and Buddy Rich (Verve)

Ts-find, positively surprised

Duke Ellington: "Duke 56/62" Vol. 1. CBS Jazzotheque CBS 88653 [France 1984]

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YUK, in no political direction 😁

Yeah, I'm not finished. After finishing a big project, who else would I like to celebrate with then...

Pre-order price on Amazon is $68.38, so $46 is probably it. Hard pass for me at that price.

Justin Rankin highlight reel https://www.cfl.ca/2025/12/26/justin-rankin-cfl-2025-highlights/ ***** The Elks have traded Nyles Morgan to the Redblacks for two draft picks. https://www.cfl.ca/2025/12/27/redblacks-acquire-nyles-morgan-in-trade-with-elks/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/article/elks-send-american-lb-morgan-to-redblacks-for-swap-of-picks/ https://3downnation.com/2025/12/27/ottawa-redblacks-acquire-american-lb-nyles-morgan-in-trade-with-edmonton-elks/ ***** Here's something I didn't know. Everyone is paid the same amount in the playoffs, except that the Grey Cup champions are paid more. https://3downnation.com/2025/12/25/how-much-every-saskatchewan-roughriders-player-was-paid-for-winning-the-grey-cup/ ***** Here is a discussion of how the Grey Cup MOP and MOC are selected. https://3downnation.com/2025/12/26/how-the-grey-cup-most-valuable-player-most-valuable-canadian-awards-are-decided/ ***** 3DownNation recalls various Top 20 career leaders. passing yardage https://3downnation.com/2025/12/25/evergreen-top-20-cfl-passing-yard-leaders-of-all-time/ rushing yardage https://3downnation.com/2025/12/26/the-cfls-top-20-all-time-rushing-yardage-leaders/ receiving yardage https://3downnation.com/2025/12/27/the-cfls-top-20-all-time-receiving-yardage-leaders/

I’ll confess that I have never heard of it, despite being a KC subscriber for 20+ yrs (until this season).

4 albums by that trio, this one-off chamber album, and some big-band albums. They all show her continued growth,as a composer. And if, like maybe a lot of people (myself included), you sorta stopped paying attention after a certain point, there are plenty of delightful examples that you were wrong for that. Very wrong. Love it when that happens!

It had moved to the terrace theater in the last few years for more space, but still free. There were never any tickets to buy.

Left Handed Girl - Netflix

Thanks. Reminds me in some ways of the tune (from her last recording?) you included in a recent BFT. I should get more familiar with the (both?) album(s).

I’m also a fan of a fairly recent CB tribute by Ben Allison, Steve Cardenas, and Ted Nash. https://stevecardenas.bandcamp.com/album/healing-power-the-music-of-carla-bley Ben discusses it a bit here:

Apparently the Christmas Jazz Jam was a free event held on the Millenium Stage. So there was no revenue lost.

If anyone questions you about political content, say, " I don't recall."

1975 recording with a superb Beirach/Holland/DeJohnette rhythm section.