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Congrats and good luck with the move. I only visited once (and didn't make it to the Warhol Museum), but it seemed nice. I liked the many Art Deco or Art Deco-inspired skyscrapers in the downtown. I was also on campus and saw a bunch of sidewalk delivery robots. I did find the transit system a bit underwhelming.

Best wishes for your move to Pittsburgh. With the savings in rent, you'll feel rich! Lots of colleges near where you will be (Pitt, Carnegie-Mellon, Duquesne, Point Park, Chatham, Carlow, Allegheny County Community College, so lots of book stores!). So much of Pittsburgh is very hilly, so I'm glad you'll be in such good shape for the walk. Hoping and praying for a good move and good weather for the move. And do study up on the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Pitt Panthers, it's a football-crazy town.

Wayne Escoffery and Veneration “Hopes and Dreams” Savant cd

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Wayne Escoffery “Veneration: Live at Smoke” Savant cd

👍 There's not much exploring in mostly rural Plant City and anyway I stick to the property in the dead of pre-dawn mornings. Stuck at 80-85 pounds lost and want to reach at least 100 total.

Altschul, one of the greats.

10,000 steps a day keeps the cardiologist away. It’s definitely helped manage my blood pressure (and probably stress too) — and affected my mood (for the better). Of course I probably need to redouble my efforts — I haven’t lost as much weight as I need to (I lost 20-25 lbs over the last several years, but I really need to lose 20-25 MORE). I’m pretty sure being in a new place, with TONS to explore — and the luxury of time, initially not working for maybe six months, and then only part time after that — will help too. With my wife fully retired now (she might try and pick a part-time job in a bookstore, eventually, mostly for fun and book discounts, as she’s a voracious reader) — I’m sure we will have all the time in the world to exercise more, as we work to walk the entire city. Pittsburgh has 90 distinct neighborhoods, and I hope/plan to walk half of them within our first year.

Chuck Redd was here in Tucson for 3 nights at the Century Room, a very good jazz club. My wife and I went to see him last night playing with a local big band. Redd brought some of the charts originally recorded by the Terry Gibbs Dream Band. We heard some terrific things by Bill Holman, Al Cohn and Bob Brookmeyer.In addition Chuck also had a fine arrangement by Thad Jones. It was a highly enjoyable evening of wonderful music. Due I expect, to Chuck Redd's wide publicity from cancelling his show at the Kennedy Center, The club was sold out all 3 nights.

Peter, I also prefer Bach on piano. I do own a handful of harpsichord recordings, incl. Hantai's Goldberg Variations and Suzuki's Kunst der Fuge (the latter of which I really enjoy). Don't have any Bach by Kempff, but his Beethoven sonata cycle is my favorite. I have a bunch of Bach piano recordings. Listen to Sergey Schepkin the most. Other pianists include Feltsman, Schiff, Feinberg, Gould, Tipo and Martins, the latter two of whom are known for idiosyncratic interpretations (maybe Gould is in that category too, but he's much more respected 🙂).

Joined 3-7-2003. More of a lurker these days.

I think there was a strong sense of invasion of an established community which could certainly be discombobulating for people already there. But my own recollection is that Lon suggested coming here and that is what I did.

That's not really tech which I meant as software/ sites like (I think) Shazam IDs tracks. I guess a big part of narrowing it down was that it was an album of Duke songs.

T.D. I have not heard Maria Tipo play Bach, but my clear Preference is for piano , not harpsichord. This Kempff CD a fine example.

I joined on March 6, 2003. Still posting, but only in 2 or 3 forums.

I forgot about the transitional AAJ post-BN board. I had that experience as well, even though I was writing for them at the time. Not a great scene.

And my tech-assistance are 3x 1 TB memory cards. Harry Allen was there.

I have the opposite reaction. I thought I joined a lot later, but apparently it was Jan 30, 2004, so tail end of the second wave? I wasn't a member of BNBB, however...

Chick Corea, David Holland, Barry Altschul: A.R.C. ECM Records ECM 1009 ST [Germany 1971]

and I just got a shipping update from Amazon ... another 8-9 days wait. 😟

Betty Carter “The Music Never Stops” Blue Engine Records cd Part of the Lincoln Jazz Center sereis of concerts this showcases Betty’s amazing skills as a vocalist. 299×300 8.5 KB

Bill Crow's liners say: When (the rhythm section) go into four behind Plas's first solo chorus, a strong but unhurried swing develops. after two deft choruses each by Plas and Totti, (the pianist) skips lightly thru choruses of his own." Hope that helps. I realize its only a partial on #5, of Frank Wess. There is a hint I could give later on that would get that one nailed down.