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Is dementia not a problem for Italians? Olive oil could help reduce risk of dying from dementia, Harvard study says (msn.com) I would give the Oscar to the second baseman.

Sounding great out of the gate.

New favorite display font!!! Beautiful impact and amazing Readability. This cover art is worth its salt in my book. Who designed it??

Shady and dumb. I've never owned or felt the need to own any of their releases. That said, I've never heard anything bad about their releases, either.

🤣 It's apparently a private company (in the "Seed" stage, whatever that is), so it's probably difficult to ferret out financial info. I doubt they'll be going public any time soon... Best I could find quickly was at https://tracxn.com/d/companies/vinyl-me-please/__tCASgzFrctXKdvB9ggz_0ua8H-kvbRWq47CFTJf0E74 I'm not sure what "The Company" means, who the board members are, or just who is filing the lawsuits. My guess for the latter two would be the biggest investors. The one "institutional investor" named is FirstTracks Ventures, a VC based in Denver.

So THAT'S where all the money from those bullshit prices is going. Criminal activity. I'm shocked. I tell you. SHOCKED.

Second Weekend of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Second Thursday (Rolling Stones day): Ho hum the Rolling Stone are playing on the big stage, and I don't care. So it's a truncated day for me. First, Rickey Sebastian (who played with Jaco) and bassist Pat Casey presented a set of Jaco Pastorious compositions, which I enjoyed. Next, the tenor saxophonist Trevarri from the Dirty Dozen Brass Band presented his own band, in a fusion vein, but actually a pretty good set. At that point, as all but the Festival stage shuts down, I'm out of there, to hear cellist Helen Gillet at the Tigermen's Den. This proved to be a wise choice, as her set was wonderful, in the unique setting of a building built in 1830. Second Friday: The only rainy day of the festival this year, but a light, steady rain. Starting the day in the Blues Tent with Duwayne Burnside, son of R.L. Burnside. An excellent set of Mississippi Hill Country Blues, including some signature pieces of R.L. Burnside and Junior Kimbrough. Next, to the Jazz Tent for bassist Peter Harris' Firm Roots, a hard bop style group with the groove master Herlin Riley on drums, and new to me pianist Dwight Fitch. A very excellent set including a trio performance of Poinciana (enhanced by Herlin Riley having been Ahmad Jamal's drummer for 20 years) and a smoking Song for My Father (Ashlin Parker on Trumpet and Derek Douget on tenor sax). Next, to Economy Hall for a set led by 91 years old Charlie Gabriel. Also including Louis Ford on clarinet and Kyle Roussel on piano. A highly enjoyable, swing era style set. Back to the Jazz Tent for Amina Figarova Sextet with the Matsiko World Orphan Choir. Then Terence Blanchard E Collective with Turtle Island Quartet: one of the best sets I've ever heard from him. Concluding a busy day, an excellent set from Stephon Harris and Blackout (Jaleel Shaw on alto, Christian Sands on piano, Dezron Douglas on bass). Second Saturday: Starting the day with Blodie's Jazz Jam, followed by the Jesse McBride Big Band. The main interest this day were the two jazz headliners. First, before a capacity overflowing crowd, Samora Joy. Her voice is very impressive in person. I liked the opening and closing songs the best (Reincarnation of a Lovebird (she has composed lyrics) and No More Blues). Finally, I was not sure what to expect from The Wayne Shorter Legacy (Danilo Perez, John Pattituchi, Brian Blade), plus Chris Potter. What we got was an inspired, joyous set of Wayne Shorter compositions, with Chris Potter (whose playing I like) admirably filling in the difficult role of replacing Wayne Shorter. A great set of music. Sacred Sunday: Starting with the Palm Court Jazz Band in Economy Hall. This group is really good, sounding like a working band, again including Louis Ford on clarinet and the great drummer Shannon Powell. Next, the Victor Goines Quartet (Oscar Rossignoli on piano). I had seen Victor Goines before, doing a Bird with Strings set. This time, he came out very strong on tenor saxophone--Wayne Shorter's Yes or No, followed by McCoy Tyner's Contemplation. The set was stellar, way exceeding expectations. Next to the Lagniappe Stage, for Mahmoud Chouki, a Turkish acoustic guitarist and oud player who settled in New Orleans to play jazz a few years ago. In all honesty, his set, leading a sextet that included the exciting young saxophonist Ricardo Pascal, was astounding. Good grief, Mahmoud's Blues. Brilliant playing, inspired compositions, and a group of ferocious players. Just great. Eagerly awaiting the imminent release of his first recording. Next, off to the tiny Rhythmporium to hear the last 2/3s of the duet set by Aurora Nealand and pianist Tom McDermott. These two, closing their set with a Sidney Bechet composition, are always a joy to hear. For my last set of music for the 2024 festival, I returned to the Rhythmporium for a duet of Mahmoud Chouki and Oscar Rossignoli. This was a really incredible improvised set. Mahmoud Chouki leaves me in awe.

Yep, I was a member for a couple years. Aside - saw a couple brand new titles in KC last weekend - the Freddie Roach and McCoy Tyner Trident. $25 and $20 respectively. I have them both so passed.

Just arrived today.

Good looking cover!

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Altoist Loren Stillman's "It Could Be Anything (Freshsound, 2005).Really cohesive group; Stillman is inspired. Bassist Scott Lee contributes mightily, as does Gary Versace, on piano.

Completely agree.

This is a pretty damn good record.

This is a good, solid organ combo recording from ten years ago. Nothing remarkable, just good and solid. No weak tracks.

Wherever / whenever I hear him he's excellent.

Sandi & the Bet-Bels - Hug Me Thoroughly!!!

Where did you find that one?

Disc 5: Carpenter, Griffes, Grainger, Zemachson, Harris.

thanks for coming out, folks! Yeah, I thought it was superb as well. I've never seen Foster and McPhee together in one group, though I know they've played together before. Sullivan and Moran are both excellent musicians indeed and seem to have loosened up from when I first caught them live. Pretty sure their trio with vibraphonist Victor Vieiera-Branco, Bark Culture, will be at Tubby's later in the year.

Looking at Sorey's own website https://www.tyshawnsorey.com/in-the-news the recent (last 2 or so years, say) focus seems to be on composition. I don't know enough to comment on whether his pace has slowed.