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How about the Forest Gump approach, "Jazz is as jazz does."

The Rollins version of the soundtrack turns 40 today (Jan 26, 2006)

Source: www.wired.com Commentary by Leander Kahney Until recently, Bill Gates has been viewed as the villain of the tech world, while his archrival, Steve Jobs, enjoys an almost saintly reputation. Gates is the cutthroat capitalist. A genius maybe, but one more interested in maximizing profits than perfecting technology. He's the ultimate vengeful nerd. Ostracized at school, he gets the last laugh by bleeding us all dry. On the other hand, Jobs has never seemed much concerned with business, though he's been very successful at it of late. Instead, Jobs has been portrayed as a man of art and culture. He's an aesthete, an artist; driven to make a dent in the universe. But these perceptions are wrong. In fact, the reality is reversed. It's Gates who's making a dent in the universe, and Jobs who's taking on the role of single-minded capitalist, seemingly oblivious to the broader needs of society. Gates is giving away his fortune with the same gusto he spent acquiring it, throwing billions of dollars at solving global health problems. He has also spoken out on major policy issues, for example, by opposing proposals to cut back the inheritance tax. In contrast, Jobs does not appear on any charitable contribution lists of note. And Jobs has said nary a word on behalf of important social issues, reserving his talents of persuasion for selling Apple products. According to Forbes, Jobs was recently worth $3.3 billion which puts him among the 194th richest in the world, and makes him the 67th richest American. But the standings were shuffled on Tuesday with Disney's $7.4 billion acquisition of Pixar Animation -- a deal that makes Jobs' Pixar holdings alone worth some $3.7 billion. But great wealth does not make a great man. Giving USA Foundation, a philanthropy research group which publishes an annual charity survey, said Jobs does not appear on lists of gifts of $5 million or more over the last four years. Nor is his name on a list of gifts of $1 million or more compiled by Indiana University's Center on Philanthropy. Jobs' wife is also absent from these philanthropic lists, although she has made dozens of political donations totaling tens of thousands of dollars to the Democrats, according to the Open Secrets database. Of course, Jobs and his wife may be giving enormous sums of money to charity anonymously. If they are funneling cash to various causes in private, their names wouldn't show up on any lists, regardless of the size of their gifts. For a person as private as Jobs, who shuns any publicity about his family life, this seems credible. If so, however, this would make Jobs virtually unique among moguls. Richard Jolly, chairman of Giving USA Foundation, said not all billionaires give their money away, but a lot do, and most do not do it quietly. "We see it over and over again," he said. "Very wealthy individuals do support the organizations and institutions they believe in." That's certainly true of Gates, who not only gives vast sums away, but also speaks up in support of the organizations and institutions he believes in. This is not the case for Jobs. To the best of my knowledge, in the last decade or more, Jobs has not spoken up on any social or political issue he believes in -- with the exception of admitting he's a big Bob Dylan fan. Rather, he uses social issues to support his own selfish business goals. In the Think Different campaign, Jobs used cultural figures he admired to sell computers -- figures who stuck their necks out to fight racism, poverty, inequality or war. Jobs once offered to be an advisor to Sen. John Kerry during the 2004 presidential election, and he invited President Clinton over for dinner when Bubba visited Silicon Valley in 1996 -- hardly evidence of deep political convictions. Jobs can't even get behind causes that would seem to carry deep personal meaning, let alone lasting social importance. Like Lance Armstrong, he is a cancer survivor. But unlike Armstrong, Jobs has so far done little publicly to raise money or awareness for the disease. Given Jobs' social detachment, I'm confused by the adulation he enjoys. Yes, he has great charisma and his presentations are good theater. But his absence from public discourse makes him a cipher. People project their values onto him, and he skates away from the responsibilities that come with great wealth and power. On the evidence, he's nothing more than a greedy capitalist who's amassed an obscene fortune. It's shameful. In almost every way, Gates is much more deserving of Jobs' rock star exaltation. In the same way, I admire Bono over Mick Jagger, and John Lennon over Elvis, because they spoke up about things bigger than their own celebrity. It's time for Jobs to do the same.

Happy 40th Birthday!! Alfie Soundtrack (Sonny Rollins)

Jazz journalist Gene Rizzo surveyed the top jazz minds in the worlds of education, publishing and entertainment to rank the 50 greatest jazz piano players of all time. Those surveyed ranked players spanning an 80-year period on skill, originality, creativity and influence. Rizzo collected these results, along with historical photographs of the featured pianists, in the appropriately named volume “The 50 Greatest Jazz Piano Players of All Time.” NPR Broadcast Just a few of the rankings 1. Oscar Peterson 2. Bill Evans 3. Bud Powell 4. Art Tatum 7. Andre Previn 10. Red Garland 15. Thelonious Monk No Andrew Hill

Man, that's gonna be one pissed off kid -- if everyone keeps buying all his books away from him. The least they could do is pay full price. That's just plain warped.... funny, but warped

http://www.chucknorrisfacts.com/ If you don't laugh at this there is something wrong with you. If you do laugh at this there is something wrong with you.

20% off one CD thru Jan 22 20% off one book thru Jan 22 20% off one kid's book

Me too. I switched out the fat doubles of: Eric Clapton - 24 Nights The Eagles - Live Genesis - Three Sides Live Knebworth - The Album Paul Simon - Concert In The Park

This has a harddrive in it.

Art Blakey - Mosaic Dexter Gordon - A Swingin' Affair Hank Mobley - Dippin' Lee Morgan - Tom Cat Horace Silver - Silver's Serenade Jimmy Smith - Softly As A Summer Breeze

I haven't seen one in action yet, but the ROKU Soundbridge is an option if you have a wireless network.

You have to admit the life of Walt Disney and the founding of his enterprise really is a Cinderella story.

Here is a link that is a little easier to read

ok. It may be legal if you pay the appropriate fees. how about we just go straight to the source check out this section - Section 112 Rates a. Webcasters.

whether you offer store bought music as (mp3) downloads or in podcast format from your own website or a hosted site you are violating copyright laws and risk getting sued by RIAA or the content owner

The bargain tables vary from store to store I'm sure - but I picked this one up for $8. Nothing earth shattering, but it had a lot of nice photos and interesting anecdotes. A Century of Jazz: From Blues to Bop, Swing to Hip-Hop: A Hundred Years of Music, Musicians, Singers, & Styles Bibliographic Data: Paperback, 256 Pages, Da Capo Press, Incorporated, August 1997 Author: Carr, Roy List Price: $32.50 In-store prices may vary. See your local store for the most up-to-date pricing. Status: In Print BINC: 4863641 ISBN: 0306807785 Shelf Location: Music Books > Music Bks > Jazz Description: Organized by year, style, and place, this first-ever chronicle of jazz is supplemented with special features on subjects relevant to each period. A Century of Jazz covers not only the major jazz cult artists--Armstrong, Parker, Coltrane--but also crossover figures such as Crosby, Glenn Miller, and Sinatra and is richly illustrated with a wealth of rare images and graphic material. 350 photos, 200 in color.

Dexter finds all of this amusing...

And the prophecy is fulfilled.....

Apparently they need to purge the jazz and classical sections to make way for new releases by Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood.

The Feb 7th RVG Batch is available for pre-order at CDUniverse Dexter Gordon - Gettin' Around Andrew Hill - Smokestack Hank Mobley - Workout Lee Morgan - Gigolo Horace Silver - Horace-scope Stanley Turrentine - Joyride

I have some coupons that were spit out on the register receipt (30% off regular price one CD). They start the 5th. My guess is that we'll see some downloadable coupons around the same time.

Solved it! Might buy the full version.... Also found and solved Samorost 1

It was ordered directly from Amazon.com (Usually ships within 24 hours. Ships from and sold by Amazon.com)

I've got Claxton's Jazz Life coming my way from Amazon.com for my birthday. An interesting note: when the order was placed the site showed the book usually shipped within 24 hours. When the order confirmation came in, the estimated shipping date was Feb 1.