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and Boots of Leather... wow. A powerful trio, to be sure. Possibly the highlight of the evening for me, never having heard them live before. Brian Jones is a force. You can check out more of Brian Jones' work at Slang Sanctuary. I personally own and can recommend Blue Book, duets between Brian Jones and JC Kuhl, and M.A.P. Trio, JC Kuhl, Cameron Ralston, Brian Jones.

p.s. By all accounts, the Fight the Big Bull/Steven Bernstein sets were incredible. I was there for Friday and Saturday nights, and they played again on Wednesday night after many long days in rehearsal and recordings. I'll keep the board posted with a release date from Clean Feed.

The evening was a great success for all involved. Great music. Sold-out attentive audience. Fantastic. The first band, Glows In The Dark, recorded their set. A little short on bass, but here it is for those that are interested. Here is a link to their site, which includes mp3's of the set. Glows In The Dark RVAJAZZFEST Scott Burton (guitar, arrangements) John Lilley (saxophones) Reggie Pace (trombone) Cameron Ralston (bass) Scott Clark (drums) Grab 'em all! Let me know what y'all think...

You feel like a shill? Please!

The Best of Norah Jones

I heard a couple of tracks on the radio yesterday and remembered how much I liked listening to Astral Weeks. This was before I knew who Richard Davis, Connie Kay, Warren Smith were... It would be great if Richard Davis could make the gig in NYC.

"The BDP-83 will be fully universal -- a Profile 2.0 BD deck with SACD, DVD and DVD-Audio support -- and for SACD playback, it will support DSD over HDMI and DSD-to-analog without any PCM conversion. Anticipated price will be between $499 and $599." That price is not very Oppo, is it? They built a great reputation on solid upconverting players at a fraction of the price for the "brand" names. Guess it's time to step up.

No need for blu ray on a 480i 13". Look for a deal on a used player, and sell it or move it to another room when you do upgrade the tv. By then br will be prime time. I've read that 2011 or 2012 is the anticipated year that br becomes the household technology that DVD became. Prices are expected to drop significantly by then. I'm in no rush since my pio elite player looks so amazing. I think it stacks up very well to br, and at 1/4 the cost!

Vinyl or cd? Looking for a sale?

and was Iska's aunt! Wayne's sister's name is Nova? Edit: the vocalist was Iska's aunt. I remember now.

Ah. Thanks! So I'll be asking him for Super Nova then.

I heard this album once about twelve thirteen years ago. I bet my friend who owns it never listens to it anymore. I'm going to make him an offer on it. I remember reading in the liner notes maybe... how emotional the vocalist became during the recording of one of the tunes. Is this the same album?

I bought a Pioneer Elite for $100 on Craigslist about three months ago. Unreal. Upconverts DVDs to look better than cable-fed 1080i, plays SACD, etc. Look for a deal.

I listen to his music often and had no idea he was still alive. Sad to hear he's gone...

Captain, I don't know if you've seen my posts re: Fight The Big Bull, but Steven Bernstein arrived in Richmond this evening and they are about to go into their first rehearsal together. He has brought some new compositions for the band, and Matt White has also written new material for the band with Steven Bernstein specifically in mind. They will be performing as a group on Friday and Saturday night this weekend, and are recording an album together beginning on Saturday afternoon. I have to admit that I have never heard Bernstein play, but I am really looking forward to this weekend.

Fight the Big Bull is: Matt White: guitar, compositions Pinson Chanselle: trap kit Cameron Ralston: bass Brian Jones: percussion Steven Bernstein: trumpet Bob Miller: trumpet Reggie Pace: trombone Bryan Hooten: trombone Jason Scott: saxophone, clarinet John Lilley: saxophone J.C. Kuhl: saxophone

As a reminder, FIGHT THE BIG BULL has an album available through Clean Feed Records. Link to Clean Feed website. They played at The Stone last year during Steven Bernstein's month as curator. They played with Ken Vandermark at The Hungry Brain last year as well. This time around, Steven Bernstein is making the trip down to Richmond. Following the live performances, he will be with the band all week for rehearsals and studio sessions resulting in their second full-length record.

Jimmy Knepper.

This has been downgraded from an alert to a notification. As suspected, the ALERT have lost their effectiveness due to overuse. DC, MD, VA, NC bring it in.

My Grandfather receives the Mosaic catalog. Not many box sets for his taste in recent years, but he has a few. I'm glad to hear of such a great friendship between neighbors. Most of the folks in my neighborhood seem to keep to themselves. They'll ask what my dog's name is, but not mine. I always find that so strange. So I introduce myself.

This is distracting from my alert. My alert.

If you are in the Mid-Atlantic, you should make an effort to get into Richmond this weekend. It is going to be a good weekend.

Saturday, February 21, 2009 8 p.m. featuring Steven Bernstein & Fight the Big Bull Boots of Leather Glows in the Dark $10, all ages The Camel 1621 W. Broad St. Richmond, VA 23220 (804) 353 4901 www.thecamel.org ****Richmond’s own (and lauded) Fight the Big Bull, accompanied by with Steven Bernstein, and with the No BS Brass Band will be playing the first show ever at the refurbished Robinson Theater Community Arts Center on Saturday, February 20 in Church Hill. This is a free show, I believe. Here's a link. Note the date is wrong. This is going to be on FRIDAY. Church Hill, Jackson Ward... "the Harlem of the South"

HURRY UP PLEASE IT'S TIME T.S. Eliot

Some of the most relaxing music I have is the duets between Walt Dickerson and Richard Davis.