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Anyone else who has this guilty pleasure? Ever since American Beauty (yes, I'm a late comer to this guy's scores), I've been hunting around for most of the stuff he has so far produced. Admittedly, there's a certain sameness to a lot of his film scores, but man, I like a lot of it. Maybe it's the moodiness and the often sparse arrangements? Or the lavish orchestration on other pieces? The Indian/Asian influences? I don't know, but Newman has written lots of things that more often than not make my mind work a lot more than other composers' scores.

I like that. A probable cover beauty. With a deep color result. Art.

a) Mosaic is not a humanitarian effort. b) They seem to be quite comfortanle with what they have, so ...

It's now the birds' fault because HE tripped? Typical!

It's just you. Everything is as it has always been. This board has not been down, the software has not been updated. Nothing. Nada. Good morning, by the way.

Why is it that everytime I chance upon this thread since its inception, I read the question to be "Who had the hippest, coolest stage manager?" It must be a Freudian thing.

Very cool. Classy look! Useful improvements. P.S.: Looking at the list above, this could never have been released by Microsoft.

If anything sucks, that does. Ostracized for life. *lol* P.S.: I've read his posts, but it seems to be some weird (proxy?) issue. No idea; can't help. The suggestions posted over there were what I could come up with. Maybe we should order him a pizza online?

Ditto here.

Yes, and a brief test proves it as well. I've reloaded, queried, etc. What I get are the wildest jumps from 0.2 to over 9. That's definitely other sites intervening. Some sites seem to be hogging script time. I'm assuming that you are on a stable server and then other sites seem to be the only explanation, especially since this board software is quite good at querying efficiently. Whenever some other site runs intensive queries, query time is added here. I had the exact problem myself, but knowing the Internet, God, Bill Gates and George Bush could also be at fault. Who knows. P.S.: I upgraded my own site to a server with exclusive script time and haven't had a problem since then. But I had to shell out quite a bit of dough. Over here, script time does not come cheap. Package offers might seem like a great bargain, but when you need to run scripts, you can easily tell that more cash will get you more speed. Especially since every idiot needs an SQL-/database- driven site today.

BTW: Links like "today's active topics" take an average of 9.6 and above here. That supports the idea that anything more complex needs a lot more script time. I'll try to keep track the next couple of hours.

I actually have kept an eye on it because I myself use a similar script on my own sites. Today I got everything between 2.8 and 4.6. Nothing below. It's almost like things get "stuck" once in a while. A query will run and will then not put out anything (it probably times out, although there's no error). I ran several more "complex" search queries with more than 4 words today and several turned up with nothing. No search results page, no error page, nothing. Just the page I entered the search into with the message "done" in the status bar. From experience I would say that the big O is on a server together with other sites that use mySQL queries extensively (other forums, shops, etc.). If possible, try to verify that and ask to be moved to one with less SQL traffic. I had the same problems last time I moved all my shite elsewhere, and a simple in-house move away from SQL-heavy traffic sites did the trick. P.S.: I was on a server with 4 porn sites initially (and many others), but the leeches killed everyone else on the server.

More people should have this box. If you are interested in big band jJazz and swing, this is an absolute must-have. The music is just so much fun, and it swings like mad. I have tons of bb and swing jazz, much of it many times more expensive than this box, but this one gets constant airplay around here. I should have bought this one a lot earlier than I did. Very highly recommended, especially since you can pick it up cheap from various vendors all over the Internet. Haven't checked lately, but it should be available at very reasonable prices. Love it.

All this info was ripped from the CD Universe site. They have the boxes, as stated elsewhere, for around $23. RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN!

For those ready to do the footwork (comparing the original series to the content of the new boxes), here you go. I'm too lazy. Jazz In Paris I: Champs Elysees 1917-1949 DISC 1: AUTOUR DU BOEUF SUR LE TOIT: 1. Toison d'Or/Holidays - Jean Cocteau 2. Mood Indigo - Garland Wilson 3. I'm Leavin' For Albany - Josephine Baker 4. J'Ai Deux Amours - Sam Wooding 5. Farewell Blues - Benny Carter 6. Josette - Orchestre Musette Swing Royal 7. L'OEil Noir - Joseph Reinhardt 8. Loin - Le Quintette Francais 9. Palm Beach - Andre Ekyan 10. 67 Rue Couperin - Christian Bellest 11. Michou - Michel Warlop 12. Minor Blues - Django Reinhardt 13. Danse Norvégienne - Django Reinhardt 14. Swamp Mist - Rex Stewart 15. I'm Confessin' - Rex Stewart 16. Laura - Don Byas 17. Somebody Loves Me - The New Stars Of The Hot Club De France 18. Mad Monk - Tyree Glenn 19. Nicole - Howard McGhee 20. Convulsions - James Moody 21. Margie - Sidney Bechet 22. St. James Infirmary - Bill Coleman DISC 2: EN REMONTANT LE CHAMPS-ELYSEES: 1. Jumpin' at Pleyel - Bill Coleman 2. Stompin' at the Savoy - Bernard Peiffer 3. Venez Donc Chez Moi - Henri Renaud 4. Chasin' Sarah - Ronnell Bright 5. Swing 42 - Stephane Grappelli 6. Vega Blues - Andre Ekyan 7. Tire, Tire l'Aiguille - Mary Lou Williams 8. Sweet And Lovely - Dizzy Gillespie 9. Sad Walk - Chet Baker 10. What Is Thing Called Love? - Art Simmons 11. Night In Tunisia, A - Buddy Banks 12. Cherokee - Raymond Fol 13. Blue Rondo A La Turk - Elek Bacsik 14. Down In The Depths On The 90th Floor - Blossom Dearie 15. Man I Love, The - Jack Dieval 16. Trombones A Tout Faire - Michel Legrand DISC 3: MINUIT SUR LES CHAMPS: 1. Florence Sur Les Champs-Elysees - Miles Davis 2. Bag's Groove - Eddy Louiss 3. Dance Of The Infidels - Art Blakey 4. Moment's Notice - Slide Hampton 5. Meeting - Rene Thomas 6. Three Little Words - Lester Young 7. Blues On The Champs-Elysees - Joe Newman 8. Blue Lester - Maurice Vander 9. When The World Was Young - Stan Getz 10. That's All - Sarah Vaughan Jazz In Paris II: Montmartre 1924-1939 DISC 1: L'AGE D'OR: 1. Saint Louis Blues - Louis Armstrong 2. Will You, Won't You Be My Baby? - Louis Armstrong 3. Super Tiger Rag - Louis Armstrong 4. Song Of The Vipers - Louis Armstrong 5. On The Sunny Side Of The Street - Louis Armstrong 6. Wo Ist Der Mann? - Marlene Dietrich 7. I Got Rhythm - Freddy Johnson 8. Harlem Bound - Freddy Johnson 9. Grabbin' Blues - Arthur Briggs 10. Japanese Sandman - Arthur Briggs 11. Novel Pets - Michel Warlop 12. Budding Dancers - Michel Warlop 13. China Boy - Danny Polo 14. Montmartre Moan - Danny Polo 15. Trees - Herman Chittison 16. Georgina - Ensemble Swing Du Hot Club Colonial 17. Voyage Au Long Cours - Fredy Jumbo Et Son Ensemble 18. Love Again - Wal-Berg & His Orchestra 19. Phillipe's Stomp - Orchestre Musette Swing Royal 20. Stumbling - Mitchell's Jazz Kings DISC 2: DJANGO ET STEPHANE: 1. Louis Armstrong's Souvenir Of Django - Louis Armstrong 2. Saint Louis Blues - Stephane Grappelli 3. I've Found A New Baby - Stephane Grappelli 4. Jeepers Creepers - Quintette Du Hot Club De France 5. I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight - Quintette Du Hot Club De France 6. Time On My Hands - Quintette Du Hot Club De France 7. Mon Coeur Reste Pres De Toi - Nitta Rette 8. Swing From Paris - Quintette Du Hot Club De France 9. China Boy - Stephane Grappelli 10. Moonglow - Stephane Grappelli 11. It Don't Mean A Thing - Stephane Grappelli 12. Them There Eyes - Quintette Du Hot Club De France 13. Tea For Two - Quintette Du Hot Club De France 14. Swing 39 - Quintette Du Hot Club De France 15. Limehouse Blues - Quintette Du Hot Club De France 16. Appel Indirect (Appel Direct) - Quintette Du Hot Club De France 17. Billets Doux - Quintette Du Hot Club De France 18. Japanese Sandman - Quintette Du Hot Club De France 19. Twelfth Year - Quintette Du Hot Club De France 20. Hungaria - Quintette Du Hot Club De France 21. Cheri, Est-ce Que Tu M aimes? - Micheline Day DISC 3: SOUVENIRS DE MONTMARTRE: 1. Le Bal Du P'tit Jardin - Gus Viseur 2. Vous Qui Passez Sans Me Voir - Stephane Grappelli 3. Clo's Blues - Jazz At The Philharmonic... 4. Way You Look Tonight, The - Dizzy Gillespie 5. Stompin' At The Savoy - Henri Salvador 6. Crazy Blues - Stephane Grappelli 7. Some Of These Days - Charlie Lewis 8. Don't Be That Way - Alix Combelle 9. I Got Rhythm - Andre Ekyan 10. Crazy Rhythm - Andre Ekyan 11. Night And Day - Bernard Zacharias 12. What Is This Thing Called Love? - Bernard Zacharias 13. Blues Jumped Out and Got Me, The - Bill Coleman 14. Hit That Jive Jack - Louie Williams 15. Mop Mop - Harry Cooper Et Son Orchestre 16. Minor Swing - Les Amis De Django 17. Lorsque Django Jouait - Gus Viseur 18. Tenderly - Bill Coleman 19. Place Blanche - Eddie Barclay 20. Grisbi Blues - Jean Wetzel Jazz In Paris III: Saint-Germain-Des-Pres 1946-1956 DISC 1: FIGUES MOISIES: 1. Ah! Si J'avias Un Franc Cinquante (Whispering) - Boris Vian 2. Weary Way Blues - Claude Luter 3. Snake Rag - Claude Luter 4. Carolina Shout - Claude Luter 5. Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Morning - Claude Bolling 6. Dippermouth Blues - Claude Bolling 7. Valentine Stomp - Eddie Bernard 8. It Had To Be You - Sidney Bechet 9. I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me - Sidney Bechet 10. On The Sunny Side Of The Street - Sidney Bechet 11. Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone - Sidney Bechet 12. After You've Gone - Sidney Bechet 13. Ooh! Boogie! - Sidney Bechet 14. Baby Won't You Please Come Home - Sidney Bechet 15. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams - Sidney Bechet 16. Clarinet Marmalade - Albert Nicholas 17. Demi-Tasse - Albert Nicholas 18. Tiger Rag - Jimmy Archey 19. Texas Moaner Blues - Jimmy Archey 20. Mooche, The - Michel Attenoux DISC 2: RAISINS MOISIS OU FIGUES AIGRES: 1. En Ce Temps-La - Don Byas 2. Deccaphonie - Django Reinhardt 3. Lady Be Good - Bernard Zacharias 4. Blue And Sentimental - Guy LaFitte 5. Flying Home - Peanuts Holland 6. Lester Leaps In - Charlie Singleton 7. Mon Legionnaire - Jean-Claude Fohrenbach 8. Nuages - Django Reinhardt 9. Gift For the Club - Buck Clayton 10. I'm Coming Virginia - Bill Coleman 11. Alembert's - Henri Crolla 12. Le Chaland Qui Passe - Jean-Claude Fohrenbach 13. I Only Have Eyes For You - Michel De Villers 14. Nearness Of You, The - Stephane Grappelli 15. These Foolish Things - Henri Crolla 16. Anouman - Django Reinhardt 17. Nuits De Saint-Germain-Des-Pres - Django Reinhardt DISC 3: RAISINS AIGRES: 1. Al La Bud - Rene Urtreger Trio 2. Don't Touch The Grisbi - Bernard Peiffer 3. Minor Drops - Bobby Jaspar 4. You're A Lucky Guy - Clifford Brown 5. Samakoutra - Maurice Meunier 6. Marcel Le Fourrerur - The Modern Jazz Group Tentet 7. Devil's Dream - Pierre Michelot 8. Le Calife - Christian Chevallier 9. Half Nelson - Hubert Fol/Sacha Distel 10. There's A Small Hotel - Chet Baker 11. They Can't Take That Away From Me - Hubert Fol 12. Somebody Loves Me - Gerard Gustin 13. If I Had You - Bernard Peiffer 14. I've Found A New Baby - Zoot Sims/Henri Renaud 15. L'Imbecile - Rene Thomas 16. Black Bottom - Armand Migiani 17. Tasty Pudding - Chet Baker Jazz In Paris IV: Rive Gauche, Rive Droite 1956-1959 DISC 1: RIVE GAUCHE: 1. Minou Drouet Stomp - Michel Attenoux 2. Menilmontant - Barney Wilen 3. Stewin' Up A Wig - Lucky Thompson 4. Impulsion Pour Toi - Jean Bonal 5. Sous Les Ponts De Paris - Pierre Michelot 6. Une Nuit Au Violon - Jean-Luc Ponty 7. Phenil Isopropilamine - Bobby Jaspar 8. Lorre - Errol Parker 9. Django - Stephane Grappelli 10. Nearness Of You, The - Jack Dieval 11. Overdose - Daniel Humair 12. Sent For You Yesterday - Alix Combelle 13. Fumee Aux Yeux - Michel De Villers 14. Willow Weep For Me - Toots Thielemans 15. We'll Be Together Again - Sonny Criss 16. Brigitte Strip Blues - Georges Arvanitas 17. Surprise Partie Au Bord De L'eau - Alain Goraguer 18. La Mort - Martial Solal DISC 2: MADELEINE -REPUBLIQUE: 1. Les Oignons - Sidney Bechet 2. Flying At The Olympia - Lionel Hampton 3. Hello Dolly - Louis Armstrong 4. On The Sunny Side Of The Street - Harold Nicholas 5. Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea - June Richmond 6. Parisian Thoroughfare - Quincy Jones & His Orchestra 7. Bluesette - Rhoda Scott 8. Lil' Darlin - Cootie Williams 9. Les Tricheurs - Jazz At The Philharmonic... 10. Mic's Jump - Jazz At The Philharmonic... 11. Blues Walk, The - Donald Byrd 12. Liberte - Max Roach 13. Blues March - Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers DISC 3: LES GRANDES RENCONTRES: 1. Generique - Miles Davis 2. Concerto No. 2, L'Ete - Raymond Fol 3. Bess You Is My Woman Now - Eddy Louiss 4. Milt Jackson's Tahiti - Kenny Clarke 5. Crazy Rhythm - Lionel Hampton 6. Stomp, Look And Listen - Swing Machine 7. Makin' Whoopee - Oscar Peterson/Stephane Grappelli 8. Blues In The Dungeon - Stuff Smith/Stephane Grappelli 9. Lucky T. - Sammy Price/Lucky Thompson 10. Twins, The - Cat Anderson/Claude Bolling 11. Paul - Cat Anderson/Claude Bolling 12. Pentacostal Feeling - Lou Bennett/Donald Byrd Enjoy. I am enjoying II, 3 right now.

I don't want to stir the pot, but throughout the day I accessed the board through various PCs and connections from different places over here in ol' Europe and half the time things were slow as hell. Sometimes page links worked but brought up nothing (browser status bar said "done" ... nothing had opened up, I was still on the page I wanted to be taken away from). Other times it was just slow. Inbetween, things ran much more smoothly for a while, but not at the accustomed speed. Right now (about 5 minutes ago) I had a timeout on a page on a high-caliber system with lightening-fast connection where nothing ever times out unless the Internet itself has major trouble. Maybe it's just hickups. Just wanted to report back.

Isn't it one of the dearly-beloved Coneheads?

The fun thing about Star Wars is the trashiness of the whole thing. If you follow the principles as layed out in the aesthetics of bad taste, you just have to love the series ... every darn minute of it. A viewing of the Star Wars series should definitely be followed by repeated viewings of such classics as The Blob (the original, please), Plan 9 from Outer Space and other gems of popular American filmmaking. I admit that Star Wars pales in comparison, but at times it comes damn close. At the end, check out the all-night fireplace program which should be on/rerun on some channel.

OK, OK, that's enough! I get the message Caiman will have my order. Will get those boxes back to Paris where they belong! Even if it does look like another case of bringing coal to Newcastle They don't need coal in Newcastle?

I received all those boxes a few days ago from Caiman. I have the entire JiP run already, but I thought it wouldn't kill me to get the boxes (luxury, I know). Caiman had them for as little as 15 (the cheapest one was 14.97 [strange price], the most expensive 19 something-or-rather) Euro per box in the beginning, and the booklets are worth that alone. Besides, eBay can have them if I should tire of having stuff double. So far, they are definite keepers. Real beauties. Having gotten quite lazy at sifting through 100+ JiP CDs, the boxes now offer a fresh approach to the series. Hearing sth I like, I pick out the full disk and (re)discover it. [Edit:] P.S.: That was the fastest Caiman shipment ever. I ordered them one Thursday and had all boxes the following Monday. They seemed to have plenty of them when I ordered. And, compared to the outrageous price of around (minimum) 49.90 at local shops, they were a REAL bargain.

I'd rather have another RAID crash.

Jim, here's my story (and the reason I haven't been around for a while). Last year I bought myself a new PC, a positively huge machine in all respects. The other day I had the glorious idea of streamlining my entire backup system. I bought myself a third (external) HD and transferred everything to that one. After everything was fine, was triple and quadruple checked, I threw out the backup disks (I had been very anal about keeping a good backup system and therefore had simply too many of those CDRs and DVD-Rs). The following day I was going to make new backups of several hundreds of GB of data ... and I got delayed a bit (as usual). Here comes the kicker. I start up the PC several days later, started burning and WHACK, lightening literally struck (just my luck, because I live next to a church tower which is supposed to bloody well deflect this shite from my house). Within a few seconds, my RAID setup was wiped out (300 GB gone), and the backup disk (200 GB), which was attached because I was burning, got smoked in an instant. I know it was a stupid move, but I thought that after 10 years, I could allow myself a bit of sloppiness. God made absolutely sure that this kind of thought will never pop up again. Summary: In about 1 second I lost 10 years worth of files, three harddisks, a mainboard and a monitor (plus 6 USB devices). The hardware was replaced by Dell (to my surprise, I had that unlikely case covered by a separate insurance - if not, I would not have been able to afford replacements for another 6 months or so) within 6 hours (great and unbeatable service), but losing the files hurt badly. A lot of my ongoing projects were lost, tons of design, layout and other files, infinite numbers of important business files, all of my saved e-mail, etc., etc., etc. Needless to say, I got absolutely plastered for two days in a row. Not a pretty sight. Now, a few days later, I can actually see the silver lining: new system, new systematic approach to backups, a clean new start. So, in summation, if I can sleep well after that disaster, so can you after some board hickups. Just remember: other things are more important in life. P.S.: Nowadays harddisks have gotten so huge that it actually takes like a week or so to get a system up and running again. Getting the few backup files I have left back onto the disk is a breeze, but setting up a pretty complex PC again, finding passwords to 20 and more e-mail accounts (all of which one saved in a supposedly safe password "safe" on a backup disk), tracking down registration codes (which were never printed out (too lazy)) to programs bought online by getting in touch with each and every vendor, reinstating speed-up settings and registry tweaks, sorting out the desktop, etc. .... I think I'll start using notepaper again.

Source: http://www.scena.org/columns/lebrecht/0504...historical.html

Err, I just like listening to his stuff.