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Appetizer for those of you not sure about this project: 01. Why are you doing this? Several aspects: I've been honing my web programming and designing skills for quite some years. My own website is down and was going to be up again this summer, but to be quite honest, I've been looking for a project to put out there which is more a community effort. I think this is the one. Secondly, I'm a huge Basie fan. It is the one band leader I went to see as often as I could, and it is largely due to his music that I have always stayed close to jazz, even in times in which other things interested me more. 02. Is this going to be one of those blinking amateur websites? Nope. With the combined effort of the people who have shown interest already, we have design skills, programming skills, research skills and, most importantly, a bunch of people giving attention to detail. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the ones having shown interest already are certainly not the ones who look favourably on sloppy research and poor execution. 03. If it's not going to be blinking, what's it gonna be? For two years now, from the start, I've been rather closely watching and following the development of an excellent Content Management System which was once called pMachine and has now risen like Phoenix from the ideas of said program in new clothes as ExpressionEngine (EE). Features (skip down if you want to avoid the mumbo jumbo and go directly to the summary): ExpressionEngine Features 01. Web Publishing Features Multiple Weblogs ExpressionEngine supports an unlimited number of weblogs. You can separate your weblogs into independent pages, or you can put multiple weblogs on the same page. Custom Entry Fields Each weblog can have its own unique set of entry fields. These can be input boxes, pull-down menus or text areas. Custom Statuses Create editorial work-flow by creating statuses that you can assign your entries to, like "first draft", "revision", "final edit", etc. You can color-code them too. Multiple Categories Each entry can be assigned to multiple categories, and you can create as many unique category groups as you want. Search Engine Powerful search module with simple and advanced search capbaility. You can search within weblogs, comments, members, and categories. Moblog Module Email weblog entries and photos to ExpressionEngine using your mobile phone or email program. Ping Servers Each user can define their own servers to ping when new entries are added. HTML formatting buttons Each user can store their own formatting elements that are available at the click of a button. Search-Engine Friendly URLs The URLs produced by ExpressionEngine do not contain query strings which are disliked by search engines. Rather, they mimic the directory structure of static sites. URL Titles Each weblog entry can be given a "human friendly" title for use with the URL permalink. Sticky Topics Weblog entries can be made "sticky", forcing them to always show up at the top of the page. Image and File Uploading Upload to multiple destinations, and limit uploads to specific user groups. Image Resizing and Thumbnailing ExpressionEngine lets you resize images and create thumbnails, with support for the three major image manipulation protocols: GD, NetPBM,and ImageMagick. Image and File Browsing View your uploaded images in the convenient File Browser Commenting System You can choose to require membership to post comments, or allow non-registered commenting. The commenting system has spam protection features built in. Commenting Moderation You can optionally make user comments subject to admin approval. Trackback System Our trackback system supports auto-discovery, multiple pings, and has built-in spam protection. RSS Syndication With RSS, your content can be made available for syndication. ExpressionEngine supports all major RSS formats, including the new Atom format. Emoticons Add "smileys" to your weblog entries and comments. Bookmarklet Post weblog entries using a convenient bookmarklet. Multi-language Support ExpressionEngine currently supports English, Spanish, German, Dutch, Italian, and Finnish. 02. Template Features Full Page Modeling Each template represents an entire web page Conditional Operators Use conditionals to show targeted content to users that meet any criteria you set. Custom Global Variables Create your own variables that you can use in any template. Sub-templates With our Embedded Template feature, any template can be nested within another template, allowing you to use common headers, footers, and other site elements. This feature is so flexible you can put templates within templates within templates within templates... Template Access Restriction You can limit the viewing of each template to specific Member Groups. PHP in Templates You can choose to allow or deny PHP scripting in each template. You can even choose where in the chain the PHP parsing occurs - either pre-template or post-template. Custom SQL Queries Using our Query Tag, you can construct your own custom database queries. This feature essentially allows you to create your own tags. Template Exporting Export your templates as text or zip files. Template Library Save your templates to a library so they can be used to create new ones. Versioning System ExpressionEngine lets you save every change you make to your templates so you can go back in time and retrieve older versions. Customizable Workspace Each user can customize the size of the template window. Template Notes Store notes and information regarding each template. 03. Member Management Features Multi-user system ExpressionEngine is a true multi-user system. Each user can granted a wide range of privileges, letting you define with precise control what each user is permitted to do. Member Groups You can define an unlimited number of Member Groups, each with over 40 individual user privileges. Each member of your community is assigned to a Member Group, determining what they are allowed to do. Custom Member Fields The member profile system permits you to add your own fields. Build your own data model and collect the information you need from your users. Member Activation Members can "self-activate" via email or you can validate accounts manually. Advanced member profile management Each member has their own profile management page, in which they can set preferences and update their personal information. Member Localization Each member can have their own localization settings, allowing them to view your site in their local time. Member Communication An Email Console permits members to email each other from your system. Each user can choose whether or not to receive email. Email Console Logs For security, all email sent by your members is logged. Member QuickLinks Each member that has Control Panel access can view their own custom links in the Control Panel navigation. Notepad Each member has their own notepad. 04. Communications Features Mult-protocol Support ExpressionEngine supports the three major email protocols: Mail, SendMail, and SMTP. Flexible Email Options HTML email, priorities, word wrapping, CC, BCC and any combination of recipients, from member groups, to individuals, to members of your mailing list. Mailing List Manager ExpressionEngine comes with an integrated double opt-in/opt-out mailing list. Mail Caching All emails are saved so you can keep a record of your sent messages. Batch Mode Processing This feature permits you to send email to very large lists without needing a dedicated email server. 05. Module and Plugin Features Auto-recognized Plugins Our plugin engine lets you install plugins just by putting them into your "plugins" folder. Plugins let you extend the system with new features. Module API Virtually every system in ExpressionEngine is handled as an add-on module. With our module API, ExpressionEngine can be extended to meet any conceivable need by adding new modules. 06. Caching Features Query Caching The output of your database is cached, reducing the database load. Tag Caching Each individual template tag can be cached, allowing pages to be both dynamic and static simultaneously. Page Caching Entire templates can be cached, producing the fastest rendering time of any dynamic system. 07. Security Features 160 bit SHA1 password encryption SHA1 is the worlds most secure password hashing scheme. Session Management ExpressionEngine has three separate session management systems, based on your security needs. Your control panel and your public site can each utilize its own session preferences. Secure Mode Form Processing Forms can only be submitted once per page load. This prevents duplicate submissions and deters spamming. Captcha Images ExpressionEngine can generate "captcha" images for member registration and comment posting to prevent spamming. Duplicate Data Denial When enabled, this preference denies any user-submitted data that already exists in the database, providing increased spam protection. Simultaneous Password Denial Multiple users can not access the system using the same password simultaneously. IP and User Agent logging Our Session Management system tracks both IPs and User Agents for more precise authentication. Password Lockout Users can be locked out after several invalid password attempts. This is a deterrent to collision and brute force hacking attempts. Secure Password Mode User can not choose passwords that are based on the username, or that appear in a dictionary. IP Banning Users can be banned by full or partial IP addresses. Wild-cards can be used. Email Banning Email addresses can be banned or restricted from use. Wild-cards can be used. Username and Screen Name Restricting This permits you to designate names that you do not want your members using. Word Censoring Define a list of banned words. When submitted by your users, the words are replaced with ### 08. Utilities SQL Manager A full complement of SQL utilities, including database optimization, database backup, manually submitted queries, table info, process info, and more. Admin Log Files Various Control Panel processes are logged. Search and Replace Globally search and replace content in your weblog entries and templates. Data Export Export your templates, and your database. PHP Info View information about your PHP installation directly from the ExpressionEngine control panel. 09. Tracking Features Referrer Tracking View a list of sites that link to you through our referrer tracking system. Our referrer module supports advanced blacklisting, allowing you to ban by IP, User Agent or URL. Hit Tracking Each template has it's own hit tracker, enabling you to see which pages are most viewed. Statistical Tracking ExpressionEngine tracks a variety of statistics, like total number of entries, total comments, total trackbacks, and more. Online User Tracking This features allows you to show who is online, how many people are visiting at any given moment, and how many people have ever visited your site. 04. What does it all mean? With Expression Engine you can ... ... set up a website which can be accessed by contributors via a normal browser, a username and a password, ... set up an interface with data entry fields which simply need to be filled out by a contributor, ... integrate the whole thing into virtually any design, from simple weblog layout (CSS and XML) to complex table layout, ... allow or disallow visitor commenting or participation, ... keep extensive mailing lists, ... query the hell out of the data if they were intelligently collected (there are limitations in comparison with full-fledged database programs, but this is supposed to be a website, and EE does offer more than enough flexibility), ... upload images via the normal browser interface, ... and that's just the tip of the iceberg. 05. Credentials? Somewhere further up in this thread I promised to actually give it my best shot. So far (I have) ... ... designed about 20 sites, most of which are Intranet applications (using pMachine and EE); ... some of my sites were, until its demise, a permanent fixture on the pMachine Tour for examples of how far you can stretch the program(s) and what can be done design-wise; ... some of my site layouts (11 in all, so far), have been taken over by other sites (anything from corporate Intranet to American Church sites) - after I had trashed the designs; ... worked 7 years with the German government, IBM and Microsoft on an educational programme, supplying schools and other institutions with Internet-related expertise; ... etc. 06. And ...? I am a hobby designer and web developer. My day job is teaching, and because I take that job seriously, I don't take on more than I can handle. The Basie site would be the only thing I'm working on. All my shortcomings (and there are plenty), could be balanced by, for example, couw's and other members' design skills, discographical and bibliographical research and expertise, etc. As a team, we could easily pull it off. 06. A word of warning: Experience tells me that ... ... this is time consuming, ... pre-planning is of the utmost importance, ... frustration tolerance levels must be high, ... extensive e-mail exchanges are a must (before we get going). So, join up. We'll get it off the ground. More to come next week ... Cheers! Volkher (deus62)

Hi Agustín, great to have you on board. If mmilovan joins up as well, we already have a strong team. I'm looking forward to hearing from others willing to contribute! All that's needed is some enthusiasm and a bit of spare time. The more people we get together to shoulder this thing, the better. With all the knowledge and the Googlin' skills available, the design freaks and collectors around here, we can easily leave others in the dust. BTW: I have posted a "join-up" note in the other thread. Cheers!

Join up ... "Doing something about it." Cheers!

I was hoping you guys would join the fun. Quick and dirty placeholder: On hold ... Cheers!

You can PM me or send your address to deus[at]deus62.com. [Remove the [at] and replace it with @] Cheers!

I can heartily recommend "Alfred's" services. I have bought many a CD from him and he's lightning fast, nothing short of miraculously reliable and a real pleasure to deal with. Now, how often do you get that kind of combination? Come on guys and gals, go for it! deus62 says 5 stars, check it out! Cheers (and thanks for the wonderful music you've provided me with)! Volkher Edited: P.S.: EVERY CD I've bought was in excellent condition! Here's someone who takes care of his stuff.

No, it's triggér. BTW: I have the entire box set run and am lovin' it front to back.

Hi everyone, today Count Basie's 100th has been an item of discussion. Many people have voiced the conviction that this stellar jazz musician should in some way be celebrated in an appropriate fashion. Well, let's put our knowledge where our mouths are. I suggest we put a damn fine website out there, celebrating Count Basie and supplying the public with detailed and accurate discographical and other information which goes beyond what many other sites (on any musician) have to offer. We have all the resources right here, so ... I have ... ... the web space, ... just the right DB-based content managment program (I have a full commercial license), ... the design and programming experience needed, ... access to a large group of experts (here on Organissimo) You (might) have ... ... the will to make a difference and actually turn thought into action, ... a love for Basie's music or the willingness to put in the extra effort needed, ... the trust that this will an above average project, ... some programming or designing skills you might want to put to good use, ... ... If you think you might want to be in on this project, send me your e-mail address and you will hear from me within a week with a detailed proposal (also outlining the technical side of things). If you are not sure yet but want to maybe get with the program anyway, send your e-mail address. Volkher (deus62) P.S.: I've had some health issues to deal with and am now on the road to recovery and am this weekend completing one last webdesign project I've had in the works for three weeks. My own site is in shambles and will be deleted this weekend. A new one has been in the works and will be unveiled around June (the backend has been updated to one of the best CMS's around). I will have ample time to invest and promise to do so if I find more dedicated people willing to invest time as well. So, let's just do it instead of whining ...

Hey, I like that. That's a nice way of putting it. It is true that Wilson seemed at times to be a bit lazy (the Mosaic Master Jazz Piano box shows that ... Wilson came into the studio, announced that one take for each tune was enough and was done in, as far as I recall, 17 minutes), but that's because he had simply reached a level of playing that allowed him to, well, just play, "pulling" some amazing things "out of the hat" (the Master Jazz box is perhaps not an example of this amazing way of playing). When I saw him live several nights in a row in Copenhagen, I noticed how relaxed his playing was and how an enthusiastic audience could really draw him out. I recall two spontaneous stride numbers he did on the second night (he started playing again after a longer conversation at the bar, long after most of the audience had left) that was so flawless and still had that somewhat raunchy stride feel to it ... amazing. The only criticism one could level at him (and that is definitely not criticism in my eyes), is that his technical abilities were so sharp that he could effortlessly play a number twice without a single note sounding different. Some people, I recall, have stated that they thought his playing was a bit sterile because of its technical flawlessness (is that a word?), but one could say the same thing, for example, about Artie Shaw, who never seemed to miss a note, not even the most challenging one. I've also heard it said that with this kind of mastery comes a certain arrogance, also in the way of playing one's instrument, but if this was the case, a listener like myself could not tell. He seemed to be the true gentleman, enjoying a good night with a good audience. And beyond that, I didn't/don't really care. Cheers!

Sent you a PM re the three Konitz CDs. Cheers!

And a thanks, hopefully in time as well ... Cheers!

I listened to the whole set again this afternoon. Some call it too much of a good thing, I would say it's barely enough of a good thing. It remains my favourite Mosaic set. By far. Call me old-fashioned ... Cheers!

...Or my brilliant German "Volksmusik" collection I have some GDR albums I could trade you... Sorry, but that's East Coast. I'm looking for West Coast. Cheers!

Like I said, I'm German. All things come to those who wait. Usually. Sometimes. Err, well, occasionally. Cheers! (Keep me in mind once you start rediscovering your 70s disco collection and getting ready to trash your jazz stuff)

Appetizers are just waaaaaay too fattening. Bud Shank and Bill Perkins Jimmy Giuffre Shorty Rogers Teddy Edwards Buddy Collette etc. p.p. You know, the usual stuff. I'm always interested in more audiophile remastering. I'm notoriously short on WC Jazz in CD format. Most of my LPs I sold in a fit of stupidity many years ago. What can I say? I'm German. Cheers! Edited for empty quotes and other stupid stuff.

I would go for the J.J.s, but the Mosaic set is at the VERY TOP of my Mosaic want-need-will-have list (although I actually never wanted to buy Mosaics again ... yeah, my spine, I know). So, sorry. Cheers! P.S.: Got any good West Coast stuff for me?

That would keep too many Germans too busy for too long. Very bad for the already crappy economy. Cheers!

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