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True, of course. I've learned at least a little- and often a lot- from all the people I've worked with, talked to, seen, read about, listened to... 'Being taught' (in the formal sense) is a short-cut through that process although by no means always the best one.

Surely that should read-

Excuses, excuses...

Self-taught. Never took music at school- that's a whole other story- Picked up a bass guitar when I was 16, was in a band three weeks later. Been adding instruments ever since. Hard to say if it would have been any easier if I'd had a teacher- I guess my reading would be better; I do struggle with the dots sometimes, although doing arrangements over the last few months has helped a lot.

I'm sure none of us would click on these attachments but just in case... Countdown for nasty Windows virus PC users have been urged to scan their computers before 3 February to avoid falling victim to a destructive virus. On that date the Nyxem virus is set to delete Word, Powerpoint, Excel and Acrobat files on infected machines. Nyxem is thought to have caught out many people by promising porn to those who open the attachments on e-mail messages carrying the virus. Anti-virus companies have stopped lots of copies, suggesting it had infected a large number of computers. Porn peril The Nyxem-E Windows virus first emerged on 16 January and has been steadily racking up victims ever since. Nyxem-E is also known as the Blackmal, MyWife, Kama Sutra, Grew and CME-24 virus. Helpfully, the virus reports every fresh infection back to an associated website which displays the total via a counter. Late last week the counter was reporting millions of infections, but detective work by security firm Lurhq found that many of these reports were bogus. However, Lurhq reported that more than 300,000 machines are known to have fallen victim to Nyxem-E. Like many recent viruses, Nyxem tries to spread by making people open attachments on e-mail messages that are infected with the destructive code. The subject lines and body text of the various messages Nyxem uses vary, but many falsely claim that pornographic videos and pictures are in the attachments. On infected machines the virus raids address books to find e-mail addresses to send itself to. The virus also tries to spread by searching for machines on the same local network as any computer it has compromised. Unlike many recent viruses Nyxem is set to overwrite 11 different types of file on infected machines on the third of every month. The list of files to be over-written includes the most widely used sorts of formats. Separately, the virus also tries to disable anti-virus software to stop it updating and can also disable the mouse and keyboard on infected machines. Users were being urged to update anti-virus software and to scan their system to ensure they had not been caught out. Many anti-virus firms have also produced tools that help clean up infected systems. Jason Steer, technical consultant at mail filtering firm Ironport, said Nyxem was a throwback to the types of viruses that used to circulate in the early days of computer networks. "If you go back 10-15 years ago viruses tended to quite malicious," he said. "They were going to re-format your hard disk, delete files and so on." Pete Simpson, threat lab manager at security firm Clearswift, said: "It's a bit puzzling because script kiddies have largely left the scene. "It shows a certain intelligence in its design but what's the motive?" he asked, "Pure vandalism does not ring true these days." Both Mr Steer and Mr Simpson feared that home users would be hardest hit by Nyxem on 3 February. Most businesses, they said, now have regularly updated anti-virus systems in place and disinfect e-mail traffic before it reaches users' desktops. By contrast many home users did not regularly patch Windows, update anti-virus or perform full system scans to ensure their machine stays clean. Users were also encouraged to make regular back-ups of any files they want to preserve. SAMPLE SUBJECT LINES Fw: Funny Fw: Picturs *Hot Movie* Fw: SeX.mpg Re: Sex Video Miss Lebanon 2006 School girl fantasies gone bad NYXEM FILE TARGETS DMP - Oracle files DOC - Word document MDB - Microsoft Access MDE - Microsoft Access/Office PDF - Adobe Acrobat PPS - PowerPoint slideshow PPT - PowerPoint PSD - Photoshop RAR - Compressed archive XLS - Excel spreadsheet ZIP - Compressed file http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4661582.stm

Chirp?!

Just found this site- http://www.podomatic.com/ Anyone any experience of this? If it's as simple as it looks I might even try it myself...

Be careful what you wish for.

Good call

I'd considered Anthony Braxton...

Most of the ones that spring immediately to mind have already been mentioned- Monk, Mingus, Horace, Wayne, Trane, Ellington/ Strayhorn and I'd second the mentions for Benny Golson and Kenny Wheeler. Here's a couple more I'd throw into the ring- John Scofield. His compostions get discussed less than his playing, which is a pity. I think he mixes his various influences (bebop, modal, rock, Meters-ish funk) and comes up with something uniquely his own. Ok, not many covers of his tunes by others (no one plays contemporary compositions anymore) but I think I could spot a Sco tune when I hear it. Not sure if everyone would consider him a jazz composer per se although there's certainly been many jazz versions of his tunes- Antonio Carlos Jobim. A supreme melodicist with a distinctive approach to harmony.

Another sample from the same instruction booklet: To change standard Pressing the “P up” or “P down” button select Standard option. Then select the standard you want pressing “>” or “<” button. When changing the standard this way, if the previous channel is not defined for the new selected standard, then also the channel will be changed to the first defined channel of that standard (For example: When changing BG to K1 and the previous channel is C12, after changing the standard, the channel will be C4, because the first defined channel of standard K1 is C4). After that, if it is returned to the previous standard back, the channel will not be changed to the previous one anymore (That means, in the example above, when it is returned from K1 to BG again, the channel will not change to C12 anymore and keep C4). Oh, and nowhere in the booklet does it actually explain to you what the 'standard' actually is or what it does.

Wow!!

When I saw this thread a few weeks back I immediately thought of the instructions that came with a TV set my parents bought a few years ago. Well, wouldn't you know it, last week said TV set went on the fritz and my folks went and bought a new one (which I had to set up for them). Turns out they still had the instructions for the old set, from which I give you the following (I've tried to make sure all wording and punctuation is verbatim): Information Menu You can enter this menu pressing the Information menu button after one of the menus. In the information menu on main menu, it is explained how to select and go one [sic] of the submenus and exit that menu. In the information menu on other menus except installation menu, it is explained how to select and change the items, go to previous menu and exit that menu. In the information menu on installation menu, it is explained how to select and go to submenu, go to previous menu and exit that menu and in the information menu on menus in the installation menu, it is explained how to select and change the items, go to previous menu and exit that menu. Uh.... ok.... The instructions for the new set aren't much better. I never read these things now, I just wade in.

Yup, I've always referred to it as the 'Philly Joe'. Drummers usually know what I mean.

Keep that personal calender- use one on your computer so you don't have to deal with the handwriting. Prioritizing and planning your time helps you to deal with things much more clearly and efficiently. Do less. Being able to say 'no' without feeling you're letting people down can be a big thing to deal with but it gets easier.

Real sad news.

Wasn't there a lengthy and enlightening thread on the Morgan incident on this very board? I can't find it at the moment (the search function doesn't seem to work... )

By Josh Grossberg Wed Jan 18, 6:46 PM ET Who's the man who's all tuckered out? Isaac Hayes. The silky smooth soul legend checked himself into an undisclosed Memphis hospital on Tuesday to be treated for exhaustion, according to published reports. No immediate word on the 63-year-old Hayes' condition. His agent could not be reached for comment Wednesday. However, Hayes' longtime songwriting partner, David Porter, told Memphis' Commercial Appeal newspaper: "He's just overworked and had been in Atlantic City performing, the D.C. area performing and in Tunica [Mississippi] a couple of nights ago. He was just overworked." But, Porter added, "He's doing much better." Hayes's most recent performance came Sunday night at the Horseshoe Casino in Tunica, where he appeared with frequent collaborator Roberta Flack. Hayes is best known for his number-one hit "Shaft" from the 1971 blaxploitation flick of the same name, which nabbed him the Oscar for Best Original Song in 1972. He was the first African American to win that award. A three-time Grammy winner, the self-proclaimed Black Moses' greatest hits also include "Never Gonna Give You Up," "Do You Wanna Make Love," "Chocolate Chip" and "Don't Let Go." When not touring, he spends time giving voice to Chef on South Park, which spawned the Hayes-crooned "Chocolate Salty Balls." Hayes got his start in the '60s as a session musician for Stax Records' in-house band, The Mar-Keys, backing up the likes of Otis Redding and William Bell. He and Porter became a formidable songwriting team, penning the Sam & Dave classics "Soul Man" and "Hold On I'm Coming," before Hayes struck out on a solo career. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. Hayes continues to appear onscreen, including roles in the 1988 comedy I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, 2000's Shaft remake and last year's indie hit Hustle & Flow. He's next scheduled to guest star on That '70s Show in April. Get well soon, Ike!

LONDON (Reuters) - Universal Music, the world's biggest record label, is digging deep into its vaults to release download-only recordings from its vast back catalog. The company said on Wednesday it is embarking on a program to digitise 100,000 out of print European recordings, beginning with 3,000 British, French and German albums from artists such as Marianne Faithfull, Brian Auger and Brigitte Bardot. "Over the next three to four years, we aim to reissue perhaps as many as 10,000 albums for downloading, which amounts to more than 100,000 tracks," said Barney Wragg, senior vice president of Universal Music Group International's eLabs division. "This program will offer material that, in some cases, goes back to the early days of recorded music." The digitised songs, many of which have only been published on vinyl LPs, will then go to Universal's online music partners such as Apple's iTunes Music Store. The new initiative -- carried out after Universal digitised all of its active catalog -- reflects the new reality of Internet music stores where "shelf space" is effectively infinite, and a large proportion of sales come from the long tail of non-blockbusters. Digitising music, particularly back catalog recordings, can be complicated by the fact that older contracts with musicians and publishers did not include digital rights. That adds a tangle of red tape to the task of converting analog tapes or vinyl into a digital file that can played by a computer or a device like Apple's iPod. Universal Music is owned by France's Vivendi Universal.

I make a point of never doing copies of albums for people. I will, however, happily make compilations (enjoy putting them together actually- one of my nerdier tendencies ) as I like to encourage my friends' curiousity about jazz but I figure if someone is interested in a particular artist from hearing a track that they should just go buy the CD and support the industry. No point us all bitching about how X album is long overdue to be reissued and then ripping (pun intended) the product off when it is. People have done me burns/ minidiscs/ cassettes of albums and I rarely listen to them- maybe once or twice at the most. If I like the music, I buy the CD. File sharing is more complex and/ or ethically ambiguous (in the case of OOP titles at least). Again, if I like the music, I'll buy it but I have downloaded some unavailable music from some shady sourses. Unethical, probably; illegal, almost certainly. But, if the music was reissued legitimately I would buy it so no one's really getting shafted. So, as RDK said, quest 3 really depends...

Is that right? I always thought he died in his hotel room. I've died on my arse on stage. Not the same thing, of course.

Can this thread be nominated for some kind of award? Marvellous stuff. All I can do is watch awestruck from the sidelines. Totally digging Mr. Sangry's take on this. It's a little too simple to regard all Cannonball's later work as 'commercial' given that, alongside the funk/ soul aspects he was also flirting with the fringes of the avant-garde (albeit in a highly approachable form) particularly in some of the pieces Joe Zawinul wrote. 'Rumpelstiltskin', 'Dr. Honorus Causa' and 'Experience in E' certainly aren't 'easier' to listen to than 'Work Song'.

The 1947 Carnegie Hall set is included in The Complete Live Performances on Savoy (Savoy Jazz/ Denon SVY-17021/24), a 4CD set mostly comprised of radio broadcasts from the Royal Roost September 1948- March 1949. Good set.

Yes indeed- saw these today and (here in the UK) we're getting 2 disc CD + DVD sets, not Dualdiscs. The extra material doesn't seem too essential; basically unfinished demos and alternate versions. Interesting for hardcore Head heads but I can live without them. The one disc I heard- Fear of Music- seemed to be a little better defined (this was always their darkest, fuzziest sounding album- not necessarily a bad thing IMO) although I heard it on a crappy portable CD player so hard to judge. I'm not tempted to upgrade. Maybe if I see 'em going waaaaay cheap.