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Some further coverage, from even further overseas...

The author of the original blog post has quite a few jazz postings (84 in all!), all visible HERE. Lots of good stuff. (Keep hitting the "older entries" button at the bottom of each page from this search.)

Excellent discographies!! Thanks for those. Numerous album covers I'd never seen, and fairly expansive session data.

Unbelievable destruction. This flickr slideshow just takes your breath away. There had been low-level tornadoes 100 miles around Kansas City Saturday night (but nothing of any significance, though lots of warnings). I was at a club last night (Sunday) - and had no idea about Joplin until I got home around Midnight. Death toll currently 89, and is expected by many exceed 100 (update: 116 reported dead as of 4pm Monday). I read somewhere this morning that it may have been the most destructive tornado in the US since the early 1950's (in terms of loss of life - was the metric I think they based that on). Upwards of 70% of the town significantly affected with damage, and something like 25% to 30% has been totally destroyed. Not a tiny town either - Joplin is over 50,000 in population. Some other photos and coverage... Detailed story from the local Joplin paper: Storm descends on Joplin Local authorities fear death toll could eclipse 100 Kansas City Star photos (81): HERE, just click on the photo itself to advance. Edit: General flickr slideshow of everything matching "joplin tornado 2011": HERE Joplin is about 150 miles south of Kansas City.

Hank Mobley's "Slice of the Top" is another 'all arranged by Pearson" outing, and arguably one of Hank's finest dates. What about Hank's "Third Season"?? - did Pearson arrange that date too?? (I'm 1,000 miles from my CD's, or I'd check myself). Those are my two favorite Hank dates, in large measure because of the superb arranging - some of the finest in the entire BN catalog.

Saw THIS blog post linked to from a Reddit thread, and thought I'd ask here. I can update the Reddit thread with any conclusions we might come to, and I'll invite the OP of that thread to join us. EDIT: Pretty interesting blog overall, with a lot of wide-ranging topics. Couple more music related here and here, but well worth exploring beyond those, IMHO.

Haven't had the chance to read the book yet, but that CD is quite nice.

The two Big Band dates are pretty sweet, especially those versions of the two Chick tunes: "Straight Up and Down" and "Tones for Joan's Bones".

Ok Chewy Here it is.Nows the time to reveal myself to you and others.Duke Pearson was my uncle.My mothers only brother.She is his only remaining living relative from his immediate family.Yes we were close,very close.More like father and son than nephew and uncle.He took me everywhere with him.I grew up digging his music from an early age.As well as many other jazz artist.But those on the Blue Note label was and still are some of my favorites of all time.When he was with Blue Note.I had the experience to see and hear hot wax hot off the press.The pic that you refer to,im not quite sure about myself.Theres nothing on the back of it.But I can tell you that one of the guys is Kenny Dorham,and probably Leo Wright.Yes I do have tons of stuff.Memoarabillia,pics,tapes,photos,and some music charts. Things that I dont even know what to do with ! I have saved all this stuff since his passing,augaust 4th 1980.I loved my uncle and love him for what he did for a living. Through him,i was able to meet some of the greats(or more famous) like Dizzy,Lee Morgan,Ella,Ron Carter,Donald Byrd just to name a few.Uncle Duke was a real cool cat.He was fun to be around and always kept us kids laughing whenever he was around.His song Jeannine was written for one of my cousins who just called as I was typing this post.Uncle Duke said that she had the prettiest brown eyes that he had ever seen.And thats how the song came about.My users name is ready rudy.And Im not nicknamed that becaues of uncle Duke recording Ready Rudy,named for the recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder.I was nicknamed that because one of my brothers use to play with Little Richard (lol ) Thats another story for another time.Im only a person thats trying to help keep uncle Duke leagcy alive.Im not looking for glory,money or fame.He was very special to me.And theres not a day that goes by that I dont think about him.Although he died young,his music lives on in me and those that loved him and his music. My Spidey senses are tingling.

Waterfall in Chapada Diamantina, Brazil -- a 400+ meter drop, according to the description.

I think perhaps you've already said too much.

Best consult a solicitor before saying anything, about anything at all - lest you then require the services of a barrister as well. Indubitably.

Always good to meet folks on the board -- Chuck at lunch today, and Johnny E (and his band) last Monday. And a pleasure to have met your wife too, Chuck. It's clear as a bell, you married well!

Crap, missed this thread the first time -- and I'd really liked to have seen those scores. Anybody got a fresh link??

On a related note, when I saw Steve Coleman live here in KC a couple years ago, this is pretty much how I ended up counting everything he did...

and here's the back...

I would imagine the per-can price for brand-name sodas at Costco and/or Sam's club, when you buy a whole flat, or a two or three case bundle -- would come out pretty much the same. Aluminum recycles very easily, and (unlike recycling plastic), is a very efficient process and can be done infinitely. #1 & #2 plastic bottles can only be recycled once (into a lesser quality of plastic, which then cannot be recycled further). I'm not suggesting the Sodastream isn't efficient, but buying in aluminum cans (if you can get them cheap enough), isn't bad either.

I imagine that was a great night. One hell of a rhythm section too, Taurus and Nasheet are both pretty fantastic.

Perhaps I won't be needing that 'hip' replacement after all.

Is that red blob on her head some kind of hat? If so, you know what must be done.

Just use your own discretion on all of these. You can post your actual favorites (if any), but please, not every Mosaic/Eremite/Pable/Hat cover. But yeah, NO Jazz Heritage Society B&W covers please.

Both Switzerland supposedly (source1, source2)...