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R.I.P. to a unique artist and musical personality.

Luiz Eça, Bebeto, Helcio Milito [Tamba Trio] - Tamba (RCA Brazil, 1974) Turning out to be a day of Brazilian music. Speaking of . . .

Now playing: Elis Regina - Elis [1973] (Philips Brazil) This was Regina's second album to feature the arrangements & playing of César Camargo Mariano. (Mariano was Regina's husband at the time. In the 1960s, he'd been in the Sambalanço Trio with Airto.) I enjoy everything I've heard from Regina -- but there's an especially jazzy sophistication to this record that sounds different. Less belting out songs, more subtlety. I attribute that to Mariano.

O.K., that makes sense. Thanks for the insight.

Yep. Mann is like Chick Corea in that regard. They're both prolific, and consistency isn't exactly their forte.

It's OK. But not as good as one might hope, given the line-up. There are several other Mann albums from around that time that are better, IMO. Agreed on both points.

The Family of Mann - First Light (Atlantic, 1974) with: - Herbie Mann - flute - David Newman - tenor saxophone, flute - Pat Rebillot - keyboards - Sam Brown - guitar - Tony Levin - bass - Steve Gadd - drums - Armen Halburian - percussion - Carlos "Patato" Valdes - congas (trk 1 only)

Oregon - Winter Light (Vanguard, 1974)

Larry Coryell - Offering (Vanguard, 1972)

An image from yesterday's Petit Le Mans at the Michelin Raceway at Road Atlanta.

I agree. Whenever I listen to it, I'm surprised (again) that BN didn't want to issue it. Next up: Dollar Brand / Abdullah Ibrahim - Tintinyana (Kaz UK, 2 LPs) The third volume in "The African Recordings" series I brought this home from a record store in Madrid last summer.

Black Renaissance [Harry Whitaker] - Body, Mind and Spirit (Baystate/Luv N' Haight, 1977) IMO, the hero of this record is Buster Williams. His bass is often in the foreground, and -- even when it isn't -- Buster's fingerprints are ALL OVER this record. What an incredible groove and sound!

Hooray for Jim Hall !

Even though I already own the JoeHen Milestone box . . . If Craft ever reissued Power to the People on vinyl, I'd buy it in a heartbeat. Same with Multiple. I think they're amazing records -- the two jewels of his Milestone years.

@GA Russell, I've used Media Monkey for years -- not only for burning CDs, all sorts of other music-related stuff too. I've never had any issues, and the price is reasonable. I'd recommend it.

A record that's always astounding, no matter how often I play it: As heard on this set: Good one! IMO, every one of those Blakey records as a sextet -- with Fuller added -- are awesome.

Try this: https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/fbs/associated-press Incidentally, a two-loss conference champion would be seeded in the top four -- with a bye, automatically, by virtue of having won their conference. It's conceivable that a two-loss team could be seeded somewhere between 5 and 12 -- but I assume that other teams with only one loss (that didn't win one of the four major conferences) would get those "at large" bids first. But I'm only speculating. I don't really know what it will look like . . . because this hasn't ever happened before. EDIT I still think it's safe to say that this new post-season system is going to make college FB much more like baseball and NFL football. Winning during the regular season will only matter in the sense that it earns the team a place somewhere in the playoff. After the regular season ends, records won't mean much. It'll be a new mini-season, and the hottest, healthiest teams -- at that moment -- will have the biggest advantage. Of course, seeding matters. But I don't think it'll matter as much as these other things.

Grant Green - Alive! (Blue Note, 1970) I think this album is the best of GG's funk-oriented phase. It was made at the Cliche Lounge in Newark. The you-are-there vibes add an extra dollop of oomph to the music.

Dan, I think it would extremely unlikely that any teams with 2 losses would make the playoffs. I suppose it could happen if a two-loss team happened to win one of the four conference championships and then advanced to the NC. Usually, conference champs have one loss or none. I guess we'll find out what happens starting next year. It's uncharted territory ahead for college FB.