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Yeah, Shaun Alexander tore the Bears up. And there were some critical dropped passes by the Bears receivers. But the Bears D came up with some monster plays when it came down to it, and Rex had a very decent game.

Caught a showing of this one this afternoon. I enjoyed it and would recommend it. The one negative aspect of this movie is that I didn't feel much of an emotional connection with the characters. Can't exactly figure out why this was, becuase the performances were all very good, and the script seemed to work just fine, though it was subtitled and much is always lost in translation. But with Hero and House of Flying Daggers, I felt that connection, and here, not so much. With that said, this is certainly one of the finest examples of film craftmanship I've seen. It is absolutely beautiful to look at, the story held my interest, and the action sequences were amazing. When a film is this well put together, it makes it much easier to ignore the flaws.

So what say you all? Any predictions for this weekend? I'm very excited for the Colts/Baltimore game, as well as the Eagles/Saints. And of course, the Bears. Should be an exciting weekend. I love this time of year!

This is my favorite Lee along with "Search for the New Land" and "Cornbread". "Tom Cat" is quickly creeping up there.

I thought I heard that Freddie Hubbard was going to record a new session on Blue Note.

I agree with you, Shawn. I loved "Reasonable Doubt" back in the day.....a raw, hard hitting, hungry album....a bona fide hip hop classic. Everything that came after that was pure crap. He's got business sense, but he owes alot more to luck than he does to talent for getting where he is today. He's one of the main reasons hip hop took its plunge from street music to mindless assembly line pop drivel in the late 90s/early 2000s. edit for spelling

I believe "The 39 Steps" and "The Lady Vanishes" have come back into print recently.

Oh my.....I don't even know what to say. Could there be a better concert than this? In the late '60s there were concerts like this all the time (minus young George). That must have been amazing. To witness the AACM making all those artistic breakthroughs at the peak of their powers....wow. Just thinking about that gives me goosebumps.

I noticed this too. His flute playing was fantastic, but the rest wasn't quite coming together. Roscoe still plays on a level untouched by anyone around today.

Oh my.....I don't even know what to say. Could there be a better concert than this?

Finally picked this up and am giving it a first listen. Its really excellent thus far. The interplay between the trio is really nice. Its a totally different vibe than when he plays with the guys from Jazz Composers Collective. The pairing of Paul Motian with Frank makes very good sense.

He's one of those guys that when he plays, everyone else on the bandstand kicks it up another level. He has that presence, spiritually as well as musically. A special drummer IMO. Nicole Mitchell is cool. I'm not familiar with her studio stuff, but I've seen her perform several times around Chicago and have never been disappointed.

Agree with this statement completely, which is why I'm always very interested to read and participate in the discussion of non-jazz musical forms as well as jazz on this board.

I need to get this one soon. Jeff, I'm surprised you like this one more than "Blues & the Abstract Truth"! I thought that was everybody's favorite small group Nelson.

The Bears are their own worst enemy.

I agree.

Not being a person who knows much about the trombone or brass instruments in general, I'm guessing that this is a pretty difficult format for a trombonist to hold together. Haven't heard much music in a trombone + trio context, but I also really enjoy these sessions from J.J. His soloing to these ears is almost always very interesting, and the trios backing him play at a consistantly high level.

Sorry to hear that, Stefan.

Yeah, I thought the Jets played a pretty decent game up until the end. But I'm VERY excited for the New England/San Diego game. That will be fun.

If the Colts defence keeps playing like this, who could stop them?

Some nice Tommy Turrentine on the Stanley Mosaic.

I've never understood the tendency of so many people on this board to get a kick out of running new members out of here.

This one has been on my short list for too long. Will probably pick it up this month.

Can't listen to music in my office as I don't have an mp3 player, but I was grooving to the Miles Davis Cellar Door set last night. Can't get enough of that one.

Can't wait for this one! I've never heard the material, but I've found all of Bobby's material that I've heard to be consistantly interesting and enjoyable.