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Sorry, another hockey thing. "Habs" used to be a common way of referring to the Canadiens. I always thought it was based on 'Les Habitants, the informal name given in the 17th century to the original settlers of "New France"', but apparently the history is murky. The 1970s Canadiens dynasty with Dryden as goaltender is "legendary", no exaggeration. Really great teams.

No, Lucille passed in 2004. Sonny Rollins supposedly lives in or near Woodstock, NY, less than an hour from me. But he is extremely private, and I don't know anyone who's seen him around the town.

Sorry. I thought "(Habs Legend)" in the thread title sufficed to rule out forum Ken. Going from the number of views, it obviously didn't. Apologies again. [I'd expect a hockey thread here to get around a dozen views, and this got 700+ so far?]

Wrote maybe the best book about pro hockey, The Game. In the prime of his career, retired and held out for the entire '73-'74 season in a contract dispute. Instead he worked as a law clerk and finished his law studies.

Today, a (just turned 15) piano prodigy, Juilliard student Taige Wang. Played Bach's French Overture BWV 831, a couple of pieces by Chopin, and Liszt's extravagant Réminiscences de Norma de Bellini – Grande fantaisie, S394. It was good.

Passed 5 Sep. For the legion of hockey fans on the forum. 😶 Not to be mistaken for the well-known forum member.

Happy 95th!

LEE PAN- GEUN & KOREA JAZZ QUINTET '78 Plays Arirang And Other Assorted Classics Surprisingly this is really good.

Let's just say I wouldn't put a poster of same on the wall. 🤣

Lotta competition in the "creepy Bill Evans photo" category. I don't find it too creepy, but selecting a pic with his face obscured by hand and cigarette is weird.

I've been playing the Conn twofer and digging it a lot. Dunno why it didn't grab me before. I unfairly dissed it upthread. But I'll still pass on the reissue.

R.I.P. Always great to see humor in music, which is surprisingly (IMO) rare. No disrespect, but when I think of Flo the cover of Zappa's Over-Nite Sensation always comes to mind...one of the details is a decal with an extended middle finger directed to "Flo". I've no idea of the underlying story there.

Thanks. I saw a bunch of October Ultra-Vybes on DG earlier today (mostly Bluiett) but didn't get to those titles. Agreed on ordering procedure. Four to five CDs used to be about my "line in the sand" for cdjapan (lower price but higher shipping) vs. DG. But I can't imagine various entities getting their s**t together any time soon. And Japanese reissues are generally carpe diem.

Fairly recent acquisition, repeat listening.

Agreed. I'm going to wait for clarity (which I don't expect soon) before thinking about placing an import order. One positive sign: I watch Dusty Groove's "coming soon" page, and the prices indicated there for scheduled imports don't appear to reflect (presumably tariff-related) increases.

Seems eminently reasonable on cdjapan's part and basically what cliff predicted above. If I wanna get mad, I'll look elsewhere. 👎 But say no more due to forum policy. 😶

Email just received from cdjapan: Hello from CDJapan Today, we would like to provide information for our U.S. customers regarding the impact of the reciprocal tariff on U.S. deliveries. Following the suspension of the de minimis exemption (which allowed tax-free imports under USD 800), shipments to the United States will now be handled as outlined below: In principle, a 15% import duty will be added based on the total product value, along with a customs clearance fee charged by the shipping carrier. The clearance fee varies by carrier and is expected to be around USD 8–10. DHL Import duties and customs clearance fees are to be paid upon delivery. FedEx Priority (Pak) Import duties and customs clearance fees are to be paid upon delivery. FedEx FICP Starting September 12, 2025, duties and clearance fees will be prepaid at the time of order. A 25% charge (including both duty and clearance fee) will be added to the total product value at checkout. Japan Post Import duties and clearance fees are to be paid upon delivery. Japan Post shipments to the U.S. are currently temporarily suspended. Note Although U.S. customs regulations suggest that certain items—such as CDs, DVDs, Blu-rays, and books (informational materials)—may be exempt from the 15% import duty, it remains unclear whether carriers are currently processing these shipments accordingly. Therefore, please choose between FedEx Priority, Priority (Pak), or FICP based on the contents of your order. Please note that our shipping policy may be revised in accordance with future developments in U.S. customs procedures. Thank you for your continued support.

Today, the annual 4' 33" anniversary concert in Woodstock. 🤣

Slight reprieve. In today's e-mail: Dear fellow music-lovers, Many thanks for all your emails in response to the retirement mailing we did on July 21st. We feel like the George Bailey character in the final scene of “It’s a Wonderful Life”. Also, thank you all for your patience while we caught up with the unexpected backlog of orders. We hope to do at least six more e-mail updates prior to closure, thus pushing out our final day until sometime in October. Once a closing date comes into focus, we will post it on the website.

https://www.organissimo.org/forum/topic/93109-muse-masters-reissue-series/

The remake is showing in the area all this upcoming week. Being fond of films set in NYC (blurb shows Denzel Washington on a subway), I may venture to watch it.