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Really sad, indeed.

Maybe Jim could eliminate the Artists Forum? Just trying to help.

It's a good one. Gene Ludwig - bass, Cecil Brooks III - drums. Nice versions of God Bless the Child, Please Give Me Someone To Love and What's New. Jimmy has plenty of opportunity to show his abilities. HighNote.

I like your Mom's work too, Beri. Bet your glad to have them.

Jim, I hope you're not hearing this for the first time. Rachael got married, dude. I'm sorry. Her honeymoon diary will be revealed on Entertainment Tonight, Tuesday November 8th. Hang in there! She seems very happy.

Speech! Have many more, senor!

What Frank said.

You beat me to it Jim. That's the way you do it.

Safe Travels, Mark!

YEAH BA-BEE!

I received this photo a few days ago. He's foreman on the new Lott house in Biloxi. Trent decided it would be better to go with brick.

All true....including those legs! I was just comparing the bizarre discrepancy in sales of two artists on two major labels: One artist who, at the time, had crossed over into three or four markets and the other a jazz veteran with legendary status. Krall, the phenomenon, is probably not a good example. Still, many independents think that chart position means sales. It makes sense but it usually doesn't work that way.

One of the frustrating aspects of good chart position and airplay numbers is that, they don't necessarily equal CD sales. A couple of years ago Diana Krall's Live In Paris held the #1 spot in jazz radio airplay. That week, she had just surpassed 300,000 units sold. Gary Burton was sitting at #2 or 3 and his sales that week were 300. It's a loony tunes business. That said, organissimo is doing extremely well nationally - which is great. I just hope the trend reverses for This Is The Place!

The Denver Post says the gunman is still at large. Cohn, naturally, was very shaken.

Totally agree.

Ah go ahead and use him. It's easy.

Congratulations Jim, Joe and Randy. You guys definitely bumped it up four or five notches. Sweet playing all around. A homerun. Certainly a fitting introduction to a national jazz radio audience and the JazzWeek chart. I predict mucho airplay and deservedly so. Spin-o-missimo!

The Velvet Touch of Lenny Breau was my intro, too. Recorded at Shelly's Manne Hole, if I remember correctly. Damn he was good. One of a kind. I heard a year or two ago that he was found dead in a swimming pool where he lived ('84?) - originally thought to be a drowning, it came out that he was murdered. Still unresolved as far as I know. Man, what a waste.

Thank you for the picture, Beri. A great looking Mom. Hope you and you're family are doing well.

Great CD This is very special. Mark Sherman is another up and coming vibist. New York.

Some might call it an insult and it very well may be. It's more baiting - that's what it is.

It ain't the first time. Probably won't be the last.

Yep. I think it will sell very well indeed.

Very sorry to hear the news. Hang in there.