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This is starting to look like aloc's thread.

Shawn, The shared love of music is what brought us here. The friendships are what sustain us. I found a lot of comfort here when I went through the process of my divorce back in '06. I haven't met most of the folks here, but I consider many of them to be close friends. I for one hope you stick around- I always enjoy reading your posts and value your opinions, and consider you to be a friend. Of course you've gotta do what you gotta do- I respect that and I hope that you can find what you need to be happy, and that you come by to say hi when possible. We'll be here. Best of luck to you, Shawn!

I see she's grabbing some timber. I wonder if he fondled her kunis?

I agree about the weird reverb, but I'll go for anything w/Thad on it.

Happy Birthday!

Chazz Palminteri Eddie Palmieri Edie Adams

So has anyone here heard his jazz flute CD?

So was this one!

That's the first one I thought of, and one of my favorites.

I just heard via Robin Eubanks that Ray Bryant (who was his uncle) passed away. Haven't seen any obits yet. Sad news.

Nice haul!

PM sent.

I love it! That beats out my previous favorites which included "launching a sea pickle", "hanging a moose" (no offense, Mark) and "dropping the kids off at the pool".

Amazing! Repeated from different angles, different camera locations. Follows the boosters from launch to separation to splashdown.

Discussed here

To those already listed I'll add: Darcy James Argue Guillermo Klein Django Bates Already mentioned, but I'm a big fan of Kenny Wheeler's large ensemble writing. Not really big band, but I also really like Vince Mendoza's large ensemble writing. Sorry to say I'm not a fan of Gordon Goodwin's big band. Some really great LA players, but his writing doesn't interest me. It's like cartoon music for big band, very flashy but little of substance AFAIC. The Kenny Wheeler I'd recommend starting with is his "Music for Large and Small Ensembles" (ECM). Great music!

Oops, that's what I get for relying on that careless crew of incompetents who do the itunes database. Car Buddha

Wait....was that wesbed? Making a rare appearance? Hi Wes! After years of trying every coffee machine known to man and continually being disappointed with the results I've finally found the means to make a good cup of coffee. I use the ceramic version of one of these on a thermal carafe. Works great, stays hot. I also use a French press sometimes. I get my beans from Costco- my favorite is a brand called Don Julio- two pounds for ten bucks. Freshly ground beans & Brita filtered water. A little more effort but totally worth it. I like a little half & half in mine. The only tea I drink is unsweetened ice tea, with lemon. People down here love sweet tea, I can't stand it.

Great photos! Thanks for posting the link!

Happy Birthday to you and Miles!

I always think of that fourth bar as B dim 7, which of course consists of the same notes as the F dim 7 given here - but it's funtionally more like the G7(b9) Free suggests. Yes, B dim 7 is a good choice- it creates that nice chromatic bass line. I think of those diminished passing chords you see in rhythm changes as subs for dominant flat nine chords. (first four bars)Bb Bdim Cmin C#dim Dmin G7 Cmin F7 The B dim. functions as a G7(b9) w/o the root. The C# dim. functions as an A7(b9) w/o the root. The main reason is the creation of a nice chromatic bass line.

Terrible devastation, and it only took about ten minutes. I heard that wreckage from the hospital was found 60 miles away. And it looks like they're going to get more bad weather today. Thoughts & prayers.

Both the A sections and bridge are very common chord sequences- they exist in many tunes, although off the top of my head I can't think of a tune that has that exact progression. I would suggest that the chord in the fourth bar of each "A" section be replaced with a G7(b9). The F diminished chord notated is part of the G7(b9) but I don't believe F is the root. It functions as a dominant to the C minor chord that follows.