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I've noticed that a lot of students at my school still buy & listen to vinyl, which I think is really cool. The ones who listen exclusively to mp3s are missing out on numerous important things- personnel/liners/cover art and the ordering of the tunes (which on a record like Speak No Evil is sublime). Also, by downloading only specific cuts they are missing out on the discovery of the other "buried treasure" tunes on the record. It really gripes me when they can't identify sidemen- I'm always on them to find out who EVERYONE is on whatever they're listening to. I give many blindfold tests in my classes. I listen to vinyl, CDs and mp3s. I do like the convenience of the iPod for teaching & traveling purposes- not having to carry all those CDs is great. When I was on the road in the 80s I remember having a huge bag of cassettes to haul around. I remember buying my first Pro Walkman and what a cool gadget it was at the time.

Now that would be an interesting induction ceremony! Really, if they're going to honor an entire family, shouldn't MOM be at the top of the list?

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Poe St.

Sonny Rollins, 9/7 Wilbur Ware, 9/8 Elvin Jones, 9/9 Interesting sequential birthdays for the VV trio.

A classic.

I used to blow up old model cars with glue and firecrackers. I guess this is the "grown up" version of that.

An excellent cleaner.

I saw that too and agree with you on all counts.

Good choice. I really like that one.

Didn't the Mayanissimo calendar end after 1,000,000 posts?

Wow!! $3.75 for a 3-CD & 1-DVD box set with shipping! Thanks! :tup Now the price is 34.95 $. Yeah, I ordered it as soon as I read VanB's post and just got an email saying my order was voided/canceled.

Especially on Shiny Stockings. That cut is ridiculous good.

Great news, Bruce. Glad to see you back here. Maybe you'll be the one to post #1,000,000!

Too bad you won't be here on October 23rd- I'm playing at a local club with the FSU faculty rhythm section and fellow trombonist John Fedchock (who will be in town to perform with the FSU big band). There are actually a couple clubs here now- one called B Sharp's (where I'm playing) which is run by Clarence Seay and his wife Gerry. Clarence is a bassist who's played with Billy Harper, among others. Also, there's a new place called the High Five that just opened. Things are definitely better than they were when I moved here. I just went to the Bradfordville Blues Club a couple weeks ago- glad I used my Garmin to find it, it's literally in the middle of nowhere. Overall, though, not a lot going on either here or in J'ville.

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A sublime artist, both playing and writing. My favorite jazz compositions, they are TIMELESS!

As DukeCity and I have said before, the best smelling man in jazz. Best wishes for a rapid and complete recovery.

Vonski sure can play them blues.

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Good way to start my Monday (first day of classes).

Gutter balls! Ouch.