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Happy Birthday GA!

Andrew D'Angelo has been dealing with a brain tumor, right? I'm hoping he's doing better- maybe the fact he's on this recording is an indicator. He's a great musician.

Happy Birthday!

Who the hell told you that?

Who dat say they gonna beat dem Saints?

I heard Wayne Escoffrey w/the Mingus big band last spring. He's a bad MF.

Everybody make it OK?

Happy 50th Rad! Don't sweat it- it didn't hurt all that much. You've done some very good work. Keep it coming!

And much of the praise for this one should go to Sy Johnson, who orchestrated Mingus' wonderful ideas. Sy Johnson was Mingus' best arranger IMHO.

OK, it's 2:00, but it's really 1:00, so I can stay up another hour, right? Wait.......I hear harp arpeggios......

USC BEATDOWN! Holy crap! Trojans quacked under the pressure.

Does anybody really care? If so I can't imagine why. We've all got time enough to dine.

I will say he did a great job IMO singing the difficult melody to "Blood Count" on that Strayhorn special that was on PBS.

Nice playlist Steve! Great to see some music from that great "Beginning & End" session. However, I think there is some confusion about the given recording date of this- from what I understand it wasn't recorded on the eve of his death after all. Maybe someone else here knows more about the details........

More Jug! Bring it on!

While I agree this isn't a great Tjader side, it's one I remember my dad playing when I was very young, and one that has sentimental value for me.

I'm curious about it, but a little wary. Looks like another attempt to re-invent a familiar character- lots of action/T&A/CGI in place of an actual story. Hope I'm wrong! That said I'll probably go see it anyway.

Well, you know those buses can get pretty smoky. :eye:

Zap!

I agree with John's assessment. Definitely a pick-up gig, lots of stars but not the touring band. Still, an enjoyable set with lots of good playing. Surprising that it isn't longer than it is.

I like this one a lot, of course I'm a fan of both Bob Brookmeyer & Kenny Wheeler, and like pretty much everything they've done.

Crazy game by Iowa/Indiana today- another big comeback by the Hawkeyes. Amazing that they can play so badly (5 interceptions by the Iowa QB!) and still come back to win handily. Another big fold for Indiana, two weeks in a row they've allowed their opponent to come back from way down. That looming game w/Ohio State is looking big. Also, one the commentators today described the Hawkeyes as "poultry in motion"- I thought that was a good one. Florida State won in a high scoring shootout too. If Texas wins it will be a good day for my teams.

I believe that poster to be an accurate source, my understanding is that she passed away from injuries received in the accident. Very sad news. RIP

Happy Birthday!