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Lionel Hampton & Stan Getz 'Hamp and Getz' (Verve/Japan)

I enjoyed the Italy-England quarterfinal, right until the end. One of the best match of the Euro soccer. Great Italian team that managed to overcome their recent national match-fixing problems. The Italy-Germany semifinal match on Thursday should be very interesting!

Don Cherry 'Where is Brooklyn?' (BN, stereo)

A turnaround...

Not surprised by the 0-2 outcome for the Spain-France game. Les Bleus are not in the same league as La Roja and it showed. Excellent players like Benzema or Ribery have not managed to shine with the national team as they do with their regular teams. Samir Nasri once more showed his punk side when he abjectly insulted a journalist who asked for impressions after the end of the match. A very sad ending to another sad episode of the Bleus performances.

After viewing them being mocked by Sweden earlier this week, I am not betting a single Euro on the French team... No team leader, very little team spirit. They don't deserve to go any further

Archie Shepp 'On This Night' (Impulse, stereo)

Germany impressed once more with a no-contest 4-2 victory over Greece. A Germany vs. Spain final would be a thrill! (Spain should have no problem getting rid of an uneven France in their quarterfinal match tonight).

Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All Stars 'Music for Lighthousekeeping' (Stereo Records, stereo!)

Happy Birthday :party:

Happy Birthday :party:

Living on the edge of the Latin Quarter, my neighborhood is crowded with bookshops (large and small) plus the bouquinistes stalls on the quais along the Seine river. Books aplenty. But Paris seems to be an exception. Many bookstores in the provinces have closed and bookseekers take their pick on the internet.

I used to read his reviews on films back in the good old Village Voice days! Excellent critic! Sad to hear he passed away!

Frank Rosolino 'Turn Me Loose' (Reprise, stereo)

Nothing really outstanding about the sound on the original vinyl!