Dan Gould

Well it was enjoyable to find out that the Yankees trio of just-acquired relievers each failed in their shocking collapse in Miami last night but in the bigger scheme of things, this is way worse: The Sox two best starters in 2024, Tanner Houk and Kutter Crawford, both now undergoing the knife, with Houk looking at TJ surgery. And taking place August of an already lost season, he is surely done for all of 2026 too. This on top of another emerging starters, Dobbins, being lost to an ACL tear that will surely keep him out to mid-season next year at best. The GM has to look at starting pitching in November.

I'll second the nomination of #9 as Gene/Three Sounds. Might be able to figure out if someone names the tune.

An hour to go and all the Red Sox have to show is a former Mets pitcher who is probably 3 years past his prime .... not an impact bullpen arm let alone a starting pitcher. While the Yanks have added a true impact closer who they will control thru 2026 among other additions. I really don't want to see any of the young stars up to an including Duran be sent away but pretty much all of the names are off the board aren't they? My guess is Severino, another pitcher past his prime, is their target. If the cost is prospects, not major league roster, fine. Otherwise this season is what it is ... including devastating losses to what was supposed to be serious pitching depth.

Unfortunately Dan has been off the BFT trail for a couple of months. And unfortunate for me as I surely would have enjoyed the tracks prior to that apparent abomination.

Definitely a fan, and one of the better talents to come out of the Wynton orbit. I have several of his Negel Heyer releases and definitely second The Search.

Will these get the clearance treatment some day in the future like the others did? I wouldn't pay $35 a piece but if they were 1/2 that plus shipping I'd consider it. (And I am pleased to say that the ones I did get on close out are fitting quite a bit better since I dropped the poundage and are back in regular rotation. Will probably start running them thru the drier cause I don't really need them to keep their size anymore.)

Very sad news to wake up to ... I knew Rhyno had been sick but didn't know the cancer had returned.

Pretty sure Chris's work was on Bessie Smith and his criticism of things like Lady Sings The Blues was based on personal knowledge, not published research?

I don't recall this ...

Thanks for this.

See Niko's comment above.

Thanks for that link ... another great trumpeter getting the bio treatment in early 2026: Kenny Dorham.

Thanks for the info this is definitely on my radar ... is there a purchase link or should I just go thru Amazon?

I knew the Sox had a tough row to hoe coming out of the break with the Cubs, Phils and Dodgers (first two on the road) but now I see that they have the toughest remaining schedule in the entire American League, and they finish the season with a tough stretch too: Rays, Blue Jays, Tigers (and also first two series on the road). If they somehow reach the playoffs they will have earned it.

A favorite, for obvious reasons - and it just dawned on me that the Phil Schaap Jazz Collection has two recordings from the October 1982 Rhythm 'n' Jazz group engagement, which was making its debut under that name and featured Bob Neloms. And check out the Percy photo credit.

well what people would probably really enjoy are some of the 1940s-50s flyers found in Leonard Gaskin's Papers at the Smithsonian.

Not quite on topic but I did receive a variety of West End flyers from Vanderbilt out of the Phil Schaap archive but if Kevin prefers actual saved flyers from venues visited, I will refrain from posting the best ones.

Not sure who gifted me a CDR of that one - maybe it was you.

everything includes this?

Torn ACL for the rookie Dobbins who showed some pretty decent stuff and poise this year. Need for starting help and relievers is getting extreme. Especially with Tanner Houk suffering from suckitis after his supposed breakthru campaign, and at the end of his allowed rehab stint, and Slaten not even throwing yet after his supposed dead arm situation at the end of May.

Very sad to hear this. RIP.

He recorded twice with Willis Jackson and also with George Benson. Actually three times and if it were cheap enough (and I found other albums I wanted) I would consider this one: https://www.discogs.com/master/139515-Harlem-Underground-Band-Harlem-Underground

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/arts/music/dave-baby-cortez-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Vk8.PLVt.9u3ROSzIdPyR&smid=url-share

I think it is a "you" problem - my friend was a very big baseball fan, and when the players struck and the World Series was cancelled, he swore off baseball forever, and I do mean forever. I mention him because to me, your issue is akin to him telling me that I shouldn't watch or care about baseball anymore, the same way he doesn't watch or care. They messed up, they suck, how can you watch? Rose didn't cheat, he leaped over a bright red line every player and coach is supposed to know and respect: No Betting. I don't recall any evidence of coaching decisions that were designed to make the Reds less likely to win a particular game. The PED era - I would absolutely have objected to any of the identified miscreants signing with the Cubs or Sox and gone looking for a new favorite team. Cheating for personal fame, inflated salaries and ill-earned spots in the record books ... that to me is unforgiveable. Teams have been stealing signs since forever. I don't know what players were happy participants in their system or if any had qualms. As for Hinch and Cora, do you think their success is predicated on having done something once that was "cheating"? They can't exist in baseball because of it? They didn't apologize enough over it? Honestly it never occurred to me that I should have judged the Bregman signing based on him being a member of that team, as opposed to judging it on the basis of WTF, you already have a guy at 3B who is signed for 12 years.