Dan Gould

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.

Nobody was banned from the game for their actions ... its a mark against the championship they won, and I guess directly against Alex Cora (don't know the extent of Bregman's involvement, did he come up with the idea?) ... players move on - and most fans move on. Is your attitude common in Texas? They cheated, f-em for all eternity? This seems to me an overreaction. I'd have a harder time rooting for certain players, like if Aaron Bleeping Boone had signed with the Red Sox after 2003, or Reggie in the 80s. To be clear Aggie, I didn't "condemn" the Astros for cheating ... they got away with something that other teams have also done, like the Bobby Thompson homerun. I don't really think about the fact that they cheated in a very long time.

Season starts for real for the Red Sox, with Bregman due back and having at least taken care of business with the White Sox and Rockies and sweeping both. Now its the Rays, Cubs, Phillies and Dodgers on tap starting tonight. Truly, where they are at July 28 will really depend on these next four series against top teams. What is interesting is that with Bregman coming back and what's his face sent away to the Giants, they have a plethora of talent vying for playing time. Alex Cora will earn his paycheck but there is real talent between OF/DH and 2B and 1B, to wit: Abreu, Rafaela and Duran, plus Refsnyder and the number one prospect for the OF (whose bat is looking very much advertised). Number two prospect should slot to 2B, and Toros and Romy Gonzalez (who was a GREAT pick up two years ago) in the mix for 1B, with Gonzalez a more than adequate 2B as well. In short, on days that Connor Wong (1 HR, 1 RBI) isn't catching, this is a lineup with no easy outs, and whatever starters AC puts out there, there will be very solid bats coming off of the bench when the starter is out. Don't be shocked but now I am starting to have fucks to give about this team this season. Edit to add: I totally forgot about Yoshida, who was activated last night and went 3 for 4. If he isn't rolling over pitches and grounding out to 2B, he's no slouch at the plate.

Here's a good 'un, and we should also take note of the many collaborations Sweets had with Lockjaw.

Sweets is an all-time favorite, without a doubt. Not "sweet" as BBS mentions. And definitely not "jazzy" - JAZZ. Countless small group recordings from the Verve years to the end of his life can be recommended. Sweets with Ben is a great combo but he also made several with Buddy Tate that are very nice.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/arts/music/ringo-starr-interview.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Tk8.-b8U.pZVIuUI9N-aW&smid=url-share