Dan Gould

CD title is Homage. Trio per the cover. And not available until late October and possibly streaming/download only? That would be disappointing because I don't care how the world evolves around me I am still an "actual object" kinda guy.

I thought it was known, at least around here, that the episode where George gets himself hired by the Yankees by "doing the opposite" has lines lifted directly from "the tapes" in the scene where he stands up to the jerks sitting behind him and his date at the movies.

Thanks for posting that

This is second in the "Jordi Sunol Archive" series on Storyville ... first was a Phil Woods. Sunol is a still-active promoter in Spain who gifted me some Percy France recordings. I think in some ways this series can really be chalked up as a benefit of Covid as he started working on digitizing his archive while lockdowns were in place. I wonder what may be next on the release schedule.

I do not quite agree with the "malpractice" assertion here ... we ought to recognize that players have a lot of responsibility here to report what is going on in their heads. And other than some short period ago mentioning "fogginess" I don't see where Rizzo let anyone know anything about how his head was functioning. And it does seem like "oh now that you mention it, sometimes I'd forget the number of outs, and I started feeling tired but I figured it was the daily grind of a long season." Well, I would expect a 12 or 13 year veteran to know exactly how tired he can expect to feel in June, and in July and in August. If it were indistinguishable than its not really a symptom. And again, did he or did he not tell anyone. There's also the fact of guaranteed contracts in MLB meaning no one is "right behind you trying to take your job" the way it is/was in football. Last but not least, "forgetting how to hit" happens to nearly everyone in the game at one point or another and I do believe that he has been on an offensive downswing typical of people in their decline years. In fact I expected that his decline years would get hidden a little bit by playing 1/2 his games in that ridiculous park. Failure to "take care of your players"? OK, maybe but "malpractice" ... not proven to me.

I've always agreed with that sentiment.

Ok but not the entire session.

This is a little shocking: https://www.mlb.com/news/anthony-rizzo-injured-list-concussion When I saw the headline I assumed something had happened in the last game or two but this is from May 28, also the point where his bat went to sleep. Measurable "cognitive impairment" this long after? This is some serious shit

There is the Blues for Tatum session that I do not expect will ever see the light of day. I think a Lee Morgan 60s box would consist of what was issued in the CD era and that's it.

So wait a sec, my info was wrong but I get detention? My Daddy is going to talk to the principal.

We should take note that NBC has an expert who says it IS a Sun Bear. And if it really is 104 F when those photos were taken it does seem unlikely that a human could stay outside wearing a bear suit made out of fur.

Finally some clues that allow me to do some sleuthing. Track 7 is from this, track 6. I thought seriously about using this CD for my last BFT until it fell out of eligibility when I settled on the theme. Jim's "Young Lions" comment sealed the deal for what I knew it had to be. Of course anyone can come up with #13 given the ID of Woods and Griff. Last track of this. Wondering if I also have number 3 since I've been known to enjoy the plagiarists as much as the originators, if they are pleasing to my ears.

Meaning the Astros are unbeatable with Verlander back? I wouldn't necessarily go that far.

A tad more mellow BFT than usual? Felt that way to me ... anyway terrible at guesses so will refrain almost entirely. Tenor on 2 had a lot of appeal, and 5-6-7-8 were all winners here. Off the wall guess but if I were to hold it back and be wrong I'd be upset, so: Sweets Edison on number 5.

Thom pulled it out of the folder and it is at the top. I just got number 4 to play by reloading the screen and playing from the file at the top of the list.

My hope is the Red Sox just stand pat or add a pitcher like E-Rod who they shouldn't have let go in the first place. But I think he may have an opt out too? Rentals for a crapshoot in October makes no sense to me. This isn't a roster to go deep in October IMO so if they got a pitcher and spun Paxton for strong prospects I'd be OK with it.

Spilling the beans ... until Thom moves it to the top of the list, a new BFT or pending BFT can be found in the waffles folder at the very bottom of the player. HMMMM Waffles.

My older brother, who has been gone for six and a half years, would have been fascinated to see that Richard Pryor clip. Thanks Thom.

No apparently I am expected to. JC this is ridiculous. The only comment Ihad seen by you regarding Smulyan was that he was a knockoff of Pepper Adams. Sorry for missing your change of heart.

With the Red Sox suddenly the hottest team in the majors at 16-5, I decided to take a gander at next month's schedule which I have not done all season long. I have to think that where they stand on September 1 will have a great deal to do with how they handle the last 1/2 of August, which goes, 3 @ Yankees, 4 @ Houston, 3 against the Dodgers and 3 against Houston. All of their other divisional games are in September and will boil down to whether they still matter and how those games go. They can't clinch the dance in October next month but they can surely cripple themselves.

I'd never seen Larry retract or modify his prior comment which IIRC, wasn't really all that long ago.

Surprise at the recommendation. But as Chuck points out he give credit elsewhere and doesn't mention Smulyan. Maybe Larry will clarify why he gives thumbs up here.

I could have sworn that Larry had panned Smulyan as a Brignola (or was it Pepper Adams) clone?

I had that Arnett Cobb in my cart until I verified I did have it, so I am glad you were able to get it. And the Jimmy Smith is a good one too. Mine: Ernie Andrews - No Regrets - Muse Greg Abate Quartet - Bop City - Candid Bill Coleman - Don Byas - Lausanne 1949 - TCB Alvin Queen Quintet - I'm Back - Nilva Records Three of a Kind - Minor Music Jay Thomas Quartet - Live at Tula's Volume 1 and 2 - (this is the sort of thing I'll try for $2 total) Jeannie & Jimmy Cheatham - Blues and the Boogie Masters (Concord) Benny Carter - Skyline Drive & Towards - Phontastic count Basie - KC 3 - For the Second Time (Pablo-OJC) Harry Allen Quintet - A Night At Birdland Volume 1 & 2 (Nagel Heyer) Allan Vache & Harry Allen - Allan and Allen (Nagel Heyer) (Eddie Higgins made this one a no-brainer) Zoot Sims - Bucky Pizzarelli - Elegiac (Storyville) - (gotta try a tenor-guitar duo, live recording) Ben Webster - In a Mellow Tone (Magnum America) - yeah it's a trio I don't know but its $3 Jerry Weldon & Bobby Forrester - The Second Time Around (Cat's Paw) (I think maybe just tenor and organ? Could be fun.) Harry Allen Quartet - A Little Touch of Harry (Master Mix) David Hazeltine - After Hours (Go Jazz) Ryan Kisor Quintet - This is Ryan (Videoarts) - most expensive at $5 but for a Japan release, and with Grant Stewart Cecil Payne - The Brooklyn Four Plus One (Progressive Records) - I have been getting a lot of photos of this group from the Gaskin Papers at the Smithsonian, so I wanted to find a copy of this to hear how they sounded Various - The Benny Carter Centennial Project (Evening Star) Charlie Parker - Liveology (Re Records)

When I got into the list it was down to 1350 or so ... took 23 for a total of $50 shipped. I may list them out tomorrow.