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Artist Title Time The 14 Jazz Orchestra Cartoon Bebop 04:50 The 14 Jazz Orchestra Misturada 05:18 The 14 Jazz Orchestra Dayride 04:57 The 14 Jazz Orchestra I'm All Smiles 05:50 The 14 Jazz Orchestra Got A Match 04:29 The 14 Jazz Orchestra Driftin' 05:15 The 14 Jazz Orchestra Wood Dance 05:32 The 14 Jazz Orchestra When I Look In Your Eyes 05:41 The 14 Jazz Orchestra Duende 04:32 The 14 Jazz Orchestra Infant Eyes 05:37 The 14 Jazz Orchestra A Day Tripper's Blues Buffet 04:35 AIRPLAY STARTS THIS WEEK DAN BONSANTI AND THE 14 JAZZ ORCHESTRA RELEASE CARTOON BEBOP SUGGESTED AIRPLAY: TRACKS 1,2,6,& 7 RECORDED REMOTELY IN ITS ENTIRETY DURING THE PANDEMIC There is nothing cartoonish about CARTOON BEBOP, the newest release by composer/arranger DAN BONSANTI’s band, THE 14 JAZZ ORCHESTRA. The album is a swinging, contemporary take on jazz compositions by modern masters. This is the third release by the group, following The Future Ain't What It Used to Be (2018) and Nothing Hard Is Ever Easy (2015). The 14 Jazz Orchestra is a 13-piece jazz ensemble under the direction of arranger and producer Dan Bonsanti. The group comprises 13 outstanding jazz musicians who have recorded and performed with many of the top names in jazz and pop. The basic instrumentation of the group consists of four saxes/woodwinds, two trombones, three trumpets, guitar, bass, keyboard, and drums. Bonsanti is a sax player who earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Miami. After graduating, he began his professional career performing with big bands like the Stan Kenton Orchestra, Jaco Pastorius’ Word of Mouth Orchestra, and Doc Severinsen, as well as with artists such as Nat Adderley, Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Jimmy Cobb, Bob James, and Dave Liebman, to name just a few. He also recorded with Barbra Streisand, The Bee Gees, Dionne Warwick, and Dolly Parton, among others. Bonsanti, who began arranging in 1979, wrote charts for The Jaco Pastorius Big Band, a tribute band to Jaco’s legacy, and the Atlantean Driftwood Band. He also began teaching in 1975, and taught at Duke University, UNC Chapel Hill & Greensboro, and, most notably, at the University of Miami, where he was Associate Director of Jazz Studies from 1976 until 1990. Bonsanti formed a rehearsal band in 2013 as a creative outlet for South Florida Jazz and studio musicians. The band initially played existing arrangements from Bonsanti's personal library. After a while, they began presenting concerts around South Florida. Their performances were very well-received, and the band would soon become The 14 Jazz Orchestra. It took Bonsanti over a year to choose the tunes for Cartoon Bebop. He says, “I spent countless hours listening to music across a wide spectrum of styles to choose the music for this project. I wanted tunes that I felt would stand up to repeated listening. In fact, I listened to each song on this album by different artists at least 100 times before I felt it had enough color, passion, and energy to engage the listener, while providing the setting for our soloists and rhythm section players to showcase their talents.” Although Bonsanti has written extensively for large ensembles, he prefers smaller configurations for his own recordings. “My goal is to ‘not’ sound like a big band. I like the lightness and colors you can get with less instrumentation,” says Bonsanti. “I prefer to get orchestral flavors by mixing instruments from different sections of the band. It allows for a softer, more fluid and less strident sound.” Because of the pandemic, recording Cartoon Bebop presented its own unique challenges. Bonsanti explains, “One of the biggest challenges was finding compatible players with home studios. I've always preferred selecting familiar, versatile players, whose musical skills and concepts were as like-minded as possible. That’s why, with few exceptions, almost all the players on our recording projects have come through many generations of the University of Miami Studio Music and Jazz programs. Unfortunately, several of our current band members were not set up to record at home, so I had to search for replacements for some instruments.” Bonsanti engaged musicians from around the country to participate, including trumpet players BRETT MURPHEY in Wisconsin and JASON CARDER in Arizona, as well as trombonist DANA TEBOE in Maine. Besides being graduates of the UofM jazz programs, Bonsanti had worked with each of the players on many gigs in South Florida. Bonsanti also engaged drummer PETER ERSKINE in Los Angeles, and woodwinds players ED MAINA in Tennessee and TOM TIMKO in New Jersey. Guitarists LINDSEY BLAIR and RANDY BERNSEN, drummers LEE LEVIN, JACK CIANO and MIKE HARVEY, woodwinds players ED CALLE, PETER BREWER, and NEAL BONSANTI (Bonsanti’s brother), bassists NICK ORTA, TIM SMITH, JAMIE OUSLEY, and MATT BONELLI, pianists MIKE LEVINE and KEMUEL ROIG, and percussionist RICHARD BRAVO all recorded from different locations around Florida. Bonsanti credits his engineer, MIKE LEVINE, for the truly superb job he did in stitching together all the different parts into a seamless whole. The compositions on the album represent a variety of styles, including the title tune “Cartoon Bebop,” which along with “A Day Tripper’s Blues Buffet,” were composed by Bonsanti. He was inspired to write “Cartoon Bebop” after hearing a TV commercial using cartoon characters, Rocky and Bullwinkle, his childhood favorites. Bonsanti cleverly hints at the show’s theme by using piccolo and tuba while adding Charlie Parker and Thelonious Monk motifs. Bonsanti also intended to include a Beatles tune and blues number. He combined the two ideas in “A Day Tripper’s Blues Buffet.” Bonsanti has included Chick Corea pieces on all of his recordings because he feels Chick's music translates very smoothly to large ensembles. "Cartoon Bebop" contains two of Corea’s compositions, "Got A Match?" and "Duende." Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock have always been among his favorite composers, and Bonsanti includes a number from each. On Shorter’s ballad, "Infant Eyes,” Bonsanti captures the composition’s essence with a slow 6/4 feel and uses a variety of woodwind colors to create a new setting, while Hancock's "Driftin'" provides a great hard-swinging vehicle for the band. On Stanley Clarke's "Dayride," Bonsanti used Corea’s approach to solo fills and adds an exciting shout chorus near the end of the recording. The tune features great solos by Ed Calle, Lindsey Blair, and Mike Levine. CARTOON BEBOP is a swinging mélange of straight-ahead, pop, and fusion compositions united by Dan Bonsanti’s inventive arrangements. The album features mostly players originally from South Florida with just a few notable exceptions, and the musicianship is simply stellar. Cartoon Be... Cartoon Be... Cartton Be... Cartoon Be...

Artist Title Time Gary Negbaur YouveGotToBeCarefullyTaught 03:01 Gary Negbaur Chemistry 03:23 Gary Negbaur I WantTo Be Happy 02:18 Gary Negbaur What'llI Do 03:02 Gary Negbaur I Keep Missing My Cue 02:54 Gary Negbaur For No One 03:30 Gary Negbaur Would'nt It Be Loverly 02:57 Gary Negbaur Help 02:28 Gary Negbaur Dressing For Yesterday's Weather 04:35 Gary Negbaur You'll Be Back 03:10 Gary Negbaur You've Got To Be Carefully Taught Impacting February 2nd, 2021 Format(s): Jazz, Non-Commercial, NPR Gary Negbaur “You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught” On Blujazz - jazz, blues and American roots “Negbaur can control the black and whites like...Captain Kirk manning the Enterprise.” THE TENNESSEAN (NASHVILLE, TN) “Negbaur is a witty songwriter and pianist and a suave vocalist.” THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE Pianist/vocalist/composer Gary Negbaur performs with his trio on a new recording available now! Inspired by this particular historical moment as well as the allure of timeless classics, pianist/vocalist/composer Gary Negbaur is releasing a new album. “When I first started working on this project, I was spending a lot of time in New Orleans. I was struck by Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s bold handling of the removal of the Robert E. Lee statue and his subsequent mentioning of Rodger and Hammerstein’s “You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught.” I began to explore that tune, and soon knew that it needed to be the title song of my next recording.” The album features Negbaur’s regular trio: Dom Richards on bass and Nat Seeley on drums and was produced by renowned bassist/music director Roger Hines. “I’ve spent my whole career working with great pianist/singers like Ray Charles and Diane Schuur, and when I heard Gary, there was something that drew me in. I felt honored to bring my experience to this project so I could help capture his unique, honest voice,” says Hines. This is not your typical standards album. The arrangements take the listener on a surprising journey from a jaunty, bluesy take on “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly” to a minor-key ballad interpretation of “I Want to Be Happy” to the gospel-infused anthem of the title song. These classics sit alongside more surprising selections like a Latin-tinged ride through the Beatles’ “For No One” and a soulful read of Hamilton’s “You’ll Be Back.” You’re also treated to a few Negbaur originals that feel quite natural alongside these classics. A wizard at the keys, a soulful singer, a unique writer/arranger and a joyous interpreter of song with a killer band. Pianist/Vocalist/Composer Gary Negbaur plays jazz, blues and American roots music, combining innovative versions of standards with unforgettable, soulful originals. Negbaur has grooved at the Superdome in New Orleans, knocked them out at Birdland in NYC and raised the roof at South by Southwest in Austin. In Paris, he brought the audience to its feet at the legendary Le Bilboquet. He tours as a soloist and with the Gary Negbaur Group (the GNG). His recordings include original rock music (Let me explain), solo jazz standards (Sit Down You’re Rockin’ the Boat), children’s music (Max’s Family Band) and New Orleans classics (Alive in New Orleans). His next album (You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught) features his trio playing reinvented standards alongside originals and is due out in 2021 on the Blujazz label. In addition to performing, Negbaur composes for theater, film and TV. He co-wrote the musical Wine Lovers, which is currently in multiple productions. Librarians in Love (co-written with Suzanne Bradbeer and John Cariani) is in development now. He contributed to the score of the feature film An American Summer, and wrote the theme for Project #Cancerland, a media platform about breast cancer survivors. His song, Red Pontiac, was featured on NPR's "Car Talk," and singers often perform and record his music. Gary Negbaur studied at Harvard University (where he received the David McCord Prize for unusual creative talent and a Magna Cum Laude B.A.) and the Berklee College of Music (where he was a merit scholarship recipient). He tries to put all that to good use. Gary Negba... YGTBCTBook... YGTBCTBook... YGTBCTbook... GaryNegbau...

Curt Bisquera • Scott Healy • John Chiodini Released 1/31/2021 for streaming and download on all platforms. Hudson City Records and Biscodini Organ Trio presents Lockdown biscodini.com hudsoncityrecords.com Contact: info@biscodini.com Ten grooving and “radio friendly” jazz, RnB, soul and rock tracks from Los Angeles supergroup Biscodini Organ Trio. The Hammond B3-guitar-drums format is among the most durable combo configurations in the music. But its elasticity was perhaps never tested as greatly as on the Biscodini Organ Trio’s remarkable new release Lockdown, which was recorded and co-produced remotely during the nationwide pandemic quarantine of 2020 by three gifted, versatile Los Angeles-based musicians. –Chris Morris I’m not one to ever toot my own horn, but I’ll toot it for this band. This band is killing, and it stands up to anything that’s out there in this genre. –Anonymous Biscodini Band Member Tracks: The Mask (2:22) – Straight-ahead, short and sweet–with a touch of a retro vibe. Biscodini Boogaloo (3:55) – The title says it all. Donuts Spelled Backwards (4:45) Cool Afro-Cuban groove with an intricate jazz head, a soaring bridge, featuring detailed ensemble playing and guitar/organ interplay. 2020 Shuffle (3:26) – Killer medium-up blues shuffle – “Toto, I have a feeling we’re not in Chicago anymore…” Karen Stay Home (5:12) – Slow and expressive jazz ballad…for all the Karens. Beau Did He (4:03) Motor City meets New Orleans meets Eddie Harris Canyon Road (4:46) Hip Bossa Nova, almost too hip. Song for My Father (4:46) Classic Rock take on the classic Horace Silver tune. 6 Ft. Distance (3:50) Funky compound meter groove with evocative head and tight playing. Swabbed (4:24) More funk, this time mixed with RnR, Pop, Latin percussion. Biscodini Organ Trio is: Drummer Curt “Kirkee B.” Bisquera –a rocker who has played with…everybody…but some of earliest pro experience came supporting his mother, a Hammond B3 player. Organist Scott Healy – a LA musical multitasker, Grammy nominee and longtime Conan band member whose grandma taught him Hammond organ at a tender age. Guitarist John “Qdini” ChioDini – a Left Coast legend residing on the short list of the most revered and brilliant jazz and pop guitarists. Anywhere. Credits RECORDED MARCH 15th – JULY 31st, 2020 IN LOCKDOWN AT BLUEDOG STUDIO, BLACK COUCH STUDIO AND CHIODINI STUDIO ENGINEERED and MIXED BY BOB DASPIT and BISCODINI MASTERED BY BOB DASPIT ARTWORK by: JAYSON WON LINER NOTES by: CHRIS MORRIS RELEASED BY HUDSON CITY RECORDS, PO BOX 1651 STUDIO CITY, CA 91614 HUDSONCITYRECORDS.COM All compositions by Curt Bisquera, Scott Healy and John Chiodini (BLUEDOG MUSIC, BMI - KIRKEE B MUSIC, BMI - Ginger Q Music BMI) Except “Song for My Father” by Horace Silver (Ecaroh Music, Inc. ASCAP) Special Thanks To: Scott May and Hammond USA, MOTU, Christine Healy, Daniela Spagnolo for gettin us up off our a**es to do this project, Drum Workshop, Paiste, Remo, Vater Drumsticks, LP. Toontrack, Spectrasonics, Audio Technica, Presonus, Canopus, BFSD, CRS, Audio Technica Microphones and Headphones, Bradley Gant and Play MPE, John Hammond, Catapult Distribution © 2021 by Biscodini – All Rights Reserved Hudson City Records, P.O. Box 1651 Studio City CA 91614 biscodini.com hudsoncityrecords.com Contact: info@biscodini.com

Artist Title Time Henry Robinett Quartet Yours Is My Heart Alone 04:43 Henry Robinett Quartet Like Someone In Love 05:05 Henry Robinett Quartet I Thought About You 06:49 Henry Robinett Quartet On The Street Where You Live 05:26 Henry Robinett Quartet Milestones 06:03 Henry Robinett Quartet Body and Soul 05:53 Henry Robinett Quartet How Am I To Know 04:17 Henry Robinett Quartet Darn That Dream 05:36 Henry Robinett Quartet I Love You 06:27 Henry Robinett Quartet It Could Happen To You 04:41 Henry Robinett Quartet Monk's Mood 06:55 Henry Robinett Quartet SF Holiday (Worry Later) 05:46 Henry Robinett Jazz Standards Vol 2 Then Again Format(s): Jazz This album is the follow up to Henry Robinett's critically acclaimed Jazz Standards Vol 1 released March 2020. Michael Hurzon radio promotion - The Tracking Station, Holly Cooper PR. This albim was recorded 20 years ago and sat on the shelf, as Robinett felt it didn;t represent what he was doing at the time. But listening last year he had a change of mind! Then Again... THEN_AGAIN... THEN_AGAIN...

Marty Elkins (vocals) Mike Richmond (bass & cello) 'Tis Autumn On her fifth recording, Marty teams up with the veteran bassist Mike Richmond. They went into the studio with Mike's 170 year-old Tyrolean bass and 120 year-old Czechoslovakian cello to create this delightful outing. Marty Elkins’ affinity for these gems and her straight-ahead, soulful interpretations imbue these songs with a timeless feel, while Mike Richmond conjures an entire orchestra with his bass. ~ "Vocals, bass and Golden Age jazz standards, that's all that's here and it's all that's needed. Working their way through ten classics penned between 1926 and 1947, vocalist Marty Elkins and bassist Mike Richmond get right to the heart of jazz history". "Their music has an easy draw to it, but there's absolutely no drama behind that magnetism, no too-clever-by-half rewrites, outside antics or fancying of futurism in interpretations. Grounded with a sense of respect for the material, this duo delights in the opportunity to place it in good light." Dan Bilawsky - All About Jazz "Richmond’s cello adds much eloquence and emotion to such tracks as “Stairway To The Stars” and "My Mother's Eyes." Elkins sees much space to manipulate the melodies and wordplay, while Richmond’s intimate grooves support this timeless and rich effort". Take Effect Travels well with: Henry Robinett Quarter-Jazz Standards Volume 2 Then Again - Jeff Elbwood Old Devil Moon 4:23 In a Mellow Tone 5:24 'tis Autumn 4:47 When the Red, Red Robin 4:11 Stairway to the Stars 5:09 Lullaby of the Leaves 4:58 My Mother's Eyes 4:16 Honeysuckle Rose 4:42 I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues 4:13 All or Nothing at All 5:04 On Jazzheads - Elktone Records

Roseanna Vitro Listen Here 2020 re-release Impacting February 12th, 2021 Format(s): Jazz Bio Vocalist Roseanna Vitro – performer, recording artist, educator and journalist – reissues “Listen Here,” the debut album from 1984 that launched her career with 14 releases to date. This project ushered into the spotlight a formidable new artist with chops and sensitivity in equal measure–a galvanizing spirit who, having already proven she could move live audiences, now certified her power on vinyl. Subsequent albums re-imagined the works of popular music’s greatest songwriters and stylists – among them Ray Charles, Bill Evans, Clare Fischer, and Randy Newman. It was through the latter’s artful song narratives that Vitro earned a Grammy nomination for “The Music of Randy Newman.” Regarding her inspiration to re-release her earliest recording, she says, “It was time to take stock of my life and look back at my career. Some of my earlier records were never transferred to a digital format, so they are no longer available. And many reviewers and DJs who have known me over the years have moved on. I think these early recordings stand the test of time and I want to introduce them to a new generation of listeners.” She has two more albums in production, and a few more from her catalog to re-release in digital format, so the spectrum of her career is ever-expanding, reaching back with power and forward with continued inspiration and momentum. Longer bio at: https://roseannavitrojazz.squarespace.com/bio Social Media: Contact: rvitrojazz@gmail.com www.roseannavitro,com

Hot Texas Swing Band's "Devil on My Tail" Out Now! Full Album Download Now Available. For fans of: Asleep at the Wheel, Bob Wills, Riders In The Sky Early praise for "Devil on My Tail" "Roll up the rug, the Hot Texas Swing Band's new single, "Devil On My Tail," is made for dancin' and toe tappin'! This new original song written by the band's founder, Alex Dormont, has it all - the story of the good, the bad, and justice prevailing all told in up tempo, swingin' style." - Bobbi Jean Bell, Award winning Radio Co-Host of Campfire Cafe and Host of the OutWest Hour Hot Texas Swing Band's fifth studio album, Devil on My Tail, is set for a March 9, 2021 release, with the single out now! The group's last two albums, Ain't Dead Yet and Off the Beaten Trail, both reached No. 1 on the Western Way Western Swing Album Charts. Website | Facebook | Instagram | Spotify

Reggie Quinerly Examines His Relationship with The City That Never Sleeps On "New York Nowhere," Set for March 12 Release On Redefinition Records Recording Features Six Original Compositions, Performed by a Select Quintet Featuring Trumpeter Antoine Drye, Saxophonist John Ellis, Pianist John Chin, Bassist Sean Conly Febuary 4, 2021 Drummer-composer Reggie Quinerly tempers his ever-soulful postbop jazz concept with a sense of rumination with the March 12 release of New York Nowhere on his own Redefinition Records. The album, Quinerly’s fourth, finds him bidding farewell to the jazz capital of the world, which he called home from 1999 to 2020. Joining him for his send-off is a quintet of the Big Apple’s finest, including trumpeter Antoine Drye, tenor saxophonist John Ellis, pianist John Chin, and bassist Sean Conly. A city of such contradiction and complexity as New York could only evoke an emotional response of contradiction and complexity. Hence the title: New York Nowhere is meant to encapsulate the multiple and often opposing personalities at play in America’s largest city. “You’re surrounded by eight million people,” Quinerly says, describing the vibe of New York life. “But everybody has their own story and everybody’s living their own life with a very singular focus. So even in the midst of all these people, you’re kind of completely alone. It’s everywhere and nowhere at the same time.” As he so often does, Quinerly refashions these and other nuanced perspectives on living and working on the New York scene into rousing, infectious music. Be it the sweetened bounce of “Reflections on the Hudson,” the delicate Brazilian flavor of “Celso,” or the brief but fraught theme of “New York Nights” (which is still so fully realized that Quinerly and the band can make two distinct versions of it), the drummer-composer channels all his considerable panache and creative energy into the album’s every aspect. That includes the formation of New York Nowhere’s quintet, whose tight chemistry is itself another example of Quinerly’s acuity and resourcefulness. He knew he wanted Antoine Drye on trumpet, which made John Ellis the natural choice to share the frontline: “Those two go back thirty years, and I wanted to not only tap into the relationship that I have with them individually, but I wanted to highlight the connection that they have.” Similarly, filling the piano chair with John Chin automatically suggested Sean Conly for the bass. “They’ve been getting together for at least twenty years, building and playing each other’s music and stuff. I wanted that level of familiarity with each other’s playing, and I wanted them to reflect that intimacy through my compositions.” In the end, of course, it is the players’ connection to Quinerly, and his to them, that puts the magic into New York Nowhere. Reggie Quinerly was born November 16, 1980 in Houston, Texas, one of the garden spots of 21st- century jazz. Fittingly, he took an early turn in that direction. Lester Grant, who played drums in the Pilgrim United Church of Christ (where Reggie grew up), was a jazz master who became the young musician’s first mentor. Grant not only taught him to play but sent him on an odyssey of discovering the great musicians of jazz past and present. The odyssey took Quinerly first to Houston’s famous High School of the Performing and Visual Arts, then to the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York, and finally to the Juilliard School for his Master’s in Jazz Studies. There, his circle of mentors widened to include Jimmy Cobb, Lewis Nash, and Kenny Washington. Shortly after completing his degree at Juilliard, Quinerly recorded and released his first album, 2012’s Music Inspired by Freedmantown. It started him down a fruitful artistic pathway that has also brought forth 2015’s Invictus and 2018’s Words to Love, critically acclaimed albums that helped raise Quinerly’s profile in the jazz world. New York Nowhere is the newest link in the chain. However, as he starts a new phase of his creative life in Los Angeles, it will assuredly not be the last. Photography: John Rogers ‌ EPK for Reggie Quinerly's New York Nowhere  Reggie Quinerly Web Site ‌ ‌

Some big news over the weekend. All of the teams have been renegotiating their contracts downward. No one is getting their roster bonus. Instead, the teams said, "If you agree to the pay cut, we will pay you the roster bonus sum as a signing bonus. If you don't agree, we will release you. Yesterday was Roster Bonus Day. Here is the Top Ten list of players who still had roster bonuses coming. https://3downnation.com/2021/01/30/ten-cfl-players-with-roster-bonuses-scheduled-for-february-1/ Matt Nichols rejected Toronto's offer, and Nick Arbuckle rejected Ottawa's. So both were released, and signed with each other's team. You will recall that both Nichols and Arbuckle signed as free agents last year, so neither ever played a game for those two teams. https://www.cfl.ca/2021/01/31/argos-release-quarterback-matt-nichols/ https://3downnation.com/2021/01/31/toronto-argonauts-release-quarterback-matt-nichols/ https://www.cfl.ca/2021/01/31/redblacks-sign-nichols-release-arbuckle/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/redblacks-qb-nichols-arbuckle-cfl-moves-1.5895647 https://3downnation.com/2021/01/31/veteran-quarterback-matt-nichols-signs-with-ottawa-redblacks/ https://3downnation.com/2021/02/01/redblacks-gm-marcel-desjardins-didnt-let-personal-circumstances-dictate-quarterback-decision/ https://3downnation.com/2021/02/02/following-quarterback-switch-redblacks-fans-are-questioning-gm-marcel-desjardins/ https://3downnation.com/2021/02/02/redblacks-quarterback-matt-nichols-has-200000-reasons-to-hope-for-a-cfl-season-in-2021/ https://3downnation.com/2021/01/31/argos-sign-former-redblacks-stampeders-quarterback-nick-arbuckle/ https://www.cfl.ca/2021/02/01/argonauts-ink-quarterback-nick-arbuckle/ https://3downnation.com/2021/02/01/official-argos-sign-quarterback-nick-arbuckle/ https://www.cfl.ca/2021/02/02/ferguson-nichols-arbuckle-swap-means-teams/ ***** Anthony Calvillo is back on the Alouettes' payroll as a "team ambassador." https://3downnation.com/2021/01/29/montreal-alouettes-hire-legendary-quarterback-anthony-calvillo-as-team-ambassador/ ***** Calgary traded Eric Rogers, Cordarro Law and Robertson Daniel to Toronto for draft picks. This is huge for the Argos, assuming that they can sign the players, and assuming that the three still have some gas left in the tank. https://www.cfl.ca/2021/01/31/argos-acquire-rights-three-including-rogers-trade-stamps/ https://www.tsn.ca/toronto-argos-acquire-eric-rogers-from-calgary-stampeders-1.1585771 https://3downnation.com/2021/01/30/stampeders-argos-complete-trade-involving-star-receiver-eric-rogers-prior-to-2021-cfl-free-agency/ https://www.cfl.ca/2021/02/01/toronto-argonauts-sign-eric-rogers/ https://3downnation.com/2021/02/01/argos-officially-sign-star-receiver-eric-rogers-after-trade/ https://www.tsn.ca/toronto-argonauts-argos-finalize-deal-with-qb-nick-arbuckle-sign-former-all-star-eric-rogers-1.1585829 ***** The official free agency date is Feb. 9, but starting yesterday all of the teams may negotiate with the pending free agents. https://3downnation.com/2021/01/31/the-cfls-free-agency-negotiation-window-has-opened/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/free-agency-cfl-pandemic-challenges-2021-1.5896999 ***** Bo Lokombo has signed with BC. I like him. https://www.cfl.ca/2021/02/01/lions-sign-lokombo-extend-gyzylak-messam/ https://3downnation.com/2021/01/31/canadian-linebacker-bo-lokombo-signs-with-b-c-lions/ https://www.tsn.ca/bc-lions-re-sign-all-star-receiver-bryan-burnham-bring-back-lb-bo-lokombo-for-third-stint-1.1586100 ***** Edmonton hired Jaime Elizondo to be their new head coach. Also their offensive coordinator. Also their quarterbacks coach. That sounds like too many duties to me. https://www.cfl.ca/2021/02/01/edmonton-names-jaime-elizondo-head-coach/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/edmonton-football-team-hires-jaime-elizondo-as-new-head-coach-1.5895959 https://3downnation.com/2021/02/01/edmonton-football-team-names-jaime-elizondo-head-coach/ https://www.cfl.ca/2021/02/01/elizondo-introduced-as-new-head-coach-in-edmonton/ https://www.cfl.ca/2021/02/01/elizondo-thrilled-work-familiar-faces-edmonton/ ***** Aaron Crawford has signed with Calgary. https://3downnation.com/2021/02/02/stampeders-sign-former-ticats-long-snapper-aaron-crawford/ ***** Almondo Sewell will not return to Edmonton. I like him, too. https://www.tsn.ca/all-star-dt-almondo-sewell-says-goodbye-to-ee-football-team-1.1586612 https://3downnation.com/2021/02/02/veteran-defensive-lineman-almondo-sewell-bids-farewell-to-edmonton/ ***** Jamie Nye lists his Top Ten Canadian pending free agents. https://www.cfl.ca/2021/01/29/nye-top-10-canadian-pending-free-agents/ ***** Winnipeg has let go Micah Awe. He's another one I like. https://www.cfl.ca/2021/01/31/bombers-release-lb-micah-awe/ https://www.tsn.ca/winnipeg-blue-bombers-release-lb-micah-awe-1.1585740 ***** Edmonton has let go Ricky Collins, Jr. https://www.cfl.ca/2021/01/31/edmonton-signs-randy-richards-releases-collins-jr/ ***** Terrell Sinkfield has signed with Toronto. https://www.cfl.ca/2021/02/02/argos-extend-nevis-sign-three-including-sinkfield/ https://www.tsn.ca/toronto-argonauts-re-sign-dt-drake-nevis-add-wr-terrell-sinkfield-1.1586750 ***** I watched the short film of the 1946 Grey Cup the other day. I was struck by how close the hashmarks were to the sideline. I was surprised to learn last year that the teams did not have white or visitors' uniforms until the early '50s when the games began to be televised. The fans watching their black and white TV sets could not tell the teams apart! https://www.cfl.ca/grey-cup-on-demand-list/ ***** Today's view count is 155,291, which means 386 since Thursday.

That's the one I have.

The Grey Cup portal is up and running! I'm going to start with the earliest. https://www.cfl.ca/2021/01/28/first-installment-games-available-grey-cup-demand-portal/ https://www.cfl.ca/grey-cup-on-demand/ ***** Scott Milanovich was the highest paid coach in the league. https://3downnation.com/2021/01/26/scott-milanovich-was-the-highest-paid-head-coach-in-the-cfl-but-still-left-edmonton-for-the-nfl/ ***** Jeremiah Masoli has decided to return to Hamilton. https://www.cfl.ca/2021/01/27/not-going-anywhere-masoli-ticats-agree-extension/ https://www.tsn.ca/hamilton-tiger-cats-re-sign-quarterback-jeremiah-masoli-1.1583616 https://3downnation.com/2021/01/27/tiger-cats-re-sign-franchise-quarterback-jeremiah-masoli/ https://3downnation.com/2021/01/27/jeremiah-masoli-earns-125000-signing-bonus-on-extension-with-ticats/ ***** Shane Bergman has retired. https://www.cfl.ca/2021/01/27/ol-shane-bergman-announces-retirement/ https://www.tsn.ca/calgary-stampeders-canadian-ol-shane-bergman-retires-1.1583683 https://3downnation.com/2021/01/27/all-star-offensive-lineman-shane-bergman-announces-retirement-at-age-30/ ***** Marshall Ferguson looks at the free agent quarterbacks and running backs. https://www.cfl.ca/2021/01/27/ferguson-plenty-high-calibre-pending-free-agent-qbs-rbs-available/ Matt Nichols and Nick Arbuckle are still unsigned. https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/video/with-masoli-signed-two-key-qb-contracts-remain-unresolved-ahead-of-free-agency~2128280 ***** Winnipeg has traded Cody Speller to Toronto for a draft pick. https://www.cfl.ca/2021/01/27/argos-acquire-speller-trade-bombers/ https://www.tsn.ca/toronto-argonauts-acquire-canadian-ol-cody-speller-from-winnipeg-blue-bombers-1.1583819 ***** Today the view count is at 154,905. That means 345 views in 2.5 days!

Here's a big surprise. Scott Milanovich has resigned as Edmonton's head coach. It looks like he will join Indianapolis's staff. Marcus Brady was named the Indianapolis OC last week. And who should throw his hat into the ring to replace Milanovich? Chris Jones! https://www.cfl.ca/2021/01/25/milanovich-resigns-edmontons-head-coach/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/cfl-coach-scott-milanovich-leaves-edmonton-for-nfl-without-coaching-single-game-1.5886966 https://3downnation.com/2021/01/25/scott-milanovich-resigns-as-head-coach-of-edmonton-football-team-report/ https://3downnation.com/2021/01/25/edmonton-head-coach-scott-milanovich-becomes-candidate-to-join-marcus-brady-with-indianapolis-colts/ https://3downnation.com/2021/01/25/chris-jones-expresses-interest-in-edmontons-head-coaching-job/ https://3downnation.com/2021/01/18/former-cfl-head-coach-chris-jones-was-part-of-a-miraculous-turnaround-with-the-browns/ ***** Steve Molnar has died at 73. RIP. https://3downnation.com/2021/01/17/longtime-saskatchewan-roughriders-fullback-steve-molnar-has-passed-away/ ***** Bruce Bennett has died at 77. RIP. https://3downnation.com/2021/01/18/riders-plaza-of-honour-member-defensive-back-bruce-bennett-passes-away-at-77-years-old/ ***** John Hodge has released his first mock draft of the year. https://3downnation.com/2021/01/18/john-hodges-2021-cfl-mock-draft-1-0/ https://www.cfl.ca/2021/01/25/steinbergs-mmqb-21-draft-set-interesting-ever/ ***** The Scouting Bureau has released its Winter Edition rankings. https://www.cfl.ca/2021/01/20/alaric-jackson-tops-winter-scouting-bureau-rankings/ https://3downnation.com/2021/01/20/2021-cfl-scouting-bureau-top-20-prospect-rankings-winter-edition/ ***** Trey Rutherford has decided to retire to join the police force. https://3downnation.com/2021/01/20/answering-the-call-why-i-am-retiring-at-the-age-of-25/ ***** Pending free agent Jeremiah Masoli has released a video intending to show that he has fully recovered from his ACL injury. https://3downnation.com/2021/01/20/jeremiah-masoli-workout-video-proof-ticats-pending-free-agent-qb-fully-recovered-from-torn-acl/ https://www.cfl.ca/2021/01/25/fa-wanted-returning-star-pivot/ ***** Tom Gamble, Danny Maciocia's Assistant GM in Montreal, has left the team to join Jacksonville. https://3downnation.com/2021/01/21/alouettes-assistant-gm-tom-gamble-hired-by-jacksonville-jaguars/ ***** This year's combine will be done via internet video rather than in person. https://www.cfl.ca/2021/01/22/cfl-combine-presented-new-era-goes-virtual/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl-combine-will-be-virtual-in-2021-1.1582766 https://3downnation.com/2021/01/22/cfl-opts-for-virtual-2021-combine/ ***** The global draft will be April 15. These are the Europeans and Mexicans. https://3downnation.com/2021/01/23/cfl-to-hold-2021-global-draft-in-april/ ***** Jeff Reinebold reminisces about his days with Las Vegas. https://3downnation.com/2021/01/24/jeff-reinebold-remembers-practicing-in-a-parking-lot-with-the-las-vegas-posse-ron-meyers-gambling/ ***** The Argos signed a former Pittsburgh player named Martavis Bryant, who has been suspended in the NFL since December, 2018. https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/argos-sign-ex-nfler-martavis-bryant-1.5886785 https://www.tsn.ca/toronto-argonauts-sign-former-pittsburgh-steelers-oakland-raiders-wr-martavis-bryant-1.1582555 https://3downnation.com/2021/01/25/toronto-argonauts-sign-former-nfl-receiver-martavis-bryant/ ***** Here the league's website looks at the free agent situation. Feb. 9 is the day. https://www.cfl.ca/2021/01/21/cfl-cas-top-30-pending-free-agents-6/ https://www.cfl.ca/fa21/ https://www.cfl.ca/2021/01/21/nye-grading-free-agency-moves-every-team-far/ https://www.cfl.ca/2021/01/19/great-debate-no-1-pending-free-agent-3/ ***** The Riders released Kenny Stafford, who is a pending free agent anyway. https://www.cfl.ca/2021/01/20/riders-release-receiver-kenny-stafford/ ***** When I posted the previous post Jan. 14, this thread had 153,048 views. Today it has 154,560. So in 12 days it got 1,512 views. Would that make us an "influencer?" How many more is needed to be in Kylie Jenner territory?

Guy, my contact today wrote me this... "Regarding Yelena, she has occasionally performed in NYC, but her primary focus is composing; that's what she does all day and all night."

"Twenty-three people died in Norway within days of receiving their first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, with 13 of those deaths — all nursing home patients — apparently related to the side effects of the shots, health officials said." https://nypost.com/2021/01/15/23-die-in-norway-after-receiving-pfizer-covid-19-vaccine/

Henry Aaron died two weeks after getting the Covid vaccine. https://noqreport.com/2021/01/22/mlb-legend-hank-aaron-dies-two-weeks-after-getting-covid-19-vaccine/

This has been mentioned on the Laurie Pepper Bandcamp thread. "Unreleased Art Pepper Volume Eleven: Atlanta," Latest Installment in the "Unreleased Art" Series, To Be Released February 19 On Widow's Taste Records Legendary Alto Saxophonist Art Pepper Gives a Casually Masterful Performance Live in Atlanta, Georgia on May 17, 1980 In a Quartet with Milcho Leviev, Bob Magnusson, Carl Burnett, Captured by Laurie Pepper in a 2-Disc Set January 22, 2021 On a 1980 tour that he undertook with his working quartet, Art Pepper spent the evening of May 17 electrifying the audience at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta. The tour was a quickie affair—his wife and manager, Laurie, barely even noted it on her calendar. She did roll tape, however, and for her efforts, posterity can enjoy his thrilling performance with the band on the double-disc Unreleased Art Pepper Volume Eleven: Atlanta, set for a February 19 release on Laurie Pepper’s Widow’s Taste label. Art was at the cusp of what would be the last of many career comebacks that spring. (He died in July 1982.) This one was built on the foundation of Straight Life, his seminal memoir (written with Laurie), which had hit shelves in December 1979. Its harrowing, honest portrayal of Art’s bouts with addiction and incarceration (“It tells all,” he promises the Atlanta audience in a plug for the book) had achieved rave reviews and impressive sales. “Art’s career and fame were suddenly greater than ever before,” notes Laurie in the CD’s liner notes. “Internationally. And he was able to tour with his own band for the first time in his life.” L. to r.: Carl Burnett, Bob Magnusson, Milcho Leviev, Art Pepper. Yet before the summer and fall triumphs in Europe and Japan (heard on Unreleased Art volumes VI and VII, respectively), before the majesty of the beloved Winter Moon session in September, there was this small, ad hoc tour through Boston, Houston, and Atlanta in April and May. Laurie was accompanying Art as his road manager, accountant, agent, band boss, and general factotum: “the jobs he didn’t want.” To those tasks, the saxophonist added a new one: He asked Laurie to buy a portable tape deck and microphone and start recording his performances. To that request, and to Laurie’s determination to make him happy, we owe the hair-raising document that now comes before us. From the panache of “Blues for Blanche” and propulsion of “Mambo Koyama” to the rush of “Straight Life” and masterful balance of restraint and relish on “Song for Richard,” it’s clear that Art’s adventures and misadventures hadn’t depleted his artistry a bit—if anything, it added a new sense of urgency and purpose. The audience’s rapturous reception of his every tune confirms this. Then again, his bandmates were earning their share of the rapture too. Brilliant musicians thrive in the company of their peers; Art may have been their better in terms of name recognition, but in terms of musicianship pianist Milcho Leviev, bassist Bob Magnusson, and drummer Carl Burnett more than hold their own. All four players’ skills and mutual respect come into focus on the second set’s opening blues “Untitled #34,” with Magnusson’s tour-de-force bass solo followed by a cutthroat three-way battle between Pepper, Leviev, and Burnett. Though we can’t hear it happening, we can safely assume that the band rattled the windows in the place. The lack of window-rattling evidence is not due to any shortcomings in the sound. Laurie’s equipment was remarkably sharp in capturing all the sonic nuances in Art and the band’s music; recording engineer Wayne Peet breathes new life into them with his painstaking mastering. Art’s banter between the songs is mumbly—more a defect of the saxophonist than of the audio—but it also adds scope and dimension to both artist and art. “I’ve retained more onstage talk on this album than on any other I’ve released,” Laurie Pepper muses in her notes, “because I find it funny and revealing.” Coming in the wake of the Straight Life book, as this concert did, it’s only fitting that Laurie allows Art to tell his own story here. Atlanta is a worthy addition to the items in the Unreleased Art Pepper series. All have gotten rave reviews from well-known critics. They are: Volume I, Abashiri (2-CD set) Volume II, Last Concert: Kennedy Center Volume III, Croydon (2-CD set) Volume IV, The Art History Project (3-CD set) Volume V, Stuttgart (2-CD set) Volume VI, Blues for the Fisherman: Live at Ronnie Scott’s (4-CD set) Volume VII, Sankei Hall, Osaka (2-CD set) Volume VIII, Live at the Winery Volume IX, Art Pepper & Warne Marsh Volume X, Toronto (3-CD set) And all (although Volume IV is available for download only) are available at both Amazon (http://bit.ly/buyArtPepper) and Bandcamp (http://artpepper.bandcamp.com). Laurie says she’ll keep releasing yearly miracles as long as she keeps finding them. She says there are still plenty in her closets. Photography: Laurie Pepper ‌

That's great CJ!

RIP Henry! Dan, Home Run Derby was 1959. I have the set on DVD. Maybe this year I'll open it up and watch it.

Thanks sonnymax! Is there something about the latest iPod Touch that would make it better than this inexpensive smartphone? ***** KEF - Q Series 5.25" 2-Way Bookshelf Speakers (Pair) - Satin Black, Walnut or Satin White - $299.98 (50% off) https://www.bestbuy.com/site/kef-q-series-5-25-2-way-bookshelf-speakers-pair-satin-black/5913623.p

Prayers sent Lon and Dub!

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Get well soon Dmitry! Prayers sent!

RIP. A buddy of mine in Ottawa was an amateur drummer, and he was very proud of the fact that he once played with Junior Mance!