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ECM Carla Bley/Andy Sheppard/Steve Swallow - Life Goes On release date February 14, 2020 Carla Bley: piano Andy Sheppard: tenor and soprano saxophones Steve Swallow: bass A striking album of new music from pianist/composer Carla Bley, whose trio with Andy Sheppard and Steve Swallow is now in its 25th year. Individual associations among the players go back much further: bassist Swallow first recorded music by Carla in 1961. So when Bley says "Life Goes On", a lot of life is alluded to. The album, realized in the Auditorio Stelio Molo Studio in Lugano in May 2019, with Manfred Eicher producing, takes the form of three suites. The title piece begins as a stoical blues, at first melancholic then hopeful. "Beautiful Telephones", inspired by a US president's first observation on entering the Oval Office, has plenty of Bley's dark wit. And "Copycat" explores the notion of call-and-response in fresh ways as the improvisers continue each other's thoughts. Throughout, Carla's distinctive piano, with its hints of Monk and Satie, is beautifully framed by Swallow's eloquent, elegant bass guitar and Sheppard's yearning saxes. This trio has a unique collective sound, reflecting - as The Telegraph recently noted - "musical mastery of a rare order". ECM Oded Tzur - Here Be Dragons release date February 14, 2020 Oded Tzur: tenor saxophone; Nitai Hershkovits: piano; Petros Klampanis: double bass; Johnathan Blake: drums Here Be Dragons is the ECM debut of New York based, Tel Aviv born saxophonist Oded Tzur, a strikingly original player and musical storyteller. Tzur's graceful and fluid tenor sax sound has been influenced by studies with bansuri master Hariprasad Chaurasia, and the concept of raga is subtly embedded in his elegant compositions, played with verve and imagination by his outstanding Israeli-Greek-American jazz group. As DownBeat has observed: "Tzur and his colleagues are definitely on to something." Recorded in June 2019 at Auditorio Stelio Molo in Lugano, and produced by Manfred Eicher, the album is issued as Tzur embarks on an international tour. Thomas Zehetmair: baroque violin Thomas Zehetmair, one of the great violinists of our time, re-visits the solo works of Bach, the summit of the violin repertory. Using period instruments, Zehetmair plays the music with vividness and intelligence to produce a recording that is deeply steeped in the music and at the same time original. “Violinists will sometimes delay recording Johann Sebastian Bach's Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin until they feel they have mastered the music and even let it become second nature to them. Not so Thomas Zehetmair, who, with guidance from his mentor Nikolaus Harnoncourt, first recorded the Sei Solo in 1982 for Teldec, then waited almost four decades before revisiting them for ECM New Series. This time span has permitted Zehetmair sufficient space to reevaluate Bach's masterpiece and to present the music with a mature appreciation of its contrapuntal intricacy and expressive depth. Zehetmair played a modern violin for his early set, but for this 2019 double-disc, he plays two Baroque violins with replica bows: a 1685 South Tyrolean instrument for the partitas, and a ca. 1750 Joannes Udalricus Eberle for the sonatas. The sonorities he produces on these violins are subtly different, the 1685 contributing a bright edge to the partitas and the 1750 a warm resonance to the sonatas, all smoothed somewhat by the resonant acoustics of the priory church of St. Gerold in Austria. Zehetmair uses the sound space to determine dynamics and to shape his phrases, and his lines seem to float with an airiness that is rare in studio recordings. Even though the use of Baroque instruments and techniques may make this rendition seem like a historically informed performance, it is rather more of a personal take with thoughtful borrowings from period scholarship, a combination to be expected of one of classical music's most eclectic and versatile performers.” - Blair Sanderson, allmusic December 2019 [ CLICK TO LISTEN / ] © 2019 ECM Records US, A Division of Verve Music Group. All rights reserved.

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The first two that come to my mind are Miles Davis & John Coltrane - The Final Tour (The Bootleg Series, vol. 6) https://www.amazon.com/Final-Tour-Bootleg-Vol/dp/B077ZCTV18/ Nucleus & Ian Carr - Torrid Zone (The Vertigo Recordings 1970 - 1975) https://www.amazon.com/Torrid-Zone-Vertigo-Recordings-1970-1975/dp/B07MWXTN2M/ Regarding my own experience, I would add the Black Saint/Soul Note boxes Tommy made available to us at such attractive prices in 2019.

The Vinyl Buddy is on sale. Any opinions? https://www.amazon.com/Vinyl-Buddy-Original-Record-Cleaner/dp/B071Z2GZ5N

My parents often reminisced over the dinner table about a special day for them. As an early anniversary present, my dad bought my mom tickets to see Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews on Broadway in My Fair Lady. That was a very big deal to my mother. We lived in Boston at the time, and they spent the day driving down to New York, listening to Don Larsen pitch his perfect game in the World Series!

Happy New Year, everyone!

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Team analyses Hamilton https://www.cfl.ca/2019/12/26/off-season-outlook-hamilton-tiger-cats-2/ Winnipeg https://www.cfl.ca/2019/12/28/off-season-outlook-winnipeg-blue-bombers-2/ Ottawa https://3downnation.com/2019/12/21/six-stats-that-explain-the-redblacks-dreadful-season/ ***** The league has started a page to keep track of this year's free agents. https://www.cfl.ca/fa20/ ***** The league ranks 2019's ten best games. https://www.cfl.ca/2019/12/29/ranking-10-best-games-2019/ ***** 3DownNation has started a page to keep track of the guys who get NFL tryouts. https://3downnation.com/2019/12/24/cfl-related-nfl-workout-tracker/ ***** 3DownNation's All-Decade team Def. Backs https://3downnation.com/2019/12/24/the-3downnation-all-decade-cfl-team-defensive-backs/ Linebackers https://3downnation.com/2019/12/25/the-3downnation-all-decade-cfl-team-linebackers/ Def. Linemen https://3downnation.com/2019/12/26/the-3downnation-all-decade-cfl-team-defensive-line/ Running Backs https://3downnation.com/2019/12/29/the-3downnation-all-decade-cfl-team-running-back/ Receivers https://3downnation.com/2019/12/28/the-3downnation-all-decade-cfl-team-receivers/ O Linemen https://3downnation.com/2019/12/27/the-3downnation-all-decade-cfl-team-offensive-line/

This is somewhat related. radioarchives.com is offering reprints of 1930s pulp fiction for $2.00 per book. Each book has two novellas. The mags are The Shadow, Doc Savage and The Spider. The sale will end when the ball drops at midnight.

I hope everyone enjoyed his Christmas! 2019 videos Season recap https://www.cfl.ca/2019/12/27/bennett-recapping-all-that-2019-had-to-offer/ Top 10 celebrations https://www.cfl.ca/2019/12/25/its-a-celebration-top-10-cellys-of-2019/ Top 10 special teams plays https://www.cfl.ca/2019/12/27/top-10-special-teams-plays-of-2019/ Top 10 offensive touchdowns https://www.cfl.ca/2019/12/16/top-10-offensive-tds-of-2019/

Duane, there were already the original French movie and the English language remake called The Bird Cage. Maybe no one was willing to come up with the money for a third version so soon after the first two. I'm just guessing.

Jerry Herman has died at 88. RIP. https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/jerry-herman-broadway-composer-of-hello-dolly-and-mame-dies-at-88/

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Sleepy LaBeef has died at 84. RIP. https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/rockabilly-veteran-sleepy-labeef-dead-at-84/

Every year I write Santa, asking for what all good little boys want - alcohol, tobacco and firearms. Maybe this will be the year!

Here is your chance to vote for the league's All-Decade team! https://3downnation.com/2019/12/17/introducing-the-3downnation-all-decade-cfl-team/ ***** 12/18 checking down https://www.cfl.ca/2019/12/18/checking-news-notes-off-season-2/ ***** Team analyses Calgary https://www.cfl.ca/2019/12/16/off-season-outlook-calgary-stampeders-2/ Montreal https://www.cfl.ca/2019/12/18/off-season-outlook-montreal-alouettes-2/ Edmonton https://www.cfl.ca/2019/12/19/off-season-outlook-edmonton-eskimos-2/ Sask https://www.cfl.ca/2019/12/21/off-season-outlook-saskatchewan-roughriders-2/ ***** 2019 highlight videos Top 10 interceptions https://www.cfl.ca/2019/12/16/top-10-interceptions-of-2019/ Top 10 catches https://www.cfl.ca/2019/12/20/top-10-catches-of-2019/ Top 10 defensive plays https://www.cfl.ca/2019/12/13/top-10-defensive-plays-of-2019/ Top 10 "What the ?!" moments https://www.cfl.ca/2019/12/09/10-what-the-moments-from-2019/ ***** Each team revealed ten names from its neg list. https://www.cfl.ca/2019/12/17/cfl-reveals-list-10-negotiation-list-players-team-4/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/12/17/ferguson-two-names-know-teams-neg-list/ https://3downnation.com/2019/12/17/cfl-teams-reveal-10-players-from-their-negotiation-lists-for-ncaa-bowl-season/ https://www.tsn.ca/jalen-hurts-devlin-hodges-headline-cfl-negotiation-lists-1.1414637 http://rodpedersen.com/out-of-the-tunnel-dissecting-the-neg-lists/ https://3downnation.com/2019/12/22/a-whos-who-of-who-volume-two-getting-to-know-the-riders-neg-list/ ***** Ottawa has hired Mike Benevides to be its new DC, and Alex Suber to be its new receivers coach. https://www.cfl.ca/2019/12/17/redblacks-hire-mike-benevides-defensive-coordinator/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/12/20/redblacks-hire-alex-suber-receivers-coach/ https://3downnation.com/2019/12/17/redblacks-hire-mike-benevides-as-defensive-coordinator/ https://3downnation.com/2019/12/20/redblacks-hire-former-cfler-alex-suber-as-receivers-coach/ https://www.tsn.ca/ottawa-redblacks-add-mike-benevides-as-defensive-coordinator-1.1414645 https://www.tsn.ca/redblacks-add-former-cfl-defensive-back-alex-suber-as-receivers-coach-1.1416312 ***** Montreal has hired Marcel Bellefeuille to be its new OL coach. https://www.cfl.ca/2019/12/20/als-add-bellefeuille-staff-retain-slowik/ https://3downnation.com/2019/12/20/alouettes-hire-marcel-bellefeuille-as-offensive-line-coach/ ***** Derek Taylor uses stats to analyze the 2019 season. https://www.cfl.ca/2019/12/22/cauz-details-2019-season-ft-derek-taylor/ ***** Dave Naylor reviews the 2019 season. https://www.tsn.ca/looking-back-at-a-memorable-year-for-canadian-football-1.1415817 ***** Nik's Top 10 teams of the decade https://lastwordoncanadianfootball.com/2019/12/19/top-10-cfl-teams-of-the-decade/ ***** Mike Moreale interview https://thegruelingtruth.com/podcast/after-the-gridiron-interview-with-retired-football-player-mike-morreale/

I got Journey to Bliss back then. I had an Olivia Newton-John 45 on Uni from 1971 of George Harrison's What is Life. Wasn't Strawberry Alarm Clock on Uni? And maybe Neil Diamond?

Brad, Lon is correct. John, thank you for telling us that the Reel to Reels sound OK.

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The league released the 2020 schedule today. https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/?season=2020 https://www.tsn.ca/2020-cfl-on-tsn-broadcast-schedule-1.1229431 https://3downnation.com/2019/12/16/cfl-unveils-2020-schedule/ https://3downnation.com/2019/12/16/complete-2020-cfl-schedule/ https://3downnation.com/2019/12/16/details-of-the-saskatchewan-roughriders-2020-schedule/ ***** Toronto analysis https://www.cfl.ca/2019/12/15/off-season-outlook-toronto-argonauts-2/ ***** 2019 Top 10 offensive touchdowns https://www.cfl.ca/2019/12/16/top-10-offensive-tds-of-2019/ ***** Free Agent analyses Western https://www.cfl.ca/2019/12/16/free-agency-2020-west-division-breakdown/ Hamilton https://3downnation.com/2019/12/15/analyzing-the-ticats-free-agent-list/ ***** Cory Watson has retired, and will be an assistant coach at McGill. https://3downnation.com/2019/12/16/canadian-receiver-cory-watson-accepts-coaching-job-at-mcgill-university/

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The Eskimos have hired Scott Milanovich to be their new head coach. https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/edmonton-eskimos-scott-milanovich-cfl-1.5394411 https://www.cfl.ca/2019/12/12/eskimos-hire-scott-milanovich-22nd-head-coach/ https://3downnation.com/2019/12/12/official-eskimos-name-scott-milanovich-head-coach/ https://3downnation.com/2019/12/12/eskimos-want-to-close-in-on-scott-milanovich-as-head-coach/ ***** The Argos fired Corey Chamblin, and hired Ryan Dinwiddie to replace him. https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/toronto-argonauts-ryan-dinwiddie-head-coach-cfl-1.5394595 https://www.cfl.ca/2019/12/12/report-argos-part-ways-corey-chamblin/ https://3downnation.com/2019/12/12/argos-relieve-corey-chamblin-of-head-coach-duties/ https://3downnation.com/2019/12/12/argos-to-hire-ryan-dinwiddie-to-be-head-coach/ https://3downnation.com/2019/12/12/ryan-dinwiddie-leaving-stampeders-for-mystery-team/ ***** Free Agent analyses https://3downnation.com/2019/12/12/true-north-football-podcast-episode-6-big-changes-to-cfl-free-agency/ Eastern https://www.cfl.ca/2019/12/12/free-agency-2020-east-division-breakdown/ ***** 12/11 checking down https://www.cfl.ca/2019/12/11/checking-news-notes-off-season/ ***** 2019 Top 10 performances https://www.cfl.ca/2019/12/12/top-10-performances-of-2019/ ***** Analyses Ottawa https://www.cfl.ca/2019/12/10/off-season-outlook-ottawa-redblacks-2/ BC https://www.cfl.ca/2019/12/12/off-season-outlook-bc-lions-2/ ***** The Scouting Buireau released its Winter top 20 list of prospects. https://3downnation.com/2019/12/10/scouting-bureau-winter-edition-top-20-prospects-eligible-for-the-2020-cfl-draft/

And as promised... 2019 Vanier Cup U. Calgary Dinos 27....U. Montreal Carabins 13 https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/university/usports-vanier-cup-calgary-dinos-montreal-carabins-1.5371187 https://3downnation.com/2019/11/23/sinagra-leads-dinos-to-first-vanier-cup-title-since-1995/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/23/sinagra-leads-dinos-first-vanier-cup-title-since-1995/ Here are some articles I saved about the playoff games leading up to the Vanier Cup. https://3downnation.com/2019/11/09/acadia-axemen-chop-down-bishops-earn-loney-bowl-trophy/ https://3downnation.com/2019/11/09/montreal-upsets-laval-in-quebec-city-hoist-dunsmore-cup-in-enemy-territory/ https://3downnation.com/2019/11/09/mac-attack-no-1-western-melts-down-as-mcmaster-pulls-upset-for-yates-cup/ https://3downnation.com/2019/11/09/dinos-revenge-calgary-dominates-saskatchewan-in-hardy-cup/ https://3downnation.com/2019/11/15/usports-football-head-to-head-break-down-of-uteck-bowl-and-mitchell-bowl-combatants/ https://3downnation.com/2019/11/16/usports-football-danny-maciocia-leads-montreal-carabins-to-the-vanier-cup/ https://3downnation.com/2019/11/16/dinos-defence-dominates-mcmaster-as-calgary-secures-spot-in-vanier-cup/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/16/dinos-carabins-advance-55th-vanier-cup/ https://3downnation.com/2019/11/21/vanier-cup-grey-cup-pairing-in-the-works-must-happen-for-future-growth/ https://3downnation.com/2019/11/21/usports-elo-ratings-and-vanier-cup-predictors/ https://3downnation.com/2019/11/21/western-mustangs-qb-chris-merchant-wins-hec-crighton-trophy/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/22/ferguson-calgary-montreal-battle-vanier-cup/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/22/ferguson-previewing-u-sports-vanier-cup/

As promised... 2019 Grey Cup Winnipeg 33....Hamilton 12 https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-grey-cup-winnipeg-blue-bombers-hamilton-tiger-cats-107-1.5371689 https://stats.cbc.ca/football/cfl/recap/80490 https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-grey-cup-winnipeg-blue-bombers-hamilton-tiger-cats-key-moments-1.5371807 https://www.cfl.ca/games/2646/hamilton-tiger-cats-vs-winnipeg-blue-bombers/#/preview https://www.cfl.ca/games/2646/hamilton-tiger-cats-vs-winnipeg-blue-bombers#/boxscore https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/24/game-capsule-all-scoring-plays-from-107th-grey-cup/ https://www.cfl.ca/thewaggle#188 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/blue-bombers-grey-cup-winnipeg-airport-1.5372696 https://3downnation.com/2019/11/27/the-bombers-won-the-drought-is-done/ https://3downnation.com/2019/11/29/a-sea-of-blue-and-gold-and-a-little-grey/ Justin Medlock tied the Grey Cup record with six field goals. https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/24/medlock-ties-grey-cup-record-six-made-field-goals/ The Bombers are taking orders for Grey Cup Champions merchandise. https://www.thebomberstore.com https://www.cfl.ca/2019/12/03/never-early-start-holiday-shopping/ Grey Cup Plays of the Week https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/25/thiadric-brings-the-thunder-in-the-timber-mart-plays-of-the-week/ Take a look at this. https://3downnation.com/2019/12/01/bombers-fan-drinks-28-year-old-beer-to-celebrate-grey-cup-victory/ ***** 12/04 checking down https://www.cfl.ca/2019/12/04/checking-eyes-coaches/ ***** Jason Maas has agreed to be Sask's new offensive coordinator. https://www.cfl.ca/2019/12/06/riders-name-jason-maas-offensive-coordinator/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/12/07/maas-want-opportunity-coach-one-day/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/sask-roughriders-edmonton-head-coach-1.5386734 https://3downnation.com/2019/11/29/none-of-riders-assistant-coaches-under-contract-beyond-2019/ https://3downnation.com/2019/12/05/riders-finalizing-contract-with-jason-maas-as-saskatchewans-offensive-coordinator/ https://pifflespodcast.com/blog/riders-hire-jason-maas-as-new-offensive-coordinator ***** Jamie Nye has drawn up an all-star team of pending free agents. https://www.cfl.ca/2019/12/06/selecting-2019-cfl-free-agent-team/ ***** Paul LaPolice has agreed to become Ottawa's next head coach. https://www.cfl.ca/2019/12/07/report-reports-redblacks-name-lapolice-head-coach/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/paul-lapolice-ottawa-redblacks-1.5388492 https://3downnation.com/2019/11/27/redblacks-lions-ask-permission-to-interview-bombers-paul-lapolice/ https://3downnation.com/2019/11/30/five-reasons-why-the-redblacks-coaching-vacancy-is-appealing/ ***** Flutie Flakes are back! https://3downnation.com/2019/12/04/start-your-day-right-with-fresh-flutie-flakes/

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