GA Russell

Thanks Tom! Mine arrived today in great shape. I'm going to put it aside, and save it for my birthday.

Four Manfred Mann BBC box sets are being released today. Each is $16.98. I will pick up the Chapter III set for sure. Paul Jones https://www.amazon.com/Radio-Days-Vol-Live-1964/dp/B07PKDC3ZC/ Mike d'Abo https://www.amazon.com/Radio-Days-Vol-Live-1966-69/dp/B07PK6MXGY/ Chapter III https://www.amazon.com/Radio-Days-Vol-Sessions-Rarities/dp/B07PKDC54M/ Earth Band 1970-1973 https://www.amazon.com/Radio-Days-Vol-Live-1970-73/dp/B07PK6MXGX/

Thanks Matthew and Brad!

Is Portland any good this year?

The league and the union have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract. https://www.cfl.ca/2019/05/15/cfl-cflpa-reach-tentative-agreement-new-cba/ https://3downnation.com/2019/05/15/cfl-says-its-reached-a-tentative-agreement-on-a-new-cba/ https://3downnation.com/2019/05/15/league-cflpa-nearing-consensus-on-new-cba/

I was remiss during December with my posting, so I want to put up what you probably already know, and that is that three new head coaches were hired in rapid succession. The Ticats hired Orlondo Steinauer, with June Jones becoming OC. https://3downnation.com/2018/12/03/orlondo-steinauer-ticats-wanted/ ***** The Argos hired Corey Chamblin. https://3downnation.com/2018/12/10/corey-chambln-named-head-coach-toronto-argonauts/ https://3downnation.com/2018/12/10/nine-takeaways-press-conference-introduce-corey-chamblin/ https://3downnation.com/2018/12/10/davis-chamblin-learned-valuable-lessons-successes-failures-riderville/ https://3downnation.com/2018/12/13/corey-chamblin-has-daunting-task-in-putting-argonauts-back-on-torontos-sports-radar/ ***** BC hired DeVone Claybrooks. https://3downnation.com/2018/12/10/lions-agree-terms-devone-claybrooks-become-head-coach/ https://3downnation.com/2018/12/11/rich-stubler-to-be-lions-defensive-coordinator/ https://3downnation.com/2018/12/11/official-lions-hire-devone-claybrooks-as-head-coach/ http://159.203.52.247/2018/12/11/all-time-cfl-receptions-leader-nik-lewis-to-join-lions-coaching-staff/ https://3downnation.com/2018/12/11/dressed-claybrooks-takes-rebuilding-lions/ https://3downnation.com/2018/12/13/washington-reinebold-dorazio-not-returning-b-c-lions-staff/ https://3downnation.com/2018/12/18/lions-head-coach-devone-claybrooks-rounds-out-coaching-staff/ ***** And now it was announced today that June Jones is leaving the Ticats for the XFL. https://3downnation.com/2019/05/13/june-jones-leaving-ticats-to-join-xfl-report/ https://3downnation.com/2019/05/13/with-june-jones-gone-how-screwed-are-the-ticats-hint-not-very/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/05/13/report-ticats-june-jones-take-xfl-job/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/05/13/oleary-jones-closes-book-ticats-complete-honesty/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/05/13/ferguson-jones-leaves-unique-mark-ticats-cfl/ ***** Finally, Rod Pedersen says that the Riders have signed Jon Ryan. http://www.rodpedersen.com/2019/05/riders-sign-jon-ryan.html https://3downnation.com/2019/05/13/riders-sign-canadian-punter-jon-ryan-report/

RIP Doris! When I am not in a heavy mood, Lover Come Back is my favorite movie.

The league has recently been posting analyses of the teams. Hamilton https://www.cfl.ca/2019/05/12/off-season-depth-chart-hamilton-tiger-cats/ ***** Winnipeg https://www.cfl.ca/2019/05/10/off-season-depth-chart-winnipeg-blue-bombers/ ***** Ottawa https://www.cfl.ca/2019/05/09/off-season-depth-chart-ottawa-redblacks/ ***** Calgary https://www.cfl.ca/2019/05/07/off-season-depth-chart-calgary-stampeders/

Solomon Elimimiam has signed with the Riders. https://3downnation.com/2019/05/09/linebacker-solomon-elimimian-signs-with-saskatchewan-roughriders/ https://3downnation.com/2019/05/10/signing-solly-a-no-brainer-for-the-riders/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/05/10/elimimian-sends-heartfelt-thank-bc-lions/ ***** The Riders have cut Tyler Crapigna. https://3downnation.com/2019/05/07/riders-release-canadian-kicker-tyler-crapigna/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/05/07/riders-release-kicker-tyler-crapigna/ ***** The Riders have cut Tre Mason. He is expected to miss the season while recovering from his ACL injury. https://3downnation.com/2019/05/10/riders-release-rb-tre-mason/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/05/10/riders-release-running-back-tre-mason/ ***** Chris Matthews has signed with the Bombers. https://3downnation.com/2019/05/10/bombers-sign-receiver-chris-matthews-to-a-three-year-deal/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/05/10/bombers-sign-chris-matthews-three-year-deal/ ***** Investors Group Field has already been renamed. It's now IG Field. https://www.cfl.ca/2019/05/10/bombers-stadium-gets-name-change/ ***** Marc Trestman has signed another one for his XFL Tampa team. The Eskimos' William Fields will become their defensive backs coach. https://www.cfl.ca/2019/05/09/william-fields-leaves-esks-xfl-coaching-opportunity/ ***** Tickets for this year's Grey Cup in Calgary are now on sale! https://www.cfl.ca/2019/05/07/tickets-107th-grey-cup-presented-shaw-sale-now/

Onkyo TX-8020 2 channel Stereo Receiver - $119.00 https://www.amazon.com/Onkyo-TX-8020-channel-Stereo-Receiver/dp/B00EE18O7W

RIP Chris! My favorite of his stories told here was the time he checked on Bessie's Amazon web page. It said, Customers who purchased this also purchased...a vacuum cleaner!

Ricky Ray has retired. https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/ricky-ray-retirement-cfl-1.5127626 https://3downnation.com/2019/05/08/i-just-cant-do-it-anymore-ricky-ray-calls-it-a-career/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/05/08/ricky-ray-announces-retirement-after-16-seasons/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/05/08/ricky-ray-officially-retires-cfl/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/05/08/numbers-look-ricky-rays-career/ https://www.cfl.ca/players/ricky-ray https://www.cfl.ca/2019/05/08/cfl-issues-statement-ricky-ray/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/05/08/cfl-issues-statement-ricky-ray/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/05/08/maas-looks-back-former-teammate-ray/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/05/08/remarkable-ricky-tributes-pour-following-ray-retirement/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/05/08/oleary-reminiscing-legacy-ricky-ray/

Wirecutter now lists the Mackie Studio Monitor, Black w/green trim, 3-inch (CR3) as the best "budget" computer speakers for $99.00 per pair. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KVEIY4E

The draft was Thursday. As you might expect, most chosen were linemen. https://3downnation.com/2019/05/02/cfl-draft-live-grading-the-picks-as-they-happen/ ***** The previous week was the NFL draft. No Canadians were selected, but a couple signed contracts afterward. https://3downnation.com/2019/04/27/all-cfl-draft-prospects-go-unselected-in-nfl-draft/ https://3downnation.com/2019/04/27/laval-defensive-end-mathieu-betts-signs-with-chicago-bears-as-undrafted-free-agent/ ***** Simeon Rottier has retired. https://3downnation.com/2019/05/03/eskimos-ol-simeon-rottier-retires/ ***** The Ticats have cut Alex Green, Justin Cappiciotti and twelve others. https://www.cfl.ca/2019/05/06/ticats-release-14-players-including-alex-green-justin-capicciotti/ ***** The Argos have cut Dexter McCluster https://3downnation.com/2019/05/06/argos-release-former-nfler-dexter-mccluster/ ***** BC cut two former first round picks, Charles Vaillancourt and Danny Vandervoort. https://3downnation.com/2019/04/30/b-c-lions-dump-two-former-first-round-draft-picks/ ***** BC also cut Solomon Elimimian. https://3downnation.com/2019/04/30/lions-officially-release-lb-solomon-elimimian/ ***** Johnny Adams has retired. https://3downnation.com/2019/04/29/eskimos-db-johnny-adams-retires/ ***** The 2019 Hall of Fame inductees will be... Jon Cornish David Williams Mervyn Fernandez Terry Greer Ernie Pitts Jim Hopson Frank Smith https://3downnation.com/2019/04/24/2019-canadian-football-hall-of-fame-class-features-stamps-cornish-riders-hopson/ ***** Eddie Steele has retired. https://3downnation.com/2019/04/18/it-sure-sounds-like-canadian-defensive-lineman-eddie-steele-is-retiring/ ***** The XFL announced today that its games will be televised by Disney/ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 and Fox/FS1/FS2. There will be a 10-week season running from Feb. 8 (the weekend following the Super Bowl) through April 12. Then one weekend of playoffs and the championship game April 26. https://www.xfl.com/articles/xfl-to-air-on-abc-espn-fox-sports-and-fs1 https://www.wsj.com/articles/xfl-strikes-tv-deals-with-fox-and-disney-11557146700

Bill, I have been wondering about how it would affect English artists. Would Georgie Fame have a more difficult time making a living on a European tour?

Thanks! I saw him in Sept. of '68 with Eric Gravatt and I think Steve Novosel, and I might be interested in something from then.

John, what are the recording dates of those three?

 “Areni is a virtuoso singer and master of the art of improvisation, but her uniqueness is in the musical vocabulary that she uses to improvise. Her knowledge of Armenian secular and sacred music, contemporary classical music, and jazz allows her do things that are absolutely unique, utmost creative, daring and most of all soulful.” – Tigran Hamasyan New Album: Bloom Areni Agbabian: voice, piano; Nicolas Stocker: percussion On her ECM debut, Areni Agbabian - improvising vocalist, folk singer, storyteller, pianist -focuses the range of her skills in music that casts a quiet spell. She draws deeply upon and reinterprets her Armenian heritage, interspersing these elements among her own evocative compositions. “Throughout Bloom, Agbabian delves intensely into Armenian culture, including a stunning take on the sacred hymn “Anganim Arachi Ko.” Breathing deeply, her vocal emphasizes sharp timing to convey a quiet minimalist power. Agbabian also composed a new version of the country’s folk tale “The Water Bride” in which Nicolas Stocker’s percussion and her own singular piano notes seem to choreograph a ritualistic counternarrative. Still, Bloom’s most fascinating feature throughout is Agbabian’s own voice as Stocker’s percussion highlights or frames its distinctive qualities. And, without ever directly saying so, Agbabian’s sparse intonation encourages deeper listening to her own music as well as to the national sounds she transforms.” – Aaron Cohen, DownBeat ★★★★ BUY / LISTEN © 2019 ECM Records US, A Division of Verve Music Group. All rights reserved.

FOR TICKETS AND INFO CLICK HERE “one of the best small jazz festivals in the country if not the world.” –San Francisco Chronicle © 2019 ECM Records US, A Division of Verve Music Group. All rights reserved.

Thanks Bob! I'll look forward to hearing Mealing on piano.

sonnymax, I had that! The flip side to I Can See for Miles. Great memories.

Thanks Bob! Do you have the album titles? I'm not finding anything under "Rendell-Carr Antibes."

I have just learned tonight that an old favorite of mine, organist John Mealing, played with Rendell-Carr. Can anyone recommend an album he is on with the group?

Artist Title Time Russ Spiegel Organ Group Wait a Minute 05:53 Russ Spiegel Organ Group Rainy Blues 04:58 Russ Spiegel Organ Group Miami Girl 07:54 Russ Spiegel Organ Group Up the Creek 06:19 Russ Spiegel Organ Group The Serpentine 07:28 Russ Spiegel Organ Group Count Up 06:22 Russ Spiegel Organ Group Unruly Julie 07:53 Russ Spiegel Organ Group A Quick One 05:46 Russ Spiegel Organ Group "Wait a Minute!" Format(s): Jazz Airplay Start Date 4.29.19 Wait A Minute! by the Russ Spiegel Organ Group comprises eight catchy, funky original guitar-and-organ-based tunes from the pen of guitarist and composer Russ Spiegel and provides lots of interest and variety from track to track. For those who are not familiar with his previous albums, this is an excellent introduction to Russ Spiegel’s distinctive musical style. Track Listing: WAIT A MINUTE (5:53) RAINY BLUES (4:58) MIAMI GIRL (7:54) UP THE CREEK (6:19) THE SERPENTINE (7:28) COUNT UP (6:22) UNRULY JULIE (7:53) A QUICK ONE (5:46) All songs composed by Russ Spiegel (GEMA) Published by Ruzztone Music - ASCAP Personnel: Russ Spiegel - Guitar Tom Kelley - Alto Saxophone (except on Rainy Blues and Unruly Julie) Jim Gasior - Hammond organ Rodolfo Zuniga - Drums Special Guests: Brian Lynch: Flugelhorn on Miami Girl, Trumpet on Up the Creek Juan Turros: Tenor Saxophone on Rainy Blues Ten years after his last well-received release, guitarist, composer, arranger, bandleader, producer and writer, Russ Spiegel, comes up for air with a surprisingly original and upbeat collection of catchy tunes. The music on Wait a Minute! is enriched by Russ’s strong, individual voice and is supported by top-notch Miami-based musicians Jim Gasior on Hammond organ, Tom Kelley on alto saxophone and Rodolfo Zuniga on drums. The album is further enhanced with guest appearances by Grammy-award winning trumpeter Bryan Lynch and tenor saxophonist Juan Turros. All the compositions and arrangements are by Spiegel himself, with the opening title-track “Wait a Minute” getting things off to a funky start. The double-time 12-bar “Rainy Blues” follows with special guest Juan Turros on the tenor saxophone. ‘Miami Girl’ features a lovely flugelhorn solo by Brian Lynch, a former sideman of Horace Silver, Phil Woods and Eddie Palmieri, among others. Lynch also excels on the subsequent shuffle blues, ‘Up the Creek’, which provides a change of pace after the Latin/funk rhythms of the previous tracks. There’s a flavor of both blues and funk in the odd-meter, ‘The Serpentine’, with inspired solos by Kelley, Spiegel and Gasior. A different and definitely more boppish approach is heard in ‘Count Up’, which Spiegel had previously recorded with his New York big band on the CD Transplants. Its title derives from the 16-bar sequence borrowed from John Coltrane’s ‘Countdown’, which itself was a contrafact combining the harmonic movement of ‘Giant Steps’ with the overall chord structure of ‘Tune Up’ – a composition recorded by Miles Davis. ’Unruly Julie’ is in 5/4 time, giving this 12-bar blues a distinctive feel. Kelley sits this tune out and after Spiegel and Gasior’s solos, Zuniga takes a Joe-Morello-inspired drum solo. Finally, ‘A Quick One’ restores the basic quartet, returning us to the tempo and funky feel of the opening track, as well as including another quietly sensational solo from the leader. Russ Spiegel received his undergraduate degree in philosophy from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and continued his studies at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Afterwards, he spent more than a decade living and performing in Europe before returning to the US. Russ settled in New York City, earning his master’s degree in jazz performance at City College of New York and went on to receive his doctorate in Jazz Composition at the University of Miami Frost School of Music as a Henry Mancini Institute Fellow. Russ has performed with numerous international performers such as Charlie Antolini, Tim Armacost, George Arvanitas, Benny Bailey, Stefan Bauer, Madeline Bell, Tony Bennett, Han Bennink, Angela Brown, Petula Clark, Gene “Mighty Flea” Connors, Bob Degen, Barbara Dennerlein, Joel Frahm, John Goldsby, Red Holloway, Owen Howard, Tony Lakatos, Rich Little, Little Willie Littlefield, Emil Mangelsdorf, Hendrik Meurkens, Bernadette Peters, Steve Potts, Scott Reeves, Jim Rotondi, Jürgen Seefelder, Jesse Sharps, Tom Varner, Bill Warfield, Frank Wess, Jimmy Woode, Frankfurt Opera, and the Harlem Renaissance Orchestra. Not only is he in demand as an internationally performing artist, Russ also travels the globe giving workshops and masterclasses in jazz guitar, ensembles, and jazz composition and arranging. Russ has released several CDs, is a commissioned composer and arranger, scores music for film, and has appeared in a number of feature films and television shows as both a musician and actor. Press Quotes: Channeling the spirited energy of hard-bop with the progressive aesthetics of rock music, Spiegel carves out his own niche in the contemporary jazz scene. —Troy Collins, All About Jazz Spiegel plays with a clear, bright sound and his solos reveal a sure-footed rhythmic instinct and a harmonic sense which may be rooted in bebop but which also leans towards the future. —Charles Alexander, Jazzwise (London) An eloquent guitarist. —Jerry D'Souza, All About Jazz Intellectual to the core, melodic and elegant, [Spiegel's] music will engage and challenge you at the same time. —Ed Blanco, EJazzNews A killer guitarist that’s simply welcome all over the world, Spiegel lays it down without pretense or drama and lets his clean lines and solid playing provide all the drama and dynamic tension non-smooth jazz should have, even when he’s playing it light and easy. A tasty cat you should definitely get to know. —Chris Spector, Midwest Record Promotional Video: "Wait a Minute" Russ's Website: www.russguitar.com

The Tierney Sutton Band "ScreenPlay Act 3: The Golden Age" Impacting: April 26 2019 Format(s): Jazz, Non-Commercial, NPR Artist Title Time The Tierney Sutton Band The Sound of Silence 05:32 The Tierney Sutton Band Moon River / Calling You 04:41 The Tierney Sutton Band Two For The Road 04:48 The Tierney Sutton Band Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend 03:24 ScreenPlay Act 3: The Golden Age Welcome to the third chapter from the TSB ScreenPlay collection. This time around we bring you four songs from the Golden Age. They possess many of the same characteristics as Broadway show songs from this period, although none of them actually appeared in a Broadway show. Powerful, emotional content combined with plot and character development, which many film directors of the same era wished to convey in their movies were the hallmarks of these songs. In this chapter, we explore the music of Paul Simon, Henry Mancini and Bob Telson including a Mancini/Telson mashup. “The Sound of Silence” is a Paul Simon song which was released as a B side single by Simon & Garfunkel in 1965. While Mike Nichols was editing his hit 1967 film The Graduate, he utilized the song in several scenes as a place holder until a final substitute was found, but he eventually decided that the Paul Simon song was his best option. Trey Henry and Ray Brinker conceived this complete re-imagination of the S&G hit, creating irony by utilizing widely contrasting dynamics and textures which range from meditative to massive, as well as the frequent TSB device of two basses playing together simultaneously. The end result is a sonic rollercoaster ride featuring a brilliant Christian Jacob piano solo. “Moon River/Calling You” is a cross pollination of two beautiful ballads that are melded together seamlessly by Trey’s and Tierney’s arrangement. “Moon River” was a song written by Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer for Audrey Hepburn to sing in the 1961 film, Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Its more contemporary partner, “Calling You”, was written in 1987 by Bob Telson for the 1988 cult hit, Bagdad Cafe. While the lyrics of “Moon River” inspire hope and anticipation, “Calling You” is a tale of desolate isolation. Tierney manages to tell these disparate stories, each in their appropriate context, flawlessly blending them together in perfect symbiosis with the arrangement, her heartfelt interpretation both hopeful and haunting. Once again, the two basses appear side by side. In 1967, Henry Mancini and Leslie Bricusse wrote the title song “Two For the Road” for the eponymously titled film, also starring Audrey Hepburn. Mancini was often heard to say that of all his songs, this was his favorite. The lyric tells the tale of a couple in love traveling life’s road, with all of its beautiful scenery and juddering potholes, secure in the knowledge that “as long as love still wears a smile” they will always travel this road together. Tierney and Christian embark upon the musical version of this journey, voice and piano negotiating the twists and turns with an empathy that is as moving as the story it tells; understandable since they’ve spent two and a half decades on this road together! The final song in this chapter is Jule Styne and Leo Robbin’s “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend”, originally sung by Marilyn Monroe in the 1953 film, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Robbin’s spectacularly un-PC lyric is given a light, ironic and humorous read by Tierney, accompanied by the master of all time and dynamics, her drumming partner for a quarter of a century, Ray Brinker. I defy you to listen to this melodic/rhythmic frolic without smiling. It’s an irresistible involuntary response. So that’s Act 3, “The Golden Age”. Enjoy! Please stay in touch with us by visiting tierneysutton.com for news, interviews, podcasts, videos and the like. Just press the ScreenPlay tab. Act 4 is just around the corner!