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Happy Birthday Flurin!

Bob, are you familiar with the OAS for only $8.60 + $3.99? https://www.amazon.com/Original-Album-DINAH-WASHINGTON/dp/B00QN1AC08/

There have been a few headlines in the past month. Anthony Calvillo has joined the Argos' coaching staff. http://3downnation.com/2018/03/19/anthony-calvillo-among-new-faces-toronto-head-coach-marc-trestmans-staff/#comments http://3downnation.com/2018/03/19/trestman-call-to-calvillo-for-argos-qb-coach-job-came-out-of-left-field/#comments http://3downnation.com/2018/03/19/anthony-calvillo-will-bring-different-dynamic-argos/#comments http://3downnation.com/2018/03/20/anthony-calvillo-argos-just-another-gut-punch-alouettes-fans/#comments ***** Corey Chamblin has left the Argo staff, though they wanted him to stay. http://3downnation.com/2018/03/20/toronto-wanted-corey-chamblin-to-return-as-defensive-coordinator/#comments ***** The union has filed a grievance with the league regarding concussions. http://3downnation.com/2018/03/21/cflpa-files-grievance-league-concussions/#comments ***** Jason Maas will be his own OC this year. http://3downnation.com/2018/03/23/jason-maas-will-add-offensive-coordinator-duties-eskimos/#comments ***** The Argos' pre-season game against the Redblacks will be played in Guelph. I think all the exhibition games should be played in towns that don't have a team. http://3downnation.com/2018/03/24/argos-redblacks-play-pre-season-game-guelph/#comments ***** John Ojo has signed with Sask. http://3downnation.com/2018/03/26/riders-sign-former-eskimos-star-db-john-ojo/#comments http://3downnation.com/2018/04/05/riders-arent-necessarily-locked-into-john-ojo-at-boundary-corner/#comments ***** James Quick Parker has passed away at 60. RIP. http://3downnation.com/2018/03/27/cfl-great-james-quick-parker-passes-away/#comments http://3downnation.com/2018/03/29/james-quick-parker-was-a-once-in-a-generation-player/#comments ***** John Chick has retired. http://3downnation.com/2018/03/30/john-chick-announces-retirement/#comments http://3downnation.com/2018/03/30/fans-players-media-express-appreciation-john-chick/#comments http://3downnation.com/2018/03/30/green-cast-john-chick-cfl-week-carters-cookies/#comments http://3downnation.com/2018/03/31/john-chicks-are-few-and-far-between/#comments http://3downnation.com/2018/04/03/john-chick-retirement-decision-brought-peace-large-family/#comments http://3downnation.com/2018/04/05/3downnation-podcast-chick-retires-johnny-talks-kicker-chatter-canadian-quarterback-debate/#comments ***** Kelly Bates will join the Eskimos' coaching staff. http://3downnation.com/2018/04/03/eskimos-add-former-cfler-kelly-bates-as-team-rounds-out-coaching-staff/#comments

Miles and Sonny - The Classic Prestige Sessions, 1951-1956 (2 CDs) - $5.61 prime https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002ECN4LY/ ***** The Zombies - The BBC Radio Sessions (2CDs) - $11.46 prime https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DMDI4S6/

Happy Birthday Evan!

Happy Birthday Allen!

Happy Birthday Jazzkrow!

Happy Birthday jlh!

Happy Birthday RT!

Happy Birthday caravan!

Happy Birthday Conrad!

Unless someone objects, I'm going to get one of these. IRWIN VISE-GRIP Multi-Tool Wire Stripper/Crimper/Cutter, 2078309 - $13.99 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000JNNWQ2/

Scott, what a long, strange trip it's been!

Thanks Kevin. I'm going to study your post. My question was about the tools. Does anyone have a recommendation for good tools?

Scott, I have Monoprice 12 awg soft loud speaker cable, and Sewell Deadbolt Fast-Lock banana plugs.

It is now time for me to try to hook up what I have. I will need a wire cutter, stripper and crimper, right? Any recommendations?

Corey Kluber is 32 today. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corey_Kluber

Hooray! Mine arrived today, so all is right with the world.

Thanks for that Dave! As Mel Allen would say, "How about that!"

Am I the only one who pre-ordered from Amazon UK who hasn't received it yet?

Pianist/Composer Yelena Eckemoff Evokes Mystery & Allure of Arabian Desert On Quartet Outing "Desert," Set for Release May 4 On Her Label L&H Production Multi-Reed Master Paul McCandless, Bassist Arild Andersen, & Drummer Peter Erskine Join Prolific North Carolina-Based, Moscow-Born Keyboard Virtuoso On Latest Addition to Her Series of Imaginative Concept Albums April 6, 2018 It takes a discerning eye, or in this case ear, to envision the desert as more than a vast, arid wasteland. Pianist/composer Yelena Eckemoff succeeds in musically portraying many of this daunting environment's mysteries and its boundless allure on her new recording, Desert, to be released May 4 on her imprint L&H Production. The quartet outing, the latest in the impressive series of concept albums at the core of the prolific Russian-born, North Carolina-based keyboard virtuoso's catalog, reunites her with Norwegian bassist Arild Andersen and internationally acclaimed drummer Peter Erskine and features Oregon co-founder Paul McCandless on oboe, English horn, soprano saxophone, and bass clarinet. Each of Desert's 11 thematically linked compositions, given such descriptive titles as "Bedouins," "Mirages," "Condor," "Oasis," "Dust Storm," and "Sands," showcase Eckemoff's distinctive style that blends classical music with jazz improvisation to create works that range from the ethereal to the mercurial to the dissonant. Yet Eckemoff's music is infused with her Russian soul, vivid memories of picture books she entertained herself with as an only child, and what she calls the "sinuous" nature of her personal narrative which includes having emigrated from the former Soviet Union to the U.S. with her husband in 1991. With her modern, sometimes free-leaning approach and the weight and intensity her composing and playing attains, she and her music are strikingly original. "I'm a very emotional person," she says. "So many things have vanished from my life. When you express these things in your music, when you share your experiences, you compensate for your losses. Music makes you whole again." What is remarkable about Eckemoff, who released numerous albums, some of them classical, before making her bona fide jazz debut in 2010 with the release of the winter-themed trio recording Cold Sun, is that you never know in which direction she's heading. One key to her artistry is her dedication to music that has many intertwined threads. "I haven't composed much for solo piano," she says. "I'm always hearing instruments and the ways they go together." L. to r.: Paul McCandless, Yelena Eckemoff, Peter Erskine, Arild Andersen. For Desert, Eckemoff read extensively about the subject, including several books about Bedouins. "I wanted to know what kind of people they are," she says. "How is it that they've managed to change with the times, finding freedom in such harsh conditions. I wanted to capture the true soul of Bedouins." In envisioning the recording, Eckemoff says, "I thought of Paul and his oboe, on which he is so expressive, and decided this is the sound I wanted. Peter helped me connect with Paul, who really is the reason for this group. As for Arild and Peter, they had just the right voices for my melodies and compositions. I feel like when I have these guys around, I can do anything." Born in Moscow, Yelena Eckemoff has been composing since she was four years old, her musical impressions taken from her mother, a pianist and teacher. Years of academic studies at Gnessins School for musically gifted children, followed by the Moscow Conservatory, provided a solid foundation in classical music. But as she grew into her teens she developed an interest in other musical styles, like pop, rock, and jazz, and this was a time when jazz recordings were so hard to come by in Russia. In 1987, in a pivotal moment for Eckemoff and many other Russian musicians, she attended Dave Brubeck's legendary concert in Moscow. Though she had already started playing jazz before seeing Brubeck, mainly traditional styles and bebop, this was one of the first jazz concerts she had attended, and she was so impressed she formed her own band and "tried to play jazz." But her songs proved too complicated for her fellow musicians (and have gotten no easier, as McCandless, Andersen, and Erskine all attest in a videotaped interview after recording Desert). Alluding to such styles as blues, jazz-rock fusion, and the occasional funk, Eckemoff's albums have ranged far and wide while continuing to deal in high concepts. Glass Song (2013), the first of her albums to team Andersen and Erskine (who surprisingly had never previously played together), is an environmental treat boasting songs about rain, melting ice, and clouds. A Touch of Radiance (2014), dedicated to happiness, features Mark Turner, Joe Locke, George Mraz, and Billy Hart while Lions (2015), featuring Andersen and Hart, captures life in the savanna with songs about those majestic animals and their cubs as well as migrating birds and tropical rains. Photo of quartet by Vanja Srdic "Desert" EPK Web Site: yelenamusic.com

Thanks Jim! I had never seen a photo of Lila Leeds before.

“Awase”, a term from martial arts, means “moving together” in the sense of matching energies, a fitting metaphor for the dynamic precision, tessellated grooves and balletic minimalism of Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin. Six years have passed since the last release from the Swiss group. In the interim, trimmed from quintet to quartet size and with new bassist Thomy Jordi fully integrated, Ronin has become a subtly different band. Bärtsch speaks of a new-found freedom and flexibility in the approach to the material, with “greater transparency, more interaction, more joy in every performance”. The freedom here extends to revisiting early Bärtsch modules alongside new compositions including, for the first time on a Ronin record, a piece by reedman Sha. Awase was recorded at Studios La Buissonne in the south of France in October 2017 and produced by Manfred Eicher. In Concert May 4 Montreal, Que (L’Astral) May 5 Boston, MA (The Red Room at Cafe 939/Berklee College of Music) May 6 New York, NY (Le poisson rouge) May 8 Philadelphia, PA (World Café Live) May 9 Washington DC (Blues Alley) May 10 Chicago, IL (Constellation) © *2018 ECM Records US, A Division of Verve Music Group. All rights reserved.

Thanks Ted! I'll send Laurie a link to your comments.

Laurie Pepper has announced that her next Widow's Taste release will go out this November. It will include a 1977 interview Art gave in Toronto. Anyone who recognizes the voice is welcome to contact Laurie! https://artpepper.bandcamp.com/track/name-the-interviewer