GA Russell

Happy Birthday Bill!

The Crossing | PRISM Saxophone Quartet | Donald Nally, conductor The music of English composer Gavin Bryars has long managed the distinction of being both “accessible and defiantly personal” (The New York Times). A deep yet unsentimental emotional resonance and a patient, contemplative view of time – whether relating to harmonic rhythm or human experience – are complementary characteristics that run through his instrumental, vocal and theatrical catalog like a red thread, the composer inspired by disparate spirits from Wagner and Satie to Cage and Silvestrov. The first full ECM album from Bryars in decades is The Fifth Century, which includes the seven-part title work: a slowly evolving – yet immediately involving – setting of words by 17th-century English mystic Thomas Traherne, performed by the mixed choir of The Crossing with saxophone quartet PRISM. The album also features Two Love Songs, luminous a cappella settings of Petrarch for the women of The Crossing. ©2016 ECM | 1755 Broadway, Floor 3, New York, NY 10019

More Finals picks 6 writers http://www.cfl.ca/2016/11/18/prediction-time-cfl-ca-writers-make-their-division-final-picks/ Justin Dunk http://www.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/cfl-division-final-redblacks-lions-look-like-strong-picks/ Malcolm Kelly http://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-division-finals-preview-1.3855438 Dan Ralph http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/football/cfl/trevor-harris-returns-under-centre-to-lead-redblacks-against-lions-391207011.html ***** Finals game notes http://www.cfl.ca/2016/11/18/cfl-ca-game-notes-a-look-at-the-division-finals/ ***** Odell Willis has a nice new Eskimos hat. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/video/discipline-is-key-for-eskimos%7E998441

The Wall Street Journal reports today that the euro is sinking, and may reach parity with the dollar. If so, maybe we should be conducting more searches for box sets on the European websites. http://www.wsj.com/articles/euro-dollar-flirt-with-parity-1479565238

Jamie Nye Finals picks http://www.cfl.ca/2016/11/17/weekly-predictor-will-esks-make-history/ ***** Bob McKeown has decided to donate his brain to science. http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/bob-mckeown-concussions-1.3853245 ***** Here is a reminder of Greg Ellingson's catch in last year's Eastern Final. http://www.cfl.ca/2016/06/21/clutch-in-the-capital/

Harris. Right.

Jim, as I recall, your list plus Coltrane made up the entirety of the Fall, 1969, Atlantic Best of's I referred to earlier.

Laurie has made available at no charge 6:40 of Donna Lee from this album. http://artpepper.bandcamp.com/track/freebie-art-warne-donna-lee-7-minute-teaser

Mike Reilly was hurt some late in Sunday's game, and he took off his pads for good before the game was over. Reilly says that he will play this week, but today the Eskimos signed Thomas DeMarco. Naturally, that has led to speculation about Reilly's injury. http://3downnation.com/2016/11/16/esks-sign-qb-demarco-raising-concerns-reilly/#comments http://www.tsn.ca/eskimos-sign-quarterback-demarco-1.609514 http://www.tsn.ca/esks-reilly-says-he-s-good-to-play-sunday-1.609591 http://www.cfl.ca/2016/11/16/reilly-i-dont-feel-hindered-at-all/ http://www.cfl.ca/2016/11/16/reilly-takes-first-team-reps-esks-prepare-redblacks/ ***** 11/16 checking down http://www.cfl.ca/2016/11/16/checking-latest-manny-arceneaux/

The Yardbirds' cover of I'm Not Talking was included on their (US Epic) Greatest Hits LP. That was the first time I heard one of his songs.

Bobby Darin - OAS 6.98 GBP FBA https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0030Y10ZC/ $9.63 + $3.99 or $15.82 prime https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0030Y10ZC/

This is not a box, but rather a compilation of every Christmas recording by Elvis, originally issued on 5 various albums. 24 tracks. RCA label. First issued 1994. Elvis - If Every Day Was Like Christmas - $5.23 prime https://www.amazon.com/Every-Day-Was-Like-Christmas/dp/B000002WR7

Mose was a favorite of mine. The first album of his that I heard was the Atlantic "Best of" issued in the fall of '69. I was hooked immediately. My favorite album of his was I've Been Doing Some Thinking. Like Duane, his You Are My Sunshine was a favorite of mine. RIP.

Riders fans might be interested to learn that there is an article about Mosaic in this morning's Wall Street Journal. http://www.wsj.com/articles/florida-sinkhole-heightens-concerns-about-fertilizer-industry-1479038414 http://www.wsj.com/articles/florida-residents-sue-mosaic-over-sinkhole-1474644337 ***** A few thoughts about the Ticats' season from Josh Smith and Drew Edwards. http://3downnation.com/2016/11/14/good-bad-hamiltons-season-ending-loss-eskimos/#comments http://3downnation.com/2016/11/15/five-telling-quotes-ticats-locker-room-clean/#comments http://3downnation.com/2016/11/15/despite-dissapointing-ticats-season-kent-austin-staying-put/#comments http://3downnation.com/2016/11/14/broken-ticats-season-comes-familiar-end/#comments ***** Semi-Finals Plays of the Week http://www.cfl.ca/videos/kegsize-plays-of-the-week/ ***** Finals Previews from the league's website East http://www.cfl.ca/2016/11/15/head-to-head-who-has-the-edge-in-the-eastern-final/ West http://www.cfl.ca/2016/11/15/head-to-head-who-has-the-edge-in-the-western-final/ ***** Lary Kuharich died Sunday at 70. RIP. http://www.tsn.ca/former-stamps-lions-coach-kuharich-dies-1.608543 ***** Regina will host a "#CFLWEEK" in March, which the league hopes will be an annual event. http://www.cfl.ca/2016/11/15/inaugural-cflweek-coming-to-saskatchewan-in-2017/

3Down's Semi-Finals picks http://3downnation.com/2016/11/13/east-semi-final-picks-win-go-home-time/#comments ***** Today's Semi-Finals results Eastern Semi-Final Edmonton 24....Hamilton 21 http://www.cfl.ca/games/2357/edmonton-eskimos-vs-hamilton-tiger-cats/ http://3downnation.com/2016/11/13/season-ticats-fall-esks-east-semi-final/#comments http://www.tsn.ca/eskimos-beat-ticats-advance-to-eastern-final-1.606969 The Eskimos led 18-3 at the half. The Ticats tied it at 21 with 1:34 to go in the game. Sean Whyte won it with a field goal with ten seconds left. ***** Western Semi-Final BC 32....Winnipeg 31. http://www.cfl.ca/games/2358/winnipeg-blue-bombers-vs-bc-lions/ http://3downnation.com/2016/11/13/bombers-lose-west-semi-final-complacency-coaching-errors-12-thoughts/#comments http://www.tsn.ca/lions-edge-blue-bombers-late-to-advance-to-western-final-1.607123 The Bombers led THE ENTIRE GAME until the Lions took the lead with 1:06 left in the game. ***** So now next week's Finals will see the Redblacks hosting the Eskimos, and the Stampeders hosting the Lions. Will the Grey Cup be The Battle of Alberta?

Twilight Zone (complete) - $49.99 prime https://www.amazon.com/Twilight-Zone-Complete-Rod-Serling/dp/B01KOCNQUO

Happy Birthday 2016 Eric!

I want to add that in the Bomber game, Justin Medlock set the new league record with 60 field goals for the season. ***** The Als this week decided to part ways with Jim Popp. http://3downnation.com/2016/11/07/jim-popp-general-manager-montreal-alouettes/#comments http://3downnation.com/2016/11/07/jim-popp-releases-statement-parting-ways-alouettes/#comments http://3downnation.com/2016/11/09/several-challenges-ahead-next-alouettes-gm/#comments http://3downnation.com/2016/11/08/madani-popps-firing-andrew-wetenhall-now-firmly-control-alouettes/#comments http://3downnation.com/2016/11/07/3min-3down-end-popp-comes-next/#comments http://www.cfl.ca/2016/11/07/alouettes-announce-jim-popp-will-not-return-2017/ http://www.tsn.ca/popp-not-returning-as-alouettes-gm-1.602060 ***** Here are the 2016 final standings http://www.cfl.ca/standings/ ***** Here are the 2016 final stats http://www.cfl.ca/league-leaders/ ***** 11/09 checking down http://www.cfl.ca/2016/11/09/checking-news-notes-first-week-playoffs/ ***** The league announced this year's divisional all-stars. http://www.cfl.ca/2016/11/09/shooting-stars-cfl-divisional-all-stars-announced/ http://3downnation.com/2016/11/09/cfl-announces-divisional-stars/#comments ***** The next day, the league announced each division's nominees (finalists) for the CFL Awards. http://www.cfl.ca/2016/11/10/cfl-announces-shaw-cfl-award-nominees/ http://3downnation.com/2016/11/10/mitchell-jackson-nominees-cfl-mop/#comments ***** Semi-Finals picks Jamie Nye http://www.cfl.ca/2016/11/09/weekly-predictor-will-surge-division-finals/ Malcolm Kelly http://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-playoffs-preview-1.3845892 ***** weekend previews Drew Edwards http://3downnation.com/2016/11/12/facts-figures-line-ups-east-semi-final/#comments 11/12 game notes http://www.cfl.ca/2016/11/12/cfl-ca-game-notes-a-look-at-the-division-semi-finals/ ***** Santino Filoso reviews the Redblacks' season. http://www.cfl.ca/2016/11/12/cfl-ca-game-notes-a-look-at-the-division-semi-finals/

The regular season wrapped up with last weekend's Week 20 games. Winnipeg 33....Ottawa 20 http://www.cfl.ca/games/2353/winnipeg-blue-bombers-vs-ottawa-redblacks/ http://3downnation.com/2016/11/04/bombers-win-ottawa-await-results-b-c-14-thoughts/#comments http://3downnation.com/2016/11/05/12-thoughts-on-ottawa-loss/#comments The Redblacks' loss meant that for the first time in league history, a team with a losing record finished first. ***** Montreal 32....Hamilton 25 http://www.cfl.ca/games/2354/montreal-alouettes-vs-hamilton-tiger-cats/ http://3downnation.com/2016/11/05/ticats-fall-32-25-alouettes-season-finale/#comments http://3downnation.com/2016/11/05/good-bad-hamiltons-loss-alouettes/#comments http://3downnation.com/2016/11/06/video-ticats-loss-alouettes-not-good-sign-playoffs-loom/#comments ***** Edmonton 41....Toronto 17 http://3downnation.com/2016/11/04/ticats-face-esks-east-semi-final/#comments http://www.cfl.ca/games/2355/toronto-argonauts-vs-edmonton-eskimos/ ***** BC 41....Sask 18 http://www.cfl.ca/games/2356/saskatchewan-roughriders-vs-bc-lions/ http://3downnation.com/2016/11/06/riders-season-mercifully-ends-loss-b-c/#comments ***** Week 20 Plays of the Week http://www.cfl.ca/2016/11/07/kegsize-plays-of-the-week-wk-20-2/ ***** Final power rankings Malcolm Kelly http://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-power-rankings-1.3842470 cfl.ca http://www.cfl.ca/2016/11/08/stampeders-top-final-nissan-titan-power-rankings/ Scott Cullen http://www.tsn.ca/stamps-a-clear-no-1-in-cfl-power-rankings-1.603282

Thanks Rod!

TTK, the photo you chose was the photo chosen (by RCA?) to grace the music album cover. Leo G. Carroll was eliminated from the photo, but his finger tips on Vaughn's shoulder were not!

©2016 ECM | 1755 Broadway, Floor 3, New York, NY 10019 ©2016 ECM | 1755 Broadway, Floor 3, New York, NY 10019

African music! MG, are you familiar with this? AS PART OF THE DIGITAL INCUNABULA SERIES M.O.D. TECHNOLOGIES Presents Maâlem Mokhtar Gania / Bill Laswell TAGNAWWIT - Holy Black Gnawa Trance AVAILABLE ONLINE AND THROUGH WWW.MOD-TECHNOLOGIES.COM ON DECEMBER 9, 2016. PRE-ORDERS NOVEMBER 25, 2016. Maâlem Mokhtar Gania lead vocals, guinbri (hajjuj), backing vocals, qaraqab, handclaps Si Mohamed Outanine backing vocals, qaraqab, handclaps Hicham Ait Salah backing vocals, qaraqab Youssouf Outanine backing vocals Khairdi Qaid backing vocals Graham Haynes cornet Peter Apfelbaum tenor saxophone & flute Jill Ryan alto saxophone Dominic James guitar Robert Burger keyboards Bill Laswell bass Chad Smith drums Guy Licata drums Adam Rudolph percussion Aiyb Dieng percussion New York, November 10, 2016 - GNAWA (or Gnaoua) MUSIC is a rich North African repertoire of ancient African Islamic spiritual religious songs and rhythms. Its well preserved heritage combines ritual poetry with traditional music and dancing. The music is performed at "Lila"'s (pronounced Leela), entire communal nights of celebration, dedicated to prayer, evocation of spirits and healing, guided by the Gnawa Maâlem, with the female Moqadema and his group of musicians, who are also dancers. Though many of the influences that formed this music and it's special language can be traced to sub-Saharan West Africa, its traditional practice is concentrated in Morocco and parts of Algeria and Tunesia (where it is known as Stambouli). TAGNAWWIT offers a rich mix of musical and cultural backgrounds, fusing many individual influences into one collective sound. GNAWA FUSION at the highest level. Maâlem Mokhtar Gania - son of the great Maâlem Boubker Gania, is the fourth and surviving brother of a.m.o. the legendary Maâlem Mahmoud Gania (or Guinia) - a gnawa superstar in gnawa simply known as El Maâlem - and Maâlem Abdellah Gania - by many called The Marley or The Rasta for his dreadlocks and fondness for reggae. This collaboration with bassist/producer Bill Laswell features musicians from extremely diverse backgrounds. Dominic James and Aiyb Dieng from West Africa, Chad Smith - drummer of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Graham Haynes, Peter Apfelbaum, Adam Rudolph and many others. A CLASSIC AFRICAN FUSION. TRACKS 1. Sidi Fkih Shamharouch 11:15 2. Zaini 10:15 3. Oulad Khalifa Maneen Shesh 10:18 4. Sheikh Moulay Ahmed 11:42 5. Toumarmania 9:10 6. Mabodallah Allah Dayyim 10:46 The record pays homage to the memory of Mokhtar's late parents Maâlem Boubker Gania & Moqadeema Aicha Qabrane, his late brothers Maâlem Mahmoud Gania, Maâlem Abdelah Gania and Maâlem Bilal "Lahzen Zitoune" Gania, as well as his sister J'meia Gania. May their Souls rest in Peace. Chad Smith appears courtesy of Warner Bros. Chad Smith plays Pearl Drums, Sabian Cymbals, Vater Sticks & Remo Heads. Produced by Bill Laswell & Torben Holleufer.

Of course!

RIP. Wasn't he on Gerry Mulligan's Limelight album called Something Borrowed, Something Blue?