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3Down Week 13 picks http://3downnation.com/2016/09/16/week-13-picks-glimmer-hope-riderville/#comments ***** The league has decided to no longer include the articles of Justin Dunk and Rod Pedersen on its website. Apparently their scoops and opinions bothered some of the teams. http://3downnation.com/2016/09/16/cfl-punts-dunk-pedersen-website/#comments ***** This year's Hall of Famers were inducted this weekend. Doug Brown James West Rodney Harding Mookie Wilson Don MacDonald (builder) http://3downnation.com/2016/09/14/cfl-brings-hall-famers-back-hamilton/#comments http://www.cfl.ca/2016/09/16/derrell-mookie-mitchell-among-legends-honoured-hamilton/ ***** Should Kevin Glenn be elected to the Hall of Fame when the time comes? Gary Lawless says yes. http://www.tsn.ca/the-rouge-glenn-is-having-hall-of-fame-career-1.567430

Wolfgang Muthspiel guitar, Ambrose Akinmusire trumpet, Brad Mehldau piano, Larry Grenadier double-bass, Brian Blade drums Wolfgang Muthspiel – whom The New Yorker has called “a shining light” among today’s jazz guitarists – made his ECM leader debut in 2014 with the trio disc Driftwood, featuring him alongside two long-time colleagues, bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Brian Blade. All About Jazz declared the album “sublime,” while JazzTimes praised its “rapt atmospheres,” calling Driftwood “haunting.” For his follow-up – Rising Grace – the Austrian guitarist has convened a very special quintet, adding jazz luminary Brad Mehldau on piano and a star among young trumpeters, Ambrose Akinmusire, to the subtly virtuosic Grenadier/Blade rhythm section. Muthspiel moves between electric guitar and classically tinged acoustic six-string, his playing by turns grooving (“Boogaloo”) and enchanting (“Rising Grace”). The lyrical flights of Akinmusire’s trumpet and the probing improvisations of Mehldau run through Muthspiel’s rich set of compositions like golden threads, the tracks including a warm tribute to a late, great ECM artist, Kenny Wheeler (“Den Wheeler, Den Kenny”). Rising Grace also includes a deeply melodious piece that Mehldau composed especially for the album, “Wolfgang’s Waltz.” ©2016 ECM | 1755 Broadway, Floor 3, New York, NY 10019

Let's get started with some post-Sept. 1 items. Winnipeg 28....Sask 25 http://www.cfl.ca/games/2318/winnipeg-blue-bombers-vs-saskatchewan-roughriders/#boxscore http://www.cfl.ca/games/2318/winnipeg-blue-bombers-vs-saskatchewan-roughriders/#playbyplay http://www.cfl.ca/games/2318/winnipeg-blue-bombers-vs-saskatchewan-roughriders/#preview http://www.cfl.ca/games/2318/winnipeg-blue-bombers-vs-saskatchewan-roughriders/#videos http://3downnation.com/2016/09/04/kicking-coaching-cost-riders-labour-day-classic/#comments http://3downnation.com/2016/09/04/bombers-win-final-labour-day-classic-mosaic-stadium-penalty-aided-final-drive-14-thoughts/#comments ***** Calgary 45....Edmonton 24 http://www.cfl.ca/games/2319/edmonton-eskimos-vs-calgary-stampeders/#boxscore http://www.cfl.ca/games/2319/edmonton-eskimos-vs-calgary-stampeders/#playbyplay http://www.cfl.ca/games/2319/edmonton-eskimos-vs-calgary-stampeders/#preview http://www.cfl.ca/games/2319/edmonton-eskimos-vs-calgary-stampeders/#videos ***** Hamilton 49....Toronto 36 http://www.cfl.ca/games/2320/toronto-argonauts-vs-hamilton-tiger-cats/#boxscore http://www.cfl.ca/games/2320/toronto-argonauts-vs-hamilton-tiger-cats/#playbyplay http://www.cfl.ca/games/2320/toronto-argonauts-vs-hamilton-tiger-cats/#preview http://www.cfl.ca/games/2320/toronto-argonauts-vs-hamilton-tiger-cats/#videos http://3downnation.com/2016/09/05/ticats-take-argos-true-labour-day-classic/#comments http://3downnation.com/2016/09/06/good-bad-labour-day-classic-lived-name/#comments ***** Drew Edwards analyzes the league's Labor Day television ratings. http://3downnation.com/2016/09/09/decoding-cfls-fuzzy-tv-numbers/#comments ***** Now some news from today. Cato still hasn't cooled down. We'll see how this affects his performance. http://3downnation.com/2016/09/15/alouettes-qb-rakeem-cato-storms-interview/#comments http://3downnation.com/2016/09/14/a-day/#comments ***** The Scouting Bureau has released its September rankings. http://www.cfl.ca/2016/09/15/senior-headlines-central-scouting-bureau-september-rankings/ http://3downnation.com/2016/09/15/breaking-2016-cfl-scouting-bureau/#comments ***** Week 13 game notes http://www.cfl.ca/2016/09/15/cfl-ca-game-notes-a-look-at-week-13/ ***** Week 13 picks Curtis Rush https://www.thestar.com/sports/argos/2016/09/13/bombers-forced-to-add-wrinkles-to-offence-after-argos-trade.html Door Flies Open (Who?) http://doorfliesopen.com/index.php/2016/09/14/cfl-beat-16/

Happy Birthday gs!

This one is a big surprise to me. No offense to Owen Cordle, but I didn't expect to like it. Instead, this is one of my top albums of the year. It is very modern by my standards, though some of you might disagree. Considering that this is a pianist's tribute to another pianist, I'm surprised that the piano doesn't stand out here.

Week 13 picks Dan Ralph http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/football/cfl/tj-heath-drew-willy-dont-have-to-wait-long-to-see-former-teammates-393484231.html Jamie Nye http://www.cfl.ca/2016/09/14/weekly-predictor-will-argos-make-two-straight/ ***** Justin Dunk - 9 thoughts on 9 teams http://3downnation.com/2016/09/12/nine-thoughts-nine-teams-2-6/#comments ***** 9/13 checking down http://www.cfl.ca/2016/09/14/checking-eyes-andrew-harris-heading-week-13/ ***** Calvin McCarty broke his leg, so the Eskimos put him on the six-game injured list. http://www.tsn.ca/eskimos-fb-mccarty-placed-on-six-game-ir-1.566122

photo credit: Kenny Schick JENNY MAYBEE & NICK PHILLIPS Present HAIKU BOLSTERED BY PIANIST/VOCALIST JENNY MAYBEE, NICK PHILLIPS RETURNS WITH ANOTHER CHAPTER OF INSPIRATIONAL JAZZ RECORDINGS. AVAILABLE IN STORES AND ONLINE NOW. Nick Phillips Trumpet Jenny Maybee Piano, Vocals on tracks 1-4, 6, 9, 11 Paul Eastburn Acoustic Bass New York - Haiku - the premiere recording collaboration between multifaceted pianist/vocalist/songwriter/arranger, Jenny Maybee, and veteran jazz record producer/trumpet player/songwriter/arranger, Nick Phillips - is a mesmerizing mix of vocal and instrumental jazz recordings in which refreshingly original compositions and imaginative arrangements of standards are brought to life with inspired, risk-taking, live-in-the-studio performances. The Maybee/Phillips musical partnership began with a chance meeting at the 2014 West Coast Songwriter's conference. They discovered a shared love for music arising from a place of stillness conveying frequencies of appreciation and awe. Focusing their shared musical exploration on creating anenvironment for relaxed improvisation, the duo organically developed original compositions and reimagined favorite standards, for the pure joy of making music together. Opportunity knocked when Cookie Marenco - an esteemed, audiophile engineer/producer with several GRAMMY® nominated recordings to her credit-approached Phillips about recording his next project at her legendary OTR Studios. Marenco's proprietary Extended Sound Environment (E.S.E.) recording technique and state-of-the-art, ultra-high-resolution audio technology-Quad-rate DSD, aka DSD256, which records at a sampling frequency that's 256 times that of a CD-captures Maybee and Phillips' stirring and nuanced performances in a breath-taking sonic landscape that is at once warm and intimate, yet detailed and spacious. While the recording technology is leading edge, the approach was decidedly "old school": Three musicians-Jenny Maybee (piano, vocals), Nick Phillips (trumpet), and Paul Eastburn (acoustic bass)- together in the studio for an afternoon. No headphones, no isolation between musicians, no overdubs, no Auto-Tune. Just real, responsive, in-the-moment jazz in complete, unedited takes. Although record producer Phillips is no stranger to working with jazz vocalists - having been at the helm of acclaimed jazz vocal projects, including GRAMMY®-nominated albums by Karrin Allyson and Nnenna Freelon - Haiku marks his first album collaboration with a vocalist as a co-leader and recording artist. And while pianist Maybee has long been a fixture in envelope-pushing improvisation ensembles in the San Francisco Bay Area, Haiku marks the multi-talented artist's long-overdue recording debut as a jazz vocalist. http://maybeephillips.com TRACKS 1. HAIKU (Nick Phillips-Clifford Goldmacher) 6:58 2. YOU (Nick Phillips-Clifford Goldmacher) 6:35 3. INTERSTELLAR (Jenny Maybee) 5:18 4. THE MEANING OF THE BLUES (Bobby Troup-Leah Worth) 5:33 5. BLUE MONK (Thelonious Monk) 4:55 6. THE SETTING SUN (Jenny Maybee) 4:03 7. AUTUMN MOON (Paul Eastburn-Jenny Maybee-Nick Phillips) 2:16 8. WINTER BUTTERFLIES (Jenny Maybee) 5:55 9. HEAVEN (Jenny Maybee) 5:13 10. IDYLL SURREAL (Nick Phillips) 6:14 11. NOW AND THEN (Nick Phillips-Jenny Maybee) 7:01 ABOUT JENNY MAYBEE Jenny Maybee is a classically-trained jazz pianist and vocalist whoapproaches music as the art of expressing the human body through song-structures and improvisation. Her compositions are inspired by her studies of the martial and healing arts and the vast sonic landscape of jazz and world music. Her playing reflects her range of exploration, dancing from stunning open space and intricate use of silence to powerful rhythmic intensity. Drawn to the San Francisco Bay Area to complete her law degree at U.C. Berkeley, she has recorded and played in jazz groups including her own trio, the Empty Chamber Ensemble, the Heftpistole Chamber Ensemble, and Noertker's Moxie. www.jennymaybeemusic.com ABOUT NICK PHILLIPS Perhaps best-known as a jazz record producer-with credits on countless internationally-distributed releases including more than a dozen GRAMMY-nominated projects-Nick Phillips' warm-toned, lyrical jazz trumpet playing was put in the spotlight in 2014 with release of his own debut album, Moment to Moment, co-led with jazz pianist Cava Menzies. Cracking the top 20 of the Billboard Jazz chart, reaching the top 30 and spending nine consecutive weeks on the JazzWeek chart, and garnering both a 4-star review and a coveted spot on DownBeat magazine's "Best Jazz Albums of 2014" list, the album drew laudatory comparisons to the work of jazz trumpet legends Miles Davis ("The Ballads Album Miles Davis Never Recorded" -East Bay Express) and Chet Baker ("... pristine, and moving, trumpet sound...Phillips nods to his predecessor's [Baker's] fragility but also imparts a feeling of strength that comes through a sense of restraint." -DownBeat). www.NickPhillipsMusic.com

“To hear composers take my work and take it seriously … it’s a thrill.” – Stephen Sondheim US concert pianist Anthony de Mare pays tribute to Stephen Sondheim in a fascinating project. De Mare invited composers from a broad variety of genres – from Sondheim’s own world of musical theater to jazz, classical, pop, film and beyond – to “re-imagine” a Sondheim song of their choice as a solo piano piece. Contributing re-composers included Steve Reich, Wynton Marsalis, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Fred Hersch, Ethan Iverson, William Bolcom, Duncan Sheik, Nico Muhly, Eve Beglarian, Gabriel Kahane, Thomas Newman, Jake Heggie, and more - in total, 36 composers, ranging in age from 30 – 75 and representing seven countries and 29 Grammy, Pulitzer, Tony, Academy and Emmy Awards! “Each of the composers is having a conversation with Mr. Sondheim,” Anthony de Mare told the New York Times, “with his material but also his influence, his musical wit and his craft.” PRESS REACTION “Breathtaking… It’s thrilling to hear just how much material there is in a Sondheim creation for another composer to seize on… many of the composers give de Mare plenty of opportunities for virtuoso showing off – which he grabs with gusto. The whole undertaking is a triumph.” – Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle “Stephen Sondheim, the undisputed master of the American music theater, enjoys plaudits from Broadway babies and classical connoisseurs alike. The indefatigable pianist Anthony De Mare does him deserved honor with this project in which an impressive collection of composers were commissioned to write “answer” pieces to Sondheim’s songs” – Russell Platt, The New Yorker “A fascinating and ambitious project… (The songs’ ) essence remains, but in most cases they sound utterly new, allowing the listener to reconsider the originals in previously unimaginable ways.” – Peter Margasak, The Chicago Reader “The result is a brand new world-class piano repertory that reveals Sondheim’s influence across multiple genres, generations and continents, making the case for him as one of the 20th century’s greatest composers.” – Broadwayworld.com “An astonishing three-CD recording that explores, distorts, and honors…” – Jesse Green, New York Magazine ©2016 ECM | 1755 Broadway, Floor 3, New York, NY 10019

Happy Birthday 2016 Dan!

Sopranos: Jaanika Kuusik, Jaanika Kilgi, Anna Mazurtšak, Eve Kopli-Scheiber/ Altos: Kadri Hunt, Miina Pärn / Tenors: Mikk Dede, Anto Õnnis, Sander Pehk, Kuldar Schüts, Erik Salumäe, Endrik Üksvärav, Mikk Üleoja / Basses: Tõnis Kaumann, Taniel Kirikal, Ott Kask, Aare Külama / Jaan-Eik Tulve: artistic director and conductor Mari Poll: violin / Johanna Vahermägi: viola / Heikko Remmel, Taavo Remmel: double bass / Robert Staak: lute / Toomas Vavilov: clarinet / Susanne Doll: organ The second ECM New Series album to fully showcase the pure-toned Estonian vocal group Vox Clamantis is devoted to compositions by their great countryman, Arvo Pärt – whose music has been the most performed globally of any living composer over the past five years. Two premiere recordings appear with classic a cappella works and rarely recorded material including three pieces with instrumental accompaniment. ©2016 ECM | 1755 Broadway, Floor 3, New York, NY 10019 Atmosphères Tigran Hamasyan/Arve Henriksen/Eivind Aarset/Jan Bang This far-reaching double album, recorded and mixed in three days in Lugano, introduces a new quartet with Tigran Hamasyan, Arve Henriksen, Eivind Aarset and Jan Bang. The Norwegians had played in diverse configurations on ECM - Jan Bang on Eivind Aarset’s Dream Logic, for instance, and Bang and Aarset on Arve Henriksen’s Cartography - but with Hamasyan at the center of the sound, bringing with him ancient folk melodies transfigured in the compositions of Komitas, other inspirations come into play. All four players are at a creative peak here, whether freely reflecting upon Armenian themes or spontaneously shaping atmospheric soundscapes together. ©2016 ECM | 1755 Broadway, Floor 3, New York, NY 10019 Andrew Cyrille drums, percussion | Bill Frisell guitar | Richard Teitelbaum synthesizer, piano | Ben Street double-bass The great avant-jazz drummer Andrew Cyrille – whose associations have ranged from a long, vintage collaboration with Cecil Taylor to co-leading current all-star collective Trio 3 with Oliver Lake and Reggie Workman – makes his ECM leader debut with The Declaration of Musical Independence. Featuring a quartet with guitar luminary Bill Frisell, keyboardist Richard Teitelbaum and bassist Ben Street, the album kicks off with an artfully oblique interpretation of John Coltrane’s “Coltrane Time,” led by Cyrille’s solo drum intro. The disc then features a sequence of sonically arresting originals, including Street’s luminous “Say…” and Frisell’s deeply felt “Kaddish” and “Song for Andrew,” with Frisell’s guitar alternately cutting and billowing, the edge evoking some of his most illustrious past ECM performances. There are three atmospheric spontaneous compositions by the band – including the dynamic soundscape “Dazzling (Perchordally Yours)” - that highlight Cyrille’s individual sense of percussive drama. Cyrille appeared on classic ECM and WATT LPs by the likes of Marion Brown, Carla Bley and the Jazz Composer’s Orchestra, but this album puts a deserved spotlight on an icon of jazz drumming. Jakob Bro guitar | Thomas Morgan double bass | Joey Baron drums On his second leader album for ECM – following on from the prizewinning Gefion - Danish guitarist Jakob Bro continues to refine his trio project, with its emphases on melody, sound, space, layered textures and interaction. The rapport between Bro and Thomas Morgan (Bro calls him “my musical soul mate”) has become something extraordinary, and often guitarist and bassist develop improvisational ideas in parallel. There’s an historical aptness, too, in the choice of Joey Baron as the band’s new drummer, for Bro first encountered Morgan when the bassist was playing in Baron’s band a decade ago… On Streams Joey Baron dives into the music’s detail with obvious pleasure. This recording features five new Bro pieces: “Opal”, “Full Moon Europa”, “Shell Pink”, “Sisimiut” and “Heroines” (heard in both a trio version and a particularly lovely solo version). Completing the album’s repertoire is the freely improvised “PM Dream”, dedicated to the late Paul Motian. Jakob’s approach to melody acknowledges the influence of Motian, and both Bro and Morgan played in the late drummer’s ensembles. Streams was recorded at Studios La Buissonne in the South of France in November 2015 and produced by Manfred Eicher. Giovanni Guidi piano | Gianluca Petrella trombone | Louis Sclavis clarinet, bass clarinet | Gerald Cleaver drums Pianist Giovanni Guidi and trombonist Gianluca Petrella, key figures in what some are hailing as a “golden age” of Italian jazz, found their strong improvisational rapport inside Enrico Rava’s band (see for instance the 2010 ECM album Tribe) and, keen to play more, formed the duo Soupstar, giving many concerts in which they are intermittently joined by guests. For this studio recording, producer Manfred Eicher brought the dynamic duo together with US drummer Gerald Cleaver and French clarinetist Louis Sclavis, for an outgoing set of music which includes lyrical free improvising and tunes composed by Giovanni and Gianluca. The piece called “Gato!” tips the hat to Mr Barbieri, and title track “Ida Lupino” serves double duty as a salute to composer Carla Bley in her 80th year (Petrella once played in a big band under Carla’s direction) and as a tribute to Paul Bley, who popularized the tune and influenced so many improvisers (not least Giovanni Guidi). ©2016 ECM | 1755 Broadway, Floor 3, New York, NY 10019 Tora Augestad vocal / Trygve Seim saxophones Frode Haltli accordion / Svante Henryson violoncello Norwegian saxophonist Trygve Seim sets the mystical poetry of Jalaluddin Rumi (1207-1273), one of the wisest thinkers of the ages, using the inspired contemporary English-language versions of Coleman Barks as his source texts. Trygve responds both to the musicality of Barks’s translations and to Rumi’s gifts as a storyteller and with Rumi Songs seems to have invented a new kind of Lieder with a Nordic-Oriental orientation. Tora Augestad is a highly experienced classical mezzo-soprano, who has recently been performing Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire with members of the Oslo Philharmonic. She finds a more intimate tone to convey Rumi’s thoughts, which are underlined by the elegant arrangements for sax, accordion and cello. Iro Haarla piano, harp / Hayden Powell trumpet / Trygve Seim soprano & tenor saxophones Ulf Krokfors double bass / Mika Kallio drums & percussion Norrlands Operans Symfoniorkester / Jukka Iisakkila, conductor Ante Lucem, a powerful suite for jazz quintet and symphony orchestra by Finnish pianist/harpist/composer Iro Haarla, was premiered at the Umeå Jazz Festival in October 2012. It was recorded at the Concert Hall of NorrlandsOperan in Umeå, and the album is drawn both from the premiere concert and from sessions on the following days. Ante Lucem is comprised of four separate yet closely linked pieces which reflect in different ways, the composer says, upon the “struggle between darkness and light.” In a review of the premiere for Allaboutjazz, John Kelman observed that “Haarla’s writing moved from maelstrom-like turbulence to deeper melancholy … Whether it was more dramatic turns with the full orchestra or breakdowns into smaller subsets, it was an evocative and provocative performance.” Frode Haltli accordion / Trondheim Soloists / Arditti Quartet (Irvine Arditti, Ashot Sarkissjan violin / Ralf Ehlers viola Lucas Fels violoncello) The innovative Norwegian accordionist Frode Haltli is heard here with chamber orchestra, with string quartet and solo, performing music written for him by Danish composers Bent Sørensen and Hans Abrahamsen. Sørensen, he notes, has been an influence on his development as a player, challenging perceptions of what can be achieved on the accordion through tone control and nuances in soft dynamics, a subject explored in detail on It is Pain Flowing Down Softly on a White Wall, where Haltli is heard with the Trondheim Soloists. Hans Abrahamsen’s Three Little Nocturnes find the accordionist in the company of the redoubtable Arditti Quartet. For the title composition Air, Hans Abrahamsen returned, at Frode Haltli’s suggestion, to the early solo work Canzona, reworking until it became a new piece “characterized by a great sense of peace and a cohesive form”. ©2016 ECM | 1755 Broadway, Floor 3, New York, NY 10019

MAYIMBA JAZZ TO RELEASE TONY MORENO'S SHORT STORIES Hurricane 'Sandy' Victim Reclaims His Artistic Life with Group Collaboration Recording. A Story of Loss and Recovery. DOUBLE-DISC CD AVAILABLE ON ALL DIGITAL PLATFORMS OCTOBER 7, 2016. CD RELEASE EVENT THE 55 BAR NEW YORK CITY SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8TH, 2016 9.30 PM & 11.30 PM Marc Mommaas Tenor Saxophone Ron Horton Trumpet Jean-Michel Pilc Piano Ugonna Okegwo Bass Tony Moreno Drums New York, September 13, 2016 - Born in Manhattan, Tony Moreno, was raised by his mother, Nina Dunkel Moreno, who was considered one of the great American harpists of her day, as well as an accomplished pianist, musicologist and teacher. His early upbringing proved a perfect backdrop to pursue a career in music. By the age of three, Moreno began playing the piano. By the age of ten, he received his first drum set from Elvin Jones. Jones became Moreno's early mentor and teacher. In later years, other teachers included Art Blakey, Al "Tootie" Heath, James Priess, Freddie Waits and Bob Moses. When Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast shore in 2012, Moreno lost his entire musical life - his instruments, possessions, the library of his compositions and treasured, archival possessions bequeathed from his mother. "After Hurricane Sandy destroyed my studio, I was offered a monthly residency at The 55 Bar for the Quintet," says Moreno. "This record is a way of expressing my gratitude for the outstanding support and love I received within the music community - from colleagues, organizations and fans alike." "The band is made up of artistic companions who have performed together over four years," the drummer explains. "Since I lost my drum set, I purchased a small keyboard and began composing again. It was, of course, cathartic. It was time to document the group. We had enough music for two CDs. I had to clean the slate and move on." This record, featuring Marc Mommaas, Ron Horton, Jean-Michel Pilc and Ugonna Okegwo, represents the rebuilding process of Tony Moreno's shattered life. Re-assembling the pieces seemed impossible but soon it began taking shape. On October 8th the Quintet will celebrate the record release of Short Stories at the 55 Bar in New York City with two sets at 9.30 pm and 11.30 pm. With admission, every guest will receive a double-disc album for free. Moreno teaches at New York University's Jazz Performance Program and Columbia University's Louis Armstrong Jazz Studies Program as well as at City College of New York. He has performed and toured extensively. The drummer lived and worked in Europe for six years, and appeared on over 100 recordings, as well as television, DVDs and radio broadcasts. Moreno has recorded with the likes of Jaki Byard, Dave Liebman, Ravi Coltrane, Art Lande, Richie Beirach, Chris Potter, and has performed with Eddie Gomez, Arthur Blythe, Sonny Fortune, Eddie Henderson, Mal Waldron, Barry Harris, Richard Bona, Paul Bley and Elvin Jones, to name just a few. Tony Moreno endorses Paiste Cymbals and plays Sonor Hi Lites, Pro Lites and Q2 drums. TRACKS Disc 1 1. Foxy Trot / Kenny Wheeler 2. Little One / Marc Mommaas 3. The West's Best / Tony Moreno 4. Erroll Garner / Tony Moreno 5. 55 Scotch / Tony Moreno / arranged by Ron Horton (For Cueva Lutz) 6. Susan's Dream / Tony Moreno / arranged by Marc Mommaas (For My Wife Susan) 7. No Blues To You / Tony Moreno 8. C Jam Blues / Duke Ellington / arranged by Arte Lande and his students at C.U. Boulder Disc 2 1. Three For D'reen / Kenny Wheeler 2. Oh Henry / Tony Moreno / arranged by Marc Mommaas 3. Grovelling / Ron Horton 4. El Rey / Tony Moreno / arranged by Marc Mommaas (For Elvin Raymond Jones and Keiko Jones) 5. M.O. / Tony Moreno (For Miles Okazaki) 6. Pueblo De Lagrimas / Tony Moreno (For Ketil Bjørnstad) 7. El Rey Take #2 / Tony Moreno (Duos/Trios) To pre-order go here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/short-stories-feat.-marc-mommas/id1148232967 For further information please visit http://mayimbamusic.com or go to http://tonymorenodrums.com CD RELEASE EVENT Saturday, October 8, 2016 9.30 pm & 11.30 pm The 55 Bar 55 Christopher Street West Village, New York City 212 929 9883 Admission: $20 It includes a free copy of the double-disc CD. Photo © Inigo Garayo

Free Nelson MandoomJazz Ups the Ante on The Organ Grinder Third RareNoise release slams with more authority and an expanded vision for the group CD AND MULTIPLE DIGITAL FORMATS AVAILABLE IN STORES AND ONLINE ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 AND THROUGH WWW.RARENOISERECORDS.COM. DOUBLE VINYL (2X180 GMS) AVAILABLE ON OCTOBER 28. Rebecca Sneddon saxophones Colin Stewart electric bass Paul Archibald drums and percussion (piano on 5, organ on 11) GUESTS Luc Klein trumpet (2/5/6/9) Patrick Darley trombone (4/6) ABOUT THE LABEL - RareNoiseRecords was founded in 2008 by two Italians, entrepreneur Giacomo Bruzzo and music producer Eraldo Bernocchi. Located in London, the label's mission is to detect and amplify contemporary trends in progressive music, by highlighting their relation to the history of the art-form, while choosing not to be bound by pre-conceptions of genre. It seeks to become a guiding light for all those enamored by exciting, adventurous and progressive sounds. For further information and to listen to excerpts, please go to www.rarenoiserecords.com or their Juke Box. New York, September 12, 2016 - With the release of 2013's double EP/The Shape of Doomjazz To Come/Saxophone Giganticus, the renegade Scottish trio Free Nelson MandoomJazz laid out its musical manifesto in bone-crunching terms and followed up in 2014 with the equally potent Awakening of a Capital. Both recordings showcased the Edinburgh-based musicians Colin Stewart (bass), Paul Archibald (drums) and Rebecca Sneddon (alto sax) in a provocative blend of doom metal and free jazz, influenced principally by such artists as Black Sabbath, Electric Wizard, Sun Ra, Sonny Rollins, Albert Ayler and Wayne Shorter. The band's sound has progressed with each new recording, and now with The Organ Grinder they take it up a couple of notches. While retaining the same intensely throbbing core that is at the heart of Free MandoomJazz music, the addition of trumpeter Luc Klein and trombonist Patrick Darley on a few tracks brings new colors and textures to the proceedings. This is a bigger, bolder vision for the group without forsaking its punk-jazz essence. "One major difference with this album is the space we recorded in," says drummer Archibald. "Before any writing took place, the first thing we decided on was the space-a 218-seat Victorian venue built in 1859. The Reid Hall is a huge space with tons of natural reverb, and our starting point for each song was 'what would sound good in this room? We worked closely with the sound engineer, Seamus Connacher." Regarding the more focused intensity and aggressive attack heard on the core trio tracks throughout The Organ Grinder, Archibald says it's a natural development that came with time and bandstand experience. "Gigging has helped, listening to each other and seeing the reaction to certain songs. I think it comes individually, living apart, playing in different projects, and coming back together to see what we've all experienced. It keeps things fresh and gives us time away to think about direction. I know bands that tour all the time, get super polished but often struggle to find time to not play, but to compose and consider where they would like to go musically. We're the opposite of that, though there must be a happy balance somewhere!" Bassist Stewart expounds on the notion of how the trio has grown since its incarnation. "The initial concept of the band was quite straightforward: doomjazz. 'Let's see if we can combine these two seemingly disparate genres'. But I think since then we've developed a lot in terms of what we can each bring to the group." Saxophonist Sneddon agrees that the band's approach to composition has definitely evolved since the first EP and Awakening of a Capital. "Each of us has taken a more collaborative role in writing for all instruments, not just our own. I think we all have a strong desire to push the boundaries of our own instruments, which creates limitless possibilities in composition. So our overall approach has matured, and with this album we all felt like we needed to break out of some of the structures of the previous releases." The idea of adding trumpet and trombone for some track on The Organ Grinder also came about organically. "All three of us have worked with Luc Klein before in various jazz/blues projects," says Archibald. "We first met in 2010-2011. For some years now he's been living in Amsterdam as part of the jazz scene there. One of my earliest ideas for the album was that I wanted to do a take on 'Calcutta Cutie' by Horace Silver. We needed a trumpet for the head so I asked Luc to join us for that track. Luc came over for the whole period we were recording and ended up hanging out during rehearsals, our time in the Reid Hall, and the time in-between. We noticed quite early on that his personality was rubbing off on us as a group so we invited him to jam on some of the tracks we were rehearsing. He even wrote a song for us, which we liked and kept ('LORA')." He explains, "As for trombone, I had always wanted Patrick Darley on the album but was determined to wait until the right spot on the album came up. I love the sound of a trombone, and Paddy loves exploring what sounds and noises the instrument can make. When Luc wrote his song he incorporated trombone because he knew Paddy was playing (he knows him too!). The band met Paddy around the same time as we met Luc. We both have the same taste in jazz music and recently took a trip to New Orleans together. Paddy plays in many bands around Edinburgh; he makes a personal study of early trad jazz players." Adds Stewart, "Luc was there while the songs were being written for the most part and it became obvious that his knowledge of us, as people and players as well as the sound of the band and what we wanted to achieve, was going to be invaluable. I hadn't initially included parts for him on any of the tracks I started but Luc is an 'ideas-man' and he certainly helped to shape the album, including his playing on this album, which I think is incredible." Sneddon has equally high praise for the special guests on The Organ Grinder. "Having Luc's second opinion and creative input really helped with the clarity of tracks, and introducing trumpet into our sound was a fun and interesting step. When I conceived 'The Woods' and workshopped it with Colin and Paul, it was lacking something -- a hole which Paddy filled nicely. It was excellent timing, with Paddy only having recently arrived back in Edinburgh. His subtlety and inventiveness in playing really added to that track." The introduction of piano on the Horace Silver tune "Calcutta Cutie" and organ on "Om" (both played by Archibald) was another new touch to the recording. "One advantage to using the Reid Hall was that it is an active classical concert venue with lots of instruments," explains Archibald. "I was excited to get access to these instruments and incorporate them when was appropriate. We obviously needed a piano for 'Calcutta Cutie' and there was a beautiful concert grand already there. The 'ting' sound you hear almost immediately at the start of that song was actually an old celesta in the corner. As for the organ, it dominated the space the moment we walked in. A 21-stop 2-manual German organ built by Jürgen Ahrend in 1978, it's considered to be one of the finest of its kind in the UK. It fills the room and is high above you as you record. It was just 'there' the whole time, and it just needed to be heard!" Archibald adds that the idea of including Horace Silver cover, "Calcutta Cutie," was an easy choice. "Horace Silver is a very important artist to me. He's what got me listening to jazz in the first place. Of my five favourite albums in the world, two are his." And Stewart says, "I'm definitely the least jazz literate of the group but Horace Silver really helped me to get into the genre as a whole and I think it's just because a lot of those riffs as you could call them are really memorable and get stuck in your head. I guess in that sense there is a parallel with the rock and metal stuff we like so much as well. I'm a sucker for a good riff in any genre." "I've known about Paul's love for Horace Silver for a while, so I guess it was inevitable that he suggests this track," says Sneddon. "Luckily, I'm also a fan, and as a horn player it's always fun to play these tunes, especially with Luc on board. I was initially unsure as to how it would fit in on the album, but Paul convinced me that the tune was 'doomy' enough, and in context alongside our jazzier tracks I think it works well." Sneddon also contributes the compelling, atmospheric piece "The Woods." Says Archibald, "We each have one on this album (a first for us, where usually everything is equally-composed). Mine is 'You Are Old, Father William' and Colin's is 'Shapeshifter' (Luc's is 'LORA'). Becca had given me instructions as to what she wanted, mostly in metaphors, but very helpful." Currently, the three core members of Free Nelson MandoomJazz, who formed in Edinburgh, Scotland, are scattered to three different spots on the globe -- Rebecca in Bristol, Colin in Abu Dhabi and Paul in Edinburgh. "It's very easy to collaborate nowadays even when we're far away," says "Archibald. "We come together on average for two/three sessions per year, one European Tour and then for another shorter thing, a festival, or a one-off big performance somewhere. And perhaps a recording. This has been the format for the past two years. We will be doing our third European Tour this September, doubling as an album launch, and we are booked for a festival in Gdansk (Festiwal Jazz Jantar) in November. And maybe something further afield after that." Stay tuned for the further adventures of this mighty triumvirate. They may be coming to a jazz festival near you. Meanwhile, dig The Organ Grinder. TRACKS 1. Open The Gate 2. You Are Old, Father William 3. Funambule 4. The Woods 5. Calcutta Cutie 6. LORA 7. Bicycle Day 8. Inferno Pt. 1 9. Shapeshifter

RB Greg Morris asked for his release from the Eskimos, and has signed with the Riders. http://3downnation.com/2016/09/01/riders-ink-canadian-rb-off-eskimos-practice-roster/#comments ***** The Riders have released Khalif Mitchell. http://3downnation.com/2016/09/01/cfl-keeping-close-eye-riders-mitchell/#comments http://www.cfl.ca/2016/09/12/riders-release-defensive-tackle-khalif-mitchell/ ***** Santino Filoso - Ottawa mid-season report http://3downnation.com/2016/09/07/ottawas-mid-season-report-card/#comments ***** Ian Busby - Calgary mid-season report http://3downnation.com/2016/09/10/mid-season-review-stamps-flying-high/#comments ***** Drew Edwards - Hamilton mid-season award winners http://3downnation.com/2016/09/02/ticats-mid-season-award-winners/#comments ***** Ottawa has been fined for a roster violation. http://3downnation.com/2016/09/11/redblacks-allegedly-caught-violating-roster-rules-rider-fans-react/#comments http://www.cfl.ca/2016/09/12/cfl-fines-ottawa-redblacks-roster-violation/ http://www.tsn.ca/redblacks-fined-5k-for-roster-violation-1.564561 ***** The Stamps released Taylor Reed, who immediately signed with the Redblacks. http://3downnation.com/2016/09/13/releasing-veteran-reed-means-stampeders-defence/#comments http://www.cfl.ca/2016/09/12/stampeders-release-middle-linebacker-taylor-reed/ http://www.tsn.ca/reed-inks-with-redblacks-day-after-release-1.566091 ***** The Grey Cup halftime band will be OneRepublic. Apparently the Canadians have never heard of them either! http://3downnation.com/2016/09/07/cfl-announces-grey-cup-halftime-act-complaining-ensues/#comments http://www.cfl.ca/2016/09/07/onerepublic-headline-wind-mobile-halftime-show-104th-grey-cup/ ***** 9/8 checking down http://www.cfl.ca/2016/09/07/checking-ryan-smiths-return-headlines-week-12-notes/ ***** Jamie Nye - 10 predictions for the season's second half http://www.cfl.ca/2016/09/08/nyes-crystal-ball-10-predictions-second-half-season/ ***** Week 12 Plays of the Week http://www.cfl.ca/2016/09/12/kegsize-plays-of-the-week-wk-12-2/ ***** This week's power rankings Malcolm Kelly http://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-power-rankings-1.3759796 Scott Cullen http://www.tsn.ca/lions-bombers-rising-in-cfl-power-rankings-1.566220 cfl.ca http://www.cfl.ca/2016/09/13/lions-keep-pace-nissan-titan-power-rankings/ ***** Normie Kwong was given a state funeral. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/norman-kwong-memorial-1.3759473 http://3downnation.com/2016/09/04/legacy-normie-kwong/#comments ***** Edmonton has signed Troy Stoudermire. http://www.cfl.ca/2016/09/13/esks-sign-former-bombers-return-ace-stoudermire/ http://www.tsn.ca/eskimos-sign-kr-stoudermire-after-nfl-stint-1.566157 ***** Milt Stegall discusses catching a pass with one hand. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl-playbook/video/gmc-precision-playbook-on-making-a-one-handed-catch%7E948630

The Bombers traded Drew Willy to the Argos. The Als traded Kevin Glenn to the Bombers. http://3downnation.com/2016/09/02/numbers-matt-nichols-drew-willy-contract-details/#comments http://3downnation.com/2016/09/11/bombers-trade-quarterback-drew-willy-argonauts/#comments http://3downnation.com/2016/09/12/bombers-won-drew-willy-trade/#comments http://3downnation.com/2016/09/12/kevin-glenn-trade-means-alouettes/#comments http://3downnation.com/2016/09/12/dan-lefevour-start-argos-despite-acquisition-drew-willy/#comments http://www.cfl.ca/2016/09/08/window-opportunity-rakeem-catos-time-now/ http://www.cfl.ca/2016/09/11/walters-qb-trades-big-deal/ http://www.cfl.ca/2016/09/11/bombers-trade-willy-to-toronto-acquire-glenn/ http://www.cfl.ca/2016/09/11/barker-eyes-both-present-and-future-with-acquisition-of-willy/ http://www.cfl.ca/2016/09/13/cauz-kevin-glenn-canadian-football-league-icon/ http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/video/parting-words-heath-celebrates-birthday-with-win%7E948933 http://www.tsn.ca/radio/hamilton-1150/black-you-better-have-a-game-ready-back-up-qb-in-cfl-1.566218 http://www.tsn.ca/video/glenn-arrives-in-winnipeg%7E950183 http://www.tsn.ca/radio/winnipeg-1290/glenn-comfortable-with-backup-role-back-in-winnipeg-1.566344 http://www.tsn.ca/radio/winnipeg-1290/willy-going-to-miss-bombers-winnipeg-fans-1.566346 http://www.tsn.ca/als-send-qb-glenn-to-blue-bombers-1.565152 http://www.tsn.ca/willy-s-poor-fit-onerous-contract-led-to-trade-1.565674 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/video/willy-quickly-picking-up-argos-offence%7E950212 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/video/willy-i-was-pretty-pumped-up-to-get-out-here-to-toronto%7E949508

As I'm sure you have noticed, I have departed from tradition this summer, and waited a few days to post the results. This is because the writers often wait a couple of days to post their analyses of not only the games but also the teams. If you would prefer that I return to the prior custom of posting the scores promptly and only having a few links per game, let me know, and I will do that. There has been some big news the past few days, so I want to deal with those items tonight, and will take care of the games of the past ten days within the next 48 hours. First let's look at the scores... Labour Day weekend... Winnipeg 28....Sask 25 Calgary 45....Edmonton 24 Hamilton 49....Toronto 36 ***** Labour Day Rematch weekend BC 38....Montreal 27 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/video/cfl-30-week-12-lions-vs-alouettes%7E949983 Winnipeg 17....Sask 10 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/video/cfl-30-week-12-riders-vs-blue-bombers%7E949988 Calgary 34....Edmonton 28 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/video/cfl-30-week-12-stampeders-vs-eskimos%7E950001 Toronto 33....Hamilton 21 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/video/cfl-30-week-12-tiger-cats-vs-argonauts%7E949991 ***** Now for the news. Ricky Ray has a fractured rib and a partially deflated lung, and will miss six weeks. http://3downnation.com/2016/09/08/argos-quarterback-ricky-ray-done-season-reports/#comments http://3downnation.com/2016/09/09/ricky-ray-vs-ticats-not-done-season/#comments http://3downnation.com/2016/09/09/official-ray-argos-lefevour-start/#comments http://www.cfl.ca/2016/09/09/argos-announce-ray-to-miss-4-6-weeks-lefevour-to-start-sunday/ ***** The Alouettes are in disarray. Carter, Cato and Stafford have had words. http://3downnation.com/2016/09/09/montreal-receiver-duron-carter-worst-teammate-ever/#comments http://3downnation.com/2016/09/11/carter-disputes-rep-bad-teammate-subsequently-confirms/#comments http://3downnation.com/2016/09/13/alouettes-qb-cato-involved-practice-confrontation-carter-stafford/#comments http://3downnation.com/2016/09/13/im-just-not-gonna-take-bs-anybody-cato-sounds-off-receivers-carter-stafford/#comments http://www.tsn.ca/cato-gets-into-altercation-with-stafford-carter-at-als-practice-1.566097 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/video/cato-carter-discuss-heated-practice%7E950233 http://www.tsn.ca/radio/hamilton-1150/alfieri-nobody-could-calm-down-cato-1.566328 http://www.tsn.ca/radio/winnipeg-1290/alfieri-cato-carter-round-2-1.566341 http://www.tsn.ca/video/frustrations-boil-over-again-at-als-practice%7E950156 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/video/als-issues-continue-to-snowball%7E950256 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/video/cato-carter-discuss-heated-practice%7E950233 http://www.tsn.ca/the-alouettes-incident-filled-season-1.566115

Joe, here's what I had in mind. My knowledge of Lee Wiley's work is limited to three 10-inch albums on Columbia. I think that all three were recorded in the early '50s. I felt that Wiley had two distinctive traits on those recordings. The first was the way her voice would trail off at the end of a phrase. The second was a warble. I found both of these traits on some of the tracks of this Dane album. It may be that this is because she is now 89 years old.

Chet Baker - Stairway to the Stars (Prestige Sessions) - $5.98 http://www.oldies.com/product-view/64053N.html ***** Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers - Keystone 3 (with Branford and Wynton) - $4.98 http://www.oldies.com/product-view/63758N.html ***** Roland Kirk - Pre-Rahsaan (twofer) - $5.98 http://www.oldies.com/product-view/47690M.html

Start with two million!

NCIS Los Angeles - Season 1 - $9.62 prime https://www.amazon.com/NCIS-Los-Angeles-Season-1/dp/B003FSTN5C

Let's look at the Labor Day Week games. BC 16....Toronto 13 http://www.cfl.ca/games/2316/bc-lions-vs-toronto-argonauts/#boxscore http://www.cfl.ca/games/2316/bc-lions-vs-toronto-argonauts/#playbyplay http://www.cfl.ca/games/2316/bc-lions-vs-toronto-argonauts/#preview http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/video/cfl-30-week-11-lions-vs-argonauts%7E946142 http://3downnation.com/2016/09/01/ray-returns-argos-fall-lions-last-second-field-goal/#comments ***** Ottawa 19....Montreal 14 http://www.cfl.ca/games/2317/ottawa-redblacks-vs-montreal-alouettes/#boxscore http://www.cfl.ca/games/2317/ottawa-redblacks-vs-montreal-alouettes/#playbyplay http://www.cfl.ca/games/2317/ottawa-redblacks-vs-montreal-alouettes/#preview http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/video/cfl-30-week-11-redblacks-vs-alouettes%7E946146 http://3downnation.com/2016/09/02/glenns-late-pick-seals-redblacks-win-alouettes/#comments http://3downnation.com/2016/09/02/redblacks-redeem-montreal/#comments

Happy Birthday, Bob! Sing along with me! It's a blue world...(!)

Thanks, Michael! I can see that I have lost two friends, but nobody that bothers me.

Michael, it looks like you are right about the list along the right side. But I don't see where to click to see my complete list of friends. Do you see it?

Along the right side of my Facebook page is a list (with photos) of my Facebook friends. Is this the entire list of friends? (If so, I've been unfriended (!), probably because they didn't like my religion/politics posts.)

Normie Kwong passed away today at 86. RIP. http://www.cfl.ca/2016/09/03/cfl-mourns-the-passing-of-norman-kwong/ http://www.cfl.ca/2016/09/03/tributes-pour-in-for-tremendous-leader-normie-kwong/ http://www.tsn.ca/cfl-legend-kwong-dead-at-86-1.560604 His rookie year was 1948 with the Stamps. His salary that year was $300 for the entire season!!! The team went undefeated. His teammates that year included Woody Strode. His biography, China Clipper, is written for youngsters. I have found it to be an appreciated Christmas present. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1552775275/