GA Russell

Happy Birthday 2016 romualdo!

More Art & Warne: Tonight Laurie has released 2:07 of Good Bait. http://artpepper.bandcamp.com/track/2-minute-tickle-good-bait

Please explain to me again how to post an album cover!

Former Stamp Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who I believe is currently Hollywood's highest paid actor, tweeted about Wally the other day. http://3downnation.com/2016/08/25/dwayne-rock-johnson-offers-former-coach-buono-hug/#comments ***** Everyone felt that the games were being slowed down too much because of the coaches' challenges, so the league changed the rules, effective immediately: If a team loses its first challenge, it will lose a timeout. http://3downnation.com/2016/08/26/cfl-changes-replay-rule-eliminate-freebie/#comments ***** Justin Dunk - 9 thoughts on 9 teams http://3downnation.com/2016/08/29/nine-thoughts-nine-teams-running-games-pop/#comments ***** Duron Carter will serve his one-game suspension this week for knocking down Rick Campbell June 30. http://3downnation.com/2016/08/29/arbitrator-rejects-duron-carters-appeal-one-game-suspension/#comments ***** John Hodge gives out his own mid-season CFL Awards. I think all of them are reasonable. http://3downnation.com/2016/08/30/mid-season-cfl-player-awards/#comments ***** John Chiles instagrammed that he has signed with the Ticats. ***** The Riders signed Khalif Mitchell. http://3downnation.com/2016/08/31/khalif-mitchell-signing-raises-eyebrows-across-saskatchewan/#comments ***** Mark Fulton Week 11 picks and power rankings http://3downnation.com/2016/08/31/week-11-statistical-powerranking-game-predictor-much-decided-seasons-second-half/#comments ***** John Hodge updated today his list of Canadians and CFL vets in NFL camps. http://3downnation.com/2016/08/31/nfl-cuts-might-end/#comments ***** Last week's Calgary-Hamilton game had the payers with live mics. The league says the TV viewers liked it, but the Ticats say they didn't! http://3downnation.com/2016/08/27/ticats-reluctant-participants-tsn-micd-experiment/#comments http://3downnation.com/2016/08/30/live-mic-experiment-popular-fans-leaves-teams-vulnerable/#comments

I see that the Spin-Clean is on sale for $60.00 + $5.99. https://www.amazon.com/SPIN-CLEAN-STARTER-RECORD-WASHER-SYSTEM/dp/B002UKSZUU

Week 10 Plays of the Week http://www.cfl.ca/2016/08/29/kegsize-plays-of-the-week-wk-10-3/ ***** current power rankings Malcolm Kelly http://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-power-rankings-1.3740803 cfl.ca http://www.cfl.ca/2016/08/30/nissan-titan-power-rankings-eskimos-way/ Scott Cullen http://www.tsn.ca/stampeders-stay-strong-in-cfl-power-rankings-1.557801 ***** Week 11 picks 3Down http://3downnation.com/2016/08/31/week-11-picks-one-summer-weekend-gets-real/#comments Jamie Nye http://www.cfl.ca/2016/08/31/weekly-predictor-will-riders-find-win-number-two/ ***** Week 11 game notes http://www.cfl.ca/2016/08/31/cfl-ca-game-notes-a-look-a-week-11/ ***** Week 11 checking down http://www.cfl.ca/2016/08/31/checking-grymes-hits-market-around-league/

Happy Birthday 2016 Joe!

Happy Birthday kh!

Week 10 results... BC 29....Ottawa 23 http://www.cfl.ca/games/2312/bc-lions-vs-ottawa-redblacks/#boxscore http://www.cfl.ca/games/2312/bc-lions-vs-ottawa-redblacks/#playbyplay http://www.cfl.ca/games/2312/bc-lions-vs-ottawa-redblacks/#preview http://3downnation.com/2016/08/26/lions-redblacks-late-touchdown/#comments http://3downnation.com/2016/08/26/redblacks-come-short-bc/#comments http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/video/cfl-30-week-10-lions-vs-redblacks%7E940468 ***** Winnipeg 32....Montreal 18 http://www.cfl.ca/games/2313/#boxscore http://www.cfl.ca/games/2313/#playbyplay http://www.cfl.ca/games/2313/#preview http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/video/cfl-30-week-10-blue-bombers-vs-alouettes~940497 http://3downnation.com/2016/08/27/bombers-extend-winning-streak-montreal-14-thoughts/#comments http://3downnation.com/2016/08/27/bombers-make-four-straight-win-als/#comments ***** Edmonton 33....Sask 25 http://www.cfl.ca/games/2314/saskatchewan-roughriders-vs-edmonton-eskimos/#boxscore http://www.cfl.ca/games/2314/saskatchewan-roughriders-vs-edmonton-eskimos/#playbyplay http://www.cfl.ca/games/2314/saskatchewan-roughriders-vs-edmonton-eskimos/#preview http://3downnation.com/2016/08/27/eskimos-hold-win-riders/#comments http://3downnation.com/2016/08/27/despite-durants-best-efforts-riders-fall-short-eskimos/#comments http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/video/cfl-30-week-10-roughriders-vs-eskimos%7E940481 Dana, there's a joke making the rounds in the Prairies. Maybe your family has told you. Knock, knock. Who's there? Juan. Juan who? Juan and Eight! ***** Calgary 30....Hamilton 24 http://www.cfl.ca/games/2315/hamilton-tiger-cats-vs-calgary-stampeders/#boxscore http://www.cfl.ca/games/2315/hamilton-tiger-cats-vs-calgary-stampeders/#playbyplay http://www.cfl.ca/games/2315/hamilton-tiger-cats-vs-calgary-stampeders/#preview http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/video/cfl-30-week-10-tiger-cats-vs-stampeders%7E940459 http://3downnation.com/2016/08/28/many-mistakes-ticats-fall-30-24-calgary/#comments http://3downnation.com/2016/08/29/good-bad-hamiltons-mistake-filled-loss-stampeders/#comments http://3downnation.com/2016/08/29/ticats-inexperience-may-costing-wins/#comments http://3downnation.com/2016/08/29/blown-kisses-poop-emojis-messam-lawrence-engage-beef/#comments

AS PART OF THE DIGITAL INCUNABULA SERIES M.O.D. TECHNOLOGIES Releases MATERIAL SEVEN SOULS REMIXES AVAILABLE ONLINE AND THROUGH WWW.MOD-TECHNOLOGIES.COM ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2016. PRE-ORDERS SEPTEMBER 2. New York, August 30, 2016 - Three remixes from the classic Seven Souls. Material with William S. Burroughs, reading from The Western Lands. Number three, in his epic trilogy that began with "Cities Of The Red Night" and "A Place Of Dead Roads". Featured here - three mutations from the original form. "The Western Lands" by Bill Laswell featuring bass icon Jah Wobble, the original illbient mutant - DJ Spooky, renown Japanese ambient artist - Tetsu Inoue and others. "Seven Souls" by Bomb The Bass founder Tim Simenon. And "Soul Killer" by electronic experimentalist Terre Thaemlitz. The Road To The Western Land is by definition the most dangerous road in the world. for it is a journey beyond death, beyond the basic god standard of fear and danger. TRACKS 1. The Western Lands (A Dangerous Road Mix) 8:35 Bill Laswell, Jah Wobble, DJ Spooky, Tetsu Inoue 2. Seven Souls (Tim Simenon Mix) 7:10 3. Soul Killer (Remote Control Mix) 8:17 Terre Thaemlitz written by: 1. Laswell, Skopelitis, Burroughs 2. Laswell, Burroughs 3. Laswell, Burroughs total: 24:02 MUSIC EXCERPTS HERE: https://soundcloud.com/modtechnologies

This is a fun album. Barbara Dane's singing reminds me a great deal of Lee Wiley's.

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

Presents SHIRLEY HORN LIVE AT THE 4 QUEENS Deluxe CD Package & Digital Edition Available September 16, 2016 The first previously unreleased recordings by Shirley Horn in nearly a decade! Recorded Live at Las Vegas's 4 Queens Hotel on May 2, 1988 with Shirley Horn's Trio of over 20 years, Bassist Charles Ables & Drummer Steve Williams 52-Minute Set of Never-Before-Released Material Originally Recorded by KNPR Las Vegas for the Syndicated Weekly Radio Program "Monday Night Jazz at the 4 Queens" Includes a 56-Page Book of Rare, Previously Unpublished Archival Photos, Essays & Interviews with Producer Zev Feldman, Journalist and Author James Gavin, Vocalist Sheila Jordan with Journalist Ted Panken, Drummer Steve Williams, Washington, D.C. Radio DJ Rusty Hassan, Original KNPR Broadcast Engineer Brian Sanders, Plus Jazz Record Veterans and Shirley Horn Producers, Jean-Philippe Allard and Richard Seidel Los Angeles, August 23, 2016 - Resonance Records is pleased to announce the release of SHIRLEY HORN - LIVE AT THE 4 QUEENS, a previously unissued live recording by legendary singer/pianist Shirley Horn accompanied by her rhythm section of over 20 years, the late bassist Charles Ables and drummer Steve Williams, recorded by Las Vegas NPR affiliate KNPR on May 2, 1988 at what noted author James Gavin describes as "Las Vegas's hip little oasis for jazz lovers, the jazz club inside the 4 Queens Hotel." Resonance will release this album in a deluxe CD package and a digital edition on Friday, September 16, 2016. Live At The 4 Queens was recorded only one year after her 1987 "comeback album" on Verve Records, I Thought About You, which reignited her international touring career after a nearly 20-year hiatus during which she had restricted her musical activities to her home town of Washington, D.C. so she could devote herself to raising her daughter. The album includes a comprehensive 56-page book dedicated to documenting the life and career of Shirley Horn featuring essays and interviews with Resonance Records producer Zev Feldman, journalist and author James Gavin, jazz record veterans and Shirley Horn producers Jean-Philippe Allard and Richard Seidel, long-time Shirley Horn drummer Steve Williams (in conversation with Library of Congress jazz specialist, journalist and radio host Larry Appelbaum), Horn's friend and colleague, singer Sheila Jordan (in conversation with noted jazz journalist Ted Panken), Washington, D.C. jazz radio veteran Rusty Hassan, KNPR engineer Brian Sanders, manager Sheila Mathis and finally, Rainy Smith, Horn's daughter. Featuring nine tracks and over 50 minutes of music, Live At The 4 Queens features Shirley Horn's interpretations of popular songs including "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" by Cole Porter, "The Boy from Ipanema" (the female version of "The Girl from Ipanema") by Antônio Carlos Jobim, "Isn't It Romantic?" by Rodgers and Hart, "Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be?) by Jimmy Davis, Roger ("Ram") Ramirez, and James Sherman and many others. Long a favorite of Miles Davis and Quincy Jones, who both championed her early in her career, Shirley Horn was a unique jazz presence. As a performer, Shirley Horn was immediately recognizable for the mood she created, her swinging, harmonically sophisticated piano playing and her evocative, velvety voice. As a pianist, she was so gifted that Miles Davis once said "If she don't play, I ain't gonna play..." in reference to a gig at the Village Vanguard, and would have her perform as a sub for Wynton Kelly at various club performances. As a singer, she never failed to cast a spell on a room. She inevitably transported her listeners with her moodiness and her uncanny ability to maintain a compelling sense of musical motion even at the slowest possible tempos, which became a hallmark of her style. Photo © Sherry Barnett When producer Richard Seidel signed Shirley Horn to Verve in the mid-1980s, her career was relaunched, and this time she became celebrated internationally as well as in the United States. A series of enormously successful albums followed. Most featured just her regular trio with bassist Charles Ables and drummer Steve Williams, while others had rhythm section colleagues like Ron Carter and Billy Hart, along with special guests such as Miles Davis, Toots Thielemans, Wynton Marsalis and Branford Marsalis. And as a stylistic departure, Horn recorded the memorable album, Here's to Life (recorded in 1991 and released in 1992), in which Horn is showcased with a large ensemble arranged and conducted by Johnny Mandel (who received a Grammy® award for his work on the album). Shirley Horn's return to prominence had her performing in all the major festivals around the world, plus iconic American venues like Carnegie Hall, prestigious concert halls throughout Europe and Asia, and even in the White House. Horn continued touring and recording at a torrid pace for nearly a decade until health problems forced her to pare back her performing and recording activities in the early 2000s. Nominated nine times for Grammys®, Horn finally won one for Best Jazz Vocal Performance in 1999 for her album, I Remember Miles, produced by Richard Seidel. This album, Shirley Horn - Live At The 4 Queens, captures her at her creative peak. As Seidel observes, "This record is very much in the vein of Shirley's first album on Verve [I Thought About You] and is an excellent example of her work in an intimate club atmosphere." When producer Zev Feldman became aware of the recordings that make up this album, he was thrilled. Shirley Horn was a very special artist for him. Feldman, like Horn, is a Washington, D.C. native. Now 43, Feldman came of age while Horn was still only playing in and around Washington at jazz clubs like the Pigfoot and the One Step Down. Right at the time Feldman started working in the record business for PolyGram, which became Universal Music Group, from the mid-1990's to the mid-2000's, Shirley was one of the biggest stars of the label and Feldman was a Verve representative promoting her steady stream of new albums being released during that period. Feldman saw Horn often in those days, even driving to her house on more than one occasion to have her sign CD booklets, and attended many concerts as a part of his job arranging venue sales for record retail. "Being the local Verve representative, I got to see her play everywhere from The Kennedy Center and Bohemian Caverns in DC, to the Village Vanguard in New York and Zanzibar Blue in Philadelphia." But beyond his role as a label rep, he developed a friendship with Horn and on numerous occasions was invited after gigs to join in her inner circle with manager Sheila Mathis and drummer Steve Williams. So when the opportunity arose for Resonance to pursue the release of the material, Feldman jumped at the chance. Since Feldman knew what an important artist Shirley Horn was (and because inexplicably no books have been written about her), he was determined to make this album package the most authoritative and comprehensive compendium of materials possible with an extensive 56 page book of analytical, scholarly essays; first-person accounts by musicians and producers who worked with Horn; remembrances by her friends, colleagues and her daughter; plus a number of previously unpublished photographs from the Shirley Horn archives at the Library of Congress. Feldman says, "We want this CD and album book to remind us why she was great, why she mattered." Steve Williams, Shirley Horn, Charles Ables; Photo: Courtesy of the Shirley Horn Collection at the Library of Congress Live At The 4 Queens was captured the day after Horn's 54th birthday, and you can hear what a good time she's having celebrating the occasion in Las Vegas on this recording. The CD kicks off with a spirited instrumental version of the 1950's classic "Hi-Fly" by Randy Weston, and also includes Rainy Smith's (Horn's daughter) favorite song that her mother would play, "Meditation (Meditação)," which she humorously says she never knew the name of all these years until now. The hallmarks of any Shirley Horn album are of course the ballads, and this album delivers two powerful ones - "Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be?)" and "Just For A Thrill," which James Gavin writes "builds slowly; then her bristling chords build up so much tension that the energy explodes in a big crescendo. Horn lets it subside like a cloud of smoke." "The Boy from Ipanema" is a playful take on the bossa nova classic, which Horn actually got to perform once at Antônio Carlos Jobim's birthday party in Rio de Janeiro. And one of Horn's rollicking blues staples, "Blues for Big Scotia," closes the set in rousing form. As Jon Pareles wrote in The New York Times on November 10, 1988, "Songs are lucky when Shirley Horn chooses them. She honors melodies just by singing them unadorned, in a voice of honey and smoke; she enunciates every word, shaping small and large peaks with just a slight pause or a lingering vowel . . . And when the time comes to improvise, the song's emotion guides her; she drapes lyrics in bluesy curves and finds epiphanies in tender phrases." Shirley Horn left an indelible mark on the jazz scene with her catalog of recordings. And one can't deny her influence on other musicians - her contemporaries, as the great Sheila Jordan suggests in her interview from the liner notes, and as those who came after her, such as the gifted singer/pianist Diana Krall. This package is a tribute to Shirley Horn's memory and Resonance Records is thrilled to celebrate and contribute to her legacy with this release. The recordings illuminate her genius and represent her creative peak. Live At The 4 Queens reminds us of what an extraordinary artist she is. Resonance Records is delighted to release Shirley Horn - Live At The 4 Queens with the participation of KNPR Las Vegas. Produced for release by Zev Feldman along with executive producer George Klabin. Sound restoration is by George Klabin and Fran Gala. The beautifully designed package is the creation of long-time Resonance designer, Burton Yount. TRACKS 1. Hi-Fly (6:20) 2. You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To (3:59) 3. Meditation (Meditação) (9:05) 4. The Boy from Ipanema (5:19) 5. Isn't It Romantic (10:08) 6. Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be?) (5:25) 7. Something Happens to Me (3:12) 8. Just for a Thrill (5:08) 9. Blues for Big Scotia (3:16) Photo © Brian McMillen Pre-order on iTunes and receive 4 tracks instantly: "Hi-Fly," "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To," "Meditation (Meditação)" and "Something Happens to Me" ABOUT THE LABEL Resonance Records continues to bring archival recordings to light. Some historic releases include the critically acclaimed 2015 Grammy Award-winning John Coltrane recording Offering: Live at Temple University (Best Album Notes Grammy, Ashley Kahn), Wes Montgomery's One Night In Indy, In the Beginning and Echoes of Indiana Avenue, Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto's Getz/Gilberto '76, Stan Getz's Moments in Time, Thad Jones/ Mel Lewis Orchestra's All My Yesterdays, Charles Lloyd's Manhattan Stories, and Bill Evans's Live at Art D'Lugoff's Top of the Gate. Headquartered in Beverly Hills, CA, Resonance Records is a division of the Rising Jazz Stars, Inc., a California 501(c) (3) non-profit corporation that operates the Rising Jazz Stars Foundation, which was created by George Klabin to discover and nurture the next jazz stars. Current Resonance artists include Richard Galliano, Polly Gibbons, Tamir Hendelman, Christian Howes and Donald Vega. For more information on Resonance, its catalog of recordings and its artists, please visit: www.ResonanceRecords.org

AS PART OF THE DIGITAL INCUNABULA SERIES M.O.D. TECHNOLOGIES Releases THE ROAD TO THE WESTERN LANDS William S. Burroughs / Bill Laswell AVAILABLE ONLINE AND THROUGH WWW.MOD-TECHNOLOGIES.COM ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2016. PRE-ORDERS AUGUST 19. New York, August 17, 2016 - William S. Burroughs - reading from his classic novel - The Western Lands, the final volume of the trilogy that began with Cities Of The Red Night, published in 1981, and The Place Of Dead Roads in 1984. Burroughs at his most spiritual, informative and shamanistic, with heavy references to the Egyptian Book Of The Dead and Norman Mailer's epic work - Ancient Evenings. Set to the musical soundtrack of Bill Laswell's Material, featuring Indian violin master - L. Shankar, Jamaican drum legend - Sly Dunbar, Senegalese percussionist - Aiyb Dieg and others. A miracle project to be sure. Miracles are made from the most unlikely ingredients. And miracles are the deadliest of all weapons, when all else fails, the final, the last result is a miracle. TRACKS 1. The Western Lands / Hashisheen (W. Laswell / W.S. Burroughs) 1:31 2. The Western Lands (Laswell, N. Skopelitis, Burroughs) 6:12 3. Seven Souls (Laswell, Burroughs) 5:45 4. Soul Killer (Laswell, Burroughs) 4:16 5. Words of Advice for Young People (Laswell, Burroughs) 3:53 6. The End of Words (Laswell, Burroughs) 4:14 total: 25:49 publishing info: William S. Burroughs (ASCAP) / UNIVERSAL POLYGRAM INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING INC (BMI) Bill Laswell (BMI) / 2, 3, 4, 6 BMG PLATINUM SONGS US (BMI) 1 & 5 Nagualsite (BMI) Nicky Skopelitis (BMI) / NICKY SKOPELITIS MUSIC (BMI) artwork by Yoko Yamabe @ Randesign MUSIC EXCERPTS HERE: https://soundcloud.com/modtechnologies/sets/william-s-burroughs-bill-1

AS PART OF THE DIGITAL INCUNABULA SERIES M.O.D. TECHNOLOGIES Releases THE STONE featuring Hideo Yamaki and Bill Laswell Recorded Live at The Stone in NYC in 2016. AVAILABLE ONLINE AND THROUGH WWW.MOD-TECHNOLOGIES.COM New York - Hideo Yamaki - Japan's most renown, respected and in demand drummer. Veteran of countless recording projects with the most celebrated pop / rock artists in the country and collaborations with Japanese icons, such as Ryuichi Sakamoto, Toshinori Kondo, DJ Krush, Akira Sakata and many others. Heard here in duet with legendary bassist / producer, Bill Laswell. A bass and drum dialog that explodes with fluid, spontaneous blasts of telepathy. Industrial, noise, dub, melodic, chaotic, all detonated by a sonic / rhythmic construct. An ever expanding diverse and dynamic matrix. To be continued. TRACK Ankoku Kaiju 36:14 Recorded live at The Stone (NYC) on April 16, 2016. Edited & mixed @ Orange Music, West Orange, NJ. Engineering: James Dellatacoma MUSIC EXCERPTS HERE: https://soundcloud.com/modtechnologies

Week 10 checking down http://www.cfl.ca/2016/08/23/checking-help-way-star-players-eye-returns/ ***** Week 10 game notes http://www.cfl.ca/2016/08/24/cfl-ca-game-notes-look-week-10/ ***** Ricky Ray will return and start this week. http://www.cfl.ca/2016/08/24/toronto-confirms-ray-will-return-argos-host-lions/ http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/football/cfl/ray-has-received-much-advice-about-how-to-prevent-injury-after-passing-391338781.html http://3downnation.com/2016/08/24/argos-announce-ricky-ray-will-starter-week-11/#comments ***** The Riders have let go John Chiles. http://www.cfl.ca/2016/08/24/riders-part-ways-with-wr-john-chiles/ ***** The Argos have let go Keon Raymond. http://www.cfl.ca/2016/08/25/argos-release-veteran-keon-raymond/ http://www.tsn.ca/argos-cut-veteran-lb-raymond-1.555204 http://3downnation.com/2016/08/25/argos-release-raymond-avoid-guaranteeing-contract/#comments ***** Week 10 picks Jamie Nye http://www.cfl.ca/2016/08/24/weekly-predictor-will-tiger-cats-eskimos-keeping-rolling/ 3Down http://3downnation.com/2016/08/25/week-10-picks-stamps-heavy-favourites-upstart-ticats/#comments Dan Ralph http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/football/cfl/trevor-harris-returns-under-centre-to-lead-redblacks-against-lions-391207011.html Mark Fulton (with power rankings) http://3downnation.com/2016/08/24/week-10-statistical-powerranking-game-predictor-stamps-distancing-field/#comments ***** Canadians and CFL vets currently in NFL camps http://3downnation.com/2016/08/25/comprehensive-guide-canadians-former-cflers-nfl-training-camps/#comments

today's headlines... power rankings cfl.ca http://www.cfl.ca/2016/08/23/nissan-titan-power-rankings-tiger-cats-rise/ Scott Cullen http://www.tsn.ca/stampeders-pulling-away-in-cfl-power-rankings-1.553623 ***** The Stampeders have the best record now, but a very tough schedule for the next six weeks. http://3downnation.com/2016/08/23/stampeders-playing-great-football-face-tough-six-weeks-ahead/#comments ***** The players union has applied to be eligible for the Canadian equivalent of workman's comp in Alberta. http://www.tsn.ca/cflpa-submits-application-for-wcb-coverage-in-alberta-1.553968

Now that we've caught up, let's start looking at Week 10. Justin Dunk - 9 thoughts on 9 teams http://3downnation.com/2016/08/22/nine-thoughts-nine-teams-offensive-explosions-blowouts/#comments ***** Malcolm Kelly 8/22 power rankings http://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/malcolm-kelly-cfl-power-rankings-argos-1.3729924 ***** The current standings http://www.cfl.ca/standings/ All teams have played eight games. Only two are below .500. ***** The current stats http://www.cfl.ca/league-leaders/ I've never noticed the "Receiving Targets" stat before.

Let's continue on with recent headlines. This year's Hall of Fame game will be in Hamilton, for the first time since 2008. http://3downnation.com/2016/08/16/hall-fame-game-coming-back-hamilton/#comments http://www.cfl.ca/2016/08/16/canadian-football-hall-fame-game-returns-hamilton-class-2016/ ***** The Als have released DT Vaughn Martin at his request. http://3downnation.com/2016/08/17/alouettes-set-release-canadian-dt-vaughn-martin/#comments http://www.cfl.ca/2016/08/17/report-alouettes-release-vaughn-martin/ ***** The CFL and NFL are using each others' refs this year, hoping to improve their skills. http://3downnation.com/2016/08/18/cfl-referee-foxcroft-work-nfl-game/#comments http://www.cfl.ca/2016/08/18/cfl-officials-take-nfl-fields-starting-thursday/ ***** The Argos released DT Brian Bulke. http://3downnation.com/2016/08/18/argos-release-canadian-dt-brian-bulcke/#comments http://www.cfl.ca/2016/08/18/argos-release-veteran-brian-bulcke/ ***** John Chick went public with his unhappiness regarding being let go by the Riders. http://3downnation.com/2016/08/19/chick-tears-riders-release-handled/#comments ***** Rick Campbell has decided that Trevor Harris will start against BC this week. http://3downnation.com/2016/08/21/redblacks-bench-burris-name-harris-starter/#comments http://www.cfl.ca/2016/08/21/redblacks-announce-trevor-harris-to-start-in-week-10/ ***** The Stampeders sent DB Jeff Hecht and DB Fred Bennett to the Riders for two neg list names. http://www.cfl.ca/2016/08/16/riders-acquire-veteran-dbs-bennett-hecht-from-stamps/ ***** Jason Arakgi set the league record for career special teams tackles Friday against the Stampeders. He broke Wade Miller's record. http://www.cfl.ca/2016/08/19/arakgi-passes-miller-takes-over-all-time-special-teams-tackles-lead/ ***** Lovell Coleman passed away Thursday at 78. RIP. I had his bubble gum card in 1964, the year he won the Schenley Award. http://www.tsn.ca/stampeders-legend-coleman-dead-at-78-1.550297 ***** Neill Armstrong passed away August 10 at 90. RIP. http://www.tsn.ca/former-esks-coach-armstrong-passes-away-1.548804 ***** DE Jason Vega has signed with Edmonton. http://www.tsn.ca/eskimos-ink-free-agent-de-vega-1.547927 ***** In a surprise to me, Ottawa has let go Nic Grigsby. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/video/grigsby-released-by-redblacks-martin-cut-by-als%7E932250 ***** Week 9 Plays of the Week http://www.cfl.ca/2016/08/22/kegsize-plays-of-the-week-wk-5-2/

Happy Birthday 2016 Tom!

Apparently no one has read the Novello book. I enjoyed it from start to finish, and the page on McLaughlin best of all! Highly recommended! $9.95 prime https://www.amazon.com/Lazlo-Letters-Don-Novello/dp/1563052857/

I see that I have not posted much news since August 2, so let's see what I can find. As you know, players on the rosters Labor Day Weekend are guaranteed their salaries for the rest of the year. So we can expect roster moves from now till then. The Riders had too few Canadians on the field July 16 playing the Lions, so they were fined. http://3downnation.com/2016/08/03/17514/#comments http://3downnation.com/2016/08/05/cfl-right-punish-riders-skirting-ratio-rules/#comments ***** Dan LeFevour was let go by Tampa Bay, and promptly picked up by the Argos. http://3downnation.com/2016/08/04/dan-lefevour-released-buccaneers/#comments ***** Eric Rogers tore his ACL in San Francisco's camp, and will miss the season. http://3downnation.com/2016/08/05/cfl-notes-former-stamp-eric-rogers-suffers-torn-acl-49ers/#comments ***** Brandon Bridge has signed with the Riders. http://3downnation.com/2016/08/07/riders-working-canadian-quarterback-monday/#comments http://3downnation.com/2016/08/10/canadian-qb-brandon-bridge-signs-riders/#comments ***** Rene Paredes has been just fine kicking field goals, but he is having a poor year with the converts. http://3downnation.com/2016/08/09/stampeders-missing-point-season/#comments ***** Joel Gasson analyzes the Riders after six games. http://3downnation.com/2016/08/09/report-card-grading-riders-six-games/#comments ***** The City of Hamilton has authorized spending the two million dollars needed to finish Tim Hortons Field. http://3downnation.com/2016/08/15/city-pay-finish-rest-hamilton-stadium/#comments ***** Carolina has let Swayze Waters go. You will recall that he missed much of last year with a hip injury. http://3downnation.com/2016/08/17/cfl-notes-former-argo-kicker-swayze-waters-looking-job/#comments

Now let's look at this week's games. I'll catch up on the news next time. Week 9... Montreal 43....Ottawa 19 http://www.cfl.ca/games/2308/montreal-alouettes-vs-ottawa-redblacks/#boxscore http://www.cfl.ca/games/2308/montreal-alouettes-vs-ottawa-redblacks/#playbyplay http://www.cfl.ca/games/2308/montreal-alouettes-vs-ottawa-redblacks/#preview http://3downnation.com/2016/08/20/carter-gets-last-laugh-als-win-redblacks/#comments http://3downnation.com/2016/08/20/redblacks-lay-egg/#comments http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/video/alouettes-use-balanced-attack-in-win-against-redblacks%7E933399 ***** Calgary 37....BC 9 http://www.cfl.ca/games/2309/calgary-stampeders-vs-bc-lions/#boxscore http://www.cfl.ca/games/2309/calgary-stampeders-vs-bc-lions/#playbyplay http://www.cfl.ca/games/2309/calgary-stampeders-vs-bc-lions/#preview http://www.tsn.ca/mitchell-stamps-run-roughshod-over-lions-1.551409 http://3downnation.com/2016/08/20/stamps-make-statement-win-lions/#comments ***** Edmonton 46....Toronto 23 http://www.cfl.ca/games/2310/edmonton-eskimos-vs-toronto-argonauts/#boxscore http://www.cfl.ca/games/2310/edmonton-eskimos-vs-toronto-argonauts/#playbyplay http://www.cfl.ca/games/2310/edmonton-eskimos-vs-toronto-argonauts/#preview http://www.tsn.ca/reilly-leads-eskimos-to-road-win-over-argos-1.551712 http://3downnation.com/2016/08/21/argos-put-stinker-esks/#comments ***** Hamilton 53....Saskatchewan 7 http://www.cfl.ca/games/2311/saskatchewan-roughriders-vs-hamilton-tiger-cats/#boxscore http://www.cfl.ca/games/2311/saskatchewan-roughriders-vs-hamilton-tiger-cats/#playbyplay http://www.cfl.ca/games/2311/saskatchewan-roughriders-vs-hamilton-tiger-cats/#preview http://www.tsn.ca/collaros-throws-five-tds-tiger-cats-rout-riders-1.551805 http://3downnation.com/2016/08/20/ticats-demolish-riders-53-7/#comments http://3downnation.com/2016/08/21/simply-put-riders-still-broken/#comments http://3downnation.com/2016/08/21/good-great-hamiltons-systematic-domination-riders/#comments

Now let's look at last week's games. Week 8... Edmonton 23....Montreal 12 http://www.cfl.ca/games/2304/montreal-alouettes-vs-edmonton-eskimos/#boxscore http://www.cfl.ca/games/2304/montreal-alouettes-vs-edmonton-eskimos/#playbyplay http://www.cfl.ca/games/2304/montreal-alouettes-vs-edmonton-eskimos/#preview http://3downnation.com/2016/08/12/eskimos-use-tough-d-alouettes/#comments ***** Winnipeg 34....Toronto 17 http://www.cfl.ca/games/2305/winnipeg-blue-bombers-vs-toronto-argonauts/#boxscore http://www.cfl.ca/games/2305/winnipeg-blue-bombers-vs-toronto-argonauts/#playbyplay http://www.cfl.ca/games/2305/winnipeg-blue-bombers-vs-toronto-argonauts/#preview http://3downnation.com/2016/08/13/denmark-fogg-help-bombers-extend-winning-streak-15-thoughts/#comments ***** Calgary 19....Sask 10 http://www.cfl.ca/games/2306/calgary-stampeders-vs-saskatchewan-roughriders/#boxscore http://www.cfl.ca/games/2306/calgary-stampeders-vs-saskatchewan-roughriders/#playbyplay http://www.cfl.ca/games/2306/calgary-stampeders-vs-saskatchewan-roughriders/#preview http://3downnation.com/2016/08/14/riders-lack-big-play-loss-stamps/#comments ***** BC 45....Hamilton 38 http://www.cfl.ca/games/2307/hamilton-tiger-cats-vs-bc-lions/#boxscore http://www.cfl.ca/games/2307/hamilton-tiger-cats-vs-bc-lions/#playbyplay http://www.cfl.ca/games/2307/hamilton-tiger-cats-vs-bc-lions/#preview http://3downnation.com/2016/08/14/another-crazy-ticat-comeback-falls-just-short/#comments http://3downnation.com/2016/08/14/good-bad-hamiltons-tough-loss-bc-lions/#comments http://3downnation.com/2016/08/15/collaros-looks-good-return-ticats/#comments ***** Week 8 Plays of the Week http://www.cfl.ca/2016/08/15/kegsize-plays-of-the-week-wk-8/

ECM Andrew Cyrille Quartet The Declaration of Musical Independence Andrew Cyrille: drums, percussion Bill Frisell: guitar Richard Teitelbaum: synthesizer, piano Ben Street: double-bass Release date: September 23, 2016 ECM 2430 B0025526-02 UPC: 6025 471 9575 3 The great jazz drummer Andrew Cyrille – whose associations have ranged from a long, vintage collaboration with Cecil Taylor to co-leading veteran 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, evoking some of his most illustrious past ECM performances. There are three atmospheric compositions by the band together – including dynamic soundscape “Dazzling (Perchordally Yours),” which highlights Cyrille’s distinctive 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, and, most recently, on Ben Monder’s Amorphae, but The Declaration of Musical Independence puts a deserved spotlight on this master of rhythm, a disciple of drum idol Philly Joe Jones and an inspiration to subsequent generations of jazz drummers. Summing up Cyrille’s art, Modern Drummer magazine has said: “Jazz historians would point out that his free and abstract playing with the world-renowned pianist Cecil Taylor shattered conventions of timekeeping and helped redefine the rhythms of modern jazz. But the diverse body of work that he’s amassed over his long career – which he continues to build upon with each new and intriguing project – proves that he’s always been most concerned with dealing with the now.” The sessions for his ECM album – held in Brooklyn, NY, where Cyrille was born in 1939 – “were a whole lot of fun,” the drummer says. Although the studio was the first place where the quartet came together as a unit, Cyrille had links to each of the musicians. He previously recorded with Frisell in a session led by Danish guitarist Jakob Bro, and the drummer has recorded three albums with Street and another Dane, pianist Søren Kjaergaard. With Teitelbaum – who was born in the same year as Cyrille – the drummer has had an association in concert and on record since the 1970s, both in Europe and the U.S. “It’s always exciting to collaborate with world-class musicians and that’s what these guys are,” Cyrille says. “Take the first track on the album, ‘Coltrane Time’ – that’s a rhythm that I learned from Rashied Ali, who learned it from Coltrane himself, of course. I love that rhythm, and I’m doing my own variation on it. The guys in this quartet were listening to me play it, and then as we started playing together, the four of us were really listening to each other – and enjoying it. That’s the way you make music.” About what inspired him to put together this lineup, Cyrille adds: “I dig Bill’s lyricism, his rhythmic sense and that signature sound of his – it’s as unique as his signature. Ben has got great ears, and I like his sound. Besides that, he’s just so congenial to be around – he loves playing music. And not too many people play the synthesizer like Richard. We’ve always been able to complement each other, finding a place in each other’s sound. I wanted this album to be a true quartet project, where each of us had a piece of the record, in every sense. I wanted everyone to contribute music, everyone to give of themselves.” The New York Times has called Cyrille an “avant-garde eminence,” praising his bone-deep knowledge of not only vintage jazz drumming but also pan-African rhythms – and noting how his “watchful, flowing pulse” has influenced so many of today’s most artful drummers. Reflecting on the way he goes about making music, Cyrille says: “Having started as a boy playing in the drum-and-bugle corps and later learning from greats like Max Roach and Mary Lou Williams and Philly Joe and Cecil, I’ve come to realize that the more you know, the more you have to say. I’ve been all over the world by now and played with so many different people that I’ve learned more and more about how to communicate with the drums. And that’s what it is all about: communication. Communing on a spiritual level in the studio or on the bandstand, no matter where the musicians come from, what they look like, what language they speak. It’s all about what you hear and feel. For this new ECM album – with tunes like “Sanctuary,” “Manfred,” all of them – we were doing a whole lot of listening and feeling.” ECM Jakob Bro Streams Jakob Bro: guitar Thomas Morgan: double bass Joey Baron: drums U.S. Release date: September 23, 2016 ECM 2499 B0025525-02 UPC: 6025 478 1865 2 There is no hurry to this music, but there is great depth. Absence is as powerful as presence for Bro; each phrase is perfectly plucked from the ether. Jon Carvell, London Jazz News On his second leader album for ECM – following on from the acclaimed 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 bassist Thomas Morgan (Bro calls him “my musical soul mate”) has become something extraordinary, as guitarist and bassist develop improvisational ideas in the moment. 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. “I’ve always seen music as a whole,” says Jakob Bro, “not as an outlet for me to display guitaristic things. It’s important for me that everybody in the group has an equal responsibility in the making of the music. We’ve played a lot now, and the pieces keep changing. I enjoy setting up moods and textures for us to work on, and to explore together, but I don’t insist on any specific directions. I have no fixed expectations of where the trio music should go, and I want Joey and Thomas to trust their ears and pursue the directions it seems to be suggesting. For me this is the most exciting aspect of the project. I love playing with this band, because new things are happening in the music all the time. The music wants to go in its own direction. It’s our job to follow it. In a way, that’s what the album title, Streams, is indicating.” Streams was recorded at Studios La Buissonne in the South of France in November 2015, and produced by Manfred Eicher. The recording features five new Bro pieces: “Opal”, “Full Moon Europa”, “Shell Pink”, “Sisimiut”, and “Heroines” which is heard in both a trio version and a touching solo version. “Gefion had also included a solo guitar piece, so we were continuing that tradition. I hadn’t prepared a solo arrangement: the idea came up in the studio. Manfred said ‘Just play the melody, then stop.’ So I followed his advice. “ The open group improvisation, “PM Dream” is dedicated to the late Paul Motian. Jakob’s approach to melody in general acknowledges the influence of Motian, and both Bro and Morgan played at different times in Paul’s ensembles. “‘PM Dream’ was a very spontaneous piece,” Bro recalls. “We basically made the album in one day. At one point we were discussing whether to go into the control room and listen to some takes and Joey said, ‘It feels so good to play right now, let’s keep going and see what we get.’ It really felt like a dream space to be in, and ‘PM Dream’ came out of that.’” Throughout Streams, Joey Baron dives into the music’s detail with obvious pleasure. He takes over, in the trio, from another drumming great, Jon Christensen, who played on Gefion. (Jakob Bro’s association with Christensen, meanwhile, now continues in a new project with trumpeter Palle Mikkelborg; an ECM album is due in 2017). Bro has a lot of praise for both drummers. “Jon’s approach in the trio could be very unpredictable, extreme and mysterious and I loved that. But the creative way in which Joey plays opens up more room for me somehow, and as a group we’ve been working more on ideas based around different time feelings as well as steady pulses.” Streams is issued on the eve of a major tour by the Bro-Morgan-Baron trio with dates in Denmark, the Netherlands, Slovakia, Belgium, Poland, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Ukraine and South Korea. The work continues in 2017, with a US concert in January and a further round of European dates in February and March. ECM Guidi/Petrella/Sclavis/Cleaver Ida Lupino Giovanni Guidi: piano Gianluca Petrella: trombone Louis Sclavis: clarinet, bass clarinet Gerald Cleaver: drums U.S. Release date: September 16, 2016 ECM 2462 B0025527-02 UPC: 6025 478 5476 6 Ida Lupino is a fresh and creative album, distinguished by deep listening and focused interaction. At its center is the remarkable improvisational rapport of two Italian musicians – pianist Giovanni Guidi and trombonist Gianluca Petrella. Their musical understanding – already apparent to listeners who heard them in Enrico Rava’s band – has been further refined in a widely-travelled duo which seeks encounters with fellow improvisers. “Our duo work is really defined by our collaboration with other artists,” Guidi says. The present album both builds on established relationships and the stimulus of new encounters as they are joined by – in Petrella’s words – “two masters of contemporary jazz who are really on our wavelength”. For this recording, Manfred Eicher brought Guidi and Petrella together with US drummer Gerald Cleaver and French clarinettist Louis Sclavis, for a set of music by turns introspective and outgoing. The Italians had played previously with Cleaver, on an early Guidi album called We Don’t Live Here Anymore, but Sclavis had never met the other musicians prior to the session at Lugano’s Stelio Molo RSI auditorium. “It’s very precious this kind of musical relationship,” Louis Sclavis says, “on the one hand, it’s very fragile but at the same time there is a strong connection between the players. We are four people for one music, and we don’t know where we’re going, but we control the journey.” “In this album we are searching for many different things,” says Giovanni Guidi. “Improvised music has to be very democratic. At the same time, one of its components should be a sense of wonder. And the more you have a strong idea, at the concept level, the more you know you must not impose it…” Gerald Cleaver: “I liked the completely open way Giovanni and Gianluca approached this: not telling me what they wanted, but having some sort of underlying plan, and what I had to do was basically surrender to it. That could have been difficult, but it ended up being a really enjoyable ride.” The emphasis is on lyrical group improvising and tunes by the players, created in the moment or otherwise. There are a couple of exceptions: “Per i morti di Reggio Emilia (To the Dead of Reggio Emilia)” is a protest song penned by Turin folk singer-songwriter Fausto Amodei. And the title track, “Ida Lupino”, does 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 the late, great Paul Bley, who popularized the tune and influenced so many improvisers – not least Giovanni Guidi. “I find the music we played to be above all very sincere,” says Guidi. “It is an exact photograph of where our individual journeys have brought us, and what we were able to create together. And it wouldn’t have been possible without Manfred, who is in a way the fifth musician – hearing every note, every sound, every detail…” The album was recorded and mixed in three days, in time-honored ECM tradition. “When we listen to what we’ve played, we’re left a little speechless, because there are so many subtleties that transform the whole quality of the music.” Guidi, born in Foligno, was encouraged in his musical directions by Enrico Rava at summer master classes in Siena, and subsequently played on the Rava albums On The Dance Floor and Tribe. His previous ECM albums include City of Broken Dreams and This is the Day, featuring his trio with Thomas Morgan and João Lobo. Gianluca Petrella, born in Bari, plays on four ECM albums with Enrico Rava: Easy Living, The Words and the Days, Tribe and Wild Dance. The two of them, Guidi and Petrella, are frequently instanced by critics as key figures in a new “golden age” for Italian jazz. Louis Sclavis, from Lyon, has made ten albums as a leader for ECM since 1993, the most recent being Silk and Salt Melodies and Sources, released respectively in 2014 and 2012. Where previous recordings have stressed his originality as conceptualist and jazz composer, Ida Lupino emphasizes his capacity as quick-thinking melodic improviser. Detroit-born Gerald Cleaver, one of the very finest drummers of the present moment, made his ECM debut in 1997 as a member of Roscoe Mitchell’s Note Factory on Nine To Get Ready and has since appeared on the label as a member of Tomasz Stanko’s New York Quartet, the Michael Formanek Quartet and the Craig Taborn Trio. The most recent release featuring Cleaver is Miroslav Vitous’s Music of Weather Report.