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Happy Birthday 2016 jlh!

Does anyone here have any experience with SoundCloud? What is your opinion? Today they announced their new pay tier ($10/month) called SoundCloud Go. http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/soundcloud%E2%80%99s-music-subscription-service-is-finally-here/ar-BBr4K8U?ocid=ansmsnnews11

Thanks, crisp. Your answer doesn't surprise me. Still, twenty bucks for four albums is appealling.

I forgot to post a link. https://www.bing.com/search?q=Patty+Duke&filters=tnTID%3a%22476620DD-6038-4e33-9E50-B51A4B019DB0%22+tnVersion%3a%221354482%22+segment%3a%22popularnow.carousel%22+tnCol%3a%222%22+tnOrder%3a%22d6466cdd-7a7f-4fef-b59d-e89972dc484f%22&FORM=HPNN01

Patty Duke died today. RIP. I think her hit "Please Don't Just Stand There" qualifies her for a place in the Artists forum. I remember when she followed Ed Asner as head of the actors' union.

felser, the new vinyl of Animalism is only $12.58 + $3.99. http://www.amazon.com/Animalism-Animals/dp/B000EEYCCO/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1459227278&sr=1-1&keywords=animals+animalism Have you looked at Amazon UK? http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Dpopular&field-keywords=animals+animalism

I see that Amazon's pre-order price is only $10.82. I wonder what the story is behind the decision to price it so low. http://www.amazon.com/Holding-Stage-Road-Shows-Vol/dp/B01AVPGJYY/

Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings - Jump, Jive and Wail (4 CDs) - $19.99 prime http://www.amazon.com/Kings-Rhythm-Vol-Jump-Jive/dp/B01AWH626Q Does anyone have an opinion of this group?

I had a Catholic education, and we always had Easter Week off.

I received the new OAS with five Warner albums today. Maybe I'll get this Resonance for Christmas.

NAGEL HEYER RECORDS PRESENTS MARTY ELKINS Walkin' By The River AVAILABLE IN STORES AND ONLINE APRIL 1, 2016 Marty Elkins Vocals Jon-Erik Kellso Trumpet Howard Alden Guitar Joel Diamond Hammond C3 Organ Steve Ash Piano Lee Hudson Bass Taro Okamoto Drums New York, March 23, 2016 - Mentored by piano great Dave McKenna, tutored by the legendary Ann Marie Moss and supported by musical alchemist Allen Toussaint, Marty Elkins is fulfilling dreams - those of her own, and those of the fans who always knew she was a New York talent deserving much wider recognition. Her new record, Walkin' By The River, affirms everyone's belief; it finds Elkins interpreting a host of American Songbook standards. It is her third release on the German Nagel Heyer label. "I wanted to gather the songs that meant the most to me," the vocalist says, "tunes that feel timeless. My aim was to give them a shiny new coat and offer all a new way of hearing them." On Walkin' By The River Elkins tackles some traditional gems that harken across the decades ("Runnin' Wild," "Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea," "Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby,"), as well as less traveled tunes delivered with a twist ("Garbage Can Blues," "Down To Steamboat Tennessee," I'll Wind."). Throughout, she proves herself a songbird with heart, endowing these songs with lessons learned from the greats, from the likes of Billie Holiday, Bessie Smith and Louis Jordan. "Everything I've ever heard goes into my singing," Elkins continues,"as if the sound of the classic singers AND the sound of their records live inside me. I like to draw on that for inspiration." The evidence can be heard on Walkin' By The River. It is Exhibit A for her case: the artists who deserve wider recognition might just get it. "Her voice has a glowing roundness." - Downbeat Magazine "She knows how to ride a melody." - Cadence Magazine "Marty Elkins runs her own voodoo down." - Stanley Crouch TRACKS 01 If I Could Be With You (4:51) 02 Runnin' Wild (3:23) 03 Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby (5:24) 04 Garbage Can Blues (3:09) 05 When My Sugar Walks Down the Street (3:31) 06 Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin' (5:20) 07 There'll Be Some Changes Made (3:18) 08 Down To Steamboat Tennessee (5:38) 09 Comes Love (5:52) 10 Ill Wind (4:40) 11 I'll Never Be the Same (5:05) 12 Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (4:55) 13 Walkin' By the River (6:00) To listen to samples CLICK HERE ABOUT NAGEL HEYER RECORDS Located in Hamburg, Germany, the label's mission is to present the finest in modern and mainstream jazz. Nagel Heyer's recent catalogue includes recordings by jazz greats such as Marc Copland, Wycliffe Gordon, Eric Reed, Greg Osby, Clark Terry, Donald Harrison, Bill Charlap, Terell Stafford, Harry Allen, Buck Clayton, Ralph Sutton, Howard Alden, Bob Wilber and Warren Vaché amongst others. http://www.nagelheyer.com

Happy Easter 2016 everyone!

REM - OAS - 6.81 GBP http://www.amazon.co.uk/Original-Album-Series-R-E-M/dp/B00AOG6NR4

GRAMMY-NOMINATED CLARINETIST AND CULTURAL VISIONARY DAVID KRAKAUER AND HIS BAND ANCESTRAL GROOVE PRESENT NEW RELEASE CHECKPOINT TWO NIGHTS AT NATIONAL SAWDUST PRE-RELEASE PERFORMANCE ON THURSDAY, APRIL 7 AT 9.30 PM. CD RELEASE EVENT ON FRIDAY, APRIL 8 AT 7 PM. MUSIC AVAILABLE IN STORES AND ONLINE APRIL 8, 2016. David Krakauer Clarinet Sheryl Bailey Electric Guitar Jerome Harris Electric Bass Michael Sarin Drums Jeremy Flower aka Keepalive Sampler SPECIAL GUESTS Rob Curto Accordion John Medeski Organ Marc Ribot Electric Guitar New York, February 25, 2016 - David Krakauer is considered to be one of the most singular clarinet virtuosos on the planet. But beyond that he brings a point of view to the table that is uniquely his own. Continuing on a path of constant self discovery, Krakauer introduces the music of his latest CD Checkpoint (Table Pounding Records), on two consecutive nights, April 7 and 8, at Brooklyn's newest hot spot, National Sawdust. Krakauer, a category-defying instrumentalist, uses his cultural heritage as a powerful inspiration for his music, informing and enabling his stylistically compelling projects. His is a singular vision, encompassing the diverse worlds of classical, klezmer, avant jazz, funk and electronica. For the past 25 years Krakauer has been on a musical journey tracing his Eastern European roots. This voyage has found him revisiting his "ancestral homeland," from where his Russian/Polish grandparents and great-grandparents immigrated at the end of the 19th century. Traveling east through Berlin before the Wall came down, the checkpoint experiences became momentous creative touchstones for Krakauer. Like a travel guide on a literal and metaphorical search, on Checkpoint he bears witness to the deep, joyous, human encounters he experienced. With his long-time band members of Ancestral Groove, he reveals the next step in his musical evolution - sharing with us all stories about the human condition. Ancestral Groove, with Sheryl Bailey on electric guitar, Jerome Harris on electric bass, Michael Sarin on drums/percussion, and Keepalive on electronics, creates a bridge between Krakauer's singular take on jazz and world music, and guides us to another musical adventure. His threespecial guests on the CD Rob Curto, John Medeski and Marc Ribot add their own signatures to the mix. Here's Krakauer remixing Krakauer, hitting the road with his unmistakable sound, new arrangements and an electrifying 4-piece band. Born and raised in New York City, Krakauer experienced early exposure to diverse cultural influences. He earned his reputation as a Klezmer specialist, then showcased his formidable talents in other musical arenas, such as classical music, electronica and jazz. He has shared stages as a group member and soloist with a wide array of artists, string quartets,chamber ensembles and symphony orchestras - among them, the Klezmatics, John Zorn, Fred Wesley, Dawn Upshaw, Itzhak Perlman, Osvaldo Golijov, Eiko and Koma, Leonard Slatkin, Iva Bitova, Kronos Quartet, Tokyo, the Emerson Quartet, the Orchestre de Lyon, the Orquestra Sinfonica de Madrid, the Phoenix Symphony, the Brooklyn Philharmonic, the Dresdener Philharmonie and the Detroit Symphony. TRACKS 1. Kickin' It For You, 5:33 2. Krakowsky Boulevard, 5:00 3. Tribe Number Thirteen, 5:37 4. Checkpoint Lounge, 5:42 5. Elijah Walks In, 5:37 6. Moldavian Voyage, 4:42 7. Synagogue Wail, 3:30 8. Border Town Pinball Machine, 4:10 9. Tandal, 5:23 10. Tribe Number Thirteen, 5:12 DATES PRE-RELEASE PERFORMANCE THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2016 AT 9.30 PM CD RELEASE EVENT FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 2016 AT 7 PM ADDRESS NATIONAL SAWDUST 80 NORTH 6TH ST BROOKLYN, NY 11249 (646) 779-8455 http://nationalsawdust.org

IN CONCERT March 30-31 | New York, NY (Metropolitan Museum of Art Breuer Building) April 1 | Knoxville, TN (Big Ears Festival) April 7 | Cambridge, MA (Fromm Concert Series at Harvard) April 15 | Los Angeles, CA (Occidental College) April 16 | Fullerton, CA (Cal State Fullerton) April 23 | Washington, DC (Abramson Family Auditorium ) June 25 | Pittsburgh, PA (Pittsburgh Jazz Festival)

I see that this Ashley Kahn book is currently $5.99 + $3.99. http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0393058794/ref=tmm_hrd_new_olp_sr

Gary Shandling died today. RIP. He was one of the few comedians my age that I used to enjoy. http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2016/03/24/comedian-garry-shandling-dead-at-66/

"The Songbook Sessions: Ella Fitzgerald," Jane Monheit's First CD On Her New Emerald City Imprint, Due for Release April 8 Produced & Arranged by Nicholas Payton, CD Features Monheit's Trio (Pianist Michael Kanan, Bassist Neal Miner, Drummer Rick Montalbano) Plus Daniel Sadownick, Percussion; Brandee Younger, Harp; Nicholas Payton on Trumpet & Keyboards March 24, 2016 Vocalist Jane Monheit had long thought about recording an Ella tribute. Fitzgerald's beloved songbook albums held "Biblical" importance for her when she was growing up and have never lost their hold on her. Those dreams have come to fruition with Monheit's new album, The Songbook Sessions: Ella Fitzgerald. It was the perfect maiden project for her new label, Emerald City Records, which will release the disc April 8, on the cusp of the Ella Fitzgerald centennial. On this new offering, Monheit pays joyous tribute to her idol while sharing a definitive portrait of herself, guided by her producer, arranger, and trumpet great, Nicholas Payton. "This record is really different," Monheit says. "It's the first time I've made a recording without a label and so I was able to make all the decisions myself. Honestly, when I listened back to the takes, I heard a different singer than I've heard before -- a more mature one. It was a little scary because there's a certain raw quality to some of the vocals but we gave no thought to fixing them. These were the vocals of a 38-year-old woman with a lot of life experience. These tracks really express who I am." "My first priority was to make Jane comfortable, so all she had to worry about was showing up and singing," says Payton, who first met her in Brazil about five years ago and stayed in touch casually. "But on the other hand, I wanted to make her a little uncomfortable by pushing her into places she might not push herself. She is so multifaceted. I wanted to showcase a lot of different things she loves to do on any given night with her band that haven't necessarily been brought forth on her recordings." From the first song, "All Too Soon," a highlight of Fitzgerald's Duke Ellington Songbook, it's evident that this album is not going to be your usual Ella salute -- the kind that plays up the incomparable singer's swinging, scatting, girlish side. Monheit is all woman here, pouring herself into the lyric with sultry savoir faire. "It is a salute in name only," writes Christopher Loudon in his JazzTimes review. "Fitzgerald and Monheit are very different singers, their approaches to the material similarly valid but utterly distinct. Monheit's style is plusher and denser -- crushed velvet to Fitzgerald's silk. . . . " As the arranger of eight of the songs, Payton updated the harmonies and overall feel of several of the tunes. "I wanted to make them romantic and sexy," he says. "We look at love and sex a lot differently today than we did 60 years ago." Longtime band mates, pianist Michael Kanan and bassist Neal Miner, who each arranged two songs, also made contributions to the fresh arrangements on the album. Kanan, Miner, and drummer Rick Montalbano -- Jane's working trio -- appear on the new CD, along with percussionist Daniel Sadownick; harpist Brandee Younger (on two tracks); and Payton, on trumpet, piano, and organ. "Nick wasn't planning on playing on the album," says Monheit, "but after we discovered what strong chemistry we had, it was inevitable that we had to play together. It was a real honor and a thrill for me." Jane Monheit has been on the world stage for nearly half her life, since placing as first runner-up (behind Teri Thornton) at the 1998 Thelonious Monk Institute's vocal competition. The Long Island native studied voice at the Manhattan School of Music, where she met her husband, Rick Montalbano, and graduated with honors in 1999. Her debut album Never Never Land -- featuring Kenny Barron, Ron Carter, and Lewis Nash -- was released the following year. Monheit recorded prolifically for a number of different labels before realizing in the last couple of years that she needed to take more control of her artistic and career decisions; hence, the birth of Emerald City Records. "You have no idea how exhausting it was, bouncing from label to label," she says. "Everyone wanted to mold me into something else. It became harder and harder to put trust in people and to be myself." In Payton, the vocalist has found a true creative partner. "I felt an instant trust in him that I had never felt before with any other producer," she says. The two envision The Songbook Sessions as the first in an ongoing series of collaborations. Backstage at Birdland: Jane with Daniel Sadownick, Nicholas Payton, Rick Montalbano, Michael Kanan, and Neal Miner. Photo: Richard Conde Monheit and her trio will be featuring the music of The Songbook Sessions at the following dates: 3/22-26 The Royal Room at the Colony Hotel, West Palm Beach, FL; 3/30 Weill Concert Hall, NYC (w/ Michael Kanan); 4/7 Pines Theatre, Lufkin, TX; 4/9 Lancaster Middle School, Kilmarnock, VA; 4/10 Capitol Ale House, Richmond, VA; 4/14-17 Dimitriou's Jazz Alley, Seattle (JM Quintet); 4/18 Kuumbwa, Santa Cruz, CA (JM Quintet); 4/21-22 Yoshi's, Oakland (JM Quintet); 6/2-5 Blues Alley, Washington, DC; 6/25 Disney Hall, Los Angeles; 6/26 Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society, Half Moon Bay, CA; 8/6 Infinity Hall, Norfolk, CT; 8/13 Louis Armstrong Home & Museum, Corona, Queens, NY; 9/3 Grand Hotel, Mackinaw Island, MI (JM Duo). Monheit will appear as a special guest with the Nicholas Payton Trio at the following: 7/5-10 Bird's Basement, Melbourne, Australia (to be confirmed); 7/13 Istanbul Jazz Festival (Turkey); 7/16 The Old Tobacco Factory, Rovinjin, Croatia; 7/21 Jazz à Grans (France); and additional European dates to be confirmed. Jane Monheit "Something's Gotta Give": At Birdland with special guest Nicholas Payton Photo of Jane Monheit: Bill Westmoreland Web Site: janemonheitonline.com

Here is an interesting chart that says that web surfing is only 6% of web traffic while Netflix is 35%. I'm guessing that means that streaming produces more traffic than static websites do. http://www.bloomberg.com/gadfly/articles/2016-03-23/google-and-media-titans-clash-in-a-war-on-internet-piracy

If you haven't already, I recommend that you go to the Santoro Filoso article, and then click on the links of the games. I've really enjoyed reading the sports pages from 1960 and 1961. ***** Rob Ford died yesterday. You may recall that when the time came to face the press regarding scandalous behavior, he chose to wear an Argos jersey. http://www.thestar.com/yourtoronto/the_fixer/2016/03/23/if-something-needed-fixing-rob-ford-was-a-good-guy-to-call.html ***** The Bombers have released Clarence Denmark and Bryant Turner. http://www.tsn.ca/bombers-release-veterans-turner-denmark-1.457955 http://www.cfl.ca/2016/03/22/bombers-release-denmark-turner/ http://3downnation.com/2016/03/22/bombers-release-turner/#comments ***** The Lions have signed former Rider QB Keith Price. http://www.tsn.ca/lions-sign-former-riders-qb-price-1.458307 ***** The Riders have signed former Stamps RB Matt Walter. http://www.tsn.ca/roughriders-sign-canadian-rb-walter-1.458337 http://www.cfl.ca/2016/03/23/riders-add-running-back-depth-in-matt-walter/ ***** Craig Butler, who is now with the Ticats, has injured his knee, and may be out for the year. http://www.cfl.ca/2016/03/23/report-ticats-butler-could-be-sidelined-for-season/ http://3downnation.com/2016/03/23/15687/#comments http://3downnation.com/2016/03/23/loss-of-butler-poses-significant-challenge-for-ticats/#comments ***** The draft will be May 10 and will have 7 rounds. Here is the order as it stands now. http://www.tsn.ca/2016-cfl-draft-order-1.449779 ***** Here is a good analysis by TSN's football crew of what they expect each team will go for on draft day. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl-draft-primer-what-teams-might-need-1.450557 ***** Ricky Ray says that he is now throwing without pain for the first time in two years. http://www.cfl.ca/2016/03/23/landry-first-time-two-years-ricky-ray-throwing-pain-free/ ***** Ticats radio will have a new play-by-play announcer this year, but it hasn't been announced who. http://3downnation.com/2016/03/22/15683/#comments

Joe Garagiola has died. RIP. I remember that he said that almost everyone in the majors was the best high school player in his town. But he was not only not the best player in his town, he wasn't even the best player on his block. He lived across the street from Yogi Berra! http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/03/23/hall-fame-sportscaster-mlb-catcher-joe-garagiola-dead-at-90.html

"Continuum” - a new album from Nik Bärtsch’s Mobile - will release April 22nd. In early May, Nik will bring Mobile to the states for a few concerts: -May 1st in Portland, OR at the Alberta Abbey during the Portland Jazz Festival: http://pdxjazz.com/events/?tribe_paged=1&tribe_event_display=list&tribe-bar-date=2016-05-01 -May 5th in Troy, NY at the EMPAC http://empac.rpi.edu/events/2016/spring/mobile -May 6th in NYC at the Rubin Museum http://rubinmuseum.org/events/event/nik-bartschs-mobile-05-06-2016

Not much news in the past week. The Bombers announced that Drew Willy is now completely recovered from his injuries, and is ready to go. http://www.cfl.ca/2016/03/15/bomber-qb-willy-healthy-ready-go/ ***** Here is the current status of the free agents. As you can see, not too many are still available. http://www.tsn.ca/2016-potential-cfl-free-agents-1.406129 http://www.cfl.ca/2016/02/07/fa16/ ***** Santino Filoso has written an article about the exhibition games the CFL and NFL teams played way back when. http://3downnation.com/2016/03/20/a-history-of-cfl-vs-nfl-exhibition-games/#comments

Yes, with Windows 7. At the suggestion of some here when I was having some problems, I tried Opera, but it didn't seem to be an improvement.

I just wanted to follow up, and let you guys know that FlashStopper has worked like a charm. I haven't had any problems. Thanks, sonnymax!