GA Russell

Ted, Herb Alpert's instrumental Rise was a #1 song in October of 1979. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rise_(instrumental)

Week 12 game notes http://cfl.ca/article/cflca-game-notes-a-look-at-week-12

Re: Winnipeg - Maybe it's the mosquitoes! ***** 9/10 Checking Down http://cfl.ca/article/checking-down-return-date-set-for-jon-cornish ***** Jamie Nye Week 12 picks http://cfl.ca/article/weekly-predictor-who-will-win-the-rematches ***** There were rumors this week that John Hufnagel would join the Riders. He denied it today. http://cfl.ca/article/hufnagel-stamps-out-riderville-whispers http://www.tsn.ca/stamps-hufnagel-addresses-future-in-statement-1.358446 ***** Dan Ralph Week 12 picks http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/veteran-matt-nichols-to-make-first-start-with-winnipeg-blue-bombers/article26289674/ ***** Mike Beamish Week 12 picks and 9/10 power rankings http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/week+picks+power+rankings/11353701/story.html ***** Justin Dunk Week 12 picks http://www.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/week-12-cfl-picks-dont-count-on-riders/ ***** CJOB Week 12 picks http://www.cjob.com/2015/09/10/split-or-sweep-of-cfl-week-12-rematches/

Malcolm Kelly 9/9 power rankings http://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-power-rankings-1.3220817 ***** Scott Cullen 9/9 power rankings http://www.tsn.ca/stampeders-remain-atop-cfl-rankings-1.357911 ***** Mark Fulton 9/9 power rankings http://3downnation.com/2015/09/09/week-11-by-the-numbers-power-rankings-projections/#comments ***** The Bombers traded national OL Chris Greaves to the Eskimos for international OL Selvish Capers. http://3downnation.com/2015/09/09/bombers-trade-veteran-guard-chris-greaves/#comments http://cfl.ca/article/eskimos-acquire-offensive-lineman-greaves-from-bombers ***** Bombers LB Chris Randle injured his knee, and will be lost for the remainder of the year. http://cfl.ca/article/report-bombers-randle-out-for-season-with-knee-injury ***** Here a list of the status of the various CFL vets who were cut by the NFL last week. http://cfl.ca/article/on-the-market-fas-available-for-the-stretch-run ***** Matt O'Donnell has returned to the Eskimos from Cincinnati. http://cfl.ca/article/esks-get-o-line-help-as-odonnell-returns-to-edmonton http://www.tsn.ca/hash-marks-eskimos-sign-o-donnell-acquire-greaves-1.357166

Dana, I've been waiting for you to chime in! I watched the game on ESPN3, and saw a Bomber fan hold up a sign which said, "Regina - where ancestry.ca and eHarmony are the same website"!!! ***** The Bombers have fired their special teams coach Pat Tracey. Mike O'Shea will take over his duties. O'Shea also announced that Matt Nichols will start this week. http://www.tsn.ca/hash-marks-bombers-fire-special-teams-coordinator-tracey-1.357166 http://cfl.ca/article/bombers-dismiss-tracey-in-special-teams-shakeup http://cfl.ca/article/bombers-announce-nichols-to-start-banjo-bowl ***** Week 11 review http://cfl.ca/article/cfl-replay-looking-back-at-week-11 ***** Week 11 Plays of the Week http://cfl.ca/video/index/id/115929/autostart/true ***** A jackrabbit got onto the field in Calgary, and celebrated his own touchdown! http://cfl.ca/video/index/id/115883/autostart/true ***** cfl.ca power rankings http://cfl.ca/article/nissan-titan-power-rankings-where-do-the-ticats-sit ***** mid-year Ottawa analysis http://3downnation.com/2015/09/08/redblacks-midseason-report-card/#comments

"An Evening of Indigos,"2-CD Set by Saxophonist/Composer/ArrangerBill Kirchner,To Be Released October 16By Jazzheads Records Recorded Live at the New School in October 2014With Kirchner on Soprano Saxophone,Pianist Carlton Holmes,Bassist/Vocalist Jim Ferguson, &Vocalist Holli Ross September 8, 2015 Renowned as a renaissance man of jazz -- as an influential bandleader, sideman (on all of the saxophones, clarinets, and flutes), composer, arranger, record and radio producer, educator, writer, and editor -- Bill Kirchner is also one of jazz's most deeply soulful soprano saxophone stylists. He plays soprano exclusively on his forthcoming album An Evening of Indigos, a 2-CD package featuring Kirchner in the intimate company of pianist Carlton Holmes, a veteran of the leader's now-inactive nonet; Nashville-based bassist and vocalist Jim Ferguson; and longtime colleague Holli Ross on vocals. Jazzheads Records will release the set, Kirchner's fourth for the New York label, on October 16. Recorded on October 7, 2014 at a concert in the 200-capacity performance space at New York's New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, where Kirchner has taught for the past 25 years, An Evening of Indigos presents the quartet in a set of seven Kirchner compositions and six standards. "The mood at this remarkable concert was indeed indigo but far from monochromatic," remarks Dan Morgenstern in the package notes. Kirchner also includes his own comments made at the New School that night in the program notes: "Most concerts are, in a sense, variety shows. The standard idea in programming them is to come up with a multiplicity of tempos and moods, usually building to a climax. In this case, we're aiming to explore one mood, though in different facets. And to sustain that mood, we'll refrain from talking to the audience between songs. . . . Just let the music and emotions envelop you." From the album opener "Theme for Gregory," Kirchner's "simple jazz waltz with some nice chord changes," through the closing Rodgers & Hart standard "He Was Too Good to Me," the musicians explore many hues of indigo. Several of Kirchner's collaborations with lyricist Loonis McGlohon are included, among them "Gentle Voice in the Night" and "I Almost Said Goodbye," featuring Ross, and "Foolish Little Girl," with Ferguson on vocals. The vocalists take turns on a medley of Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Someone to Light Up My Life" and "This Happy Madness," both with English lyrics by Kirchner's late friend Gene Lees. Another vocal medley pairs Bacharach-David's "Close to You" (previously recorded as an instrumental on Kirchner's 1999 nonet album Trance Dance) and Buddy Johnson's blues ballad "Save Your Love for Me." Also performed are Kirchner's (both words and music) "The Inaudible Language of the Heart," sung by Ross; his solo piano feature for Holmes, "Since You Asked"; and his musical setting of a poem by William Butler Yeats, "When You Are Old," sung by Ferguson. The bassist/vocalist and Kirchner duet on Bob Hilliard and David Mann's "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning." Kirchner's concentration on the soprano, his favorite instrument, is not entirely by choice. In 1993 he suffered a major setback when he was diagnosed with a non-malignant but life-threatening tumor in his spinal cord. The tumor was removed after two major surgeries, but he was left with no feeling and only two working fingers in his right hand, a pronounced limp, and chronic pain. Forced to put aside his other reed and woodwind instruments, he gradually taught himself to play a soprano saxophone that had been redesigned and rebuilt to accommodate his disability. "There's an economy to it that's by sheer necessity," he says of his current soprano style. "It's said that we're all stylistically a product of our limitations. I'm as good an example of that as anybody I know. "It was kind of serendipitous that the only instrument that I can still play is the one I liked playing the most. I had to relearn ways of playing it, but not as much as you might think. I guess I just learned to play with fewer notes. I don't think that my conception of playing changed all that much. It's just sparer now, that's all." Born in Youngstown, Ohio, in 1953, Bill Kirchner started playing clarinet at age 7 and took up saxophone in junior high and flute in high school. While majoring in English at Manhattan College in New York in the early '70s, he studied music privately with saxophonist Lee Konitz and pianist Harold Danko. After college, Kirchner spent five years in Washington, DC, where he played and studied with arranger Mike Crotty and edited transcripts for the Smithsonian Institution's NEA jazz oral-history project. Kirchner returned to New York City in 1980 and has remained there ever since. His nonet was active from 1980 to 2001 and recorded five albums for the Sea Breeze, A-Records, and Jazzheads labels. His sideman credits include work with the Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra, Anita O'Day, Mario Bauzá, and Tito Puente. His arrangements have been recorded by Konitz, Dizzy Gillespie, Patti Austin, and the Smithsonian Jazz Repertory Ensemble. He has annotated over 50 projects for Blue Note, Columbia/Legacy, Mosaic, and other labels and was awarded a Grammy for "Best Album Notes" for Miles Davis and Gil Evans: The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings in 1996. He edited the books A Miles Davis Reader in 1997 and The Oxford Companion to Jazz in 2000. He produced and wrote four NPR Jazz Profiles and hosted 131 Jazz from the Archives radio shows for WBGO-FM. And he presently teaches jazz courses at the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, the Manhattan School of Music, and New Jersey City University. "This night is one of the highlights of my career," says Kirchner of the New School concert. "To have one's music so sensitively and beautifully performed by Holli, Carlton, and Jim is a composer-arranger's dream. And the audience was with us all the way." Photography: Ed Berger Web Site: jazzsuite.com

Judy Carne died last Thursday at 76. I would say that she was major celebrity of the late '60s, although I'm not sure whether she had any real talent. At one time she was married to Burt Reynolds. RIP. https://www.bing.com/search?q=Judy+Carne&filters=tnTID%3a"5F15E8F0-63FA-4a0c-BCED-50AD2DA8D584"+tnVersion%3a"1061206"+segment%3a"popularnow.carousel"+tnCol%3a"5"+tnOrder%3a"baf51160-1d27-4fb5-b3b1-c4607fff6df3"&FORM=BSPN01&crslsl=0

Martin Milner died Sunday at 83. Last year for Christmas I got the box of Route 66, so I will open it up in his honor and enjoy a few episodes. RIP. https://www.bing.com/search?q=Martin+Milner&filters=tnTID%3a"51F71E4F-7940-401a-8768-C42859014C82"+tnVersion%3a"1061198"+segment%3a"popularnow.carousel"+tnCol%3a"0"+tnOrder%3a"baf51160-1d27-4fb5-b3b1-c4607fff6df3"&FORM=HPNN01

Hamilton 42....Toronto 12 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/game/toronto-argonauts-hamilton-tiger-cats-20150907/Stats http://3downnation.com/2015/09/07/christmas-comes-on-labour-day-ticats-crush-the-argos/#comments http://www.tsn.ca/collaros-throws-four-td-passes-as-ticats-smash-argos-on-labour-day-1.356899 http://cfl.ca/article/no-looking-back-cats-quick-start-sinks-boatmen http://cfl.ca/article/collaros-career-afternoon-sets-tone-for-tiger-cats The Ticats were monsters. They made the Argos look like a bad team. Zach Collaros had a particularly good game. The two teams meet again in only four days. ***** Calgary 16....Edmonton 7 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/game/edmonton-eskimos-calgary-stampeders-20150907/Stats http://cfl.ca/article/labour-d-stamps-defence-holds-off-eskimos http://www.tsn.ca/stamps-shut-down-eskies-on-labour-day-1.357013 http://3downnation.com/2015/09/07/defence-comes-up-big-as-stamps-beat-eskimos-in-labour-day-non-classic/#comments http://3downnation.com/2015/09/07/inept-offence-drops-ball-as-eskimos-lose-12th-straight-to-stampeders/#comments The Stamps have now beaten the Eskimos 12 straight times! This was a great defensive battle. The Stamps moved the ball a couple of times in the latter part of the second quarter, and were able to score a few points, enough to win it. The Eskimos played Sean Whyte. Franklin didn't do well, so in the second half Chris Jones put in Mike Reilly, even though it is questionable as to whether Reilly is physically ready. ***** Travis Lulay will be out 3-6 weeks with a sprained MCL. That will give us the opportunity to see if John Beck is any good. http://www.tsn.ca/lulay-confirms-mcl-sprain-out-3-6-weeks-1.356830 http://cfl.ca/article/lulay-confirms-he-has-mcl-strain-could-miss-3-6-weeks

Amazon Prime: $49.99 http://www.amazon.com/Ingmar-Bergman-Masterworks-Criterion-Collection/dp/B000WC39FY

Sonny's name was included in our morning paper's list of celebrity birthdays today.

Sask 37....Winnipeg 19 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/game/winnipeg-blue-bombers-saskatchewan-roughriders-20150906/Stats http://www.cfl.ca/article/rolling-with-dyce-riders-handle-bombers-notch-first-win http://www.tsn.ca/roughriders-beat-blue-bombers-for-first-win-of-season-1.356613 There was a 54 kph (32 mph) wind in Regina the entire game. For the first three quarters, the team with the wind at its back (Wpg, Sask, Sask) scored all of the points. In the fourth, the Bombers were unable to regain the momentum they enjoyed in the first. Brian Brohm started for the Bombers. Throughout the week, the Winnipeg fans on the internet expressed a lack of faith in Brohm the likes of which I have never seen before. Matt Nichols will probably start for the Bombers next week in the Banjo Bowl. Here is Nic Demski returning a punt for a touchdown. http://cfl.ca/video/index/id/115837

The Als have fired Turk Schonert. They are replacing him with two co-OCs, Anthony Calvillo and Ryan Dinwiddie. http://www.tsn.ca/als-name-calvillo-dinwiddie-co-ocs-1.356120 http://cfl.ca/article/more-moves-als-dismiss-schonert-name-co-offensive-coordinators ***** Rakeem Cato has left the team temporarily, taking care of a personal matter in Florida. http://www.tsn.ca/hash-marks-als-cato-tending-to-personal-matter-1.356133 ***** Arash Madani of Sportsnet is reporting that Toronto will get the Grey Cup game in 2016 and Ottawa in 2017. http://www.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/toronto-to-host-grey-cup-in-2016-ottawa-in-2017/ ***** Today is the NFL's roster cutdown day, so we can expect the airlift to begin. CFL vets who were cut include Duron Carter, Henoc Muamba, Jalil Carter, Marcus Ball and Brian Peters. http://www.tsn.ca/colts-waive-former-als-wr-carter-1.356175

Happy Birthday 2015 Bob! Time to once again pull out that Four Freshmen Mosaic!

This one is now up on Spotify.

BC 25....Montreal 16 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/game/bc-lions-montreal-alouettes-20150903/Stats http://www.cfl.ca/article/relieving-feeling-beck-strong-arms-lions-over-als http://3downnation.com/2015/09/04/alouettes-fail-to-tame-the-lions-split-season-series/#comments http://www.tsn.ca/beck-relieves-injured-lulay-as-lions-beat-als-1.355422 The Als beat the Lions in Vancouver, but couldn't beat them at home. Tanner Marsh threw four interceptions, and the Lions controlled the whole game. Travis Lulay hurt his left knee in the first quarter. 34-year old John Beck came in and looked good. Lulay's injury http://www.tsn.ca/lions-qb-lulay-faces-another-recovery-period-1.355858 http://www.cfl.ca/article/travis-lulay-sidelined-in-first-quarter-vs-als John Beck https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Beck_(American_football) ***** Ken-Yon Rambo has retired. http://www.tsn.ca/veteran-wr-rambo-retires-as-a-stampeder-1.355660 ***** The Eskimos have signed Sean Whyte. http://www.tsn.ca/eskimos-sign-k-p-whyte-1.355632 ***** When the Eskimos sent Matt Nichols to the Bombers, they received in return a conditional 2016 pick. Now they have traded that pick to the Ticats for OL Brian Simmons. http://www.tsn.ca/hash-marks-esks-acquire-simmons-from-ticats-1.355152 ***** The Scouting Bureau has released its first rankings of the 2016 prospects. http://www.cfl.ca/article/first-scouting-bureau-ranking-for-2016-draft-class-released ***** mid-year Winnipeg analysis http://3downnation.com/2015/09/04/mid-season-blue-bomber-awards/#comments ***** Here's an interesting new interview with Gerry Organ! http://3downnation.com/2015/09/03/tbt-chatting-with-gerry-organ/#comments

I think I read that Lee Mendelson was the decision-maker in this regard. He heard Cast Your Fate on the car radio, and decided to contact Guaraldi to see if there might be some interest.

Happy Birthday 2015 Jim!

You may have read that Spotify announced a new policy which (as I understood it) gave them permission to dig into your computer if you used their site. There has been a backlash. http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/3/9257805/spotify-privacy-policy-updated-after-backlash

MAYIMBA MUSICTO RELEASE Time Remembered AN INTROSPECTIVE JOURNEY WITH PIANIST-COMPOSER BOB ALBANESE FEATURING EDDIE GOMEZ AVAILABLE IN STORES AND ONLINE OCTOBER 2, 2015 Bob AlbanesePianoEddie GomezBassWillard DysonDrums David MeadePercussion (one track) New York, September 2, 2015 - For his first collaboration with bassist Eddie Gomez and drummer Willard Dyson, esteemed pianist Bob Albanese offers Time Remembered, an interior exploration through memory. The recording, on Mayimba Music / Sony, is a reflective and restorative tableau of thoughts and feelings, a work of passion intensified by the untimely deaths of Albanese's mother, along with a mentor and close friend. "It's a record which I hope will awaken a listener's private muse," Albanese says. "The tunes are standards and portraits derived from my personal history." This musical journey was recorded in a night-long studio session. A master of stylistic versatility, Bob Albanese is equally at home in jazz, Latin, world, classical and theatrical musical settings. He has performed, arranged and/or recorded with notables, such as Al Foster, Anita O'Day, Buddy Rich, Ira Sullivan, Freddie Hubbard, John Benitez, Gil Goldstein, Steve Kuhn, Bill Mays, Brian Lynch, Bobby Sanabria, Steve Slagle, Rita Moreno, Leslie Uggams & Bill Watrous. The pianist-composer-educator has toured all continents extensively. His engagement with the Honolulu Symphony Pops led to collaborations with Phil Woods, Jack Elliot, Branford Marsalis and James Ingram. Other career highlights include positions as leading pianist at the Rainbow Room in New York, Jazz Ambassador with his band Café Simpatico, musical director for Ben Vereen and Tony Award winner Paulo Szot. Albanese has composed a number of original works including songs with lyrics, jazz tunes, pieces for Philharmonic Orchestra and Jazz Orchestra. As an educator, Albanese conducts clinics and workshops worldwide. TRACKSTime Remembered 5:36Isfahan 4:56El Raton 5:38Pastels (Waltz For George) 5:16Herbie 4:07Pensativa 7:10Furmina Daza Suite 9:46The Place 3:53Changes 5:33 For further info please visit http://mayimbamusic.com.

1951 - Cold, Cold Heart - Tony Bennett 1952 - I Went to Your Wedding - Patti Page (I'm not familiar with this one.) 1953 - St. George and the Dragonet - Stan Freburg (I had no idea that that was a hit single.) 1954 - Hey There - Rosemary Clooney 1955 - Autumn Leaves - Roger Williams 1956 - Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley 1957 - Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley 1958 - It's All in the Game - Tommy Edwards (which was recorded ca. 1952!) 1959 - Mack the Knife - Bobby Darin 1960 - Save the Last Dance For Me - The Drifters (with Ben E. King) 1961 - Runaround Sue - Dion 1962 - He's a Rebel - The Crystals (I don't remember this being a #1 hit.) 1963 - Sugar Shack - Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs (Is it any wonder the British beat groups were so popular so immediately in the US?) 1964 - Baby Love - The Supremes 1965 - Yesterday - The Beatles 1966 - Last Train to Clarksville - The Monkees 1967 - To Sir with Love - Lulu At that point I graduated from high school, and stopped listening to pop rock.

Here is a list of salaries. http://www.cflcapgeek.com/2015/08/cfl-roster-moves-august-25.html

John Hodge Week 11 picks http://3downnation.com/2015/09/03/week-eleven-cfl-picks/#comments ***** Week 11 game notes http://cfl.ca/article/cflca-game-notes-a-look-at-week-11 ***** The Argos have activated Ricky Ray. http://cfl.ca/article/status-update-quarterbacks-on-the-mend http://www.tsn.ca/argos-ray-activated-from-six-game-il-1.355144 ***** Randy Chevrier (with Eric Rogers) "hand stand alley oop" trick shot http://www.tsn.ca/tnf-trick-shot-hand-stand-alley-oop-1.355199 ***** A former Oregon State student claims that she was raped, and that it was Mike Riley's fault. https://www.bing.com/search?q=Mike+Riley&filters=tnTID%3a"746467B5-89A3-421e-AA6E-5DE418C79B4C"+tnVersion%3a"1054767"+segment%3a"popularnow.carousel"+tnCol%3a"22"+tnOrder%3a"b1d6c25e-3a6c-49aa-9a4d-5ccb27837894"&FORM=BSPN01&crslsl=3406&efirst=22

Dean Jones was the star of a TV show from the early '60s called Ensign O'Toole. My dad was a naval officer, and both of my folks really loved that show. From there he went on to adult comedies like Under the Yum Yum Tree, and then on to Disney movies. But I'll always remember him as Ensign O'Toole. RIP. https://www.bing.com/search?q=Dean+Carroll+Jones&filters=tnTID%3a"F81D7CBA-7BAC-4795-9D47-8FE716BBCFAD"+tnVersion%3a"1054762"+segment%3a"popularnow.carousel"+tnCol%3a"9"+tnOrder%3a"b1d6c25e-3a6c-49aa-9a4d-5ccb27837894"&FORM=BSPN01&crslsl=1135&efirst=8

Happy Birthday miles65!