GA Russell

Twenty years ago I visited a shop that sold Linn equipment. At one point the Linn rep who was in town gave me an A-B comparison. I could hear a difference, but I wasn't sure which of the two I preferred.

RIP. I remember him well from BS&T.

The End Sure, but are we comparing a $100 CD player with a $100 turntable, or are we comparing a $1,000 CD player with a $1,000 turntable?

My introduction to George Coleman was his marathon session with Chet Baker, and I still associate him with that first.

The Shield - Complete Series - $24.99 http://www.amazon.com/The-Shield-Complete-Collection/dp/B00DJYJRHG I've never seen this show. Is it good, or am I confusing it with another show called The Wire?

My first thought is that those old Miles recordings are from the pre-hi-fi days, right? I wonder the extent to which their sound can be improved. PS - I also note that the Amazon page says that the Herbie item is "Blue Note (Universal)." I'm confused. I thought that Universal sold all their EMI recordings except The Beatles and Robbie Williams to Warner.

I saw Stan Getz's quartet (with Dave Holland on bass) in Boston just a few weeks after the Montreux session. I enjoyed it!

Happy Birthday 2015 Bhreandain!

These are DVDs: Stan Getz - Montreux '72 - $5.98 http://www.oldies.com/product-view/58488O.html?c=ON687&utm_source=OLDIES.com+Emails&utm_campaign=5d33102873-send_687&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f79786119b-5d33102873-187732661&goal=0_f79786119b-5d33102873-187732661&mc_cid=5d33102873&mc_eid=6703a4b92e ***** Anita O'Day - Live at Ronnie Scott's (3/4/86) - $5.98 http://www.oldies.com/product-view/5469GD.html?c=ON687&utm_source=OLDIES.com+Emails&utm_campaign=5d33102873-send_687&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f79786119b-5d33102873-187732661&goal=0_f79786119b-5d33102873-187732661&mc_cid=5d33102873&mc_eid=6703a4b92e ***** Rolling Stones - Ladies and Gentlemen (1972) - $6.98 http://www.oldies.com/product-view/1290JD.html?c=ON687&utm_source=OLDIES.com+Emails&utm_campaign=5d33102873-send_687&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f79786119b-5d33102873-187732661&goal=0_f79786119b-5d33102873-187732661&mc_cid=5d33102873&mc_eid=6703a4b92e ***** Eric Clapton - Live at Montreux 1986 - $6.98 http://www.oldies.com/product-view/1263JD.html?c=ON687&utm_source=OLDIES.com+Emails&utm_campaign=5d33102873-send_687&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f79786119b-5d33102873-187732661&goal=0_f79786119b-5d33102873-187732661&mc_cid=5d33102873&mc_eid=6703a4b92e ***** Stray Cats - Live at Montreux 1981 - $6.98 http://www.oldies.com/product-view/43361O.html?c=ON687&utm_source=OLDIES.com+Emails&utm_campaign=5d33102873-send_687&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f79786119b-5d33102873-187732661&goal=0_f79786119b-5d33102873-187732661&mc_cid=5d33102873&mc_eid=6703a4b92e

Kory Sheets tweets that he will not be back with Oakland this year. ***** Former Bomber Josh Francis has signed with Green Bay. http://www.foxsports.com/wisconsin/story/green-bay-packers-sign-indoor-football-lb-josh-francis-030515 ***** Released Monday by BC, Eric Taylor has signed with Calgary. http://www.tsn.ca/recently-cut-by-lions-taylor-signs-with-stampeders-1.224314 http://cfl.ca/article/veteran-defensive-tackle-taylor-joins-stampeders

That's great that you were mentioned, Chuck! I've never associated DeJohnette and Braxton with AACM. I learned something.

Not too long ago there was an op/ed in the WSJ which I tore out to read later but haven't yet, about a concept called "the heckler's veto." The idea was much like this case. Here it is, from Dec. 29, behind a paywall. http://www.wsj.com/articles/barry-a-fisher-free-speechs-shrinking-circle-of-friends- There was a 1949 US Supreme Court case called Terminiello v. Chicago which said that the police have the duty to protect the speaker from the protesters.

I like Christmas music a lot, but this is too much for me. An Albany station Wednesday changed its format to year-round Christmas music! And you too can listen to it on the internet! http://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/03/upstate_new_york_radio_station_now_plays_christmas_music_all_year_long.html http://santa1057.com/listen-live/

Here's a list out today of recommended new beers. For the most part, these types of beers don't appeal to me. But I do like stout very much, and Foothills is from Winston-Salem, so I'll try to find that one. http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2015/03/06/best-new-beer-releases/?intcmp=obmod_ffo&intcmp=obnetwork

In the '60s I had an album by The Searchers recorded live at The Star Club in Hamburg (where, I believe, The Beatles also played), and there was a great deal of whistling from the audience.

I'm looking forward to this one. I've enjoyed his last two albums a great deal. Saxophonist/Composer Russ Nolan to Release "Call It What You Want," His 5th Rhinoceruss Music Album in 10 Years, March 31 Featuring Pianist Mike Eckroth, Bassist Dan Foose, Drummer Brian Fishler, & Percussionists Yasuyo Kimura, Victor Rendon CD Release Shows Include Stops in Chicago (Green Mill 4/3-4) & Toronto (Rex Hotel 4/29-30, Musideum 5/1) March 6, 2015 A dexterous improviser with an abiding passion for Latin American rhythms, Russ Nolan delivers a deeply satisfying program of original tunes on his new CD Call It What You Want. The prolific tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger will release the disc, his 5th as a leader in 10 years, on his Rhinoceruss Music label March 31. Reflecting his fluency in the post-bop vocabulary and Latin rhythmic idioms, it's an approach quite distinct from what used to be called Latin jazz, like a good deal of the most stimulating jazz coming out of New York in recent years. Not surprisingly, Nolan has collaborated with some of the Latin musicians in the vanguard of this movement, like the brilliant Cuban pianist Manuel Valera (who played on Nolan's previous release, 2013's critically hailed Relentless). "I hope I'm part of this larger conversation," Nolan says. "I didn't grow up in Cuba or with this music, but I've really connected with these rhythms through a lot of study. You can't throw out all the rules, but you take the tradition and honor it by being rebels in your own time. You take what you've absorbed and make it your own." Nolan's striking arrangement of "My Ship," for instance, is set to an Afro-Peruvian Lando rhythm and finished in a Coltrane-style modal vamp. His varied originals include "Mi Remedio," a cha-cha written for his wife Luz; "Canción Sabrosa," a mambo in rhumba clave; and "Las Teclas Negras," an E-flat minor blues played as a medium-tempo mambo in 7/4. "This recording is another chapter in my study of Latin rhythms and their application to the modern jazz harmony I enjoy writing," says the leader. One reason that Nolan has continued to evolve is that he takes pains to surround himself with superior players. Pianist Mike Eckroth attracted widespread attention while touring with John Scofield (2010- 2012), though he's also obviously delved deeply into Afro-Caribbean and Afro-Brazilian waters. Brian Fishler, who's played on Nolan's last three albums, is "one of the most versatile drummers in town," says the saxophonist. Bassist Daniel Foose, a more recent member of the fold, is a highly assured player who lives across the street from Nolan in Sunnyside, Queens, and shares his University of North Texas affiliation. Far more than a master percussionist, Victor Rendon is also an essential mentor for Nolan who has helped inculcate his deep knowledge of Cuban rhythms. "He and Yasuyo [Kimura] are an amazing team," Nolan says. "I met them on a salsa gig, and she played on three tracks on Relentless." Nolan's concern with rhythm began coming into clear focus in the late 1990s, when he was living in Chicago. Saxophonist Chris Potter came through town with Dave Holland's band and gave Nolan the first of what would become many lessons. "He could have talked to me about scales and harmony and all this other stuff," Nolan recalls, "but he really impressed upon me that the horn player has to have the same mastery of time as the rhythm section and can't rely on them to carry him along." Nolan had moved to Chicago after graduating from North Texas State and studied with local saxophonist Rich Corpolongo as well as with visiting New Yorkers Dave Liebman and Kenny Werner. In 2000, pianist Werner convinced Nolan to move to New York City -- and would play on the saxophonist's 2008 CD With You in Mind (Nolan's debut recording was 2004's Two Colors). Introduced to clave by his interest in dance (he's an accomplished salsa dancer), Nolan has connected with the burgeoning pan-American scene in New York. For the past two years he's led a salsa band that performs for dancers. "There are all the different nationalities in New York -- Peruvian, Panamanian, Cuban -- and the deeper I got the more I liked it," Nolan says. "There's so much information here. For the past year I've been studying percussion with Victor Rendon, so I can take these Cuban rhythms and apply them to jazz harmonies I studied with Kenny Werner. It's just another chapter in my rhythmic exploration." CD release shows for Call It What You Want: 4/2 Jazz Estate, Milwaukee (Jim Trompeter, p; Clay Schaub, b; Devin Drobka, d) 4/3-4 Green Mill, Chicago (Jim Trompeter, p; Larry Gray, b; Ernie Adams, d) 4/16 Terraza 7, Elmhurst, Queens, NY (Mike Eckroth, p; Daniel Foose, b; Ronen Itzik, d) 4/17 Jazz at the Kitano, NYC (same personnel as Terraza 7 date) 4/29-30 Rex Hotel, Toronto (Jeremy Ledbetter, p; Jesse Dietschi, b; Daniel Barnes, d) 5/1 Musideum, Toronto (same personnel as Rex Hotel dates) 5/8 Firehouse 12, New Haven, CT -- live recording (Mike Eckroth, p; Daniel Foose, b; Brian Fishler, d) Photography: John Abbott Web Site: russnolan.com Follow: Like:

Many years ago I read that whistling was the European equivalent of booing. Was that wrong?

I'm not aware of him. I gather from the article that it was to be a music concert. Does he routinely discuss his political views during his concerts?

"serious but not life-threatening injuries" http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/breaking/chi-harrison-ford-plane-crash-20150305-story.html#page=1

A Nigerian bride sued for divorce after only one week of marriage because, well... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2979363/Nigerian-woman-files-divorce-husband-s-penis-big.html As is often the case, the comments are more interesting than the news!

Peter Dalla Riva and Granville Liggins have had memory lapses, so after reading about Angelo Mosca's problems, they've decided to be checked by the doctor too. http://www.thestar.com/sports/football/2015/03/05/angelo-moscas-alzheimers-diagnosis-has-other-players-seeking-help.html

For the past three days, I've been getting a LOT of ads to date Russian women. What did I do wrong? LOL!

The Als and the Redblacks will play their June 13 exhibition game in Quebec City. http://cfl.ca/article/redblacks-and-als-set-to-play-in-quebec-city ***** Here's a Yahoo article about the colleges the players are coming from. https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/cfl-55-yard-line/where-do-cfl-players-come-from--breaking-down-the-cfl-by-nationality--school--division-and-more-040003792.html ***** I think that Bo Levi Mitchell is smart. He has signed a contract which will keep him in Calgary through 2018. If he has a good career, he can retire at that young age, and make a fortune in business in Calgary. http://cfl.ca/article/mitchell-inks-longterm-extension-with-stampeders http://www.tsn.ca/stamps-qb-mitchell-signs-contract-extension-1.221094 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=805803 ***** The league's website (I'm sure to keep the hot stove league conversations flowing) has ranked the top ten free agent signings thus far. http://cfl.ca/article/fa15-top-10-free-agents-getting-new-beginnings

The headline says that Harrison Ford has been injured when his small plane crashed on a California golf course. The photo on the Drudge home page looks scary to me - but perhaps some of you with more knowledge about these things can better assess it. http://drudgereport.com/

The AP reports that Ray Allen has not retired, but has decided that he will not join a team this season. http://www.aol.com/article/2015/03/04/ray-allen-says-he-will-not-play-this-nba-season/21149785/?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000058