GA Russell

Yes! http://smile.amazon.com/MCCOY-TYNER-Giants-McCoy-Tyner/dp/0793507472/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1419086199&sr=1-1&keywords=mccoy+tyner

At the time, I thought that Mandy Rice-Davies was much cuter than Christine Keeler. Perhaps some of our British friends would like to weigh in on their memories of the issue. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/20/world/europe/mandy-rice-davies-profumo-affair-figure-obituary.html?_r=0

Let me add for the benefit of newcomers to the board that organissimo's album Groovadelphia might be my favorite album of the century so far!

Bev, I had to click on the small word "iFrame" for the chart to come up! I'm Kuwait at the moment, but this morning I bought a 12-pack of Trader Session IPA which should change my results by Monday!

Happy Birthday 2014 zanonesdelpueblo!

Happy Birthday 2014 David!

It says "Find out below" but I don't see it. Am I supposed to click somewhere?

CHARLIE HADEN MEMORIAL AND CELEBRATION OF HIS LIFE TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2015 @ 7PM @ THE TOWN HALL NYC Family and friends, including many jazz greats, will come together to celebrate the life of CHARLIE HADEN (1937-2014), one of the most innovative and influential bassists in the history of jazz. A three-time Grammy winner, Haden has received many awards and accolades throughout his five-decade career including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, the NEA Jazz Master Award, and was most recently bestowed the Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture. Just as importantly, he was a husband, a father, a colleague, a friend, a teacher, and a human being passionately concerned about social justice. Haden first came to fame as a member of the iconic Ornette Coleman Quartet, and literally changed the way the bass was played. He went on to play with Keith Jarrett and a who’s who of music’s greats, including John Coltrane, Alice Coltrane, Pat Metheny, Michael Brecker, Stan Getz, Chet Baker, Abbey Lincoln, and so many more. At the same time he formed his iconic bands Liberation Music Orchestra (in 1969) and Quartet West (in 1986) with which he performed and recorded until his untimely passing. In 1982, he founded the Jazz Studies Program at California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, CA . Among the many performers and speakers attending will be Geri Allen, Kenny Barron, Carla Bley, Jack DeJohnette, Denardo Coleman, Ravi Coltrane, Mark Fain, Bill Frisell, Ethan Iverson, Josh Haden and the Haden Triplets, Ruth Cameron-Haden, Dr. Maurice Jackson, Lee Konitz, Pat Metheny, Josh Redman, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Brandee Younger et al., as well as several special guests to be announced. The evening will be anchored by performances by Haden's two preeminent bands, Quartet West with Alan Broadbent, Ernie Watts, Rodney Green, with Scott Colley on bass, and Liberation Music Orchestra with Carla Bley, Tony Malaby, Chris Cheek, Loren Stillman, Michael Rodriguez, Seneca Black, Curtis Fowlkes, Vincent Chancey, Joe Daley, Steve Cardenas, Matt Wilson, with Steve Swallow on bass. “Charlie would play what it meant to be human, he had a sound that gave people the idea of what music does. When you find that sound that comes from the soul, you can really do something, and Charlie did, he did something for all of us.” Ornette Coleman -2014 "People will always love his playing, but no one will ever imitate him. He was a rare, true original. Perfect intonation, the biggest ears, the warmest, most captivating tone in the history of the jazz bass.” Keith Jarrett 2014 THIS IS A FREE EVENT Tax Deductible Donations to benefit the Charlie Haden CalArts Scholarship Fund, a 501c3, providing tuition assistance for jazz students in need, will be accepted at the venue or can be sent to PO Box 520, Agoura Hills, CA 91376. Location: THE TOWN HALL, NYC 123 W 43rd St. (between 6th Avenue & Broadway) New York, NY 10036 Box Office: General Admission. Doors open at 6pm. For more info: www.thetownhall.org http://thetownhall.org/event/624-celebrating-charlie-haden-19372014

I enjoy all three, but I think the first is still my favorite.

I received an email today from Laurie Pepper offering a year's membership in her Widow's Kitchen Cabinet for $15. Membership will get you one album of previously unreleased items now, plus more downloads later. http://artpepper.bandcamp.com/album/christmas-freebie-2-plus-membership-bonus-antique-art-pepper-all-star-alternate-unissued-takes-1949-1960

Bassist/Composer Mark Wade Debuts with "Event Horizon," Featuring His Trio Pianist Tim Harrison, Drummer Scott Neumann New CD Scheduled for February 17 Release CD Release Shows by the Mark Wade Trio: Somethin' Jazz Club, NYC,, 3/5 St. Peter's Church Midday Jazz Series, NYC, 4/15 December 16, 2014 Bassist Mark Wade takes the art of the trio to brilliant new heights with his debut recording Event Horizon, to be released February 17, 2015 by his Mark Wade Music imprint. Working with trio-mates Tim Harrison, piano, and Scott Neumann, drums, Wade shines as an instrumentalist, composer, and bandleader. "I always loved listening to great piano trios," the Queens, New York-based bassist says. "With no horn players or other musicians, there is so much space for expression, but with that comes the responsibility to have something to say. You can't hide behind a lot of other musicians. Everybody has to really stand out. I wanted to challenge myself and put myself in a situation where I had to be an excellent soloist." Writing for the piano trio was a challenge Wade embraced. "How can you orchestrate and arrange three instruments to sound big and full?" he asks. "If you've got 12 or 20 people, you have a lot more colors at your disposal as a writer. With three people, it forces you to think about what is really essential to get across a musical idea." Wade's compositions range from the opening waltz, "Jump for Joy," and the peaceful ballad "Cold Spring" to the aggressive, edgy "Twist in the Wind" and the Afro-Cuban-flavored "Tossed." The ballad "Apogee" has no time, while "Singsong" has no melody ("It's a motif that keeps coming back, holding the song together"). The only non-original on the disc, Harold Arlen's "If I Only Had a Brain," is notable for its use of swinging 5/4 and its re-harmonization and modulations. The title Event Horizon, says the self-described "science enthusiast," refers to "where you go from not being in a black hole to falling in. In a broader concept, it's the edge at which something happens. This album for me is kind of the edge of something happening because I'm launching my solo career. I see it as an adventure, a stepping-off point." Wade first worked in a trio setting with Tim Harrison and Scott Neumann while the bassist was an artist-in-residence at the historic Flushing (NY) Town Hall in 2013 and '14. The three connected so well that Wade began composing for the new trio. "Their musicality," he says, "influenced the writing choices I made." "Tim really excels," says Wade of the Nottingham, England-born Harrison, "not just as a soloist but also as an ensemble player and an accompanist. He's very sensitive, he listens, and he's really conscious about getting the music right and sounding good." "Scott is a unique voice on the drum set," Wade says of Neumann, who was born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, and whose extensive credits include work with Woody Herman, David Liebman, and Kenny Barron. "There's a never-ending supply of ideas for everybody to play off of." Mark Wade was born in Livonia, Michigan (Dec. 29, 1974) and raised there and in Long Valley and Morristown, New Jersey, where he taught himself to play electric bass at age 14. At New York University, he studied with Mike Richmond, who encouraged him to also take up acoustic bass for jazz gigs. Wade considers Richmond a major influence, along with Ray Brown, Paul Chambers, and Scott LaFaro. Since graduating NYU, Wade has busied himself in a variety of musical contexts, from jazz to classical. His jazz credits include playing in the string section for the Jimmy Heath Big Band's performances of Ernie Wilkins's Four Black Immortals, appearing with vocalist Stacey Kent on The Today Show, playing with Bill Warfield's New York Jazz Repertory Orchestra, and recording with vocalist Elli Fordyce. And Wade has played with numerous classical ensembles, including the Key West Symphony with which he backed guitarist Sharon Isbin and violinist Robert McDuffie, both of them Grammy winners. Wade also directs New Music Horizons, an organization he founded in 2014 to perform and promote the works of emerging jazz and classical composers. "There are a lot of challenges composers face in getting their music accepted," he says. "Top venues often don't want to program artists who don't already have a large following. Reaching new audiences is difficult when you aren't playing at top venues. It's a tough cycle to break. I started New Music Horizons to give composers a chance to showcase their work at established arts venues to attract new audiences to their music. I think this kind of support is critical to the long-term success of new music." The Mark Wade Trio will be performing at two CD release shows in support of Event Horizon: 3/5 Somethin' Jazz Club, 212 E. 52nd Street, NYC, 7:00-8:45pm; and 4/15 St. Peter's Church Midday Jazz Series, 619 Lexington Ave. at 54th Street, NYC, 1:00-2:00pm. Photography: Jesse Winter Web Sites: markwademusicny.com, newmusichorizons.org Follow: Like:

Not a box, but a good price... Roshomon - $10.99 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001BEK8E2/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I picked up the Vince Guaraldi album around '82, and for many years it was my favorite. But suddenly one year I for no apparent reason felt like I had heard it enough, and just don't need to hear it anymore. I got the Charles Brown King album in '79, and still enjoy it.

Happy Birthday Indestructible!!

Happy Birthday 2014 Gheorghe!

Happy Birthday Jim!

I remember Chet Huntley announcing the news.

I'm gettin' nuttin' for Christmas I want a hippopotamus for Christmas Baby It's Cold Outside

Thanks for that link, John! I had no idea that there is so much of Coltrane there to be released.

Happy Birthday Ghost!

And here's a news report of Jesuit's glorious victory! http://www.wwltv.com/story/sports/high-school/2014/12/06/jesuit-curtis/19998071/ ***** And now to return to our regularly scheduled broadcast. The week following the Grey Cup usually has little news, as everyone takes the week off. But not this year. Sunday's Grey Cup stats http://www.cfl.ca/statistics/statsGame/id/12827 ***** Grey Cup video highlights http://cfl.ca/video/index/id/107369 ***** The Redblacks have named Jason Maas to be their new offensive coordinator. http://cfl.ca/article/redblacks-name-maas-offensive-coordinator ***** John Hufnagel has announced that he will coach one more year, and then appoint Dave Dickinson to succeed him as head coach in 2016. http://cfl.ca/article/one-more-year-hufnagel-to-return-for-2015-season ***** The 2014 All-Star Team has been announced. http://cfl.ca/article/stars-shine-cfl-all-star-team-unveiled ***** The Riders announced that George Cortez will not be back next year. http://cfl.ca/article/riders-confirm-cortez-will-not-return-in-2015 http://www.tsn.ca/cortez-will-not-be-back-as-roughriders-offensive-coordinator-next-season-1.151822 ***** Marc Cohon will step down Jan. 9. Board Chairman Jim Lawson will fill the position on an interim basis until Cohon's successor is hired. http://cfl.ca/article/commissioner-cohon-to-step-down-in-january http://www.tsn.ca/cohon-to-step-down-as-cfl-commissioner-jan-9-1.151809 ***** Kerry Joseph has again retired. http://cfl.ca/article/making-it-official-joseph-announces-retirement http://www.tsn.ca/roughriders-quarterback-joseph-announces-retirement-again-1.152554

The Post Office yesterday issued the Wilt Chamberlain stamp. It's taller than most stamps. http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/11985307/philadelphia-76ers-dedicate-wilt-chamberlain-postage-stamp http://uspsstamps.com/stamps/wilt-chamberlain

The Washington Post reports that Jon Gruden has had enough of RGIII. http://dcprosportsreport.com/report-gruden-is-now-done-with-robert-griffin-iii/

I am very pleased to announce that my high school alma mater, Jesuit High School of New Orleans, has moments ago won the Louisiana state championship for the first time since 1960. Jesuit has had two alumni go on to success in the Canadian league - Al Ecuyer of the Eskimos and Gill the Thrill Fenerty of the Argos. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Ecuyer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gill_Fenerty

I promise I'll take care of the week's news tomorrow. In the meantime... Jeff Tedford has nominally been Tampa Bay's offensive coordinator this year, but he has missed most of the season due to illness. Tampa Bay released him today. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2290749-jeff-tedford-relieved-of-coaching-duties-by-tampa-bay-buccaneers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Tedford