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I see Corea/Burton Crystal Silence and Selected Recordings compilations of Dave Holland, Bill Frisell and Jan Garbarek. ECM releases new Mastered for iTunes recordings LONDON, August 26. From today, ECM recordings will be available Mastered for iTunes for all jazz and classical music fans globally on iTunes. Manfred Eicher supervised the remastering of the first group of fifteen titles – a cross-section of albums addressing composition and improvisation in diverse and creative ways - all of them recorded with the clarity and attention to musical and sonic detail which has been an ECM hallmark since the inception of the label in 1969. Eicher said of the process: “For the digital domain, the Mastered for iTunes format with its higher resolution makes it possible to get closer to the original production for each of the respective albums. With each mastering we’ve gone back to original sources. It was especially interesting, on the early titles, to work from the old analog sources and see what it is possible to reveal in the 24-bit medium. It is a great relief not to be limited by the digital compression of old and to discover the air, an essential component, in the music again.” The ECM Mastered for iTunes launch coincides with the 30th anniversary of ECM New Series, the classical sub label introduced by Eicher in 1984 to present Arvo Pärt’s “Tabula Rasa”. Pärt’s epochal album, with Gidon Kremer and Keith Jarrett amongst the interpreters, is in the first group of remastered titles. Other New Series albums in the launch include András Schiff’s definitive account of the Goldberg Variations, Kim Kashkashian’s Grammy-winning solo viola exploration of Kurtág and Ligeti, Steve Reich’s “Octet/Music for a Large Ensemble/Violin Phase”, one of the acknowledged classics of Minimalism, and the Hilliard Ensemble and Jan Garbarek’s century-spanning “Officium Novum”. Saxophonist Garbarek appears also on “Sleeper”, a volcanic concert recording from Keith Jarrett’s ‘European Quartet’ and on another historic release, “Carta de Amor”, by the trio Magico, with guitarist-pianist Egberto Gismonti and the late, great bassist Charlie Haden. Amongst the jazz and improvised releases in the MfiT group are Chick Corea’s buoyant Latin-flavored “Return To Forever” from 1972, Tord Gustavsen’s “Extended Circle”, and albums that defy classification such as Tunisian oud master Anouar Brahem’s “The Astounding Eyes of Rita” which pools Western and Middle Eastern influence, and Vijay Iyer’s “Mutations”, juxtaposing composed and improvised elements in an homage to metamorphosis with piano, string quartet and electronics. The first ECM/Mastered for iTunes group also includes two brand-new releases. “Moderato Cantabile” by cellist Anja Lechner and pianist Franҫois Couturier features imaginative approaches to the works of outsider composers Gurdjieff, Komitas and Mompou. In jazz, “Lathe of Heaven” introduces Mark Turner’s exciting quartet with Avishai Cohen, Joe Martin and Marcus Gilmore. Going forward, ECM plans to issue all its new releases in Mastered for iTunes format wherever possible. A further group of archival and deep catalogue recordings will be issued in October. To visit the dedicated ECM Room on iTunes, please click here For more information on Mastered for iTunes, please click here ©2014 ecm | 1755 Broadway, Floor 2, New York, NY 10019

Kansas City released Weston Dressler today. He is a free agent, so he can sign with anyone. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=460202 ***** Ottawa let Thomas DeMarco play a little bit in the fourth quarter yesterday. He hurt his left ACL, and will be out for the year. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=460233 ***** Bob Young assures that the new ballpark will be ready for Monday's Labour Day game. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=460238 ***** The Alouettes' signature uniform http://cfl.ca/article/back-to-their-roots-als-unveil-cfl-signature-uniform ***** cfl.ca Week 9 review http://cfl.ca/article/2014-cfl-replay-a-look-back-at-week-9

My first jazz album... Used - Very Good Ramsey Lewis Trio - Hang On Sloopy (formerly Hang On Ramsey!) - $0.47 + $3.99 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000007OJJ/ref=pe_385040_30332200_TE_item

ESPN asked 82 current NFL players which team they would least like to play for, and the number one answer was Oakland. http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/sorry-it-seems-nfl-players-don-t-want-to-play-for-the-raiders-082514?cmpid=msn%3Afoxsports%3Aansfox11&gt1=msnans

You will recall that Kory Sheets signed with Oakland. Friday night he hurt his Achilles tendon in an exhibition game, and he will be out for the year. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=460055 ***** Eskimos 41....Argos 27 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=460055 Chad Owens returned to the Argos lineup. At one point in the second quarter the Eskimos led 31-7. The Argos closed it to 31-24 and 34-27, but the Eskimos controlled the end of the game. Good video. http://cfl.ca/video/index/id/101275 ***** Calgary 32....Ottawa 7 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4718240 Jon Cornish returned to the Stamps' lineup. Jovon Johnson returned to the Redblacks' lineup. In the fourth the Stamps led by only 11-7, but they then scored 21 points in four minutes to put the game away. Henry passed Danny McManus to reach third place on the career passing yards list. Here's the video. http://cfl.ca/video/index/id/101321 ***** Sask 20....BC 16 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4718283 The Lions dominated the game in the first half, but they let the Riders take the lead in the third quarter and couldn't get it back. The Lions enjoyed their largest crowd of the season for Guaranteed Win Night; and since they lost, each fan will receive a free ticket to a remaining game. Darian Durant hurt his hand, and backup Tino Sunseri from Pitt won the game with a TD pass to OL Dan Clark. Here's the video. http://cfl.ca/video/index/id/101347

Happy Birthday 2014 micha!

Happy Birthday 2014 cih!

Bombers 24....Alouettes 16 http://cfl.ca/article/grigsbys-late-touchdown-powers-bombers-over-als Pretty dull in the first half, but it got pretty interesting in the fourth quarter. Here we are almost at the mid-point of the season, and there are a lot of offenses that seem inept. Are they, or are the defenses too good this year? And is the fact that this is an expansion year relevant to the problem?

I posted this press release in the ECM press release thread, but because so much of it concerns touring, I thought it would be best to post it here as well. Please find below an overview in chronological order, of ECM and ECM New Series (in blue) releases for this fall. When there are concerts related to the new releases they are listed beneath the album info. Performances by ECM artists with albums previously released are listed below. August 25th: Charles Lloyd – Arrows Into Infinity – DVD and Blu-ray Documentary by Dorothy Darr and Jeffrey Morse ***Charles Lloyd will be a “Showcase Artist” at Monterey Jazz Festival September 19-21 https://www.montereyjazzfestival.org/artists/charles-lloyd Stefano Bollani - Joy in Spite of Everything Stefano Bollani: piano / Mark Turner: tenor saxophone / Bill Frisell: guitar / Jesper Bodilsen: double-bass / Morten Lund: drums September 9th: Mark Turner Quartet – Lathe of Heaven Mark Turner’s ECM debut as a leader and first in his own name in over a decade ! Mark Turner: tenor saxophone / Avishai Cohen: trumpet / Joe Martin: double bass / Marcus Gilmore: drums *** Mark Turner Quartet on tour: Sept 16 - Cambridge, MA at Regatta Bar Sept 18-21 -New York, NY at Jazz Standard Sept 23 - Chicago, IL at Constellation Sept 24 - San Francisco, CA at Yoshi’s Sept 25 - Santa Cruz, CA at Kuumbwa Sept 26 - Columbus, Ohio at Wexner Arts Sept 27 - Denver, Co at Dazzle Sept 28 - Los Angeles, CA at Broad Stage September 16th: Anja Lechner/François Couturier - Moderato cantabile (Gurdjieff, Mompou, Komitas and Couturier) Anja Lechner: violoncello / François Couturier: piano *** Anja Lechner/François Couturier release concert October 3rd at the Rubin Museum in NYC September 30th: Tre Voci Kim Kashkashian: viola/ Marina Piccinini: flute / Sivan Magen: harp Works by Toru Takemitsu, Claude Debussy and Sophia Gubaidulina ***Tre Voci release concert in NYC at le poisson rouge on October 6th. Tre Voci on tour with Music from Marlboro (Debussy Sonata on each program) Saturday, October 11 - Oneonta, NY Sunday, October 12 - Greenwich, CT Monday, October 13 – Philadelphia, PA Tuesday, October 14 - New York at Weill Hall Wednesday, October 16 - Washington D.C. Saturday, October 18 – New York, NY / People’s Symphony Sunday, October 19 – Boston, MA http://www.marlboromusic.org/tours/schedule/group-one-october-2013/ Louis Sclavis Quartet - Silk and Salt Melodies Louis Sclavis: clarinet / Gilles Coronado: guitar / Benjamin Moussay: piano, keyboard / Keyvan Chemirani: percussion October 7th: David Virelles – Mboko David Virelles’ ECM debut as a leader! David Virelles: piano / Thomas Morgan: double bass / Robert Hurst: double bass / Marcus Gilmore: drums / Román Diáz: bankoméko, vocals Marcin Wasilewski Trio with Joakim Milder– Spark Of Life Marcin Wasilewski: piano / Slawomir Kurkiewicz: double-bass / Michal Miskiewicz: drums / Joakim Milder: tenor saxophone October 28th: Vijay Iyer – Radhe, Radhe Rites of Holi – DVD and Blu-ray Music by Vijay Iyer Film by Prashant Bhargava Radhe, Radhe Rites of Holi – screenings with live music: Nov. 6 in Washington, DC at The Strathmore Nov. 7-8 in Nashville, TN at OZ Dec. 5 in Los Angeles, CA at CAP UCLA at Royce Hall Dec. 18 – 20 in New York, NY at BAM Next Wave Hilliard Ensemble – Transeamus after 40 years of performing and recording, the Hilliard Ensemble have announced they will disband at the end of 2014. This is their final recording (British carols and motets) Galina Ustvolskaya – chamber works Patricia Kopatchinskaja: violin / Reto Bieri: clarinet / Markus Hinterhäuser: piano Key concerts by ECM artists related to earlier releases: September 2-6 in NYC: Ralph Alessi Baida Quartet will be at Birdland http://www.birdlandjazz.com/calendar/ October 7-12 in NY: Tim Berne marks his 60th birthday with a residency at The Stone http://thestonenyc.com/calendar.php?month=2 October 19th in Chicago: Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette at the Symphony Center http://cso.org/TicketsAndEvents/EventDetails.aspx?eid=6709 November 20th in NY – Meredith Monk’s Piano Songs performance in celebration of her birthday http://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2014/11/20/0730/PM/Meredith-Monk-Birthday-Celebration/ This marks the beginning of 6 months of concerts via Meredith’s Carnegie Hall Debs Chair Residency http://www.carnegiehall.org/monk/ November 20th in NY – Lucian Ban and Mat Maneri perform at Barbès November 30th in Newark NJ: Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette at NJPAC: http://www.njpac.org/events/detail/keith-jarrett-gary-peacock-and-jack-dejohnette

Week 9 picks... Chris Schultz http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=459744 Gregg Xenakes http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4717434 Paul Wiecek (Wpg Free Press) http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/football/cfl-this-week----week-9by-paul-wiecek-272262861.html Lowell Ullrich http://blogs.theprovince.com/2014/08/22/the-picks-week-9-in-the-cfl/ Dan Ralph http://www.thestar.com/sports/football/2014/08/20/cfl_week_9_lowly_alouettes_golden_opportunity_for_blue_bombers_to_get_back_on_track.html blogspot http://cfl-football.blogspot.com/2014/08/canadian-football-league-week-9-picks.html Mike Beamish (with power rankings) http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Week+Picks+power+rankings/10135304/story.html ***** cfl.ca Week 9 game notes http://cfl.ca/article/2014-cflca-game-notes-a-look-at-week-9

I noticed that this morning's USA Today was quite unenthusiastic about this new one.

OK, let's catch up quickly. BC 33....Argos 17 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4716786 The Argos came back from ten points down, but the Lions scored 20 unanswered points in the fourth. I think the Argos ran out of gas because they had played five days prior. Good video. You will notice how hard it is to read the Lions' numbers. http://cfl.ca/video/index/id/100923 ***** Ottawa released Paris Jackson and Tim Maypray. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=459680 ***** Dan LeFevour tore his left ACL against the Stampeders, and will miss the remainder of the season. Next up will be Masoli, whom I don't have much faith in. http://cfl.ca/article/lefevour-out-for-season-with-torn-acl ***** cfl.ca Week 8 review http://cfl.ca/article/2014-cfl-replay-a-look-back-at-week-8 ***** Ottawa's signature uniform. Plaid helmets! http://cfl.ca/article/paint-it-plaid-redblacks-unveil-signature-uniform ***** cfl.ca power rankings http://cfl.ca/article/cflca-power-rankings-lions-roar-up-to-four ***** Bombers' signature uniforms. http://cfl.ca/video/index/id/101027 ***** Marc Cohon (whose father I once met twenty years ago) has announced that he will not seek a third term as commissioner. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=459858 Cohon released an open letter to CFL fans. http://cfl.ca/article/an-open-letter-to-cfl-fans-from-commissioner-mark-cohon ***** The Eskimos have signed Cauchy Muamba. http://cfl.ca/article/edmonton-eskimos-sign-db-cauchy-muamba ***** The Lions are making this week's game against the Riders a Guaranteed Win Night. If they lose, the fans who attend will receive a free ticket of equal value to any one game remaining. I remember when the Denver Gold of the USFL did this. As I recall, their ticket sales skyrocketed. I also remember that one year when the Ottawa Rough Riders were doing poorly, their opponent made the game Guaranteed Win Night. That upset the Rider coach Steve Goldman. http://cfl.ca/article/bold-statement-skulsky-guarantees-lions-win-over-riders http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Goldman ***** Week 8 Top Ten Plays video http://cfl.ca/video/index/id/100967

Happy Birthday 2014, Tom!

Here's a follow-up from today's Sun-Times that pretty much reiterates what has been said here. http://www.suntimes.com/m/29402134-773/the-cubs-a-franchise-stuck-in-the-mud.html#.U_fS2qPlr1I

In a nutshell, the author claims that the Cubs' current owners did not appreciate what exactly they purchased. I enjoy how he refers to Harry Carey as "a graceless blowhard." (!) http://online.wsj.com/articles/why-wrigley-field-is-suddenly-so-empty-1408578101?mod=trending_now_5

I'll plan to catch up tomorrow when I have a chance. I just wanted you to know that today I learned that Mike Soles is yet another CFL alum who has come down with ALS. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Soles

I guess I'm surprised that people would be unprofessional on an account with their names, as opposed to a sock puppet. http://emgn.com/entertainment/12-tweets-that-got-people-fired-from-their-jobs/1/

I can't see myself having a need for a majority of the recent inventions that I read about, but this is one that I could have used many times in my life. And they say that when it's not in use, you can walk or even run with it on. http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/20/tech/innovation/the-chairless-chair/index.html

Two Skye LPs (Plugs In and Solar Heat) on one CD. I can't speak for this CD issue, but I love the two albums. Cal Tjader - Mambo Sangria - $1.47 + $3.99 http://www.amazon.com/Mambo-Sangria-Cal-Tjader/dp/B0006B655C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1408574237&sr=8-1&keywords=cal+tjader+mambo+sangria

Very sorry to hear that. As I think we've discussed before, only Bob Hope, Milton Berle and Don Pardo signed lifetime contracts with NBC. RIP. http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=don+pardo&FORM=VIRE4#view=detail&mid=876A343F101AC53C53FF876A343F101AC53C53FF

Happy Birthday 2014 Laurie!

I saw Manfred Mann Chapter III in Washington in May, 1970. They were fantastic!

+1,000! Bob, many years ago (probably 1995) I read the book Mannerisms: the Five Phases of Manfred Mann by Greg Russo. http://www.amazon.com/Mannerisms-Five-Phases-Manfred-Mann/dp/0964815710/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1408249078&sr=1-2&keywords=the+five+faces+of+manfred+mann In it, the author says that Chapter III recorded about half enough for a third album, which he had heard. I would love for Universal to release a box set of the two released albums, this half-an-album, and alternate takes, a few of which have been released as bonus tracks on later CD releases of the two issued albums.

Here is the link for the highlights videos - the Top Ten Plays for each week, from #1 to #7. http://cfl.ca/video/index?sub_channel=1227

The Als placed Troy Smith on the six-game injured list. Pardon my skepticism. http://cfl.ca/article/als-place-smith-on-6-game-injured-list ***** Calgary 30....Hamilton 20 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4716540 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=459543 The Stamps led the whole way, but the Ticats didn't quit and made a game of it. The Stamps scored a TD with 33 seconds left to seal the victory. ***** Sask 16....Montreal 11 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4716592 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=459556 Both teams played poorly. Tom Higgins may be losing control of the team. The Als scored a TD with 3:34 left to make the score 12-10. A two-point convert would have tied the score. Instead, Higgins chose to go for one point. A number of Als expressed their disagreement with the decision to him on the sideline. Good video http://cfl.ca/video/index/id/100887