GA Russell

Here's a video of Jon Cornish.

Tonight's games... Redblacks 26....Alouettes 10 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=455353 http://cfl.ca/article/walkers-td-trio-leads-redblacks-to-win-over-als Eskimos 19....Roughriders 14 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=455367 http://cfl.ca/article/eskimos-stymie-roughriders-to-close-out-pre-season Lions 37....Stampeders 13 http://cfl.ca/article/logans-massive-first-half-carries-bc-over-calgary http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=455355 That's it for the pre-season games. The regular season will start Thursday with Toronto at Winnipeg.

RIP. My favorite Goffin-King song when I was in high school was Manfred Mann's recording of "Oh no, not my baby." But looking at the list of their hits, I had no idea that they also wrote... Go away little girl Point of no return I'm into somethin' good Don't bring me down http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songs_written_by_Goffin_and_King

Region 2... The Naked Gun Trilogy - 5.00 GBP http://www.amazon.co.uk/Naked-Gun-Trilogy-DVD/dp/B0029OMEY0/ref=sr_1_90?m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1403309227&sr=1-90 ***** 'Allo 'Allo - Series 1 & 2 - 7.00 GBP http://www.amazon.co.uk/Allo-1-2-DVD/dp/B000067A8U/ref=sr_1_164?m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1403309501&sr=1-164

Time again to catch up. The Als released Jerome Messam. http://cfl.ca/article/out-in-montreal-messam-released-by-alouettes ***** Here's a good punt return by the Riders' Marshay Green. http://cfl.ca/video/index/id/97251 ***** Here's a round-up of the first round of cuts. http://cfl.ca/article/cfl-teams-make-first-major-cuts-to-rosters ***** The Lions released six-year NFL vet Brandon McDonald. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=455034 ***** Bodog lists the Lions as its Grey Cup favorite, and the Redblacks as the longest shot. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=455126 ***** Canada Post is celebrating the return of the CFL to Ottawa with stamps of both the Redblacks and Russ Jackson. http://www.canadapost.ca/shop/new/ottawa-redblacks-collection.jsf;CPO_JSESSIONID=yn2jTkbRZCn17JfdSkpjqx3nQTQdJ9dNtMymL8tpVQc2qFY03S28!1621328584?execution=e1s1 http://cfl.ca/article/campbell-new-stamps-a-longtime-coming-for-ottawa-fans ***** Last night... Argos 41....Ticats 23 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=455272 ***** The Bombers cut Max Hall today. That means that none of the Bombers' QBs from last year will be back. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=455272

Happy Birthday CJ!

Here is what I think is the 2014 line-up of radio stations. Montreal http://www.tsn.ca/montreal/listen/ Ottawa http://www.tsn1200.ca/ Toronto http://www.tsn.ca/Toronto/ Hamilton http://player.900chml.com/#play Winnipeg http://player.cjob.com/ Saskatchewan http://www.620ckrm.com/listenlive.php Calgary http://www.newstalk770.com/?refresh=48570 Edmonton http://www.630ched.com/?refresh=85216 British Columbia http://player.1410.teamradio.ca/ http://player.1040.teamradio.ca/

http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-horace-silver-20140619-story.html#page=1

OJ Brigance is now Baltimore's Senior Player Development Advisor. Yesterday he received this year's Halas Award for overcoming adversity. Yet another CFL alum with ALS. Something is going on, and I hope the doctors find out soon what it is. http://www.pressboxonline.com/2014/06/16/oj-brigance-wins-football-writers-halas-award http://www.cbssports.com/general/writer/gregg-doyel/24102946/oj-brigance-cant-speak-but-his-words-always-hit-their-target

I'm surprised to see that it's still free today.

I read in Jazz Anecdotes a few weeks ago...Argonne Thornton changed his name to Sadik Hakim and told everyone. Charlie Parker was the only person to never thereafter call him by his birth name.

I'm finding lots of little things on twitter that don't really merit in-depth analyses to be linked to. You are welcome to follow me at @RealRussellMoon

Check out this video of Mike Reilly!

My bet is that the Andrew Hill will go first, and the Sam Rivers second. Maybe the Larry Young third, and the Art Blakey fourth. Maybe the Freddie Redd fifth.

Happy Birthday!

I think that some of it has to do with marketing. In the late '90s, we saw neo-swing. Back in the day, those bands would have been called jazz, but their CDs were placed in the stores' pop sections, not jazz. Similarly, Bruno Mars played the haltime of this year's Super Bowl, and I was very impressed with his band. Certainly it was like a jazz band. Do Bruno Mars fans think of that music as jazz? I doubt it. How about Charlie Hunter and MM&W? I suspect that their fans are thinking "jam band," not jazz. So I'm thinking that much of the issue is about the labelling rather than the music itself.

Ticats 28....Als 23 http://cfl.ca/article/big-second-half-vaults-tiger-cats-over-alouettes Riders 21....Redblacks 17 http://cfl.ca/article/redblacks-debut-but-riders-prevail-at-mosaic Stamps 23....Bombers 20 http://cfl.ca/article/running-game-rookie-kicker-lead-stamps-over-bombers

M.O.D. TECHNOLOGIES PRESENTS HELIO PARALLAX FEATURING A LINE-UP OF DISTINCTIVE GUEST ARTISTS THE CD RELEASE PARTY WILL BE HELD AT UNION POOL IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK ON JUNE 20, 2014. FOR FURTHER INFO AND SPECIAL GUEST LINE-UP PLEASE VISIT: http://union-pool.com AVAILABLE IN STORES AND ONLINE JUNE 17, 2014 AND THROUGH M.O.D. TECHNOLOGIES. VINYL AVAILABLE AS OF JULY 15, 2014. Josh Werner Bass, Double Bass, Guitar, Piano, Programming, Keys, Vocals Takuya Nakamura Trumpet, Keys, Organ, Programming,Horn Arrangements Marihito Ayabe Dubbing, Mixing, Programming SPECIAL GUESTS Bianca Casady (CocoRosie) Vocals Dustan Louque Jahdan Blakkamore (MajorLazer) Doug Wieselman Saxophones Troy Simms Yoshio Kobayashi Drums Gintas Janusonis Raja Kassis Guitar Namiko Ishikawa Backing Vocals Bill Laswell Dubbing ABOUT THE LABEL - M.O.D. Technologies - revealing light on the development of new sound experiences in material culture. A multi-directional music / sound / information system. Initiated in 2010 by bassist / producer Bill Laswell and Giacomo Bruzzo, co-founder of the progressive / future music label Rare Noise. M.O.D. - A futuristic hybrid of music exploration - dub / dub step / reggae / world / africa / drum'n'bass / mutant hip hop / avant metal / experimental / vocal music / instrumental / DJ culture and much more. M.O.D. resumes and continues the legacy of AXIOM, the timeless imprint established in 1989 by Bill Laswell with Chris Blackwell, founder of Island Records.http://www.mod-technologies.com. New York, June 4, 2014 - With pioneering explorations in time and space, Helio Parallax presents a sound deeply rooted in spiritual expression. It is true analog electronic music (no laptops) with cinematic landscapes (think Blade Runner meets Miles Davis' Elevator To The Gallows sound track) anchored by deep, dub/hip-hop beats - an atmospheric landscape coined "Sci-Fi Dub Noir." Josh Werner (Wu Tang, Lee Scratch Perry, CocoRosie, Higgins Waterproof Black Magic Band) leads the charge with production and compositions born from futuristic collisionist thought. As Bass Player magazine (March 2014) said, "Josh Werner has re-emerged with a project that spotlights his masterful dub playing." Multi-instrumentalist and producer Takuya Nakamura (Quincy Jones, George Russell, Arto Lindsey, CocoRosie) blends a new brand of Jazz, lo-fi analog and Hi-fi Digital space techno to his efforts. His ethereal trumpet playing establishing a cinematic dreamscape of sound. Dub specialist/beat maker Marihito Ayabe (Dub Nomads, Chimp Beams, and Shing02) married hip hop and reggae programming with Atmoshperic Sound Design. Special guests include Bianca Casady (CocoRosie) LOUQUE and Jah Dan (Major Lazer). TRACKS 1. Helio Parallax 2. Strange Dream (feat. Louque) 3. Another Broken Human 4. Kilgore Trout Dub 5. Soft Blind Pony Ride (feat. Bianca Casady) 6. Speed of Life (feat. Jahdan Blakkamoore) 7. Frank's Lament (feat. Doug Wieselman) 8. Nocturne For Secret Planets 9. After the Flood 10. Happy Helio 11. City of Glass 12. New Planet, Old Sun ADDRESS FOR CD RELEASE PARTY UNION POOL 484 UNION AVENUE BROOKLYN, NY 11211 Time: 9PM Admission: TBA http://union-pool.com

Gary McFarland - Does the Sun Really Shine on the Moon? - $1.98 + $3.99 http://www.amazon.com/Does-sun-really-shine-moon/dp/B000005YUE/ref=pd_sim_m_94?ie=UTF8&refRID=0XKJ2AT1ZAGEY8DY8D2B

Yesterday I received two $5.00 Amazon gift cards from Bing, so I'm a happy camper.

My hard drive died on the 3rd, and I had it replaced yesterday. So here we go. Mike McCullough has retired. http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4697912 ***** The Bombers released Kevin Smith. http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4698730 ***** Geroy Simon officially retired. http://cfl.ca/article/superman-simon-hangs-up-his-cape http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=453954 ***** Paul LaPolice is a training camp guest coach for the Argos this year. http://cfl.ca/article/getting-his-fix-lapolice-happy-to-be-a-guest-coach ***** The Bombers will unveil their new Bud Grant statue in October. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=454163 ***** In a great surprise, one week into training camp the Als let go their new offensive coordinator Rick Worman. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=454435 http://cfl.ca/article/quick-exit-alouettes-part-ways-with-worman ***** The Exhibition Season has begun! Argos 24....Bombers 22 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=454445 http://cfl.ca/article/argos-pass-first-test-with-pre-season-win-over-bombers Lions 14....Eskimos 11 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=454796 http://cfl.ca/article/game-winning-shott-late-field-goal-lifts-lions-over-esks ***** After a great deal of public posturing, the league and the players' union agreed to a five-year labor contract. http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4701289 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=454752 http://cfl.ca/article/new-five-year-cba-ratified-by-cfl-and-cflpa ***** I have found a website that sells DVDs of Grey Cup games. I placed an order, and the service was very prompt. However, I have not seen one yet, so I can't vouch for the quality. He might give you a discount if you mention my name. http://www.sell.com/23N72X

Don Zimmer was my very first bubble gum card, in 1959 with the Dodgers.

I see that the television broadcast of the game is here: http://stream.nbcsports.com/nhl/?pid=38&referrer=http://stream.nbcsports.com/liveextra/

"Shrimp Tale," Debut CD by the Los Angeles-Based Alan Chan Jazz Orchestra, To Be Released July 15 CD Release Shows Planned for 7/1 Catalina Bar & Grill, Hollywood & 8/4 ShapeShifter Lab, Brooklyn June 6, 2014 The Alan Chan Jazz Orchestra has emerged, since its formation in 2011, as one of the brightest lights on the Los Angeles jazz scene. Last year, Chan gathered a group of topnotch studio and jazz players -- 19 pieces in all, plus guest trumpeter Wayne Bergeron -- and produced a two-day session. First to be released, in the fall of 2013, was the EP Rancho Calaveras. Next month, on July 15, the orchestra's debut CD Shrimp Tale is due for release on Chan's imprint, Crown Heights Audio Network. "The way I write, I want to tell a story in every composition," says Chan, 36, a classically trained pianist born and raised in Hong Kong. "My pieces tend to be open-ended. I go into different scenarios. They can read rough, jumping from one place to another, breaking grooves, but I like that kind of phrasing because in a way that's almost like talking, the way we phrase and rephrase things." Most of his big band compositions reflect the modern world in affecting ways and, without explicitly incorporating ethnic forms, capture important aspects of the Asian-American experience. "Compositions that unfold and morph, challenging structures, inventive voicings and ever-changing orchestral colors set this group apart. Chan has given Los Angeles a jazz big band with an utterly unique tonal personality," wrote Kirk Silsbee in a Down Beat feature published last year. When Chan was growing up in Hong Kong, the country was still under British rule. Chinese music was marginalized there, and little jazz was available, so he was exposed mainly to classical and Chinese folk music. Even when he later immersed himself in jazz studies, he says, he never lost his connection to traditional Asian forms. Chan went on to study jazz arranging with Gary Lindsay as an undergraduate at the University of Miami in the late '90s (a time and place he nostalgically recalls on "Shrimp Tale"), but he never thought he'd lead a big band. As a doctoral student at the University of Southern California, he primarily studied classical composition. (He acquired his master's in composition at the University of Missouri-Kansas City after being part of an exchange program at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna.) But with the encouragement of two distinguished composer-arrangers at USC, Shelly Berg and Vince Mendoza, he became involved with jazz. And the more he listened to the work of artists including Thad Jones, Bob Mintzer, Uri Caine, Hermeto Pascoal, and the recently deceased Fred Ho, he says, "the more attractive jazz's harmonic language became to me. It felt like a bold new world." In 2008, Chan became a member of the BMI Jazz Composers Workshop in New York City. Under the guidance of director Jim McNeely, he made significant advances as a composer and arranger, incorporating classical elements into the background of some of his pieces. That the musicians he worked with were so adept at performing his compositions from scratch gave him a major boost. After receiving commissions from around the world and having his charts performed by such ensembles as the Brussels Jazz Orchestra, Chuck Owen & the Jazz Surge, and the Millennium Jazz Orchestra of the Netherlands, Chan formed his Jazz Orchestra in 2011 -- the year he won the Dutch ArtEZ Jazz Composition Contest. He was also a finalist in last year's Brussels Jazz Orchestra Composition Contest. The Alan Chan Jazz Orchestra will be performing two CD release shows this summer, one on each coast. Their appearance at Catalina Bar & Grill in Hollywood is set for Tuesday 7/1 at 8:30 pm. A month later, Alan will debut his East Coast band at ShapeShifter Lab in Brooklyn, Monday 8/4 at 7:30 pm. Much of the new CD's material was composed nearby in his studio in Gowanus. He's especially excited to be performing this music in his beloved old Brooklyn neighborhood. Web Site: alanchanjazzorchestra.com

Happy Birthday 2014 Kevin!