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Is this material included in any of the box sets?

Ten years later, and you're having another birthday! Happy Birthday 2014, Mike!

Sonny and his Doxy label are leaving Universal for Sony, and will issue his next release in May. Sonny Rollins and Doxy Records Sign Distribution Agreement with Sony Music Masterworks/OKeh New Album, "Road Shows, vol. 3," Due for May 2014 Release February 20, 2014 Tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins has signed a distribution agreement with Sony Music Masterworks and its jazz imprint OKeh Records for the release of his new Doxy Records album, Road Shows, vol. 3. A street date of May 6 is planned. Over the span of his storied and still-unfolding 65-year career, Rollins has established himself as one of the giants of jazz -- a towering influence, a trailblazer, a powerfully creative force in the music. From his earliest masterpieces, such as Saxophone Colossus and Freedom Suite, to his Road Shows archival series of live performances for his Doxy label in the 2000s, Rollins has presented his peerless music without compromise -- and to consistent international acclaim. The new CD contains six tracks recorded between 2001 and 2012 in Saitama, Japan; Toulouse, Marseille, and Marciac, France; and St. Louis. "Patanjali," a striking new Rollins composition, is given its debut recording. A Grammy winner for his CD This Is What I Do in 2000, Rollins received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences in 2004. In 2006 he was inducted into the Academy of Achievement at the International Achievement Summit in Los Angeles, and in May 2007 was a recipient of the Polar Music Prize, presented in Stockholm. In 2009 he became the third American (after Frank Sinatra and Jessye Norman) to be awarded the Austrian Cross for Science and Art, First Class; and in 2010 he was named the Edward MacDowell Medalist, the first jazz composer to be so honored. More recently, Rollins was presented with the National Medal of Arts at a White House ceremony in March 2011, and later that year he received the Kennedy Center Honors. In the Jazz Journalists Association's 2013 Awards, Rollins was named Emeritus Jazz Artist/Beyond Voting. "Having worked with Sonny on his previous Doxy albums, I am honored and pleased that he chose the newly launched OKeh label as the partner for his future musical adventures. He is an inspiration to all of us at the label," says Wulf Müller, who oversees A&R for OKeh Records. Sony Music Masterworks comprises the Masterworks, Sony Classical, OKeh, Portrait, Masterworks Broadway, and Flying Buddha imprints. For email updates and information, please visit www.SonyMasterworks.com. Photo: John Abbott Web Site: www.sonnyrollins.com Like Sonny: Follow Sonny:

Happy Birthday, John!

My promo copy of this arrived yesterday, and I couldn't wait to open it up. I like it a lot. I particularly like the song selection. Longo is a little bit too heavy handed for my taste, but nobody want his entire collection to be made up of Ahmad Jamal records. The release date is March 4. I'll make a note in my calendar to check a week later to see if Spotify has it. PS - I see that Spotify currently has 13 (!) of his albums, including the best seller Sting Like a Bee which had the same group.

Happy Birthday 2014 Alan!

The NLRB hearing on this matter was yesterday. Northwestern quarterback Kain Colter testified that schools make clear to incoming players that athletics take a priority over academics. http://btn.com/2014/02/18/kain-colter-testifies-in-bid-to-form-college-union/

Happy Birthday Hans!

Linda Purl put out a CD last April called Midnight Caravan, and I finally got around to listening to it on Spotify over the weekend. Highly recommended. Definitely worth my money. Here's a YouTube video of her recording My Romance.

Happy Birthday 2014 Sandy!

Kate Bush is another one I don't recognize at all. Among the men, Thomas Dolby and maybe Joe Jackson.

A Bill Laswell production. For Immediate Release Please M.O.D. Technologies TO ISSUE FIRST EVER SOLO PIANO RECORDING BY BERNIE WORRELL ELEVATION The Upper Air AVAILABLE IN STORES AND ONLINE NOW! 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 RareNoise. 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, February 18, 2014 - Bernie Worrell, keyboard legend, founding member and essential collaborator / composer / arranger in George Clinton's Parliament/Funkadelic, has worked with an extremely diverse array of artists - Talking Heads, Bootsy Collins, The Rolling Stones, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Black Uhuru, Fela Kuti, Burning Spear, Pharoah Sanders, Buddy Guy, Sly & The Family Stone, Mos Def, Albert King, Sly & Robbie, etc. He is among the most influential and emulated electronic keyboardists in modern music. His synthesizer work defined 80's and 90's West Coast Hip Hop and is still recognized in the pop hits of today. Elevation is his first solo acoustic creation. Intimate, personal, atmospheric and touching, a humble statement which is both vulnerable and child-like. Songs and themes appear as flashbacks and memories, some accessible, some subconscious; they are based on motifs by John Coltrane, Joe Zawinul, Bob Marley, Carlos Santana, Charles Mingus and others. Featured are delicate impressions of classic soul music from his own history and three original ambient soundscapes - all delivered with his signature hand. Produced by legendary iconoclast, Bill Laswell, with original artwork by Japan's modern master Shinro Ohtake. TRACKS 1. In a Silent Way 2. I'd Rather Be With You 3. Alabama 4. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat 5. Light On Water 6. Ooh Child 7. Samba Pa Ti 8. Realm of Site 9. I Wanna Go Outside In the Rain 10. Wings 11. Redemption Song

Here's a long list of photos of stars from the early days of MTV. IMO, Patty Smyth was the best looking then, and the best looking now. I don't recognize Chrissie Hynde at all! http://djrioblog.com/2013/11/26/new-wave-artists-aging-gracefully-an-80s-world-gone-by/

Here are guesses as to what assorted rock stars would look like today had they not died young. http://sachsmedia.com/rockheaven/

Scott, the comments on the T20s make them look very good for under $100. Recent comments for the Logitechs indicate that more than a few stop working promptly, and need to be returned.

Most days I tear out a page or two of the newspaper and put the articles aside for later reading. Every once in a while I get to the stack and clear it out. This morning I read a Wall St. Journal article from Oct. 9. Unfortunately, that seems to be too long ago to draw up the article on the Journal's website, so I can't provide a link. The article was about the Italian government's awarding the Czech Budvar company the exclusive right to use the name "Budweiser" in Italy. I was surprised to read that "U.S. consumption of Budweiser has fallen 24 straight years."

LOL! It looks like I've been outvoted!

Happy Birthday Joe!

I have decided to save up my money for the T20's. However, I note that the price of the Logitech Z130's has dropped to $16.99. http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-980-000417-Speakers-Z130/dp/B003CP0OT2?SubscriptionId=AKIAJ7T5BOVUVRD2EFYQ&tag=camelhomealerts-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B003CP0OT2

Happy Birthday 2014, Victor!

Happy Birthday 2014, zen archer!

I'm just learning how to do Twitter, and today I received an email from them saying that I now have my first follower - Herb Zurkowski! How about that! ***** Jamall Johnson has signed with the Lions. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=443804 http://cfl.ca/article/fa14-johnson-returns-to-lions-den ***** Jermaine McElveen has signed with the Als. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=443833 http://cfl.ca/article/fa14-mcelveen-makes-his-return-to-montreal ***** Cordarro Law has signed with San Diego. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=443863 ***** The Argos have announced their coaching staff. You will recall that they lost much of their staff to the Eskimos. http://cfl.ca/article/milanovich-introduces-2014-argos-coaching-staff

Brad, today is also the fiftieth anniversary of my purchase of my first record, Meet the Beatles. To commemorate this, I have waited till today to open up The Beatles Live at the BBC, vol. 2. Great stuff!

I've long been curious about the shift from CDs to downloads among jazz fans. I suspect that jazz fans have switched much less than the general market for music.

Thanks, Jeff and Jim! It's been a long time since I've gone to that box. I'll have to revisit it.