GA Russell

Let's review what has happened in the past week. The Redblacks got some good players in the expansion draft. They chose Kevin Glenn and Thomas DeMarco for their quarterbacks. They also got Chevon Walker, Keith Shologon (who I think was their best pick) and Marwan Hage (who is long in the tooth, but who I expect will provide leadership in the locker room. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=439107 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=439238 ***** The Bombers named Marcel Bellefeuille as their OC. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=439247 ***** The Als' Andrew Woodruff retired because of concussion problems. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=439335 http://cfl.ca/article/woodruff-retires-alouettes-extend-pair-of-canadians ***** The Stamps named Rich Stubler as their DC. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=439391 http://cfl.ca/article/stubler-named-defensive-coordinator-in-calgary ***** The Bombers released Sandro DeAngelis. I've never understood why he was the best when he was with the Stamps, and hasn't been any good ever since he left them. (This article mentions that the Bombers released Justin Palardy during the season. I don't recall that.) http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=439391 ***** The Argos' Jeff Johnson has retired. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=439461 ***** Denver, Miami, NY Jets, San Diego and Minnesota have shown interest in Dontrelle Inman. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=439478 ***** After spending this year with Dallas and New England, Jason Vega is returning to the Bombers. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=439645 http://cfl.ca/article/happy-returns-vega-re-joins-bombers-for-2014 ***** The Lions have named Khari Jones as their new OC. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=439649 http://cfl.ca/article/lions-hand-khari-jones-keys-to-offence ***** The Redblacks named their coaching staff. http://cfl.ca/article/gibson-among-8-coaching-hires-in-ottawa ***** Top 10 runs of 2013 video http://cfl.ca/video/index/id/93995/autostart/true

RIP. To my knowledge, he introduced to America one of my favorites, pianist Mike Nock. I'll have to pull out my Live at Pep's CD.

Target/target.com is advertising a number of box sets on sale this week, including... Duck Dynasty: Season 3 - $7.99 Boardwalk Empire: Season 3 - $19.99

This evening I received an email from the Patriots offering for sale "2013 AFC East Division Champions" caps and t-shirts. http://proshop.patriots.com/search/?string=2013AFCEast&utm_campaign=PRO&utm_medium=email&utm_source=20131208_E_PRO_EA_DivisionChamps_ACTIVES_KK

That's a great price, 54,99 euros!

Happy Birthday 2013 Jeff!

Congratulations Chuck! I haven't clicked on this thread before, and I think that that's great news!

You may recall that ca. 1968 the record companies switched over to stereo LPs which played on monaural record players. In the spring of '69, I found a few old mono jazz albums in the shops, I think for $1.99 each. One which I bought was Gerry Mulligan's Historically Speaking. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historically_Speaking_%28Gerry_Mulligan_album%29 This was a re-named with a new cover Prestige album called Mulligan Plays Mulligan. http://www.allmusic.com/album/mulligan-plays-mulligan-mw0000653532 So when I get home and open it up, what do I find but a copy of Soultrane! I could have gone back to the store and returned it for my money back, but I was still new to jazz and learning, so I figured, What the heck? I have never really liked Soultrane. He's just too leather-lunged on that album for me. But a few months later in the fall, I was given a copy of the new Atlantic release The Best of John Coltrane. I loved that one, and that set me on my way to looking for more Coltrane. I have always liked the Prestige recordings, and I have always felt that they have received short shrift from the writers. My recollection of the Downbeat writers of the '60s is that they considered both Coltrane and Miles to be continually improving; so they always favored whatever was new (except for Miles' work with Gil Evans, which they continued to love years later).

Happy Birthday 2013 Swinger!

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mjzee, take a look at http://www.bombayelectronics.com/SearchResults.asp?Search=oppo&Search.x=11&Search.y=15 for multi-region players!

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Thanks, ghost!

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I see that this got two Grammy nominations, for Best Large Jazz Ensemble and Best Arrangement (Gil Goldstein).

Happy Birthday 2013 Z!

Happy Birthday David!

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Target/target.com is advertising today that it has the following DVD box sets for $14.99: Justified - Season 3 Downton Abbey original UK edition Breaking Bad - Season 4 The Walking Dead - Season 1 The Sopranos - Season 1 Girls - Season 2 Mad Men - Season 5

Tonight's Mega Millions numbers are... 8, 14, 17, 20, 39 and Mega Ball 7 Once again I failed to get a single number. Is anyone here my new best friend?

You may recall the thread on Russ Nolan's last album, Tell Me. I've been playing that regularly in recent months, and have really come to enjoy it. I ranked it #9 on my list of best new albums of 2013 in CraigP's thread. Now we see that he has a new one coming out January 21. I'll look forward to it. "Relentless," 4th Album by Tenor Saxophonist/Composer Russ Nolan, Due January 21 from Rhinoceruss Music Featuring Pianist Manuel Valera, Bassist Michael O'Brien, Drummer Brian Fishler, Percussionist Yasuyo Kimura CD Release Shows in Chicago (Jazz Showcase, Jan. 21) & New York (Kitano Hotel, March 21) December 17, 2013 Tenor saxophonist/composer/arranger Russ Nolan continues his exploration of Latin rhythms on his fourth CD Relentless, which will be released by his Rhinoceruss Music label on January 21. Picking up where last year's critically acclaimed Tell Me left off, Relentless features the contributions of Grammy-nominated Cuban pianist Manuel Valera as well as Tell Me's rhythm section of Michael O'Brien on bass and drummer Brian Fishler. Nolan's concern with rhythm began coming into clear focus in the late 1980s, when he was living in Chicago. Then-teenage saxophonist Chris Potter came through town with Red Rodney'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." Having taken up salsa dancing nearly seven years ago has further served to strengthen Nolan's rhythmic sensibility. "Instead of just having the music in my head, it's also in my body," he explains. "It's something that's natural for drummers because they play such a physical instrument, but for somebody who just moves their fingers and occasionally their head, as a horn player I feel the music differently than I used to." Afro-Cuban grooves as well as samba and Bomba beats infuse Nolan's originals, including "Cassa Cerrado," one of a number of tunes on the album that the saxophonist wrote during a seven-month engagement at a midtown Manhattan hotel as the leader of an organ trio that included drummer Fishler, and the samba "It Ain't Child's Play," one of three tunes featuring percussionist Yasuyo Kimura. Also included on Relentless are Nolan's readings of the Stephen Sondheim ballad "Not While I'm Around" (from Sweeney Todd) and Duke Ellington's "Solitude." Russ Nolan, 45, born in Waukegan, Illinois, and raised in nearby Gurnee. He took up clarinet at age 10 and switched to saxophonist a couple years later because, he says, "I was attracted to the sound and the power that I wasn't finding on clarinet." Although he played in his high school marching and jazz bands, playing basketball and baseball were his primary passions and he dreamed of one day becoming a professional athlete. He eventually turned his focus back to music and spent three and a half years at the University of North Texas, studying saxophone and jazz arranging and earning a B.A. in jazz performance. During a summer vacation from North Texas, he studied with legendary Chicago tenor saxophonist Joe Daley. Nolan moved to the city after graduation and studied with local saxophonist Rich Corpolongo and with visiting New Yorkers Chris Potter, 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). A 10-year resident of Sunnyside, Queens, Nolan has performed with his own group at Smalls Jazz Club and Jazz at the Kitano, both in New York City, and in Canada, Connecticut, Mississippi, New Orleans, Chicago, and Washington, DC. He frequently conducts workshops and clinics while on tour. He's a member of an all-star band that has been playing for jazz services at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on Manhattan's Upper West Side once a month for the past decade and since March 2013 has been playing for dancers with his own salsa quintet. Russ Nolan will celebrate the release of Relentless with upcoming shows in Chicago and New York. On Tuesday 1/21 he plays two sets at the Jazz Showcase, Chicago, with Jim Trompeter, piano; Larry Gray, bass; and Jon Deitemyer, drums. He brings the band from his new CD (Manuel Valera, Michael O'Brien, Brian Fishler) to the Kitano Hotel in New York on Friday 3/21. Photography: John Abbott Web Site: russnolan.com

Agree Me just wants to new issues of great bands with great musicians Top of the list would be Mat Maneri's Quintet with Oscar Noriega, Craig Taborn or Kris Davis, Ed Schuller and the great Randy Peterson. Remains the most exciting and invigorating live ensemble I've seen over the past 3 years. Then put up some money and do it. That's how I started my label. Chuck, you're the expert! How much money would it take to get started?

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Happy Birthday!