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Amazon UK is currently offering a 3-CD set called Love Me or Leave Me: The Bethlehem Records Story. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Me-Leave-Bethlehem-1958-1962/dp/B00E7QTRWK/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=15OXMQC9Z0YS9&coliid=I2DTBZSXR6XZUS Its price is only 6.99 GBP. Do you think that it is a public domain "bootleg" or a legit promotional compilation?

Is anyone familiar with Marquis Hill and his group The Blacktet? "The Poet," 3rd CD by Rising Star Trumpeter Marquis Hill, To Be Released Oct. 22 By Skiptone Music Hill's Sextet, The Blacktet, Includes Christopher McBride, Alto Sax; Justin Thomas, Vibes; Pianist Josh Moshier; Bassist Joshua Ramos; & Drummer Makaya McCraven CD Release Show at the Jazz Showcase, Chicago, Oct. 31-Nov. 3 September 24, 2013 Already an established presence in his native Chicago, trumpeter/composer Marquis Hill will see his star continue to rise on the national jazz scene with the release of The Poet, his third CD in as many years. The dynamic session, featuring his working band, the Blacktet, is due October 22 from Skiptone Music. Hill spent considerable time and care preparing his band for the recording of The Poet, including performing songs from the upcoming album during a February engagement at Chicago's Jazz Showcase less than two weeks before he entered the studio. Among those in attendance was Chicago Tribune arts critic Howard Reich. "Considering the melodic beauty of Hill's themes and the subtle ways the band dispatched them, the recording could be an important one for this ensemble," Reich predicted in his review. The Poet opens with "Mary's Intro," a poem written by Kevin Sparks and recited by Mary E. Lawson, and closes with "Legends Outro," a Free Style by Keith Winford of the Chicago hip-hop band Legend Haz It. Hill's sextet, which he calls the Blacktet, provides the instrumental backing on both. The remaining 13 tracks place the spotlight on the Blacktet -- Hill, alto saxophonist Christopher McBride, vibraphonist Justin Thomas, pianist Josh Moshier, bassist Joshua Ramos, and drummer Makaya McCraven -- with Juan Pastor adding his Latin percussion prowess to three. All, with the exception of brief improvised interludes by Thomas, Moshier, and Hill and a rendition of the Bill Lee ballad "Again Never" from his son Spike's motion picture Mo' Better Blues, were composed by the trumpeter. The title of the new CD was inspired by remarks made by Hill's friend, poet Kevin Sparks, after hearing his previous release, 2012's Sounds of the City. "Your music is so poetic," Hill recalls Sparks saying. "It's modern, but at the same time, it's in the tradition. It reminds me of great poetry. " The remarkable empathy between Hill and saxophonist McBride stems from their having played together since they were classmates at Northern Illinois University (NIU) nearly a decade ago. McBride played on Hill's two earlier CDs -- Sounds of the City and 2011's New Gospel -- as did pianist Moshier. "The thing that really, really attracted me to Chris is the way that we blend," Hill says. "He has a really dark sound for an alto saxophone, and I try to go for a dark sound on the trumpet. We're kind of like the same person when it comes to playing horn parts and cutoffs and how to articulate and how much vibrato to put on the notes." Marquis Hill, 26, was raised in the Chatham neighborhood on Chicago's South Side. He took up drums in the fourth grade but soon switched to trumpet after hearing his older female cousin playing one. (He still has a drum set and does occasional gigs as a drummer.) By the time he was in sixth grade, the young trumpeter was a member of the South Shore Youth Jazz Ensemble. It was one of several prestigious student bands in which Hill played while growing up, including the Ravinia Jazz Scholars, in which he first came in contact with future mentors Bobby Broom, Tito Carillo, and Willie Pickens. Hill graduated from Northern Illinois University in 2009 with a B.A. in music education and from DePaul University in 2012 with a M.A. in jazz pedagogy. For the past four summers, he has taught high school students at the Birch Creek Music Performance Center in Egg Harbor, Wisconsin, and he recently joined the faculty at the University of Illinois at Chicago. In 2012, he won the International Jazz Trumpet Competition in Atlanta. While still a student at NIU, Hill became one of the most in-demand jazz trumpeters in the Windy City. When not leading his Blacktet, the trumpeter currently works with saxophonist Ernest Dawkins (another major mentor), pianist Willerm Delisfort, bassist Matt Ulery, the Chicago Jazz Orchestra, and groups led by his own sidemen McBride and Thomas. Hill and the Blacktet return to the Jazz Showcase 10/31 through 11/3 to celebrate the release of The Poet. "I want my music to feel good," Hill states. "No matter how modern it sounds, I want the swing and the groove and the feeling to be there." Photography: Jacob Hand Web Site: www.marquishill.com Follow Marquis:

Is anybody else bothered by this? I remember perhaps ten years ago reading that Elizabeth Dole was paid $600,000 to head the American Red Cross. Personally, I believe that involvement with a charity should be an act of service; and the fact of making the organization's leaders rich should call into question the nature of that organization. http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-non-profit-salaries-20130924,0,2016783.story

Ted Michaels power rankings http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4627054 ***** Top 10 plays of week video http://cfl.ca/video/index/id/90025

Happy Birthday 2013 Ron!

TSN Week 14 power rankings http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/feature/?id=97698

Well, I guess it's possible that Weather Report had been listening to Soft Machine.

Saturday, Sept. 14, the 'Stros averaged 915 households! I wonder if there was a college football game on at the time. http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/09/20/astros-pull-in-historically-low-tv-ratings/

MG and John, I think the same can be said about the Herbie Nichols. For that matter, I don't believe that all of the Mulligan/Baker was easily available until Mosaic issued it, and then shortly after it was released by EMI.

BClug, as I recall, Pocklington failed to pay all that he owed Gretsky and thus voided the contract. Gretsky allowed him to trade him to Los Angeles to save face, when the reality was that Gretsky could have declared himself a free agent and signed with the Kings without the Oilers' permission. Moose, I was thinking the same thing. In those days, wasn't $3 million a lot of money?

It's that time of year again! The Grand Final will be this Saturday (Friday night in the US), pitting my Hawthorn Hawks against Freemantle. Calling freelancer for your expertise! http://www.theage.com.au/afl#poll

See what you think of this list. http://www.thefumble.com/galleries/22-worst-trades-sports-history/2008256

Ramsey Lewis Trio - And I Love Her (from my first jazz album, Hang On Ramsey!)

Happy Birthday 2013 gdogus!

I think everyone knows that the sound effects of the slaps were added later! http://www.ifc.com/fix/2013/08/15-incredible-facts-about-the-three-stooges

In 2006, the NFL released 2-DVD sets of film footage of their teams. Some of them are now available cheap. Some include film from the 60s, which is what I am interested in. Colts (includes 1958 Championship Game) - $0.99 !!! http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000GYI34K/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Patriots - $5.99 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001CW8020/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Cowboys - $4.88 http://www.amazon.com/NFL-History-Cowboys-Tom-McKeon/dp/B001A5ES8Y/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1379905625&sr=1-1&keywords=nfl+history Vikings - $5.08 http://www.amazon.com/NFL-History-Minnesota-Vikings/dp/B003M8NGPS/ref=sr_1_3?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1379905625&sr=1-3&keywords=nfl+history Broncos - $4.88 http://www.amazon.com/Denver-Broncos-Complete-John-Elway/dp/B000GYI34A/ref=sr_1_4?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1379905625&sr=1-4&keywords=nfl+history Redskins - $3.88 http://www.amazon.com/NFL-Washington-Redskins-Sammy-Baugh/dp/B001BSBC0M/ref=sr_1_5?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1379905625&sr=1-5&keywords=nfl+history Chargers - $4.08 http://www.amazon.com/NFL-History-San-Diego-Chargers/dp/B002AS461O/ref=pd_sim_mov_7 Eagles - $2.97 http://www.amazon.com/Philadelphia-Eagles-The-Complete-History/dp/B0002DRDIM/ref=pd_sim_mov_8 Dolphins - $4.89 http://www.amazon.com/NFL-History-Miami-Dolphins/dp/B003L7DKA6/ref=pd_sim_mov_9 Bills - $2.17 http://www.amazon.com/NFL-History-Buffalo-Bills/dp/B0026OE2OS/ref=pd_sim_mov_10 Chiefs - $3.88 http://www.amazon.com/NFL-History-Kansas-City-Chiefs/dp/B000PY52E0/ref=pd_sim_mov_12

Thanks Moose! I was waiting for someone to say what I think. To me, sticking around to earn a diploma is a matter of finishing what you started. I think people like to see that in others.

John, I imagine that most teams will protect their young quarterback, but I have to think that the Argos won't make Ray available. We'll see! ***** British Columbia Lions 24....Saskatchewan Roughriders 22 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=432524 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4626953 Holy Toledo! What a fourth quarter! The Lions controlled a low-scoring first half. With two seconds left, Chris Garrett caught a touchdown pass to give the Riders a 9-6 lead. Even Rod and Carm thought that he dropped the ball, and that it was a bad call. The Lions came out with a vengeance in the third quarter, and took a 21-12 lead. Weston Dressler caught a TD pass with 38 seconds left in the game to give the Riders the lead. On the last play of the game, Paul McCallum kicked a 42-yarder to win it.

Congratulations Daniel!

Hamilton Tiger-Cats 28....Montreal Alouettes 26 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4626580 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=432433 I wasn't able to listen to this game, and it looks like I missed a good one. After three, the Als led 19-13. The Ticats then scored 15 straight in the fourth. The Als scored a TD with 28 seconds left in the game to make it close, but the Ticats recovered the short kick to seal the victory. Last week Luca Congi missed two field goals, and the Ticats lost by four points. So Kent Austin benched him, and let rookie Brett Lauther play. Lauther kicked four field goals. ***** Toronto Argonauts 33....Calgary Stampeders 27 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4626645 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=432443 Another good game, and a surprise! Calgary played all three of their QBs. This was Drew Tate's first action since early July. The Stamps led 18-15 at the half, and it was tied at 25 after three. Zach Collaros had a surprisingly good game. On the last play of the game, the Stamps had the ball at the Argos 45, and they almost scored a touchdown on an open field kick!

Alan, I think that I'm thinking of their EMI albums.

The Desmond with Jim Hall.

About 2000 I got a copy of Weather Report's Black Market from BMG, and I heard something that reminded me of Soft Machine there. I suppose that the Softs borrowed something from it.

A number of these people are pretty impressive. It must be nice to know what you want to do with your life when you are fifteen. I may be wrong, but I think that Canadians Celine Dion and Wayne Gretsky didn't graduate either. http://magazine.foxnews.com/celebrity/20-celebrities-who-never-finished-high-school?intcmp=HPBucket

Edmonton Eskimos 35....Winnipeg Blue Bombers 27 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4626407 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=432376 Fun game! I've found that games between the league's two worst teams are often entertaining. Max Hall started for the Bombers, and looked good early on. To the surprise of everyone, the Bombers took a 20-0 lead. The Eskimos spent the remainder of the game chipping away, and finally caught up to tie the game at 27 with 23 seconds left in the fourth. Hugh Charles ran for a touchdown in overtime to win it. The Eskimos had scored 24 unanswered points.