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The Argos have signed Romby Bryant. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=415841

Hey! I just noticed...This should be in the Artists Forum!

Happy Birthday Bruce!

Happy Birthday 2013 Michael!

Quincy, my box has two stickers on the front - both the German one and the "Lost Band" one. Maybe that makes it a collector's item, and I shouldn't open it!!!

Jim, mine arrived today with the sticker. If you want mine too, please PM me your address!

FWIW, Helen Merrill's You've Got a Date with the Blues is a favorite of mine.

LOL! Everybody has gotten theirs from Germany except me! I wouldn't mind spending an extra $2.00 for a good box with booklet, but it's the music that counts with me. For box sets, I keeps the disks after I have played them in their own jewel cases, so the quality of the original box is not of paramount importance to me.

Former Eskimos Rod Williams has signed with Minnesota. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=415326 ***** The Stamps have released Chris McCoy so that he can sign with Philadelphia. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=415325 ***** The Argos have released Jarious Jackson so that he can retire as a Lion and join the Lions' coaching staff as their QB coach. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=415324 ***** It's rare to see trades involving as many as five players, but the Eskimos and Ticats have pulled one off. I'm not familiar with any of the players, however. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=415320 ***** Apparently Ken-Yon Rambo's attempt to return from injury has not worked out, as the Argos have released him. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=415314 ***** Jovan Olafioye was again turned down by an NFL medical staff, this time the Packers. The fans' comments to the article say that the issue is that he is taking blood pressure medication. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=415375 ***** Arjei Franklin has retired. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=415455

I have an annual tradition of opening up a Miles album every Feb. 15. My set is promised for Feb. 13, so as long as it arrives by the 15th, I'll be good to go.

RIP. I remember that Love is All Around was played on New Orleans radio for a solid six months, double what singles of that period lasted on the air.

Happy Birthday BW!

As I recall, Contextualizin' was one of my top ten favorites of 2010, so I'm looking forward to this new one. "Roads & Codes" By Ian Carey Quintet+1 To Be Released by Kabocha Records February 19 Third CD by Carey Quintet Features Evan Francis, Adam Shulman, Fred Randolph, & Jon Arkin Plus Newest Member Kasey Knudsen CD Release Show February 21 At The Sound Room, Oakland February 5, 2013 For the last decade, Bay Area trumpeter/composer Ian Carey has been developing his singular, post-bop-inflected music with a stable quintet of formidable improvisers, documented in the CDs Sink/Swim (2005) and Contextualizin' (2010). In recent years Carey has wanted to explore more intricate writing, and move further away from head-solo-head conventions. The result is Roads & Codes, Carey's most ambitious and fully realized recording to date, which will be released February 19 by his Kabocha Records label. Recorded in an 11-hour, nine-tune marathon in early June 2012, the music on the new CD was inspired by the compositional skills of seminal figures like Jimmy Giuffre, Bill Holman, Teddy Charles, Andrew Hill, George Russell, Herbie Hancock, and Maria Schneider (with whom he studied at New School in New York City). Delving into his lush and intricate original compositions as well as his renditions of music by Stravinsky, Charles Ives, and Neil Young, Carey artfully maintains a precarious balance between finely calibrated arrangements and unfettered improvisation. What elevates Roads & Codes from an audacious experiment to an impressive jazz achievement is Carey's stellar band, a highly cohesive ensemble for which he's been composing since 2002. The only newcomer is the +1 alto saxophonist Kasey Knudsen, a Dolphyan player who has earned a vaunted reputation for her work with several noteworthy ensembles. A longtime admirer of Knudsen's work, Carey recruited her to expand the textural possibilities of his long-running quintet. She provided a creative jolt with a "musical language that's amazing to me," Carey says. "She doesn't do anything in a simple or predictable way." The quintet's charter members include tenor saxophonist/flutist Evan Francis, who has since departed for New York City, pianist Adam Shulman, bassist Fred Randolph, and drummer Jon Arkin, all musicians in high demand. Roads & Codes is further distinguished by Carey's design and illustration work for the CD package. He incorporated his love of graphic novels and Japanese manga into Roads & Codes, including the slyly self-referential cover art that explains his illustrations as part of a strategy for attracting a wider audience. Expertly mixing his two creative outlets, Carey produced beautifully rendered illustrations to represent each tune. Carey, 38, is also an active music blogger, and generated considerable attention recently (from Twitter to CNN.com) for his essay "How Not to Become a Bitter White Jazz Musician" (written in response to the backlash toward accomplished trumpeter Nicholas Payton's campaign to rename jazz "Black American Music"). In his blog he's also pondered the benefits of jazz philanthropy, and whether an endowment that provided steady gigs in smaller venues might be of more practical use to jazz musicians, and to the future of the music, than a multi-million-dollar building and jazz center. Born and raised in a musical family in Binghamton, New York, Ian Carey moved with his family to Folsom, California (near Sacramento) in time for high school, where he was inspired to begin studying jazz trumpet seriously. He studied classical trumpet for two years at the University of Nevada in Reno (also performing with the Reno Philharmonic), then enrolled in the New School in New York City and earned a B.A. in Jazz and Contemporary Music. While in New York, Carey performed with the likes of Eddie Bert, Rory Stuart, and Ravi Coltrane, and at venues such as the Blue Note and Smalls. He led his own Brooklyn-based quartet for several years before moving to San Francisco in 2001. In addition to leading his quintet, Carey has played around the Bay Area with the Contemporary Jazz Orchestra, 8 Legged Monster, the Tommy Igoe Big Band, the Realistic Orchestra, saxophonist Noel Jewkes, vocalist Betty Fu, pianist Ben Stolorow, and accordionist Rob Reich's Circus Bella All-Star Band. His main focus, however, has been on composing and performing original music with the quintet. "The title of the album is about musical journeys and hidden meanings," Carey says, "and this band is the ideal group to take my blueprints and make those journeys and meanings come to life. I wrote every arrangement with these particular voices in mind, so I couldn't ask for a better set of musical personalities to make it happen." The Ian Carey Quintet+1 will be performing a CD release show, Thursday 2/21, at the Sound Room, 2147 Broadway, Oakland, 8:00 pm. Tickets are $15 and available at www.soundroom.org. Photo: James Knox Web Site: www.iancareyjazz.com Follow:

I received this today. Chris Potter's gig at the Village Vanguard will be webcast by WBGO tomorrow at 9:00 pm. Chris Potter starts touring tonight in support of his new ECM album “The Sirens”. Tour dates through the end of the month are listed, with any links available, at the bottom of this email. The New York Times of February 6th will include a Q&A with Chris but you can read it now here: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/06/arts/music/q-and-a-chris-potter-on-the-sirens.html Tomorrow night, NPR will be webcasting live from the Village Vanguard – please help spread the word: WEBCAST LIVE for WBGO and NPR MUSIC's monthly series LIVE AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD Wednesday, February 6 at 9PM (EST) www.npr.org/villagevanguard At the Vanguard that night, Chris Potter will be joined by Ethan Iverson, piano, Larry Grenadier, bass and Eric Harland, drums ABOUT THIS SERIES One of the world's preeminent jazz venues, the Village Vanguard has regularly presented jazz's greatest musicians since 1957. Renowned for its rich history and great acoustics, over 100 commercial albums have been recorded within the triangle-shaped basement room in New York's Greenwich Village. Live At The Village Vanguard is a collaboration between WBGO and NPR Music presenting live broadcasts from the legendary club, both on air and streaming online. WBGO's Josh Jackson hosts all the concerts; you can join the discussion in a chat room and watch a live video feed. After each show is over, NPR Music will host the archived recordings of all the concerts at this page. The Sirens, just released on January 29th, is album of mood and melody inspired by The Odyssey – both its epic atmosphere and its timeless humanity. Potter – who has featured on many ECM albums by Dave Holland and Steve Swallow, as well as making a profound contribution to the contemporary classic Lost in a Dream with Paul Motian and Jason Moran – has composed a cycle of irresistible songs without words. These pieces are conveyed by a subtly virtuosic, strikingly textured band: with Potter on tenor and soprano saxophones and bass clarinet, plus Craig Taborn (piano), David Virelles (prepared piano, celeste, harmonium), Larry Grenadier (double-bass) and Eric Harland (drums). Potter declaims lyrical lines over the dynamically inventive rhythm section, as coloristic keyboards shimmer like stars in the night sky. You can listen to a track and see more info or photos here: http://player.ecmrecords.com/chris_potter-the_sirens Chris Potter is touring in support of the album through mid-March – here are the concert dates with all links available so far: Feb 5 – 10: New York, NY at Village Vanguard http://villagevanguard.com/html/schedule.html Feb 21: Montreal at Salle Jesu http://www.legesu.com/spectacles/chris-potter/ Feb 22 - Philadelphia, PA at Chris’ Jazz Café http://www.chrisjazzcafe.com/calendar/calendar/calendarTOC.php?mo=2&yr=2013 Feb 23 - Cleveland at Lakeland Performing Arts Center http://lakelandcc.edu/newsroom/newsmore.asp?ID=1649 Feb 24: Oakland,, CA at Yoshi’s http://www.yoshis.com/oakland/jazzclub/artist/show/3176 Feb 25: Santa Cruz, CA at Kuumbwa http://kuumbwajazz.org/2012/12/chris-potter-quartet/ Feb 26, 27: Seattle, WA at Jazz Alley http://www.jazzalley.com/artist.asp?artistid=1226 Feb 28 - Hollywood, CA at Musician’s Institute http://www.songkick.com/concerts/15009729-chris-potter-quartet-at-musicians-institute March 2-3: Denver, CO at Dazzle http://www.modtickets.com/Mod/Tickets/tickets.aspx?id=11 March 8: Jacksonville, FL at Terry Theater (Quartet w/Community Big Band) - tba March 9: Jacksonville, FL at Terry Theater (Quartet) http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/22004A32F1767FE0 March 14: Boston, MA at Regattabar http://www.getshowtix.com/regattabar/moreinfo.cgi?id=2824 March 16: Washington, DC at The Hamilton - tba

I learned last week that many American students are not taught cursive. They just print. What do they do for a signature? Maybe a high-tech pen could distinguish print.

At age 72, Bob O'Billovich has announced his retirement. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=415219 ***** Having already let Cory Boyd go, the Eskimos have traded Jerome Messam to the Als for a low draft pick. http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4563537 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=415296 ***** Jeff Reinbold has landed with the Ticats as their new special teams coordinator. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=415295

If I were a Niners fan, I would be upset that they didn't run a multi-lateral kick return like the Stanford Band Play on the final play of the game.

http://dfw.cbslocal....contemplations/ the tight end was covered. it was the flankers responsibility to back off the line. ------------------------------------ the only announcer who had a coherent thought or clue yesterday was boomer esiason, both on radio color and tv at half time. the other legions of old player announcers were worthless, and personally, i can't stand boomer I watched much of the game on mute. But I don't primarily blame the announcers. I primarily blame the network executives who give them their instructions. Let's dispense with the jargon. In plain English, what does it mean to "cover" or "shield" in this case?

Well, you certainly seem to have the facts on your side, so I will concede. But how do you explain that your link says that there may be more than seven men on the line? Wasn't that the problem, then?

Dude, that was an illegal formation. People were standing still and there it was. It's like, line up, set, and UH-oh! If you need more explanation, see here: http://www.teamspeed...oying-penalties Pretty unambiguous, really. Jim, I don't like the explanation you linked to. I also don't think it is relevant to this play. The play referred to in the link is a common error in the CFL, called "No End." It happens when the curve of the offensive line on passing plays is bent too much at the snap of the ball, so that the tight end is technically in the backfield. In the play last night, I believe that SF had eight men on the line. In the CFL, the left tight end would have been an ineligible receiver because only the two players at the extreme ends of the line may be eligible receivers. I think, but I'm not sure, that the tight end caught the pass. Therefore, it was an "ineligible receiver" penalty. But I'm not NFL expert, so I may be wrong. No, you might be right. But I believe the refs called "illegal formation" and the replay showed and explained why, Phil Simms even saying, yeah, before the play even ran, I'm thinking, that's an illegal formation. (not an exact quote but pretty close). It might have been the last time I wanted to hear Simms explain anything all night. Either way, it wasn't an interpretive call of a play in motion. A formation is either legal or it isn't. Perhaps I should keep my mouth shut because I have never read the NFL Rule Book. Just last year I read the CFL Rule Book. In the CFL, that was not an illegal formation. The link you provided mentions that there may be more than seven men on the line. In the CFL, only the two on the outside (one on each end) are eligible receivers. Someone else on the line caught the ball. So I would guess that the NFL and CFL rules are the same in this case, and that it was an ineligible receiver problem, not an illegal formation problem.

Dude, that was an illegal formation. People were standing still and there it was. It's like, line up, set, and UH-oh! If you need more explanation, see here: http://www.teamspeed...oying-penalties Pretty unambiguous, really. Jim, I don't like the explanation you linked to. I also don't think it is relevant to this play. The play referred to in the link is a common error in the CFL, called "No End." It happens when the curve of the offensive line on passing plays is bent too much at the snap of the ball, so that the tight end is technically in the backfield. In the play last night, I believe that SF had eight men on the line. In the CFL, the left tight end would have been an ineligible receiver because only the two players at the extreme ends of the line may be eligible receivers. I think, but I'm not sure, that the tight end caught the pass. Therefore, it was an "ineligible receiver" penalty. But I'm not NFL expert, so I may be wrong.

That's what I was thinking, Larry. My first thought was that in regard to its goal of spending time before taking a safety, Baltimore was in a no-lose position, and the holding was therefore meaningless. I wonder if the coaches thought of that.

My thanks to MG for reminding me of The Creator Has a Master Plan. I think that that's my favorite.

It was a good non-call. The refs had been letting that go all game. It would have looked bad if they decided to call it there. Plus, it looked liker the receiver pushed off with a hand to the defender's face/hemet. I think you are referring to a different play. I am referring to the safety, when the punter ran around in the end zone and took 8 seconds off the clock. The Baltimore offensive lineman was beaten by the San Francisco lineman, and the Balt guy wrapped both arms around the SF guy's waist from behind, preventing him from tackling the punter. I don't know NFL rules, so I don't know if that penalty would have made any difference. But that was the most outrageous hold I've ever seen in my life.

NONSENSE I like Red Garland's All Morning Long.