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What Miles albums are considered the best with Liebman?

Thanks Hans!

Greg Xenakes Finals picks http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4542925 ***** Lowell Ullrich reports that the league is considering returning to its former policy of allowing players to try out for the NFL during their option year. This would allow Americans to play only one year in the league. http://www.theprovince.com/sports/football/bc-lions/could+revive+option+year+rule/7536992/story.html#axzz2CEqoaNG2

I signed up. I don't speak German. Is there anything I should know about the amazon.de page? I assume that like the Amazon UK page it automatically gets your address and credit card information from the main amazon.com databank.

I posted to the CFL thread, but the thread did not appear when I clicked on View New Content, although the thread did move to the top of the Misc. Non-Political forum. Is there a glitch, or does the poster not see via View New Content when he has added to a thread? PS - Now I don't see this thread being at the top of the View New Content list either, so maybe that answers the question.

Calgary Stampeders 36....Saskatchewan Roughriders 30 http://www.sportsnet...aspx?id=4542305 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=409290 Terrific game! Great finish. The Stamps dominated except on the scoreboard. Very late in the second quarter, Sask scores a TD to take a 16-14 lead. The convert would have given them a three point lead, but it was blocked and run back all the way for two points for Calgary. A couple of plays later Paredes then kicks a 50 yard FG as time expired to give the Stamps a three point lead going into the dressing room. With 52 seconds left in the game, Sask scores on a TD pass that for a 30-29 lead that looked like it would win the game. But the Stamps came back and scored a TD of their own with 20 seconds left. ***** Of the five playoff games this year (including the Grey Cup game), the Stampeders-Riders game is the only one played outdoors. From now on, the remaining three will be played in a dome.

Toronto Argonauts 42....Edmonton Eskimos 26 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=409278 The Eskimos defense dominated the first quarter, but the Esks led only 7-0 at the break. The Argos then outscored the Esks 31-0 in the second quarter. That 31 point total is a new league record for points scored in a playoff game quarter. Things were so bad for Edmonton in the second quarter that a shovel pass was intercepted! The second half was just a matter of running out the string. The Argos will play at Olympic Stadium next week.

Thanks Shawn!

I am looking at a DVD at Amazon. The description doesn't say whether it is widescreen or full screen, but it does say that the Aspect Ratio is 2.35:1. That would make it widescreen, right? What would the aspect ratio of a full screen DVD be?

Lowell Ullrich Semi-Finals picks http://blogs.theprov...ifinal-edition/ ***** Chris O'Leary Semi-Finals picks http://blogs.edmonto...emifinal-picks/

Happy Birthday 2012 Rolf!

This looks appealling. It's up on Spotify for anyone interested. "Azul," Debut Recording by S.F. Pianist/Composer Anne Sajdera, Due for Release April 17 By Her Bijuri Records Label Sajdera Plans CD Release Show April 22 At Piedmont Piano Company, Oakland, With Bassist Gary Brown, Drummer Celso Alberti, Percussionist Brian Rice March 28, 2012 Pianist/composer Anne Sajdera has long been an invaluable part of the San Francisco Bay Area Brazilian music scene -- as leader of her own band Pelo Mar and member of ensembles such as Rio Thing and the award-winning Bat Makumba. Her much-anticipated debut Azul, which will be released April 17 by her label, Bijuri Records, highlights her exquisite touch, rhythmic acuity, and melodic resourcefulness front and center. Sajdera (sazh-dair-uh), who co-produced the CD with veteran guitarist/composer Ray Obiedo, utilizes her dynamic trio of Gary Brown on bass and drummer Paul van Wageningen, with percussion added on most tracks. "Every artist is different, but in order to make my first album in the right way, I needed to have the right people around me," says the pianist. "It's taken this long to find those people. It was the perfect time." Percussion on Azul is handled alternately by Airto Moreira and Michael Spiro, with drummer Phil Thompson taking over for van Wageningen on two selections. "I always knew I wanted percussion on the album probably because when I think musically, I'm always thinking from the perspective of the rhythm section," says Sajdera. "I have deep reverence for Airto and feel so fortunate that he wanted to participate in this recording. He never looks back when he's working. Mike Spiro wasn't that different. He treats recording like painting." Obiedo was struck by Sajdera's "focus and conscientiousness about every aspect of the production. Her choice of tunes, both her original compositions and the Brazilian and jazz standards, and her beautiful arrangements made this project such an enjoyable experience for me." In addition to Sajdera's sophisticated, lyrical originals, the repertoire includes compositions by Egberto Gismonti ("Frevo"), Chico Pinheiro ("Tema em 3"), Ivan Lins ("Love Dance"), and Wayne Shorter ("Ana Maria"), as well as a dramatically reharmonized version of "I Should Care." Born in 1965 in Portsmouth, Virginia to a military family, Anne Sajdera grew up in San Diego. In 1985 she moved north and enrolled in the San Francisco Conservatory of Music as a performance major, graduating as a composition major. She focused on 20th-century repertoire and immersed herself in Stravinsky, Prokofiev, and Bartók while performing as pianist for the Conservatory Orchestra, which gave her exceptional opportunities like performing a selection from John Adams's opera Nixon in China conducted by the composer at SFCM's 75th-anniversary concert in Davies Symphony Hall. Sajdera began investigating jazz and then -- via a class with Marcos Silva at the Jazzschool -- Brazilian music. She gigged extensively around the Bay Area with her band Pelo Mar and was an original member of Bat Makumba, with whom she performed at the city's huge Mission District Carnaval festivities. Recently she has been working with Latin-jazz singer-songwriter Alexa Weber Morales. The pianist also developed an interest in classical Hindustani music, sparked by a two-month stay in India in 1999. She has since continued to cultivate this facet of her musical vision through study with India's foremost violinist and vocalist, Kala Ramnath. The music for Azul emerged after a two-year stretch (2006-2008) when Sajdera was off the scene recuperating from a back injury, a period when she was "writing tunes, practicing, setting up grooves, trying to really expand my linear playing. I studied a lot and went back to original sources like Herbie Hancock, Keith Jarrett, Monty Alexander, and Egberto Gismonti." Anne Sajdera will celebrate the release of Azul with a special concert on Sunday, 4/22, 4:00 pm, at the Piedmont Piano Company in Oakland, with bassist Gary Brown, drummer Celso Alberti, and percussionist Brian Rice. The CD is available at iTunes and CD Baby. Web Site: www.annesajdera.com Follow: Like:

There were two recording bans: http://en.wikipedia....on_of_Musicians Thanks Bill. I wasn't aware of the 1948 ban.

Any chance that he was related to the college football star of the same name?

Jeff, wasn't the recording ban earlier than that? I thought it was during the war. Here's another nominee: Paul Desmond with Jim Hall - Angel Eyes

I see that in this morning's edition USA Today is reporting that the NBC Sports channel will carry the Argos-Eskimos game live, but it will carry the Stampeders-Riders game on tape delay at 11:00 pm.

BeBop, are you thinking of the original lala.com?

Happy Birthday Jeff!

The league today announced the division All-Stars. http://cfl.ca/article/cfl-announces-east-and-west-division-all-stars ***** I should point out that all of the games for the rest of the season will be carried live on the NBC Sports channel.

Darrell Royal has passed away. I always forget whether he coached the Stamps or the Eskimos back in the 50s before he went on to fame with Texas. I moved last week, and my CFL Encyclopedia is packed away. I'll get it out over the weekend and see what his CFL record was. http://www.newsobser...red-letter.html PS - This LA Times obit says that he coached the Eskimos in 1953. http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-darrell-royal-20121108,0,6342175.column

Happy Birthday Paul! I've forgotten how you spent your Grey Cup Mosaic gift certificate, but I hope you are enjoying it!

Belated Happy Birthday 2012 Goodie!

Belated Happy Birthday 2012 porcy!

Belated Happy Birthday Neal!

I believe the statistics this link will take you to are the final stats for the year. You will note that there are further links when you get there so that you can see the full lists. http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/stat/CFL_Leaders.aspx ***** The league announced the finalists for the CFL Awards today: http://cfl.ca/article/cornish-owens-lead-finalists-for-2012-player-awards PLAYER Jon Cornish (CGY) Chad Owens (TOR) DEFENSIVE PLAYER JC Sherritt (EDM) Shea Emry (MTL) CANADIAN PLAYER Jon Cornish (CGY) Shea Emry (MTL) SPECIAL TEAMS Tim Brown (BC) Chris Williams (HAM) ROOKIE Jabar Westerman (BC) Chris Matthews (WPG) OFFENSIVE LINEMAN Jovan Olafioye (BC) Josh Bourke (MTL) My picks: Cornish Sherritt Cornish Williams Matthews Olafioye ***** Greg Xenakes Semi-Finals picks http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4541161