GA Russell

In celebration of Art Pepper's 100th birthday, we have a free track. Miss Who, from Geneva 1980 https://artpepper.bandcamp.com/album/art-pepper-is-100-freebie-full-track-from-geneva-1980

Week 13 picks https://3downnation.com/2025/08/30/3downnation-cfl-picks-straight-up-against-the-spread-week-13/ ***** Week 13 previews https://www.cfl.ca/everything-you-need-to-know-ahead-of-ok-tire-labour-day-weekend-2/ https://www.cfl.ca/2025/08/30/3-keys-to-victory-for-winnipeg-saskatchewan-on-ok-tire-labour-day-weekend/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/saskatchewan-roughriders-blue-bombers-set-for-clash-of-cfl-s-best-rushing-defence-and-offence-1.2353175 https://3downnation.com/2025/08/30/dalton-schoen-officially-returns-for-winnipeg-blue-bombers-in-labour-day-classic/ https://3downnation.com/2025/08/30/returner-mario-alford-back-for-saskatchewan-roughriders-in-labour-day-classic/

Pressestimmen zu Zack Lober’s Debut Album NO FILL3R: translates as Press Quotes from Zack Lober’s Debut Album NO FILL3R:

Week 13 picks https://doorfliesopen.com/2025/08/28/cfl-beat-246/ https://pifflespodcast.com/blog/piffles-picks-week-13-2025/ My picks... I'm picking the three home teams this week. Roughriders over Blue Bombers - The Bombers have been hot and cold all year. Tiger-Cats over Argonauts - I don't think the Argos' defense can stop the Ticats' passing attack. Stampeders over Elks - The Elks have been quite good since Fajardo became their starting QB, but I don't think they are ready to beat the Stamps. Maybe in the playoffs. ***** Week 13 previews https://www.cfl.ca/2025/08/29/5-things-to-know-argos-ticats-ok-tire-labour-day-weekend-rivalry/ https://www.cfl.ca/2025/08/29/5-things-to-know-stamps-elks-ok-tire-labour-day-weekend-rivalry/ ***** ***** ***** So far, every Bombers home game has sold out. *****

Ajou Ajou has returned to the Riders. https://www.cfl.ca/2025/08/28/receiver-ajou-ajou-returns-to-roughriders/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/ajou-ajou-returns-to-saskatchewan-roughriders-after-indianapolis-colts-departure-1.2352328 https://3downnation.com/2025/08/28/roughriders-expecting-canadian-receiver-ajou-ajou-to-return-following-nfl-stint/

This was recorded in April. Nowadays, it's unusual for something to be issued so soon after recording. Bassist and Composer Zack Lober To Release His Sophomore Album As Bandleader, So We Could Live Veteran New York City sideman presents his second album from his critically acclaimed Netherlands-based group NO FILL3R CD AND DIGITAL FORMATS AVAILABLE ON OCTOBER 3, 2025. ZENNEZ RECORDS - ZR2025015 | WWW.ZENNEZRECORDS.COM Zack Lober - Bass Jasper Blom - Tenor Sax Suzan Veneman - Trumpet Sun-Mi Hong - Drums Pressestimmen zu Zack Lober’s Debut Album NO FILL3R: “Quietly Adventurous” - Downbeat Magazine “Lober has been a sideman on many recordings over the last 20 years, but this adventurous album is his first as a leader. I hope it’s the first of many.” - The Wire “The trio makes music which is deceptively intense and seductive” - All About Jazz  After 25 years as an in-demand sideman contributing to projects and performances from a diverse group of artists across the spectrum of jazz and improvised music, bassist Zack Lober presents an adventurous and deeply personal musical statement with his sophomore release as a leader, So We Could Live releasing on the Netherlands-based Zennez Records.  On So We Could Live, Lober’s core trio featuring rising Jazz stars Sun-Mi Hong (drums) and Suzan Veneman (trumpet) is enhanced with the addition of Dutch tenor saxophone legend Jasper Blom to present a set of deeply personal music that pays tribute to Lober’s father as well as to all of those who sacrifice and serve so that others can live a better life. The music follows the spirit of the group’s original concept with the perfect marriage of catchy, singable songs followed by fierce moments of spontaneous collective improvisation. The album was recorded live in one large room at the world-renowned Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, The Netherlands. It was produced by Lober’s longtime friend and musical peer Ben van Gelder. Veneman, Lober, Hong, Blom (l to r) © Govert Driessen The lead single and leadoff track for the album, “Joe Type Tune,” is a tribute to Joe Henderson and his famous chord-less trio album The State of the Tenor featuring Ron Carter and Al Foster. Based on a simple two-bar descending bass line, the band gets to stretch out to the max with plenty of musical pyrotechnics from both Blom and Hong. Jasper Blom’s “Behind a Myth” is inspired by the early 20th century composer and musical theorist Paul Hindemith. Of the piece, Blom says: “This is the most atonal piece I have ever written, but the tonal qualities never seem to be too far away. “The Loose End”, is another contribution from Jasper Blom. “I wanted to write an “empty” tune. One in which space was as important as the composed parts and where trumpet and tenor would alternate in playing the lead. To add to the suspense, I added a musical “cliffhanger” at the end, hence the title.” Lober’s composition “Vignette” puts the group in more familiar territory albeit with a polytonal twist. The piece is inspired by the 1960’s Wayne Shorter composition ETC from the album of the same name. “Wayne’s writing on that album is especially minimalistic and geared for stretching out. That whole album was very important to me during my formative years.” The album continues with the recording’s most intimate and personal moment, the solo bass medley of Lober’s composition “Dad,” a tribute to his late father coupled with the timeless classic “Besame Mucho”, his father and stepmother’s wedding song. That piece is followed by two more Blom compositions “Landscape”, a groovy tune exploring the two horns and bass within a rhythmic frame and “Feathered Head” inspired by a classic Dave Holland composition from the seventies, “Conference of the Birds“. The album’s closing number and namesake is Lober’s “So We Could Live” a meditative piece that leads to a powerful emotional climax featuring drummer Sun-Mi Hong in a beautifully framed solo. So We Could Live will be released by Zennez Records in digital download, compact disc as well as on all major streaming platforms. TRACKS 1. Joe Type Tune 2. Behind A Myth* 3. The Loose End* 4. Vignette 5. Dad / Besame Mucho** 6. Landscape* 7. Feathered Head* 8. So We Could Live All compositions by Zack Lober (except * by Jasper Blom and ** by Consuelo Velazquez). Recorded April 22 and 23, 2025 at Wisseloord Studios, The Netherlands. Recording Engineer: Alessandro Mazzieri, Producer: Ben van Gelder, Mixing Engineer: Micha de Kanter, Mastering: Peter Brussee ABOUT THE ARTISTS Click on the respective name to continue reading. A native of Montreal, Canada, via NYC and Boston, ZACK LOBER, now based in The Netherlands, has performed as a band member in groups led by artists including David Binney, Henry Threadgill, Seamus Blake, Butch Morris, Frank London, John Escreet, Greg Ward, Jamie Baum, Jerry Bergonzi, Phil Grenadier, Jason Palmer and Chet Doxas and has also performed throughout Europe, India, Mexico, Canada, and the United States in bands led by Ingrid Jensen, Christine Jensen, Benoit Charest, Christophe Schweizer, as well as with "The Story".... JASPER BLOM (1965) is a pivotal tenor and soprano saxophonist of the Dutch jazz scene and winner of the Boy Edgar Prize 2019, the most prestigious award for jazz and improvised music in the Netherlands. Blom has performed with Lee Konitz, Chet Baker, Nat Adderley, Bob Brookmeyer, George Duke, Randy Crawford, David Liebman, Conrad Herwig and many other international renowned artists and is considered to be one of the most versatile players in the Benelux.... Jazz trumpet player SUZAN VENEMAN captures audiences with her adventurous and soulful sound. After finishing her studies ni the UAS she has been fulfilling her role as musician and promising composer/arranger both ni the Netherlands and abroad. Comfortable in many genres of modern music, she can be seen playing with a wide variety of bands, including: the Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw, Beets New Jazz Orchestra, Zack Lober's NO FILL3R, Bonnet (Patrick Bonnet), Undercurrent Trio &Suzan Veneman and her own ambitious projects 'Zinder' and the 'Suzan Veneman Sextet'... SUN-MI HONG, a South Korean drummer based in Amsterdam, has emerged as a rising star in the vibrant jazz scene of the Dutch capital. Renowned for her boundless creativity and infectious energy, Sun-Mi has established herself as a force to be reckoned with. With her latest album and collaboration with Edition Records, Sun-Mi fulfills a lifelong dream of expressing herself through drumming and composition...

I'm surprised that Winnipeg, Ottawa, Calgary and Buffalo are so low.

Week 13 previews https://www.cfl.ca/2025/08/28/10-all-cfl-candidates-on-ok-tire-labour-day-weekend/ https://www.cfl.ca/2025/08/28/6-players-to-watch-on-ok-tire-labour-day-weekend/ https://www.cfl.ca/2025/08/28/the-weekly-say-which-ok-tire-labour-day-weekend-rivalry-is-best/ https://www.cfl.ca/2025/08/28/bombers-riders-share-nice-things-about-their-rival-ahead-of-ok-tire-labour-day-weekend/ https://www.cfl.ca/2025/08/28/5-things-to-know-riders-bombers-ok-tire-labour-day-weekend-rivalry/ https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/mosaic-stadium-will-be-electric-for-60th-labour-day-classic/#google_vignette https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/calgary-exposes-saskatchewan-but-can-winnipeg-follow-up/ https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/bombers-making-moves-ahead-of-labour-day-classic/ ***** Game Notes https://www.cfl.ca/2025/08/28/game-notes-what-you-need-to-know-ahead-of-ok-tire-labour-day-weekend/ ***** The Elks have put Steven Dunbar, Jr., and Robbie Smith on the six-game list. https://3downnation.com/2025/08/28/edmonton-elks-move-steven-dunbar-jr-robbie-smith-to-six-game-injured-list/ ***** Calgary analysis https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/can-the-calgary-stampeders-win-the-west-division/ ***** ***** Only seven games in his career? *****

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Week 13 picks https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/edmonton-elks-calgary-stampeders-both-head-into-labour-day-on-win-streaks-1.2351965 ***** QB rankings (Nick Arbuckle rose from #6 to #1!) https://www.cfl.ca/2025/08/27/quarterback-rankings-who-is-the-no-1-pivot-heading-into-ok-tire-labour-day-weekend/ ***** The Argos signed three interesting names today, including Max Duggan, who was the Heisman runner-up in 2022. https://www.cfl.ca/2025/08/27/argos-sign-three-including-heisman-runner-up-max-duggan/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/toronto-argonauts-sign-trio-including-former-tcu-star-quarterback-max-duggan-1.2351894 https://3downnation.com/2025/08/27/toronto-argonauts-sign-heisman-trophy-runner-up-qb-max-duggan/ ***** Week 13 previews https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/labour-day-weekend-preview-roughriders-and-tiger-cats-hope-to-bounce-back-1.2351848 https://www.cfl.ca/2025/08/27/3-strengths-for-every-team-on-ok-tire-labour-day-weekend/ ***** Jake Julien has rejoined the Elks. https://3downnation.com/2025/08/27/edmonton-elks-bring-back-canadian-punter-jake-julien-following-nfl-stint/ ***** Argos analysis https://3downnation.com/2025/08/27/opinion-its-wild-that-nick-arbuckle-leads-the-toronto-argonauts-in-rushing-yards/

More news about television consumption. https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/summer-tv-ratings-collapse-puts-advertisers-bind Prime time commercial ratings for broadcast ex-sports were down 20% yoy in 3Q25-to-date (through week ending August 10). Prime time commercial ratings decreased 54% for broadcast including sports and declined -28% for cable, in 3Q25-to-date (through week ending August 10).

Week 13 picks https://www.cfl.ca/2025/08/26/prediction-time-cfl-ca-writers-ok-tire-labour-day-weekend-picks-2/ https://www.cfl.ca/2025/08/26/weekly-predictor-who-wins-on-ok-tire-labour-day-weekend/ ***** Power Rankings https://www.cfl.ca/2025/08/26/amsoil-power-rankings-who-is-the-new-no-1/ https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/cfl-news-hub-power-rankings-the-aftermath-of-week-12/ ***** Week 12 review https://3downnation.com/2025/08/26/3downnation-cfl-awards-the-best-and-worst-of-week-12-3/ ***** Makai Polk has signed with the Argos. https://www.cfl.ca/2025/08/26/argos-bring-back-receiver-makai-polk/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/toronto-argonauts-add-2024-east-all-cfl-member-makai-polk-1.2350917 https://3downnation.com/2025/08/26/toronto-argonauts-sign-all-east-division-receiver-makai-polk-following-nfl-stint/ ***** Week 13 preview https://www.cfl.ca/2025/08/26/3-storylines-to-watch-on-ok-tire-labour-day-weekend/

Plays of the Week https://www.cfl.ca/2025/08/25/cfl-plays-of-the-week-week-12-2025/ ***** Power Rankings https://3downnation.com/2025/08/25/3downnation-cfl-power-rankings-stampeders-stomping-of-saskatchewan-shakes-up-status-quo/ https://pifflespodcast.com/blog/2025-week-12-piffles-power-rankings/ ***** Week 12 review https://www.cfl.ca/2025/08/25/landrys-5-takeaways-from-week-12-4/ ***** Mid-Season "awards" https://www.cfl.ca/2025/08/25/mmqb-handing-out-all-7-mid-season-awards/ ***** The Bombers have signed two receivers - Cam Echols and Kyran Moore. https://3downnation.com/2025/08/25/winnipeg-blue-bombers-sign-former-stampeders-receiver-cam-echols-sources/ https://3downnation.com/2025/08/25/winnipeg-blue-bombers-sign-veteran-cfl-receiver-kyran-moore-sources/ ***** ***** The Stampeders are undefeated against Western teams, and the Ticats are undefeated against Eastern teams. ***** As I said above, the Argos' 18,354 was their most since 2018.

Episode 45 https://artpepper.bandcamp.com/track/straight-life-episode-forty-five-2

Mike Clark Delivers A Multifaceted But Always Groove-Anchored Array on "Itai Doshin," Releasing October 3 on Wide Hive Records Album Is a Collection of Standards, Covers, Clark Originals, & A Collective Improvisation Performed by a Select Quintet Featuring Eddie Henderson, Craig Handy, Patrice Rushen, Henry Franklin CD Release Shows at SFJAZZ, San Francisco, 10/4-5, & Kuumbwa Jazz, Santa Cruz, 10/6   August 21, 2025 As ever, drummer Mike Clark refuses to conform to anyone’s expectations on Itai Doshin, set to release October 3—the leader’s 79th birthday—on Wide Hive Records. The celebrated Californian’s second Wide Hive album is a searing set of (mostly) straightahead jazz that keeps listeners guessing even as it never wavers from Clark’s solid, unerring sense of swing. Joining Clark for the festivities is a true all-star quintet that includes trumpeter and NEA Jazz Master Eddie Henderson, tenor saxophonist Craig Handy, pianist Patrice Rushen, and bassist Henry “The Skipper” Franklin. The title of Itai Doshin translates from Japanese to “many in body, one in mind”: a state in which a group of people share a mental and spiritual unity. Technically it’s a concept in Nichiren Buddhism, but it’s very much like what jazz musicians call “in the pocket.” Regardless of what you call it, Clark and the band are unquestionably in that state on the album, converging on a shared groove that they pass back and forth amongst each other in their improvised solos. That’s no accident. All of the players are not only virtuosos in their own rights, but seasoned veterans whom Clark has known and worked with for years. “Itai Doshin accurately and honestly captures where I am as a jazz artist at this point,” says Clark. “The artists I have chosen to play on this date, along with the arrangements of Towner Galaher, brought my musical vision to life. I have played jazz with Eddie Henderson most of my life. I first recorded with Patrice at the beginning of my recording career, at the Hyde Street Studio where we also recorded Itai Doshin. She always brings her ‘A’ game! Craig Handy, also a Herbie Hancock alumnus, is one of my brothers from Oakland who like myself is a New York transplant. He is one of our greatest voices on tenor! Henry ‘The Skipper’ Franklin, a legend who I have made many gigs with, was my first choice on bass. As a Buddhist bandleader, I can say that this band delivers Actual Proof!” Produced by Wide Hive’s Gregory Howe, arranged by drummer Towner Galaher, and bookended by two hard-driving takes on Thelonious Monk’s “Epistrophy” (an unofficial theme song for Clark), the album is full of the kind of surprises that will keep even the most jaded listener on their toes. From a rare and tender ballad rendition of Ray Noble’s “Cherokee” (with a gorgeous Franklin solo) to a Fender Rhodes-driven, deep-fried soul treatment of Bob Marley’s “I Shot the Sheriff,” to Clark’s own jump-blues swinger “Yakini’s Dance” that’s highlighted by rollicking Henderson and Rushen lines, Itai Doshin consistently shows that Clark and his cohorts can take the music anywhere and everywhere, achieving highly successful results every time. That even includes a free-jazz workout, “Savant Clark”: an unheralded bit of abstraction that strays from expectations for a dyed-in-the-wool groover like Clark. But of course, any jazz musician worth his salt has to be ready for anything, especially if that musician came up through a band as hip, shapeshifting, and unpredictable as Herbie Hancock’s electro-funk outfit Headhunters, as Clark did. Moreover, the piece has a rhythmic propulsion of its own, riding on snare-drum waves that the leader pushes forward with kicks and cymbals. Clark is game for anything on Itai Doshin—and the album makes listeners game for anything too. Mike Clark was born October 3, 1946 in the postwar boomtown of Sacramento, California. His father, George, was a railroad switchman and union representative who was also a jazz drummer. The elder Clark bought a kit for his son and was stunned when he heard the four-year-old play a perfect Gene Krupa lick. Before he attended school, Clark was sitting in with bands around Sacramento—and then in Texas, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, and New Orleans as he accompanied his father on job assignments. By the time he graduated high school and moved to Oakland, where he lived with bassist and best friend Paul Jackson, Clark was working seven nights a week. He and Jackson were something of a house rhythm section at San Francisco’s Both/And Club, and Clark made his first recordings with Bay Area pianist Vince Guaraldi. However, the turning point in his career came in 1973, when Jackson won the bass chair in keyboard star Herbie Hancock’s funk-fusion ensemble Headhunters—and original drummer Harvey Mason left shortly thereafter. Clark took over behind the kit, traveling the world with the Headhunters and with Hancock as a solo artist, earning his credentials as a hard-edged funk drummer (with no shortage of swing, R&B, and freeform improvisation inserted into the mix). But Clark was never content in so wide-ranging a box. He spent the nearly 50 years after the Headhunters’ heyday freelancing with a panoply of jazz and adjacent musicians, including Tony Bennett, Eddie Henderson, Dave Liebman, Babatunde Olatunji, Chet Baker, Julius Hemphill, Andrew Hill, Dr. Lonnie Smith, and Christian McBride, among countless others. He recorded his own debut as a leader, Give the Drummer Some, in 1989, going on to record nearly two dozen more times as a leader or co-leader and receiving near-universal acclaim for his work. CD release shows with the Itai Doshin band (with Essiet Essiet subbing for Franklin) are planned at SFJAZZ, San Francisco, Sat. 10/4 and Sun. 10/5, and at Kuumbwa Jazz, Santa Cruz, Mon. 10/6. Band photo, l. to r.: Eddie Henderson, Henry Franklin, Mike Clark, Patrice Rushen (by Gregory Howe).      Mike Clark Website  

I suppose every baseball fan here has already read this at least once.

more on Wpg-Mtl https://3downnation.com/2025/08/21/winnipeg-blue-bombers-overcome-receiver-injuries-to-beat-alouettes-eight-other-thoughts/ ***** Edmonton 30....Ottawa 20 The Elks led the entire game, but Crum had a better game than usual. https://www.cfl.ca/2025/08/22/recap-edmonton-30-ottawa-20-2/ https://www.cfl.ca/2025/08/22/cody-fajardo-and-elks-hold-off-redblacks-for-third-straight-win/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/cody-fajardo-leads-edmonton-elks-over-ottawa-redblacks-for-third-straight-win-1.2349442 https://3downnation.com/2025/08/23/ottawa-redblacks-dl-daniel-okpoko-released-from-hospital-after-injury-scare/ https://3downnation.com/2025/08/23/slow-start-sloppy-special-teams-stymie-ottawa-redblacks-in-loss-to-elks-nine-other-thoughts/ https://3downnation.com/2025/08/23/edmonton-elks-start-strong-hold-on-for-win-over-redblacks-five-other-thoughts/ https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/cfl-scores-today-edmonton-elks-30-ottawa-redblacks-20-elks-complete-eastern-sweep-with-third-straight-win/ https://www.cfl.ca/2025/08/22/3-stats-that-defined-edmontons-week-12-win-over-ottawa/ ***** Toronto 52....BC 34 Bombs away! Exciting game until the Argos pulled away in the fourth. The Lions' defensive backfield didn't have an answer for what Arbuckle was doing. The Argos enjoyed their biggest home crowd since 2018. https://www.cfl.ca/2025/08/23/recap-toronto-52-bc-34/ https://www.cfl.ca/2025/08/23/free-scoring-argonauts-get-back-to-winning-ways-against-lions/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/nick-arbuckle-throws-three-touchdown-passes-scores-another-to-lead-toronto-argonauts-past-bc-lions-1.2349740 https://3downnation.com/2025/08/23/b-c-lions-lose-their-lunch-on-the-rollercoaster-suffer-cne-embarrassment-against-the-argos-10-other-thoughts/ https://3downnation.com/2025/08/23/toronto-argonauts-turn-the-lions-into-cubs-in-dominant-victory-six-other-thoughts/ https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/cfl-scores-today-bc-lions-34-toronto-argonauts-52-argos-break-three-game-skid-with-explosive-offensive-display/ https://www.cfl.ca/2025/08/23/3-stats-that-defined-torontos-week-12-win-over-bc/ ***** Calgary 32....Sask 15 The Stamps' defense made the Riders' offense look not very good. https://www.cfl.ca/2025/08/23/recap-calgary-32-saskatchewan-15/ https://www.cfl.ca/2025/08/23/stamps-topple-riders-in-west-division-showdown/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/big-second-half-spurs-calgary-stampeders-to-win-over-saskatchewan-roughriders-1.2349872 https://3downnation.com/2025/08/24/shutout-second-half-sends-calgary-stampeders-to-saskatchewan-sweep-seven-other-thoughts/ https://3downnation.com/2025/08/24/saskatchewan-roughriders-trampled-in-the-stampede-city-six-other-thoughts/ https://pifflespodcast.com/blog/stamped-out-riders-get-bullied-in-calgary-get-swept-in-season-series-against-stampeders/ https://pifflespodcast.com/blog/riderville-roundup-august-24-2025/ https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/cfl-scores-today-calgary-32-saskatchewan-15-stampeders-dominate-second-half-in-west-division-showdown/ https://www.cfl.ca/2025/08/23/3-stats-that-defined-calgarys-week-12-win-over-saskatchewan/ ***** Labor Day's Argo-Ticat game is sold out. https://3downnation.com/2025/08/22/hamilton-tiger-cats-sell-out-labour-day-classic-clash-with-toronto-argonauts/ ***** Craig Smith, a coach and scout in the league since 1999, has died at 69 of leukemia. RIP. https://3downnation.com/2025/08/24/longtime-cfl-scout-craig-smith-passes-away-at-69/