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  3. 2025 @CFL Season

    in Miscellaneous - Non-Political

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    Toronto Argonauts 29....Winnipeg Blue Bombers 10

    http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4533007

    http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=406406

    The Argos scored a quick 21 points in the first quarter, and then lost the momentum. But the Bombers were unable to score more than 10 in the second quarter.

    Buck Pierce had to leave the game after a helmet hit to his chin.

    *****

    Saskatchewan Roughriders 27....British Columbia Lions 21

    http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4533105

    http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=406426

    Another big surprise! The Riders dominated the game until the Lions made it exciting in the fourth. The Lions lost both Arland Bruce and Geroy Simon in the first half.

  10. 2025 @CFL Season

    in Miscellaneous - Non-Political

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    Hamilton Tiger-Cats 41....Montreal Alouettes 28

    http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4532752

    http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=406335

    Surprise! The Ticats dominated the entire game. I guess that's why they play the games.

    Luca Congi has now kicked 21 consecutive field goals

    *****

    Calgary Stampeders 39....Edmonton Eskimos 15

    http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4532808

    http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=406341

    Only moderately interesting. Matt Nichols made a number of rookie mistakes as you might expect.

    Jon Cornish became the eighth Canadian to rush for 1,000 yards in league history.

  17. Amazon

    in Miscellaneous - Non-Political

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    sk, I placed an order for two books with Amazon proper Sept. 3 which still hasn't shipped yet.

    I'm not sure, but I suspect that one of the books is a lulu print-on-demand, which I think holds things up.

    My credit card order of Sept. 3 was debited today, and the Amazon website changed my listing from "Not Yet Shipped" to "Shipping Soon".

    My order was shipped today, with an expected arrival date of Oct. 1.

    That's four weeks from the order date.

  18. Allen Vizzutti - Ritzville

    in New Releases

    Posted

    This looks interesting.

    Trumpeter/Composer Allen Vizzutti

    To Release "Ritzville"

    October 16

    Vizzutti Is Joined by Special Guests

    Chick Corea & Stanley Clarke

    Plus

    Pianists Darrell Grant & Laura Vizzutti,

    Guitarist Mike Miller, & Others

    September 27, 2012

    1089.jpg Trumpet virtuoso Allen Vizzutti has enjoyed a prolific career as performer and educator in both the jazz and classical fields since his early days with Woody Herman's big band and his notable four-year tenure with Chick Corea. The release of Vizzutti's superb new CD Ritzville, on October 16, is an especially welcome event because the in-demand trumpeter/composer has recorded all too infrequently as a leader. Ritzville brings the focus back to his primary passion of "performing music I love with my jazz group."

    Contributions from Vizzutti's marquee-name friends Stanley Clarke and Chick Corea are featured on the boppish "Ticklish" and the up-tempo ballad "Amara" respectively, while the rest of the band includes old friends (the guitarist Mike Miller) and new (Portland-based pianist Darrell Grant) performing an array of standout Vizzutti originals, most of them written specifically for the Ritzville session. Pianist Laura Vizzutti, the trumpeter's wife, is showcased on her namesake "Laura's Blues," one of four selections on which an 11-piece string section was added.

    Recorded in Seattle, where Vizzutti has been based since 1990, Ritzville contains so many stylistic crossings, from groove-tight fusion updates to string orchestrations to acoustic ballads, the leader became concerned during the recording of it that the music was more varied than he had intended. Whether by serendipity or design, however, the songs fit together seamlessly, adding up to an invigorating statement by a multifaceted artist who is in command in all stylistic situations.

    1090.jpg Author of the definitive trumpet method books that bear his name, Allen Vizzutti started on the horn with lessons from his father Lido, a self-taught trumpeter. As he was growing up in Missoula, Montana, young Allen played in school bands and, at 16, won a concerto competition that sent him to Interlochen, where he was awarded first chair in the World Youth Symphony Orchestra. He went on to study at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY.

    After a period of gaining bandstand experience ranging from Ice Follies shows to Bach chamber orchestras, Vizzutti had to choose between two tempting offers: lead trumpeter with Woody Herman and first chair trumpet with the San Antonio Symphony. He became a member of Herman's Thundering Herd.

    "The big band experience, which so many young players now never get, is so valuable in so many ways, and not just musical," said Vizzutti. "We had people like Dizzy Gillespie and Tony Bennett and Marian McPartland joining us all the time. You got to see how great musicians handled themselves, handled rehearsals, bantered with the audience. You learned about timing, about stretching out musical moments to maximize their impact."

    Vizzutti met Chick Corea during rehearsals for a piece the pianist wrote for Herman. Corea later invited Vizzutti to join him for a three-month tour with his 13-piece ensemble, featuring strings and horns. The trumpeter also played with Corea sextets featuring Joe Farrell, Dave Liebman, and Steve Kujala and is featured on three Corea albums: Secret Agent (1978), Tap Step (1980), and Touchstone (1982).

    In 1978, Vizzutti moved to Los Angeles. He joined Doc Severinsen and the Tonight Show Band, and played on more than 150 film and TV soundtracks as well as albums by Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, and Prince. His own unique jazz-fusion band Red Metal made two recordings and performed regularly in L.A. and on tour over the next eight years. After his relocation to Seattle, he recorded several albums as a leader, including Trumpet Summit (1995) and Skyrocket (1996), both for Summit. It's to be hoped that Ritzville marks the beginning of a new period of recording activity for this charismatic and virtuosic artist.

    "I'm very grateful for my musically rich life," says Vizzutti. "It's exciting and a lot of fun to continue to improve as a player and performer. Ritzville is a calling card for a fresh new musical chapter about to unfold."

    Photo: Lido Vizzutti

    Web Site:

    www.vizzutti.com

  22. Bargain DVD boxes

    in Mosaic and other box sets...

    Posted

    This is too expensive to qualify as a bargain, but I thought you would like to k now about it.

    About 2000 two sets of Peter Gunn episodes were released, each of 16 episodes. Both have been out of print for years.

    Now a box of the complete series will be released Oct. 23. The current pre-order price is $89.99.

    http://www.amazon.com/Peter-Gunn-The-Complete-Series/dp/B008MIYKS0/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=RVSBV717YT9&coliid=I1A3QUOWK896GV

  24. Andy Williams, RIP

    in Artists

    Posted

    RIP. Other than Canadian Sunset, I am unfamiliar with his work on Cadence, and I have long wanted to hear some. I remember that BMG offered a Cadence CD, but I never got around to ordering it.

    Fifteen or so years ago I picked up a Columbia CD of Christmas songs, and it is an annual staple.

  25. Nik Bartsch's Ronin

    in Live Shows & Festivals

    Posted

    As mentioned in the ECM press releases thread, Nik Bartsch's Ronin will briefly tour the US next month:

    October 16 Oakland, CA Yoshi’s

    October 18 Portland, OR The Mission

    October 19 Seattle, WA Earshot Jazz Festival

    October 22 New York, NY Le Poisson Rouge

    They are my favorite current ECM band, and I'm jealous of all who have the opportunity to see them.

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