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For the People is now up at Spotify for you to listen to. I haven't had the chance to hear it yet.

Ritzville is now up at Spotify for you to listen to. I am moving, and I have been busy packing, so I haven't had a chance to listen to it yet.

Agreed!

Tonight's game will be carried by the NBC Sports channel at 7:00 pm eastern. ***** Matthew Scianitti Week 17 picks http://www.cflblogzone.com/2012/10/cfl-picks-week-17-it%E2%80%99s-crunch-time-for-blue-bombers/

Is anyone familiar with Caroline Davis? I'm interested in hearing this because she worked with Von Freeman. Chicago-Based Alto Saxophonist/Composer Caroline Davis Debuts with "Live Work & Play" November 6 Davis's Quartet, Featuring Guitarist Mike Allemana, Bassist Matt Ferguson, & Drummer Jeremy Cunningham, To Appear at the Jazz Showcase Nov. 7 October 19, 2012 Caroline Davis's star has been rising in Chicago. She's been called "one of the city's strongest and most exciting jazz saxophonists" (Chicago Reader) whose "musical development over the last three years has been nothing short of startling" (Chicago Music). On November 6, Davis brings her music to a national audience and beyond with the release of her powerful and compelling debut album, Live Work & Play (Ears & Eyes Records). Featuring her quartet of Mike Allemana (guitar), Matt Ferguson (bass), and Jeremy Cunningham (drums), the CD is an exploration of odd time signatures and bluesy melodies that encourage constant dialogue and defy expectations. "My view of improvisation blossomed when I moved to Chicago [in 2004]," states Davis, who participated in late-night jam sessions at the New Apartment Lounge with Von Freeman while studying for a doctorate in music cognition at Northwestern University. Allemana, a longtime Freeman sideman, was so impressed with her playing that he joined her band, as did Freeman's bassist Matt Ferguson. "Mike suggests things that expand my harmonic vocabulary," says Davis. "He also is interested in more challenging rhythmic concepts, so my ideas of conventional rhythm and meter have been expanded." Davis's distinctive originals predominate, among them "Dionysus" with its airy minimalism and artful bridging of musical sections; the lead track "Kowtow," written in the key of E to fulfill the literal Chinese act of "paying respect by kneeling and bowing" in the face of a musical challenge; and a mini-suite ("Old Rims," "Shiny Rims," "Real Rims") inspired by a young autistic man she met in New Orleans whose specialty is identifying the make and model of different car rims. Also included are Allemana's arrangement of Billy Strayhorn's indelible "Blood Count" and a free-style reading of Charlie Parker's "Cheryl." Born in Singapore in 1981 to European parents (her father was a British engineer, her mother a Swedish actor), Caroline Davis was raised in Atlanta and Dallas. She played saxophone in her junior high band and was introduced to jazz by her high school band director. After acquiring both a Bachelor of Music in Jazz and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology at the University of Texas at Arlington, she bridged those areas in acquiring, in 2010, a Ph.D. in Music Cognition at Northwestern University in Evanston. Davis's dissertation looked at the intricate collaborations musicians form in a scene, and related those connections to the ways they hear music. "I try to let all that stuff go when I play," she says with a laugh. "The more you let thoughts go and just listen, the better you play." Davis, who counts Wayne Shorter, Charlie Parker, and Chicago native Lee Konitz among her prime musical influences, received a Down Beat outstanding soloist award in 2006 and was selected as one of five young jazz musicians to play with Sisters in Jazz, a program administered by the now-defunct International Association for Jazz Education devoted to the mentorship of women in jazz. In 2011, she played at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC as part of the Betty Carter Jazz Ahead Program. L. to r.: Mike Allemana, Matt Ferguson, Caroline Davis, Jeremy Cunningham. Like so many local standout players before her, Davis has not restricted herself to any one style or genre. She has teamed with bassist Matthew Golombisky and drummer Quin Kirchner in the free improvising trio Pedway (which recently recorded its second album), and regularly performs in hip-hop, reggae, and R&B outfits. She and her quartet performed at the Chicago Jazz Festival last month, and the release of Live Work & Play is sure to bring new opportunities for this deeply gifted artist to present her music. "I'm looking forward to seeing what listeners think of our record," says Davis. "It's as honest as we could've made it." Web Site: www.carolinedavis.org Follow: Like: View:

I bought Morph the Cat the day it came out, and I too was somewhat disappointed.

I like melody. Not necessarily the standards, but something that can obviously be repeated on another night or by someone else. If I can imagine myself being able to hum along (if I could sing), so much the better. I saw Count Basie once, I think on 60 Minutes, say that swing is pat-your-foot music. I like that too, most of the time.

Happy Birthday 2012 Chris!

freejazz2020, were any of your cancelled orders for prices other than $1.00?

Adriano Belli has come out of retirement (!), and has rejoined the Argos. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=407550 ***** Buck Pierce has been cleared to play against the Argos Friday. http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4536648 ***** Greg Xenakes Week 17 picks http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4536645

Happy Birthday Leeway!

It appears to me that the glitch was for items listed as $1.00.

Here's the current playoff scenario. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=407457 ***** Here's a good Ted Michaels column about Hamilton's proposed Pan Am Stadium. http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4536169

Happy Birthday HG!

I have just now received a "shipped" notice for my one order, the 14 DVD box of Eric Ambler's Checkmate for $8.00.

Congrats Jim and Randy!

Donald Fagen has a new album coming out tomorrow called Sunken Condos. If it gets good reviews, I'll probably get it for Christmas. Amazon has it on pre-order for $9.99. http://www.amazon.com/Sunken-Condos-Donald-Fagen/dp/B008O9V4C2/ref=pd_bxgy_m_text_y

Happy Birthday 2012 Bluerein!

Montreal Alouettes 24....Toronto Argonauts 12 http://www.sportsnet...aspx?id=4535947 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=407391 The Argos had only one decent drive the entire game, that in the second quarter. Regardless of the current records and standings, I think that the three worst teams in the league are the Bombers, the Ticats and the Argos. The Als clinched second place with the win. The Eskimos' win yesterday put them ahead of the Ticats as a potential crossover team. PS - Noel Prefontaine returned to the roster after missing 13 games. He only punted, and Swayze Waters handled the placekicking.

Happy Birthday John! (Sorry that the Argos lost on your birthday!)

Bob, I can imagine that others have beat me to the punch. But this experience of having over two dozen in two nights with only one panning out is unprecedented in my experience.

I received 20 emails last night from the camels, and not a single one panned out.

Edmonton Eskimos 37....Saskatchewan Roughriders 20 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4535691 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=407347 A boring game. The Riders scored first with a touchdown, but after that the Eskimos cruised. Kerry Joseph had another good day. This is his best year in a long time.

Steve, that was my experience for some of them too.

Thanks Laurie! I downloaded the most recent three.