GA Russell

Week 13 Plays of the Week https://www.cfl.ca/2024/09/03/cfl-plays-of-the-week-week-13-2024/ ***** Power Rankings https://pifflespodcast.com/blog/piffles-power-rankings-week-12-2/ ***** Week 13 reviews https://www.cfl.ca/2024/09/03/landrys-5-takeaways-from-ok-tire-labour-day-weekend-2/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/09/03/mmqb-only-a-matter-of-time-for-rourke/ ***** The Redblacks have let go their starting rusher Ryquell Armstead, which surprises me. They have signed Jamal Morrow to replace him. https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/ottawa-redblacks-part-way-with-leading-rusher-ryquell-armstead-add-jamal-morrow-1.2168768 https://www.cfl.ca/2024/09/03/redblacks-sign-running-back-jamal-morrow/ https://3downnation.com/2024/09/03/ottawa-redblacks-release-starting-rb-ryquell-armstead-sign-former-riders-jamal-morrow/

BC 38....Ottawa 12 This was what I would have expected it to be on Opening Day. The Redblacks were never in it. The Lions took a 17-0 lead with 8:26 left in the second quarter. Rourke continued to improve. https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/31/recap-bc-38-ottawa-12/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/31/lions-take-down-redblacks-in-first-ever-touchdown-pacific/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-lions-vs-ottawa-redblacks-1.7310763 https://3downnation.com/2024/09/01/b-c-lions-reborn-in-nathan-rourkes-birthplace-11-other-thoughts-on-touchdown-pacific/ https://3downnation.com/2024/09/01/redblacks-blown-out-by-b-c-lions-in-touchdown-pacific-14-other-thoughts/ https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/cfl-scores-today-bc-lions-38-ottawa-redblacks-12-lions-dominate-at-home/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/31/3-stats-that-defined-bcs-ok-tire-labour-day-weekend-win-over-ottawa/ ***** Winnipeg 35....Sask 33 The Bombers were the better team, but the Riders almost won it. Lauther's 60-yard field goal attempt on the last play of the game fell short. The Bombers have now won four straight. The Riders are better than their recent 1-6-1 record, but their schedule coming up will not be easy. https://www.cfl.ca/2024/09/01/recap-winnipeg-35-saskatchewan-33/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/09/01/bombers-hold-off-riders-late-game-push-for-labour-day-win/ https://3downnation.com/2024/09/01/bombers-qb-zach-collaros-ruled-out-of-labour-day-classic-vs-riders-after-suspected-head-injury/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/winnipeg-blue-bombers-ceo-miller-wants-stricter-penalties-after-high-hit-on-zach-collaros-1.2168522 https://3downnation.com/2024/09/02/winnipeg-blue-bombers-beat-riders-lose-zach-collaros-in-labour-day-classic-15-other-thoughts/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/winnipeg-blue-bombers-hang-on-for-thrilling-road-win-over-saskatchewan-roughriders-1.2168396 https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/cfl-scores-today-winnipeg-blue-bombers-35-saskatchewan-roughriders-33-bombers-edge-riders-in-thriller/ https://pifflespodcast.com/blog/changes-needed-in-saskatchewan-riders-winless-skid-continues/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/09/01/3-stats-that-defined-winnipegs-ok-tire-labour-day-weekend-win/ ***** Hamilton 31....Toronto 28 Good game! The Ticats led 21-3 after one, but the Argos took the lead 28-27 in the fourth. This was Mitchell's first Labor Day win for Hamilton, after so many with Calgary. https://www.cfl.ca/2024/09/02/recap-hamilton-31-toronto-28/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/09/02/ticats-stop-argos-comeback-for-labour-day-classic-win/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/09/02/bo-balled-mitchells-best-game-of-24-produces-ldw-win/ https://3downnation.com/2024/09/02/hamilton-tiger-cats-outlast-argonauts-31-28-in-labour-day-classic-six-other-thoughts/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/bo-levi-mitchell-leads-hamilton-tiger-cats-to-labour-day-win-over-toronto-argonauts-1.2168553 https://www.cfl.ca/2024/09/02/3-stats-that-defined-hamiltons-ok-tire-labour-day-weekend-win-over-toronto/ ***** Edmonton 35....Calgary 20 The Elks completely dominated the first half, but led only 13-6 at halftime. I thought to myself, Here we go! How many times has a team getting clobbered in the first half, but keeping the score close, come back to win the game? But the Elks scored in the third quarter for the first time since July 19, and were able to maintain their lead. MBT threw for 486 yards. https://www.cfl.ca/2024/09/02/recap-edmonton-35-calgary-20/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/09/02/elks-beat-stamps-to-close-ok-tire-labour-day-weekend/ https://3downnation.com/2024/09/01/edmonton-elks-bench-kicker-boris-bede-ahead-of-labour-day-classic/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/tevin-jones-mcleod-bethel-thompson-put-on-show-in-edmonton-elks-win-over-calgary-stampeders-1.2168599 https://www.cfl.ca/2024/09/02/3-stats-that-defined-edmontons-win-over-calgary-on-ok-tire-labour-day-weekend/ ***** Power Rankings https://3downnation.com/2024/09/03/3downnation-cfl-power-rankings-b-c-lions-leap-stampeders-reach-rock-bottom/

Sept. 1 Engelbert Humperdinck - 1854 Art Pepper - 1925 Boxcar Willie - 1931 Conway Twitty - 1933 Gene Harris - 1933 (I'll let Dan pick the song!) Marshall Lytle - 1933 Seiji Ozawa - 1935 Archie Bell - 1944 Barry Gibb - 1946 Gloria Estefan - 1957 ***** Don Wilson - 1900

Jim, the board used to automatically show tweets much like it automatically shows YouTube videos. Maybe they changed something on their end when they changed their name from Twitter to X.

Today, Sept. 1, is Art Pepper's birthday. So in celebration Laurie has released two free downloads, Manteca and Mahna De Carnaval. https://artpepper.bandcamp.com/album/tokyo-debut-two-tracks-free-for-arts-happy-birthday

This was my one and only album of his, which I picked up when it was new.

Labour Day Weekend picks https://3downnation.com/2024/08/31/3downnation-cfl-picks-can-the-riders-hang-on-to-first-in-the-west-on-labour-day-weekend/ ***** Touchdown Pacific preview https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/cfl-games-today-august-31-2024-ottawa-redblacks-vs-bc-lions-tv-channels-odds/ ***** This thread's view count now stands at 404,400, an increase of 1,400 in the past 10 days.

(Kansas City, MO) — Today, on modern jazz pioneer Charlie Parker’s heavenly birthday, Verve Records announces Bird in Kansas City, an album featuring a new set of rare recordings dating from between 1941-1951, to be released globally this October 2024 on vinyl, CD, and digitally and available to pre-order now. Much of this collection has never been heard before and some recordings have never even been known to exist — Bird in Kansas City chronicles Charlie Parker’s evolution from a blossoming soloist with the Jay McShann Band into a brilliant improviser who changed the genre forever. To celebrate the announcement of Bird in Kansas City, the first track, “Cherokee,” is available now. Chuck Haddix — scholar and author of Bird: The Life and Music of Charlie Parker, who also produced and wrote liner notes for this album — says, “‘Ray Noble’s ‘Cherokee’ was one of Bird's favorite songs. Whenever he showed up late for a gig, he would make a grand entrance through the front door playing ‘Cherokee.’ Taken at a bright tempo, Charlie takes wing with a melodic solo that deftly navigates the song’s challenging chord changes.” In addition to two unreleased 78s with the McShann band, Bird in Kansas City offers two sets of private recordings — at the home of Parker’s friend Phil Baxter and at Vic Damon’s studio— made with local musicians and a very relaxed-sounding Parker who has the room to stretch out and show us the shape of jazz that was to come in his wake. Central to these recordings is Parker’s relationship to his hometown of Kansas City, a place he never lived again once he left in 1941 but remained deeply important to him; his mixed emotions owed to the city’s history of racial segregation and to his strong ties to his family and friends there. Though he never returned permanently, he frequently came home during breaks in his travels, and it is during those times that these recordings were made. Photo courtesy of the Driggs Collection, Jazz at Lincoln Center.

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August 31 Alan Jay Lerner - 1918 Big Tiny Little - 1930 Jerry Allison - 1939 Paul Winter - 1939 Wilton Felder - 1940 Roger Dean - 1944 Bob Welch - 1945 Itzhak Perlman - 1945 Van Morrison - 1945 Rick Roberts - 1949 Debbie Gibson - 1970

Anybody remember Boysie Oakes? I enjoyed The Liquidator and the next two, but then the series went downhill pretty quickly.

Labour Day Weekend picks https://doorfliesopen.com/2024/08/30/cfl-beat-218/ https://rodpedersen.com/week-13-cfl-picks-2024/ https://pifflespodcast.com/blog/piffles-picks-week-13/ https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/predictions-cfl-news-hub-writers-week-13-picks/ ***** Power Rankings https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/cfl-power-rankings-week-12/ ***** 8/30 Game Notes https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/30/cfl-ca-game-notes-east-dominance-headlines-ok-tire-labour-day-weekend/ ***** Labour Day Weekend previews https://www.cfl.ca/everything-you-need-to-know-ahead-of-ok-tire-labour-day-weekend/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/30/costabile-8-players-to-watch-on-ok-tire-labour-day-weekend/ https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/why-the-labour-day-classic-is-one-of-the-most-important-dates-on-a-football-calendar/ ***** Edmonton - Calgary preview https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/30/5-things-to-know-elks-stamps-ok-tire-labour-day-weekend-rivalry/ ***** Winnipeg - Sask previews https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/bombers-riders-labour-day-classic-does-it-get-any-better-than-this/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/30/5-things-to-know-bombers-riders-labour-day-weekend-rivalry/ ***** Ottawa - BC previews https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/bc-lions-5-6-week-13-preview-vs-ottawa-redblacks-7-2-1-prediction-depth-chart-injuries-odds/ https://3downnation.com/2024/08/30/ottawa-redblacks-missing-two-starting-receivers-for-touchdown-pacific/ https://3downnation.com/2024/08/30/canadian-de-mathieu-betts-makes-return-to-b-c-lions-lineup-for-touchdown-pacific/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/30/touchdown-pacific-kicks-off-ok-tire-labour-day-weekend-action/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/slumping-bc-lions-strive-to-snap-skid-against-ottawa-redblacks-in-victoria-1.2167525 ***** GA Russell's Labour Day Weekend picks Ottawa over BC (I expect BC to return to form with the addition of Rourke and Betts. But they have lost their last five games, so I'll continue to pick them to lose until they break the streak. The Redblacks look unimpressive, but somehow have the second-best record in the league.) Winnipeg over Sask (The Bombers are getting better while the Riders are getting worse. The Riders are 1-5-1 in their past six games.) Toronto over Hamilton (The Argos have been unable to appear impressive over a period of time, but the Ticats currently have the punching power of the Lions and the Riders.) Edmonton over Calgary (One of Chris Jones' last acts with the Elks was to shore up their defense by signing Oakman and Moncrief. The offense was never the problem, so I rate the Elks highly. However, the Stampeders won all of their first four home games.)

Disc One Originally released as Sugarloaf Suite

August 30 Kitty Wells - 1919 Kenny Dorham - 1924 Johnny Mann - 1928 John Phillips - 1935 John Peel - 1939 John McNally - 1941 John Surman - 1944 ***** Ted Williams - 1918

I see that all four of this weekend's games will be carried by the CBS Sports cable channel. That means that those of us in the US will not be able watch the games on the league's website. As always, the radio broadcasts of all of the games are available. Scroll down to see the links to each radio station. https://www.cfl.ca/where-to-watch-2024-cfl-broadcast-information/ ***** Mathieu Betts has been let go by Detroit, and has rejoined BC. Historically, it has been the Argos who have engaged in the airlift, but this year it is BC with Rourke and Betts. https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/28/report-mathieu-betts-to-return-to-lions/ https://3downnation.com/2024/08/28/b-c-lions-agrees-to-terms-on-contract-with-canadian-dl-mathieu-betts/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/bc-lions-agree-to-terms-with-canadian-mathieu-betts-1.2166997 https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/mathieu-betts-returns-to-the-bc-lions-after-nfl-stint/ ***** 8/29 Checking Down https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/29/checking-down-rourke-to-start-on-ok-tire-labour-day-weekend/ ***** Rashied Bailey has signed with the Redblacks. https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/29/redblacks-add-rasheed-bailey-to-practice-roster/ https://3downnation.com/2024/08/29/ottawa-redblacks-sign-veteran-cfl-receiver-rasheed-bailey/ ***** Toronto - Hamilton preview https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/29/5-things-to-know-hamilton-toronto-ok-tire-labour-day-rivalry/ ***** Ottawa - BC previews https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/rick-cambell-confirms-nathan-rourke-to-start-in-touchdown-pacific-after-being-non-committal-earlier-in-the-week/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/ottawa-redblacks-to-shuffle-lineup-again-for-rematch-with-bc-lions-jaelon-acklin-1.2167090 ***** Winnipeg - Sask preview https://pifflespodcast.com/blog/bighills-return-adds-spice-to-riders-vs-bombers-labour-day-classic/

August 29 Charlie Parker - 1920 Dinah Washington - 1924 Bennie Maupin - 1940 Dick Halligan - 1943 Michael Jackson - 1958 Me'Shell Ndegeocello - 1969 ***** John Locke - 1632 Lurene Tuttle - 1906

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McIntosh Releases SESSIONS Volume 1, A Vinyl Album Package (With Bonus 45) Featuring The Peter Erskine Quartet Produced by Jeff Levenson VINYL AVAILABLE NOW. PETER ERSKINE - Drums BOB MINTZER - Saxophone ALAN PASQUA - Piano DAREK OLES - Bass   The ability to project a defining sound is a powerful instinct built into the DNA of jazz artists. Peter Erskine, Bob Mintzer, Alan Pasqua and Darek Oles - award-winning artists, all - evince this truth with McIntosh SESSIONS Volume 1. It captures them - direct-to-tape - in a performance showcasing the partnership of hi-fidelity giants, McIntosh Laboratories and Sterling Sound.  Produced by Jeff Levenson in L.A.’s famed Henson studio, the group was recorded on analog tape, and mastered with precise attention to detail. It is a vinyl-only package that delivers the richest of sonic and musical experiences. McIntosh SESSIONS Volume 1 is an audiophile’s dream. In speaking about the musical marriage of drummer Peter Erskine, pianist Alan Pasqua and bassist Darek Oles, journalist Jim Worsley from All About Jazz once said, “The trio could be considered the perfect melting pot of creativity, complexity, and rhythm, pollinated with spontaneous interplay and intelligent conversation.” That’s quite a summary of these top-tier jazzmen who, after playing together for decades, find themselves at the top of their game. Their Live In Italy recording, which garnered a Grammy nomination in 2022, is evidence of their primacy. Bob Mintzer © Alessandro Gentile What makes McIntosh SESSIONS Volume 1 extra special now is the addition of saxophonist Bob Mintzer, acclaimed composer, arranger, and founding member of the Yellowjackets. His presence elevate the group’s collective mastery. Throughout Erskine’s recorded history - with groups Weather Report, Steps Ahead and Bass Desires, for example - we hear a near obsession with crystalline captures. The Peter Erskine Quartet © Alessandro Gentile A total of 20+ Grammy citations surround the music and production team on this record. Which leads us to a captured performance providing intimacy and immediacy - from the studio to home turntables. McIntosh SESSIONS Volume 1 speaks volumes about the singular power of jazz coupled with pure, reproduced sound. TRACKS 33-1/3 – Side A Leaving LA (from the film Sacramento) (Peter Erskine, Erko Music, BMI) 3:23 Blues For Old Friends (Darek Oles, LA Jazz Quartet Music, BMI) 6:43 Chilipso (Alan Pasqua, Itsall Music, BMI) 4:48 Gumbo Time (Alan Pasqua, Itsall Music, BMI) 3:39 33-1/3 – Side B Into The Dark (Darek Oles, HNH and Buster Ann Music, ASCAP) 5:14 A Few Good Notes (Bob Mintzer, Mintzer Music, ASCAP) 4:16 David’s Blues (Peter Erskine, Erko Music, BMI) 6:07 The Folks (Alan Pasqua, Itsall Music, BMI) 4:22 45 – Side A Leaving LA (from the film Sacramento) (Peter Erskine, Erko Music, BMI) 3:23 Blues For Old Friends (Darek Oles, LA Jazz Quartet Music, BMI) 6:43 45 – Side B Into The Dark (Darek Oles, HNH and Buster Ann Music, ASCAP) 5:14 A Few Good Notes (Bob Mintzer, Mintzer Music, ASCAP) 4:16 Series Producers: Murat Aktar, Scott Burnett Album Produced By Jeff Levenson Henson Recording Studios (Studio A), Hollywood, September 14-18, 2023 Recorded & Mixed by Rich Breen Sterling Sound, Nashville, October 30-31, 2023 Mastered by Ryan Smith ADDITIONAL ALBUM FEATURES AAA production HQ-180 Gram Premium Vinyl Pressing by RTI Includes 12" 33-1/3 RPM LP with all 8 songs plus 12" 45 RPM EP with 4 of the 8 songs Packaged in an Old Style® Tip-On Gatefold Jacket from Stoughton Printing AVAILABILITY, PRICING & ASSETS McIntosh SESSIONS Volume 1 is available on McIntoshLabs.com, as well as through authorized McIntosh dealers with an MSRP of $150. Outside the U.S., it will be available exclusively through authorized McIntosh dealers and distributors with an MSRP of $210 CAD / £200 including VAT / €225 including VAT (other countries please check with your local distributor for price). ABOUT Peter Erskine has played the drums since the age of four and is known for his versatility and love of working in different musical contexts. He appears on 700 albums and film scores, and has won two Grammy Awards, plus an Honorary Doctorate from the Berklee School of Music (1992). Fifty albums have been released under his own name or as co-leader. He has played with the Stan Kenton and Maynard Ferguson Big Bands, Weather Report, Steps Ahead, Joni Mitchell, Steely Dan, Diana Krall, Kenny Wheeler, Mary Chapin Carpenter, The Brecker Brothers, The Yellowjackets, Pat Metheny and Gary Burton, John Scofield, et al, and has appeared as a soloist with the London, Los Angeles, Chicago, Frankfurt Radio, Scottish Chamber, Ensemble Intercontemporain, Royal Opera House, BBC Symphony, Oslo and Berlin Philharmonic Orchestras. Peter is Professor of Practice and Director of Drumset Studies at the Thornton School of Music, University of Southern California. www.PeterErskine.com Bob Mintzer is a saxophonist/arranger/educator who resides in Los Angeles. He currently holds the Barbara and Buzz McCoy endowed chair at the USC Thornton School of Music. Bob is a 30-year member as saxophonist with the Yellowjackets. He is also the chief conductor of the WDR Big Band in Cologne Germany. Bob has written over 500 big band arrangements, several jazz study books, orchestral and chamber works. He has played on over 1000 recordings and has performed with Tito Puente, Buddy Rich, Thad Jones Mel Lewis Big Band, Eddie Palmieri, Jaco Pastorius, Mike Manieri, Randy Brecker, and the New York Philharmonic. Alan Pasqua is a Steinway Piano artist, Grammy® Nominee and Professor of Jazz Studies at USC Thornton School of Music. He has played and recorded with Tony Williams, Jack DeJohnette, Paul Motian, Dave Holland, Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Joe Henderson, Stanley Clarke, Gary Burton, James Moody, Gary Peacock, Gary Bartz, Reggie Workman, The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra, Sheila Jordan and Joe Williams. Darek Oles (Oleszkiewicz) was born on February 20, 1963 in Wroclaw, Poland. By the time he reached his early 20s he had become an award-winning and highly coveted acoustic bass player. In 1988 he arrived in Los Angeles and received a full scholarship from California Institute of The Arts and began studies with the legendary bassist Charlie Haden. Since 2002, Oles has been a jazz faculty member at the University of California in Irvine. Aside from his teaching duties, Darek Oles has been very active as a performer and became one of the most sought-after bass players on the West Coast, and has had the opportunity to perform and record with the greatest masters in jazz. © Peter Erskine www.McIntoshLabs.com

Dann Zinn Marks a Bold New Creative Direction With "Two Roads," To Be Released October 4 On Ridgeway Records Acclaimed Bay Area Saxophonist Navigates a Personal and Professional Turning Point With Eight Open, Edgy Original Compositions That Plumb the Depths of His Musical Inspirations   August 28, 2024 Tenor saxophonist Dann Zinn named Two Roads—his sixth album, set for an October 4 release on Ridgeway Records—for the words of poet Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken.” Like the poem’s narrator, Zinn stares down a fork in the road, faced with a choice that will make all the difference. Backing him on this expedition through eight distinctive original compositions is an incendiary, innovative quartet that features Rachel Z on piano, Jeff Denson on bass, and Omar Hakim on drums, with percussionist Brian Rice guesting as well. The dilemma Zinn encountered was the result of an accident that damaged his right hand, endangering his ability to play the saxophone (and permanently derailed his flute playing). While the music on Two Roads was recorded before the accident, it provides an enthralling portrait of what was at stake—fork in the road—to continue on this path or another. After seriously considering whether to end his musical career, Zinn decided to persevere. It wasn’t easy—he had to completely rebuild his saxophone to accommodate the loss of motion in his fingers—but ultimately, here he is, with an offering that underscores that fateful choice. The music is also a bold stylistic move. It explores the wide swath of musical styles that have informed Zinn’s unmistakably original voice as both a composer and a player. The range of ideas is remarkable, encompassing the Nordic folk-jazz of Jan Garbarek (who shares Zinn’s Norwegian heritage), American jazz, East Bay funk, gospel, and electronically processed atmospheres. Many of these elements show themselves individually—from the unabashed post-bop opener “Yarak,” to the rollicking, churchy “Pros and Cons,” to the eerie soundscapes that bookend “A Revolution of One.” Yet Two Roads’s deeper revelation is of the leader’s brilliance as a synthesist. Seamless blends like “The Sound of Ice Melting,” with its hard-driving, funky aggression balanced by the longing folklike melody; the pounding Latin rhythms and evocative wordless vocal (courtesy of Jeff Denson) on “Two Words”; or the quirky, grooving, not-at-all punk “East Bay Punk” could have come from nobody but Dann Zinn. Dann Zinn was born January 4, 1958 in Castro Valley, California. He picked up the violin at the age of eight, switched to saxophone at nine, and took off down the jazz rabbit hole. On the way, however, he also encountered rock and roll; the hard-edged funk of Earth, Wind & Fire and Tower of Power (studying with the latter’s Lenny Pickett); and Irish flutist James Galway, among many others, creating a unique and diverse wellspring of ideas from which Zinn would draw throughout his life. After high school—and a supplementary education at San Francisco’s legendary Keystone Korner jazz club—Zinn went to Los Angeles, becoming involved in that city’s intensive music scene, then onward to the East Coast, where he spent some time in New York and played in a Boston-based rock band throughout the early and mid-1980s. He returned to the Bay Area to study at what is now Cal State East Bay, where he transitioned from student to teacher, and eventually became the school’s director of jazz studies. He has also been on faculty at University of California at Berkeley and the California Jazz Conservatory, directed the SFJAZZ High School All-Stars, given private lessons, and authored the six-volume textbook Zinn and the Art of Saxophone: a remarkable and accomplished career for an educator. In the meantime, however, his career as a saxophonist, composer, and improviser hasn’t slowed down a bit. Zinn has worked with the likes of Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Terri Lyne Carrington, Mike and Leni Stern, Cuong Vu, Peter Erskine, Taylor Eigsti, Allison Miller, and Derrick Hodge, to name just a few. As a leader in his own right, Zinn has recorded six albums, beginning with his 2003 debut Ten Songs and continuing through to his latest effort, Two Roads. “In the tradition of the great Duke Ellington,” says Zinn, “I have written this music for these exact musicians—music to be reflective and contemplative of the times we have lived, and are living through. Rachel, Omar, and Jeff exceeded all expectations and are brilliant. Two Roads is about choices—taking a road less traveled and finding that, at the end of one journey, another begins. Two Roads is both a culmination and a beginning, coming from a life well lived, and looking forward to what comes next.” Photography: Scott Chernis    EPK: Dann Zinn | Two Roads  Dann Zinn Web Site  

Week 13 previews https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/28/the-weekly-say-what-is-the-best-ok-tire-labour-day-weekend-rivalry/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/28/costabile-4-storylines-to-watch-on-ok-tire-labour-day-weekend/ ***** In a binding ruling, the independent arbitrator upheld Shawn Lemon's indefinite suspension for gambling. https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/28/arbitrator-upholds-shawn-lemons-indefinite-suspension/ https://3downnation.com/2024/08/28/independent-arbitrator-upholds-shawn-lemons-indefinite-suspension-for-violating-cfls-gambling-policy/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/shawn-lemon-suspension-upheld-arbitrator-alouettes-cfl-1.7306972 https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/pr-arbitrator-upholds-shawn-lemons-cfl-indefinite-suspension/ ***** Kenneth George has signed with the Argos, after being let go by the Ticats the other day. https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/28/argos-sign-former-ticats-defensive-back-kenneth-george-jr/ https://3downnation.com/2024/08/28/toronto-argos-sign-former-hamilton-tiger-cats-db-kenneth-george/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/toronto-argonauts-sign-american-db-kenneth-george-1.2166726

August 28 Billy Grammer - 1925 Kenny Drew - 1928 Honey Lantree - 1943 Shania Twain - 1965 LeAnn Rimes - 1982 Cecile McLorin Salvant - 1989 ***** Charles Boyer - 1899

Tom Harrell Alternate Summer Impacting August 27th, 2024 Formats: Jazz # Artist and Track Title Time 1. Tom Harrell - Miramar 07:17 2. Tom Harrell - Peanut 03:43 3. Tom Harrell - Alternate Summer 04:17 4. Tom Harrell - Intermezzo 03:42 5. Tom Harrell - UV 06:54 6. Tom Harrell - Chalcedon 06:17 7. Tom Harrell - Heliotrope 04:12 8. Tom Harrell - Plateau 05:20 9. Tom Harrell - Wind 12:21 10. Tom Harrell - Radius 05:48 New from Trumpeter and Composer Tom Harrell Tom Harrell Alternate Summer HighNote Records HCD 7344 Tom Harrell – trumpet Dayna Stephens – tenor saxophone (tracks 4, 5, 6 & 😎 Mark Turner – tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 3, 9 & 10) Luis Perdomo – piano, Fender Rhodes, B-3 organ Charles Altura – acoustic & electric guitar (tracks 2, 3, 5 & 7) Ugonna Okegwo – bass • Adam Cruz – drums Airplay Starts Now • Suggested Tracks 5. UV 6:53 • 6. Chalcedon 6:16 8. Plateau 5:20 • 10. Radius 5:47 Like our stuff? Let’s hear from you. Record Company Contact Barney Fields • HighNote Records, Inc. jazzdepo@ix.netcom.com • (212) 873-2020 • www.jazzdepot.com HCD 7344 T... Tom Harrel... Thom Rotella Side Hustle Impacting August 27th, 2024 Format: Jazz # Artist and Track Title Time 1. Thom Rotella - Who Dat? 05:09 2. Thom Rotella - Love For Sale 05:32 3. Thom Rotella - Pick Pocket 04:47 4. Thom Rotella - Side Hustle 03:19 5. Thom Rotella - Georgia on My Mind 06:06 6. Thom Rotella - Not So Much 05:07 7. Thom Rotella - Mr. Mootanda 04:46 8. Thom Rotella - Don't Mess With Mr T. 05:17 9. Thom Rotella - Roy's Groove 03:53 10. Thom Rotella - On a Misty Night 04:56 11. Thom Rotella - Alone Together 04:35 12. Thom Rotella - Three Views of a Secret / Goodbye Pork Pie Hat 09:28 Guitarist Thom Rotella Makes His HighNote Records Debut Thom Rotella Side Hustle HighNote Records HCD 7355 Thom Rotella – guitars Bobby Floyd – organ; Gregg Karukas – organ (track 12 only) Roy McCurdy – drums; Kendall Kay – drums (track 12 only) Lenny Castro – percussion (tracks 2, 3, 6, 8 & 12) With special guests Eric Alexander – tenor saxophone (tracks 4 & 6) Jeremy Pelt – trumpet (tracks 8 & 12) Airplay Starts Now • Suggested Tracks 1. Who Dat? 5:11 • 3. Pick Pocket 4:47 4. Side Hustle 3:19 • 6. Not So Much 5:07 And while you're here, check out track 12, “Three Views of a Secret / Goodbye Pork Pie Hat.” This imaginative track has been get getting a lot of special attention from a lot of special people. Here's just a few: “I love the track, a really interesting interplay between songs and players. Certainly deserving of awards consideration. Thoroughly enjoyable!” Peter Graves - Conductor, Jaco Pastorius Big Band "What a magical atmosphere interpreted by the musicians with a deep Blues feeling! One of the greatest performances I've listened to in recent years!!” Antonio Adolfo - Pianist, Composer - 4-Time Winner of The Brazilian International Press Award "I’ve listen to Thom’s latest cd “Side Hustle" and I feel that he shines as one of our top modern day jazz musicians. I can definitely hear a lot Of Grant Green and Wes Montgomery in his playing and he is also a fantastic composer and arranger. Please take a listen to his arrangement of Jaco Pastorius', Three views of a secret and Charles Mingus', Goodbye Pork Pie Hat. You will definitely love the journey this takes you on." Alvin Queen - Drummer, Producer Like our stuff? Let’s hear from you. Record Company Contact Barney Fields • HighNote Records, Inc. jazzdepo@ix.netcom.com • (212) 873-2020 • www.jazzdepot.com 7355 Rotel... 7355 Thom ...

Power Rankings https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/27/amsoil-power-rankings-rolling-into-ok-tire-labour-day-weekend/ ***** Week 13 picks https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/27/prediction-time-cfl-ca-writers-ok-tire-labour-day-weekend-picks/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/27/weekly-predictor-taking-bc-in-touchdown-pacific/ ***** Playoff Scenarios https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/27/111th-grey-cup-playoff-scenarios-montreal-eyes-playoff-berth/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/redblacks-victory-would-clinch-cfl-playoff-berth-for-defending-champion-alouettes-1.2166465 ***** Bernie Glieberman has died at 84. RIP. https://3downnation.com/2024/08/27/former-ottawa-shreveport-cfl-team-owner-bernie-glieberman-dead-at-84/

Montreal 21....Edmonton 17 The Elks gave them all they could handle. In fact, Edmonton led 17-6 at the half. The Elks have not scored in the third quarter for the past five games. That sounds like a coaching issue to me. The Als outscored them 12-0 in the third, and held on in the fourth. The Als have won five straight. Fajardo is back. Ford is not, and MBT qb'd the Elks. The Als wore their 1974 Grey Cup uniforms. https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/25/recap-montreal-21-edmonton-17/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/25/fajardo-leads-alouettes-air-attack-in-comeback-win-over-elks/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/cole-spieker-cody-fajardo-lead-montreal-alouettes-to-comeback-win-over-edmonton-elks-1.2165961 https://3downnation.com/2024/08/26/montreal-alouettes-stand-tall-to-beat-edmonton-elks-on-retro-night-eight-other-thoughts/ https://3downnation.com/2024/08/26/edmonton-elks-disappear-in-second-half-in-loss-to-alouettes-seven-other-thoughts/ https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/cfl-scores-today-montreal-alouettes-21-edmonton-elks-17-als-rally-late-to-secure-victory/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/25/3-stats-that-defined-montreals-win-over-edmonton-in-week-12/ ***** Week 12 Plays of the Week https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/26/cfl-plays-of-the-week-week-12-2024/ ***** Three eastern teams are above .500. No western teams are. https://www.cfl.ca/2024standings/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/26/mmqb-the-rise-of-the-east/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/winnipeg-blue-bombers-attempt-to-move-into-first-in-west-against-saskatchewan-roughriders-on-tsn-1.2166142 ***** Power Rankings https://3downnation.com/2024/08/26/3downnation-cfl-power-rankings-lions-knocked-down-the-mountain-after-fifth-straight-defeat/ ***** Week 12 review https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/26/landrys-5-takeaways-from-week-12-3/ ***** This weekend is Labour Day Weekend. The Bombers will induct Charles Roberts into their Ring of Honour. https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/winnipeg-blue-bombers-to-induct-charles-roberts-into-ring-of-honour-1.2166148 https://3downnation.com/2024/08/26/winnipeg-blue-bombers-to-induct-charles-roberts-into-ring-of-honour/ ***** Rich Massaro is returning to the Tiger-Cats as a player personnel executive. https://3downnation.com/2024/08/26/hamilton-tiger-cats-hire-rich-massaro-as-player-personnel-consultant/