GA Russell

I'd like to hear the story about Anita entering the bus.

OK, but why the reluctance to provide mp3 downloads? Is that a great expense? Since so many people are downloading their music, it's not clear to me what your thinking is. Edit - OK, you've answered my question as I typed.

This came out yesterday, and you can catch it at Spotify. The songs are all familiar modern jazz standards, and I enjoy every one of them. The playing is very mainstream. Although it was recorded in concert in March, I did not notice any audience noise. I like it, but no new territory here.

I'm curious if you read an objection from me or if this was imagined. My second query would be if you didn't learn anything from the thread. Chuck, you didn't disagree with sonnymax's statement that you are being hassled, so i assumed that you agreed with it. I don't see the hassle. I don't understand what David Ayers meant when he said "USP over itunes". You agreed with him, so I am asking what you have on your mind.

Chuck, I don't understand what your objection is.

I see that Ballads is now available at Spotify. I listened to it a lot when it was new. I'll have to revisit it.

Greg Xenakes Week 6 picks http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4517992 ***** Ted Michaels Week 6 power rankings http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4518013

I find myself more impressed by the number of different athletes per country that win a medal than by the number of medals per se. A few great athletes like Michael Phelps skew the totals.

After five weeks, five teams share the best record at 3-2. http://stats.sports.theglobeandmail.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=globeandmail&page=cfl/stand/standingAJ.htm

John, here's an article whose early comments say that Burris is the league's number one off-season acquisition so far. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=401937

The Bombers have lost offensive lineman Andre Douglas for the year with an ankle injury. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=401880 ***** This coming week is the bye week for half the league. Calgary, Saskskatchewan, Edmonton and Hamilton will sit out.

This just in: An Art Pepper Banquet For Release on August 28 Main Course: From Widow's Taste 2-CD Set Unreleased Art Pepper, Vol. VII: Sankei Hall, Osaka, Japan Plus Sweet and Hot Side Dishes: From Omnivore Recordings Neon Art: Volume One - A Vinyl Single, The First of Three July 30, 2012 Laurie Pepper founded Widow's Taste Records in 2006 to "introduce unreleased and unheard Art to people who love him as well as to people who don't yet know him, so they can fill their lives with soulful beauty." Since then, the label has been releasing prime Pepper recordings on an annual basis. Widow's Taste's latest offering, Unreleased Art Pepper, Vol. VII, is a two-CD set recorded in November 1980 in Osaka, Japan. Its August 28 release will coincide with that of Neon Art: Volume One, the first of three Art Pepper vinyl singles scheduled for 2012 release by Omnivore Recordings. The Osaka session is a happy one, swinging and melodic. It reunites the alto saxophonist with pianist George Cables, and "Art's mood was sunny throughout this trip," recalls Laurie, "because he loved being on the road with George and loved working with him every night." Other reasons for Art's cheer (he mentions them onstage): The acclaim accorded his just-published book Straight Life, co-authored with Laurie, and the satisfaction he felt after completing his ballad album with strings, Winter Moon (Galaxy). Art's inspired live performance of "Winter Moon" at this Osaka concert is, as far as Laurie knows, the only one extant and one good reason for releasing this material. The vinyl singles owe their existence to Omnivore Recordings' Cheryl Pawelski, who happened to hear the burning version of Art's deeply funky tune "Red Car" posted by Widow's Taste last year as a free listen for the fans. Cheryl immediately called Laurie to ask if they could make a deal for a vinyl release. They did. Between them they chose that "Red Car" and, for the flip side, an effervescent "Blues for Blanche." "Art hated the idea that people put jazz in a pigeonhole," says Laurie. "He said he wanted to make people forget the categories. 'I want to make them open up and listen.'" Omnivore, with its comedy, pop, rock, and what-is-it catalog, is a vehicle that's made to carry absolutely everything. "When I first heard the live version of 'Red Car' from Parnell's [1981]," says Pawelski, "I instantly wanted to share it with everyone I know, and that's when I knew we had a project. Omnivore, by design, aims to share outstanding previously unissued music, and rarely is it as good and as much fun as these Art Pepper recordings. Omnivore is grateful to be working with Laurie Pepper to bring Art's music to a new audience." To which Laurie says, "Amen!" Volumes Two and Three of Neon Art are scheduled for October and November and offer greatest hits: Volume Two, "Mambo Koyama," "Over the Rainbow," "Allen's Alley"; Volume Three, "Make a List," "Everything Happens to Me," and "Arthur's Blues." For more information about these singles, contact Paki Newell (paki@co5media.com ) and/or visit www.omnivorerecordings.com. Widow's Taste's seventh Unreleased Art Pepper is all about the music, especially the soulful "Winter Moon" and blazing "Make a List" performances. It was recorded by an anonymous audience member on cassette. The crowd was absolutely silent, Laurie recalls, "but the room is a presence; let's just say it's very live. So this particular album plants you firmly in the audience beside that sneaky fellow on that night at Sankei Hall." It's been remastered by Wayne Peet, as have all six preceding Widow's Taste releases, and he revivifies this show. The album also includes a 32-page booklet, packed with photos of the tour and, as usual, Laurie's gossipy reminiscences of life on the front lines. Art Pepper (foreground), in Japan with Debbie and Tony Dumas, George Cables. By the time of this recording, Art had settled on his favorite drummer, Carl Burnett, who appears on almost every recording Art made during his last years. Tony Dumas was the youngest, shyest member of the band, but he's impressive, and Art says so. With Tony Art made Landscape and Besame Mucho (Galaxy). And Tony is the bassist on last year's best-seller for Widow's Taste, Blues for the Fisherman, the four-disc set from Ronnie Scott's in London. George Cables is on the historic Art Pepper Live at the Village Vanguard set, The Trip, and No Limit (Contemporary) plus all the Galaxy Maiden Voyage albums, Tête-à-Tête, and Goin' Home. He's also featured with Carl on Unreleased Art Pepper, Vol. I: Abashiri (Widow's Taste) and on upcoming Neon Art: Volumes Two and Three (Omnivore). George (at right, with Art) will be heard on more releases in the years to come. In fact, a treasure trove of hitherto unheard material has quite recently been unearthed, much of it recorded directly from the sound boards at great concerts in Japan, where Art returned repeatedly. While much of the material is the same from gig to gig, each version stands alone and fresh as Art engages with it. In store are not-to-be-missed performances -- and some surprise unique tracks like this "Winter Moon." Previous Widow's Taste releases: Art Pepper: Unreleased Art, Vol. I: Abashiri If the sound is surprisingly good, the playing is often astonishing. The great altoist could pack so much raw emotion into his work that he made most others seem like dilettantes. --Ray Comisky, The Irish Times Art Pepper: Unreleased Art, Vol. II: The Last Concert [A] privilege to listen to the final concert of the master, Art Pepper. . . soulful, with a strong swing feel, lyrical, edgy. --Jeff Krow, Audiophile Audition Art Pepper: Unreleased Art, Vol. III: The Croydon Concert Pepper throws down the gauntlet, throwing caution to the wind, and plays with an urgency not heard since his Village Vanguard performances in 1977. The sound is crisp and potent. --C. Michael Bailey, All About Jazz Art Pepper: The Art History Project (Vol. IV) The remastering by Wayne Peet is superb. It's a delight to have Laurie Pepper's choices here. Just knowing that she finds these tracks meaningful and in this order makes them special. --Marc Myers, JazzWax Art Pepper: Unreleased Art, Vol. V: Stuttgart [A] miraculous double disc. This is Pepper's triumph. Listen to it once and you'll want to immediately go out and score the first four volumes. Bravo! --Brian McCoy, Examiner.com Blues for the Fisherman: Unreleased Art Pepper, Vol. VI Pepper is simply on fire. It's one of those perfect musical statements that could never have been captured in any studio. The immediacy and emotion of the moment are so boldly displayed that it could only have been possible through the energy of a live crowd. --Greg Simmons, All About Jazz Web Site: www.artpepper.net Blog: www.artpeppermusic.blogspot.com Follow:

British Columbia Lions 34....Calgary Stampeders 8 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=401747 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4516957 Not very interesting. The Lions dominated throughout.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats 35....Saskatchewan Roughriders 34 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=401729 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4516921 Great game. For the second week in a row, the Riders blew a big fourth quarter lead. This time it was 19 points. The Ticats scored 21 in the fourth to win it.

You win, Matthew!

Here is a Joao Donato cd at Amazon going for $99,999.99! http://www.amazon.com/Joao-Donato-Millennium/dp/B00005YKG7?SubscriptionId=AKIAJ7T5BOVUVRD2EFYQ&tag=camels-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B00005YKG7

That's terrific, TTK!

Rob Bagg has decided to go under the knife, so that means that he will miss the rest of the year. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=401564

Toronto Argonauts 23....Montreal Alouettes 20 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=401629 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4516660 What's the matter with the Als? They haven't shown much pizzazz this year so far.

Is a professor's tenure status primarily a money deal? Perhaps it would be easy to bar him from the campus and from teaching - and that the difficulty would be to cut him off financially.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 23....Edmonton Eskimos 22 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=401549 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4516466 Great game! A real nail biter. Two good defenses against two mediocre offenses. Edmonton had the ball and needed a field goal to go ahead in the final minute. Steven Jyles fumbled the ball on a quarterback draw on the Winnipeg 28. On the last play of the first half, Alex Brink heaved the ball forty yards downfield in desperation, and Chris Matthews caught it in the end zone. This was Winnipeg's first home game of the season, and also their first win. So far the home team has won 15 of 17 games.

This one? I think this might be his best solo recording! Love it! ubu This is on the Mosaic set, am I right? Cliff, that was on the Monk Black Lion box set as I recall.

Is this another Ozzy Osbourne photo?

Trivial, but I remember them well: 1) Tiny Tim's wedding. 2) The Beatles on Ed Sullivan. I was home sick and watching television on CBS as I recall (I think the show was Monty Hall's Video Village) when Walter Cronkite came on to say that JFK had been shot. No word at that time that the wound was fatal. Neil Armstrong stepping out onto the lunar surface was the most important, but for some reason not the most interesting. I think I was very tired! In regard to politics, I remember Nixon's resignation speech; and also the three women from the office at the Clarence Thomas hearings, all of whom supported Clarence Thomas and opposed Anita Hill. My sisters remember Pinky Lee having a heart attack on the air. They say I was watching it with them, but I don't remember it.

Benny Hill?