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Thanks Mike! Great idea!

Happy Birthday 2011 Claude!

Well, very little of the new jazz I've heard for the past ten years has had much melody. There's been a lot of sound colors, but not much Jon Hendricks could write lyrics for. It has occurred to me that this new jazz, while not free, is different from that of previous eras, and should have its own name. I think of it as "post-mainstream", and I'm sure that people close to the scene could come up with a better name than that. We have had eras of dixieland, swing, bop, cool, mainstream and free, and now we are in a different era that needs its own name. But in answer to your question, I would say simply "more melody".

Earlier this week the Riders released Marcus Adams. http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4392606

The Riders have signed Dario Romero. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=360382

At that time (1969), a local (DC) record store filed its jazz music by label rather than by artist. In those days when I thought of Vortex I thought of Steve Marcus first, but anyway I was there to buy Joan's Bones. So I say to the manager, "Can you show me where the Vortex records are?", and he responds, "Tones for Joan's Bones!"

Andre Talbot has retired. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=360279

Happy Birthday 2011 Kyo!

My first thought was Typee by Herman Melville.

My understanding is that the sales pitch is the same as lala's - you can listen to your music from whatever computer or smartphone you have handy.

Sam Rivers - Sizzle I am not aware of it having been issued on CD. Amazon has a used LP available for $89.99.

Chuck, I have no problem with The Wall St. Journal requiring that its readers pay, and erecting an effective firewall to ensure that they do. But in the case of the Times, their "firewall" is not a serious attempt. No one has a duty to enable java on his computer, and the Times' "firewall" only works if you have your java enabled. It appears to me that the Times wants to have it both ways - They want to be widely read on the internet, and they also want to make money from subscriptions. The WSJ has chosen to collect subscription money rather than be widely read. It seems to me that the Times needs to decide which it wants, and I think it's silly for Sulzberger to suggest that anyone without java enabled is like a guy who grabs a copy of the paper and runs without paying for it.

Yeah, it was Punch Sulzberger who said that. But there's a big difference, I think. With the paper, you are stealing what you did not have possession of. But with the internet, the NYT is sending to your computer the complete article, and in addition a cover that you did not want. By disabling your own java on your own computer, you are reading what the NYT voluntarily sent you.

The Bombers have traded Stephen Jyles to the Argos for their first pick (fourth overall). Considering how injury-prone Buck Pierce is, I don't understand why they would trade Jyles. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=360142

I had forgotten about the Golden Throats compilation. I never heard it, but I remember that it looked scary! As I recall, it had Jack Webb singing Try a Little Tenderness, and Shatner doing Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. Oh, the humanity! As I recall, Rhino put out a Volume 2 as well.

I remember seeing a show about Bob Newhart on PBS many years ago. On it there was a film clip of a time Ralph Edwards dropped by, and started his intro into This Is Your Life. Pleshette naturally took a step back to allow Newhart to enjoy the spotlight, only to discover to her horror that Ralph was there to see her and not him!

Thanks Evan! I thought everyone knew that Shatner cut a famous album.

The NY Times has had a paywall in Canada for a couple of weeks. I have read that you can beat it by either disconnecting (if that's the word) your Java, or by clicking on the Page Source in your browser's View dropdown. The first day the Times put up the paywall in Canada, a guy figured out how to beat it during his lunch hour!

Here's an article that speculates that William Shatner may be a billionaire because he has been paid in stock for his work in the Priceline commercials! http://briansullivan.blogs.foxbusiness.com/2011/03/29/william-shatner-stock-market-billionaire?test=faces

The Ticats have released Kyries Hebert. That's a big surprise to me. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=359983

Noj, I think it's hard to have a trial system of justice if people don't take perjury seriously.

I enjoyed The Long Goodbye as a movie, but not as an adaptation of a Chandler work. I enjoyed very much both Robert Mitchum Chandler movies. I also enjoyed the few HBO Chandlers that I saw (can't remember the star's name), and would like to see the rest. Maybe they're on DVD. PS - A search at Amazon shows me that it was Powers Booth, and that all eleven episodes are available on DVD. On to my wish list!

Happy Birthday 2011 jlh!

In '97 or '98 my nephew attended a Diana Krall concert in Los Angeles. Johnny Mandel sat down next to him and introduced himself!

Thanks mjzee! I've added it to my wishlist. When I was a senior in college I had the pleasure of meeting Casals briefly and shaking his hand. He was very nice, but said little. His wife was quite charming.