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Here's the list of winners and nominees. I'm pleased to see the recognition given to Cory Weeds and Cellar Music. https://jjajazzawards.org/2024-winners-for-jazz-performance-and-recordings/ https://jjajazzawards.org/2024-winners-in-jazz-journalism/

(2) The Babylon Bee on X: "Retired Angel Hernandez Gets New Job Inspecting Planes For Boeing https://t.co/lmWm21JlCp https://t.co/X82rHLbzup" / X

Lon, of the five I've read, I think Mr. Maddox was the best, and Mike Blair was the worst. Inspector Allhof had a gimmick - he was a complete jerk. Perhaps the author succeeded in his intentions, but I found reading stories about such a man to be tiresome.

Al Foster! Saxophonist Jerome Sabbagh's "Heart," Debut Recording for His New Label Analog Tone Factory, Due on CD, Vinyl, & Reel-to-Reel August 30, Digital October 11 Trio Session with Frequent Collaborator Joe Martin, Bass, & Iconic Drummer Al Foster Album Release Show with Joe Martin & Al Foster At Bar Bayeux, Brooklyn; Wednesday, September 18   May 29, 2024 Analog Tone Factory proudly announces the release of Heart, tenor saxophonist Jerome Sabbagh’s tenth album as a leader and his first on the newly formed label he runs with pianist and engineer Pete Rende. Heart is due on CD, vinyl, and reel-to-reel August 30, with digital downloads available October 11. Three singles are planned as well: “ESP,” on July 19; “Lead the Way,” August 30; and “Heart,” October 11. A consequential, galvanizing presence on the New York scene since the early 2000s, Paris native Sabbagh is a compelling tenor and soprano saxophonist, bandleader, and producer. Heart documents an elegant, creative encounter with the iconic drummer Al Foster and esteemed New York bassist Joe Martin. “Al is my favorite living jazz drummer, and I’ve been trying to record with him for a long time,” says Sabbagh. “Over the last 12 years I’ve sat in on gigs with him and developed a rapport that finally came to fruition with this album. “Joe and I started playing together around 2003, and I’ve played with him more than any other bassist over the years. He can do anything, but his priority is to make the band sound great, to ensure everything is locked in on every front.” The music on Heart and Vintage, its immediate predecessor (which featured a quartet including Kenny Barron), diverges from all but one of Sabbagh’s first eight records. Released on labels like Sunnyside and Bee Jazz, they featured, in his words, “original music that doesn’t always sound like standards.” L. to r.: Jerome Sabbagh, Al Foster, Joe Martin. Sabbagh recorded Heart 14 years after his first tenor-bass-drums album, an all-standards recital titled One Two Three, with drummer Rodney Green and bassist Ben Street. “I find records featuring original music easier to make than those with standards, because the originals define the direction,” he says. “To me, standards and original music are complementary, and I’ve worked hard to connect both sides of my playing. Now I have a deeper understanding of how I want to play the saxophone, and play those tunes.” On the opening track, Ellington’s “Prelude to a Kiss,” Sabbagh intones the melody deliberately, almost sotto voce, while Foster functions as the soloist, coloring with well-calibrated cymbal interpolations. Although the tempos are slightly brighter, Sabbagh, Martin, and Foster bring a similarly melody-first, no-wasted-notes attitude to “Gone with the Wind,” “When Lights Are Low,” and “Body and Soul,” and medium-up treatments of Wayne Shorter’s “ESP” and “Heart,” Sabbagh’s soulful waltz that titles the album. The mutual trust and intuition between the members are palpable on the two scratch improvisations. “‘Lead the Way’ is a groove, and ‘Right the First Time’ is a freer, improvised piece,” Sabbagh says. “Al told me he’d never played completely improvised music before. Afterwards he said, ‘Now I understand why people want to do this. I really like it.’” The production values on Heart are highest-level, befitting the involvement of hifi high-end companies Stenheim and darTZeel as Executive Producers of the project. Iconic engineer James Farber recorded Heart direct to two-track tape to a custom 1/2-inch Ampex 351 tube tape machine at 30 IPS, with all the musicians playing in the same room. No edits or overdubs were necessary. The legendary Bernie Grundman mastered the proceedings, and the 180g vinyl pressing was cut all analog, as will all future Analog Tone Factory productions. Every sonic detail of the three masters functioning synchronously comes through with three-dimensional presence and transparency. Sabbagh adds: “I am proud that this record is the first one on my own label and I hope that, at a time when recorded music can feel disposable, audiophiles and regular listeners alike will band together to support the creation of new music, recorded all analog, so that this can be a sustainable way to document some of what’s happening today, in jazz and beyond!” The Jerome Sabbagh Trio will perform an album release show with Joe Martin and Al Foster on Wednesday, September 18, at Bar Bayeux, 1066 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn; sets at 8:00 and 9:30pm. Photography: Pete Rende (trio), Shervin Lainez (Sabbagh)   EPK: Jerome Sabbagh | Heart  Jerome Sabbagh Web Site  

For years, I wanted to read the stories from Dime Detective Magazine. They are now available. I picked up six books I found on sale. I have read five, and honestly, they aren't very good. Oh, well!

Janarion Grant has signed with the Argos. https://www.cfl.ca/2024/05/28/argos-sign-special-teams-ace-janarion-grant/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/toronto-argonauts-sign-star-returner-janarion-grant-1.2127172 https://3downnation.com/2024/05/28/toronto-argonauts-sign-former-all-star-returner-janarion-grant/ ***** BC has let go Dakota Prukop and Taquan Mizzell. https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/rb-taquan-mizzell-among-eight-players-cut-from-bc-lions-roster-in-training-camp-1.2126890 https://www.cfl.ca/2024/05/27/lions-release-eight-including-taquan-mizzell-and-dakota-prukop/ ***** David Menard has signed with the Ticats. https://www.cfl.ca/2024/05/27/a-d-line-presence-ticats-ink-david-menard/ ***** League-wide primer (many previously posted)| https://www.cfl.ca/everything-you-need-to-know-ahead-of-the-2024-season/ ***** Ottawa has let go Michael Domagala. https://www.cfl.ca/2024/05/28/k-michael-domagala-among-redblacks-releases-team-signs-two/ ***** A look back at 2023's stats leaders. https://www.cfl.ca/2024/05/28/stats-rewind-looking-back-at-2023-leaders/

May 28 Andy Kirk - 1898 T-Bone Walker - 1910 Papa John Creach - 1917 Russ Freeman - 1926 Arno Marsh - 1928 Tricky Lofton - 1930 Gladys Knight - 1944 John Fogerty - 1945 Claudio Roditi - 1946 ***** PGT Beauregard - 1818

Polarizing umpire Angel Hernandez immediately retiring from MLB (msn.com)

Pre-season games Calgary - BC https://3downnation.com/2024/05/25/scavenging-stampeders-feast-on-lions-skeleton-crew-eight-thoughts-on-b-c-s-preseason-loss/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/calgary-stampeders-pounce-on-bc-lions-for-pre-season-win-1.2126173 https://3downnation.com/2024/05/25/stampeders-tame-toothless-lions-six-thoughts-on-calgarys-preseason-victory/ ***** Hamilton - Ottawa https://3downnation.com/2024/05/26/bo-levi-mitchell-teases-return-to-form-five-thoughts-on-the-tiger-cats-preseason-loss-to-the-redblacks/ https://3downnation.com/2024/05/26/every-win-matters-nine-takeaways-from-the-redblacks-preseason-opener/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/dustin-crum-leads-ottawa-redblacks-past-hamilton-tiger-cats-in-pre-season-1.2126123 https://www.cfl.ca/2024/05/25/hes-back-dedmon-goes-91-for-punt-return-td/ ***** Edmonton - Sask https://3downnation.com/2024/05/26/tis-the-preseason-of-giving-five-thoughts-on-the-elks-turnover-laden-loss-to-the-riders/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/lauther-s-late-fg-lifts-roughriders-over-elks-1.2126163 ***** Toronto - Montreal https://3downnation.com/2024/05/26/argos-qb-situation-demands-different-style-of-football-11-thoughts-on-torontos-preseason-loss-to-montreal/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/defending-champion-alouettes-begin-pre-season-with-win-over-argonauts-1.2126235 https://www.cfl.ca/2024/05/25/caleb-evans-the-escape-artist/ ***** BC has hired 50 Cent to perform at their home opener. https://www.cfl.ca/2024/05/27/50-cent-to-headline-lions-third-annual-concert-kickoff/ https://3downnation.com/2024/05/27/get-rich-or-die-lion-rap-icon-50-cent-to-perform-at-b-c-lions-home-opener/ ***** Here's your chance to practice your French! https://www.cfl.ca/2024/05/27/experiences-superieures-2024/

May 27 Bud Shank - 1927 Ramsey Lewis - 1935 Cilla Black - 1943 Billy Adamson - 1944 Neils-Henning Orsted Pedersen - 1946 Dee Dee Bridgewater - 1950 ***** Dashiell Hammett - 1894

RIP. (2) Tom's Old Days on X: "Very Sad News,One Of The”Great Ones” Bill Walton has Passed Away at 71.#RIPBillWalton https://t.co/AulA5JsooS" / X

I was a big fan early on, when their US albums were on Atlantic. I lost interest when they became involved with Bowie. In '70 they were the warm-up act for Jethro Tull. Tull was boring in comparison, and half the crowd left before the end of Tull's set.

I think there should be birthday ice cream to go along with the cobbler.

May 26 Ziggy Elman - 1914 Moondog - 1916 Peggy Lee - 1920 Miles Davis - 1926 Levon Helm - 1940 Verden Allen - 1944 (I saw Mott the Hoople in '70 and again in '71.) Stevie Nicks - 1948 Hank Williams, Jr. - 1949 ***** Ben Alexander - 1911

Toronto scrimmage https://3downnation.com/2024/05/22/nick-arbuckle-excels-in-double-blue-game-as-toronto-argonauts-look-for-answers-at-qb/ ***** Eric Upton has died at 71. RIP. https://3downnation.com/2024/05/24/five-in-a-row-grey-cup-champion-eric-upton-passes-away-at-71/ ***** Earl Edwards has died at 78. RIP. https://3downnation.com/2024/05/24/notable-cfl-to-nfl-defensive-lineman-earl-edwards-dead-at-78/ ***** The league has announced its television schedule. For the US, I think I count 33 games which will be on the CBS Sports cable channel. That is available on the internet with Hulu. All of the other games (including the playoffs and Grey Cup Final) will be available for free on the league's website. For Canada, all the games will be on TSN. RDS will also carry all the Als games, 14 Redblacks games, 15 other regular season games, plus all the playoffs. For the rest of the world, all of the games will be available for free on the league's website. https://www.cfl.ca/where-to-watch-2024-cfl-broadcast-information/ https://static.cfl.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024-CFL-Broadcast-Schedule-4.pdfhttps://3downnation.com/2024/05/23/cfl-unveils-full-american-tv-broadcast-schedule-for-2024-season/ ***** May 22 Checking Down https://www.cfl.ca/2024/05/22/checking-down-maier-adding-new-element-to-his-game/ ***** This thread's view count stands at 389,700, up 1,000 in the past 11 days.

May 24 Charles Earland - 1941

NCAA, leagues back $2.8 billion settlement, setting stage for current, former athletes to be paid (msn.com)

Palle Danielsson, 1946-2024 Photo of Palle Danielsson from the private ECM archives. Palle Danielsson, the great Swedish bassist, has died, aged 77. Born into a musical family in Stockholm in 1946, he studied violin as a child, switching to double bass in his teens, taking classes at Sweden’s Royal Academy and rounding off his formative musical education with hands-on experience at the famed Gyllene Cirkeln (Golden Circle) club, where he accompanied visiting American jazz players. In 1965, aged just 19, he got to play with Bill Evans, an early musical highlight. By the time Palle came into ECM’s orbit in 1974 with Jan Garbarek and Bobo Stenson, he was very much a complete player, a melodically imaginative, warm-toned bassist, with a great sense of drive. Never much interested in being a bandleader or even a featured soloist his capacity to anchor and inspire a band, working creatively inside the total group context, was second to none – and his impeccable label discography speaks for itself. He can be heard on many recordings now regarded as classics, with the Garbarek-Stenson Quartet (Witchi-Tai-To, Dansere), Keith Jarrett (Belonging, My Song, Nude Ants, Personal Mountains, Sleeper), Enrico Rava (The Pilgrim and The Stars, The Plot), Edward Vesala (Satu), Collin Walcott with Don Cherry (Grazing Dreams), Charles Lloyd (Fish Out of Water), Peter Erskine’s trio with John Taylor (You Never Know, Time Being, As It Is, Juni), and Tomasz Stanko’s tribute to Krzysztof Komeda (Litania). Albums beyond broad definitions of jazz included Anouar Brahem’s Khomsa, Dino Saluzzi’s Responsorium and two recordings with Lena Willemark and Ale Möller – Nordan and Agram – which cast Nordic folk ballads in a new light and opened them up to fresh improvising possibilities. Whatever the context, Palle Danielsson gave his best energies to it. As Manfred Eicher notes, “With his very special sense of soulfulness and precision, and his determination to serve the whole band sound, Palle always seemed able to illuminate the music and to lift it to the next level.” — Steve Lake For more information on ECM, please visit: ECMRecords.com | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter # # #  

McDonald's Franchisees Say They Can't Afford The Chain's $5 Meal Deal (msn.com)

May 23 Artie Shaw - 1910 Helen O'Connell - 1920 Humphrey Lyttleton - 1921 Rosemary Clooney - 1928 Robert Moog - 1934 Marvin Stamm - 1939 Ken Peplowski - 1959 Jewel - 1974 ***** Bryan "High Speed" Herta - 1970

From the Jobim OAS box.

May 22 Richard Wagner - 1813 Sun Ra - 1914 Charles Aznavour - 1924 Kenny Ball - 1930 Peter Nero - 1934 Ian Underwood - 1939 ***** Tommy John - 1943