GA Russell

Thanks very much, Dan! The cd arrived yesterday in tip top shape. I opened it up today. My kind of music! Great lineup.

Different guy, I guess.

Review of the draft by team. https://3downnation.com/2024/04/30/each-teams-picks-in-the-2024-cfl-draft/ https://3downnation.com/2024/04/30/analyzing-every-pick-in-the-2024-cfl-draft/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/05/03/cauz-8-sneaky-good-cfl-draft-picks/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/05/06/like-father-like-son-draft-picks-with-cfl-legend-ties/ ***** Lyle Bauer has died at 65. RIP. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/lyle-bauer-winnipeg-blue-bomber-dies-1.7190455 https://3downnation.com/2024/05/01/former-cfl-executive-offensive-lineman-lyle-bauer-dead-at-65/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/05/03/cfl-bombers-and-stamps-mourn-the-passing-of-lyle-bauer/ ***** Kevin Eiben and William Fields will be the Argos' co-defensive coordinators. I wonder how that concept will work out. https://3downnation.com/2024/05/01/toronto-argonauts-name-kevin-eiben-william-fields-co-defensive-coordinators/ ***** Montreal has let go Chandler Worthy. https://3downnation.com/2024/05/01/montreal-alouettes-release-former-all-star-returner-chandler-worthy/ ***** In 2015 BC drafted Grover Covington's son Christian. Now, after nine years in the NFL, he has signed. https://3downnation.com/2024/05/01/montreal-alouettes-release-former-all-star-returner-chandler-worthy/ https://3downnation.com/2024/05/02/new-b-c-lions-dt-christian-covington-not-thinking-cfl-one-and-done-hopes-to-match-fathers-pro-football-longevity/ https://3downnation.com/2024/05/04/doing-it-for-the-right-reasons-nfl-vet-christian-covington-initiated-surprise-signing-with-hometown-b-c-lions/ ***** A woman who was a strength and conditioning coach for the Argos was let go at the end of the season with the expiration of her contract. She sued, saying that she was sexually harassed by Chad Kelly. Kelly and the Argos denied it. This week Kelly was suspended by the league for nine games (half the season!). https://3downnation.com/2024/05/02/toronto-argos-deny-allegations-made-by-former-strength-and-conditioning-coach/ https://3downnation.com/2024/05/07/cfl-suspends-toronto-argonauts-qb-chad-kelly-for-minimum-of-nine-games/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-chad-kelly-suspension-1.7196867 https://www.cfl.ca/2024/05/07/chad-kelly-suspended-minimum-of-9-games-for-violating-gender-based-violence-policy/ ***** Roger Nelson's grandson Kyle has signed with BC. He has been a long-snapper in the NFL from 2012 through 2021. https://3downnation.com/2024/05/02/snap-signing-b-c-lions-repatriate-veteran-nfl-long-snapper-kyle-nelson/ ***** Andy Fantuz has joined the league's Command Centre. https://3downnation.com/2024/05/03/former-all-star-receiver-andy-fantuz-joins-cfl-command-centre-as-video-official/ ***** Calgary has let go Jonathan Moxey. https://3downnation.com/2024/05/03/stampeders-release-former-all-star-db-jonathan-moxey-one-other/ ***** This year's Hall of Fame inductees have been announced. Weston Dressler Chad Owens SJ Green Vince Goldsmith Marvin Coleman Ray Jauch Ed Laverty (Builder) Farhan Lalji (media) Steve Daniel (media - league stats official) https://3downnation.com/2024/05/03/2000s-receiving-trio-of-weston-dressler-chad-owens-and-s-j-green-headline-canadian-football-hall-of-fame-class-of-2024/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/05/03/green-owens-dressler-highlight-2024-cfhof-class-of-2024/ ***** Mike Riley will join the NCAA College Playoff selection committee. https://3downnation.com/2024/05/04/three-time-grey-cup-winner-mike-riley-appointed-to-college-football-playoff-selection-committee/ ***** Manny Arceneaux has retired. https://3downnation.com/2024/05/07/manny-show-complete-emmanuel-arceneaux-retires-following-11-year-cfl-career/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/05/07/emmanuel-arceneaux-announces-retirement-after-14-year-pro-career/ ***** The league's 15 highest-paid quarterbacks https://3downnation.com/2024/05/07/the-cfls-15-highest-paid-quarterbacks-for-the-2024-season/ ***** The league's 15 highest-paid running backs https://3downnation.com/2024/05/08/the-cfls-15-highest-paid-running-backs-and-fullbacks-for-the-2024-season/ ***** Mike Walker and Bernie Custis will be added to the Ticats' Wall of Honour. https://3downnation.com/2024/05/08/hamilton-tiger-cats-to-induct-mike-walker-bernie-custis-into-wall-of-honour/ ***** West analysis https://www.cfl.ca/2024/05/06/mmqb-west-division-training-camp-questions-2/ ***** Winnipeg analysis https://www.cfl.ca/2024/05/07/top-of-the-depth-chart-winnipeg-blue-bombers-2/ ***** Ottawa analysis https://www.cfl.ca/2024/05/07/one-question-for-2024-will-we-see-a-redblacks-bounceback/ ***** Sask analysis https://www.cfl.ca/2024/05/08/one-question-for-2024-how-far-will-new-face-riders-go/ ***** May 8 Checking Down https://www.cfl.ca/2024/05/08/checking-down-stegall-mitchell-highlight-day-1-of-rookie-camp/ ***** That catches us up.

Henry Burris will be an assistant coach at Florida A&M this year. https://3downnation.com/2024/04/09/hall-of-fame-cfl-qb-henry-burris-hired-as-assistant-coach-at-florida-am/ ***** The Bombers announced a profit of $5.7 million for 2023. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/blue-bombers-winnipeg-profit-1.7170716 https://3downnation.com/2024/04/11/winnipeg-blue-bombers-announce-overall-operating-profit-of-5-7-million-in-2023/ ***** Ottawa has finalized its football operations staff. I didn't know that Brendan Taman is with them. https://3downnation.com/2024/04/16/ottawa-redblacks-finalize-football-operations-staff-for-2024/ ***** Final Scouting Bureau rankings https://3downnation.com/2024/04/17/dublanko-cracks-sixth-spot-in-final-scouting-bureau-rankings-ahead-of-2024-cfl-draft/ ***** Devonte Williams has torn his Achilles. https://3downnation.com/2024/04/18/ottawa-redblacks-rb-devonte-williams-suffers-torn-achilles/ ***** Hamilton, BC and Winnipeg exceeded the salary cap this year, each by less than $100k. What, no Argos? https://3downnation.com/2024/04/19/cfl-fines-ticats-bombers-and-lions-for-exceeding-salary-cap-in-2023/ ***** Chris Rainey will be a high school coach in Florida this year. https://3downnation.com/2024/04/20/former-b-c-lions-return-specialist-chris-rainey-hired-by-florida-high-school/ ***** Calgary has finalized its football operations staff. https://3downnation.com/2024/04/21/steady-steed-stampeders-confirm-largely-unchanged-football-operations-staff-for-2024/ ***** 3DownNation's rankings of the potential draftees by position. https://3downnation.com/2024/04/23/2024-cfl-draft-position-rankings-quarterbacks-running-backs-and-tight-endss/ https://3downnation.com/2024/04/24/2024-cfl-draft-position-rankings-receivers/ https://3downnation.com/2024/04/25/2024-cfl-draft-position-rankings-offensive-linemen/ https://3downnation.com/2024/04/26/2024-cfl-draft-rankings-defensive-linemen/ https://3downnation.com/2024/04/27/2024-cfl-draft-rankings-linebackers/ https://3downnation.com/2024/04/28/2024-cfl-draft-rankings-defensive-backs/ https://3downnation.com/2024/04/29/2024-cfl-draft-rankings-specialists/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/04/10/stock-assessment-receivers-and-defensive-backs-2/ ***** Mike Edem will be an assistant coach at the Univ. of Calgary. https://3downnation.com/2024/04/23/former-cfl-defensive-back-mike-edem-hired-as-position-coach-at-university-of-calgary/ ***** The Elks will radio broadcast every home game in Punjabi. https://3downnation.com/2024/04/25/edmonton-elks-to-broadcast-every-home-game-in-punjabi-with-historic-radio-deal/ ***** Global draft rankings https://3downnation.com/2024/04/28/top-10-position-players-in-the-2024-cfl-global-draft/ https://3downnation.com/2024/04/29/top-eight-specialists-in-the-2024-cfl-global-draft/ ***** Jo-Anne Polack has joined Football Canada's Board of Directors. https://3downnation.com/2024/04/29/football-canada-adds-former-ottawa-gm-jo-anne-polak-to-board-of-directors/ ***** Top 25 CFL Draft prospects https://3downnation.com/2024/04/30/3downnations-top-25-prospects-in-2024-cfl-draft/ ***** Toronto analysis https://www.cfl.ca/2024/04/24/5-things-to-know-for-2024-toronto-argonauts/ ***** Defensive positional Power Rankings https://www.cfl.ca/2024/04/22/mmqb-defensive-positional-power-rankings/ ***** Offensive, Special Teams positional Power Rankings https://www.cfl.ca/2024/04/29/mmqb-offensive-special-teams-power-rankings/ ***** Players pick this year's Grey Cup winner and who to build a team around. https://www.cfl.ca/2024/04/19/the-players-say-who-will-win-the-111th-grey-cup/ ***** Argos draft history https://www.argonauts.ca/2024/04/23/hogan-argos-draft-history-by-the-numbers/ ***** CFL Draft tracker https://www.cfl.ca/draft-tracker ***** CFL Global Draft tracker https://www.cfl.ca/2024-global-draft-tracker/ ***** Hamilton analysis https://www.cfl.ca/2024/04/26/top-of-the-depth-chart-hamilton-tiger-cats-2/

Is dementia not a problem for Italians? Olive oil could help reduce risk of dying from dementia, Harvard study says (msn.com) I would give the Oscar to the second baseman.

Rookie camps open May 8, so I guess it is time to review the headlines. Ottawa Redblacks' all-first-decade team https://3downnation.com/2024/03/30/the-ottawa-redblacks-all-decade-team/ ***** The Elks are considering going private. https://3downnation.com/2024/03/31/everyones-gonna-get-a-fair-look-20-suitors-signed-to-ndas-in-elks-ownership-hunt/ ***** Jim Hopson has died at 73. RIP. https://3downnation.com/2024/04/03/former-saskatchewan-roughriders-ceo-jim-hopson-dead-at-73/ https://3downnation.com/2024/04/04/he-changed-the-course-of-this-club-forever-riders-president-craig-reynolds-mourns-death-of-friend-franchise-icon-jim-hopson/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/04/09/vanstone-hopson-helped-write-new-page-in-riders-history/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/jim-hopson-dead-roughriders-1.7162217 ***** Andrew Harris signed a one-day contract to retire as a Bomber. https://3downnation.com/2024/04/05/legendary-canadian-rb-andrew-harris-to-retire-as-a-blue-bomber/ ***** Dan Farthing has joined the Riders coaching staff. https://3downnation.com/2024/04/06/it-made-the-hair-stand-up-on-my-arms-riders-gm-raves-about-new-strength-coach-dan-farthings-motivation-to-win/ ***** Chris Van Zeyl has retired. https://3downnation.com/2024/04/06/award-winning-canadian-ol-chris-van-zeyl-announces-retirement-from-cfl/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/cfl-chris-van-zeyl-hamilton-ticats-1.7167937 ***** The ten oldest players in the league. Paredes is number one. https://3downnation.com/2024/04/08/call-the-nursing-home-counting-down-the-10-oldest-active-cfl-players/ ***** The Stamps will add Wally Buono to their Wall of Fame. https://www.cfl.ca/2024/04/08/leader-of-men-wally-buono-etched-in-stamps-lore/ https://3downnation.com/2024/04/08/calgary-stampeders-to-add-legendary-coach-wally-buono-to-wall-of-fame/ ***** Today's view count stands at 387,900

This is a good, solid organ combo recording from ten years ago. Nothing remarkable, just good and solid. No weak tracks.

RIP. I remember my first record of his, Mark Murphy's Playing the Field on Capitol.

Former Bears QB Bob Avellini has passed away (msn.com) RIP.

That's good to know! The number of performances being only double the number of recordings suggests that nearly every performance after a certain date was recorded and released.

My sister sent me a clipping of a recent WSJ article by John Edward Hasse called "Duke Ellington's Singular Swing." He writes, "He led his ensemble through 10,000 recordings, an estimated 20,000 performances..." Does that sound right? His performances were only double his recordings? For every 12 songs he recorded, he performed only 24 times? 10,000 recordings divided by 12 would equal 833 albums. What do you think? 1,000 recordings?

RIP. When I was in high school, my favorite song was Constant Rain by Brasil '66.

Sony Pictures, Apollo Offer to Buy Paramount Global for $26 Billion in Cash: Report (msn.com)

RFK Stadium cleared for demolition after 5 years of sitting empty - WTOP News The Senators moved to Dallas in part because the owner (Bob Short) had no control over the RFK food. He was frustrated by the cold hot dogs and warm beer.

I see that the new Cal Tjader at the Penthouse is now available at YT Music.

Happy Birthday Soulpope!

The eBook version of Jared Diamond's Swing Kings: The Inside Story of Baseball's Home Run Revolution is on sale today for $2.99. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07V9HD4XP

Duane Eddy, 'the first rock 'n' roll guitar god,' dead at 86 (msn.com)

Great! I didn't know NFL teams allowed such transfers.

Kevin, how many years did you have to wait to become first in line?

I have found this at YT Music as well.

RIP.

Dodgers play an entire game without striking out once for the first time since 2006 (msn.com)

Flavio Silva Explores Multiple Dimensions of Electric Guitar With the June 7 Release of "Eko" on Break Free Records Recorded in São Paulo, Album Features Six Originals, One Brazilian Standard Performed by a Top-Flight Quartet That Straddles Fusion, Postbop Jazz, Brazilian Traditions   April 30, 2024 Guitarist Flavio Silva gives his beloved Brazilian jazz a new electrical charge with Eko, set to arrive June 7 on his own Break Free Records. The follow-up to 2018’s Break Free, Silva’s third album digs deeper into the fusion sound that has always been a simmering ingredient in his heady brew of various jazz and Brazilian flavors. Brazilian rhythms have, of course, been an indispensable piece of the jazz fusion puzzle ever since percussionist Airto Moreira played on Miles Davis’s Bitches Brew sessions. With Eko, Silva drives home the hand-in-glove relationship of those sonic palettes. “This is an electric album,” Silva affirms. “Even though there’s double bass, the aesthetic is way more toward the electric side.” That much is certain. The album’s opening “Motaba” is a veritable whiplash of rock-infused power and attitude. In addition, the title track and the closing “Sunflower” are nothing if not hard-driving, plugged-in stuff, irradiated as much by keyboardist Gabriel Gaiardo’s Fender Rhodes and synths as by Silva’s sinewy but crystalline guitar tone. With that said, there’s no question but that more traditional Brazilian and jazz musics also exert a powerful influence within these seven tracks. “Pare de Saranhar Meu Cabelo Menino” is remarkably lilting and delicate, driven by Cuca Teixeira’s brushwork on the cymbals and Sidiel Vieira’s stolid upright bass; both Milton Nascimento’s “Dom Quixote” and Silva’s “To Blade and Cowherd” exhibit a lighter, postbop-oriented touch; and “Heroes and Friends,” for all its scalding electric textures, is ultimately a full-on swinger. This says as much about Silva’s collaborators on Eko as it does about the guitarist himself. Gaiardo, Teixeira, and Vieira are three of the most acclaimed and in-demand players on the scene in the musically rich city of São Paulo, where they’ve cultivated a repertoire as wide as it is deep, thus establishing themselves as Silva’s peers by any measure. You can hear it in the music. Flavio Silva was born February 11, 1985 in in São Paulo, Brazil. His was a household immersed in music, whether in the northeastern folk music that his father loved or the more contemporary MPB that his mother favored. Silva himself preferred the sounds of Black American pop music: funk and R&B, which inspired him to try his hand at the guitar he grew up hearing his father’s friends play. When he was 13, Silva’s guitar teacher bent his ear toward jazz fusion guitarists; a later teacher introduced him to acoustic jazz. The discovery literally changed his life. It started him on the course to earn a degree in jazz, which in turn led him to the professional jazz circles of São Paulo—and later to Europe. He spent six years in Belgium and the Netherlands, honing his craft and recording his eponymous first album with fellow Brazilian expats (including drummer Cuca Teixeira). The next stop was New York, where Silva matriculated at Queens College in 2015 to earn a master’s in jazz studies. His teachers included fellow guitarists Paul Bollenback and Mike Moreno, as well as alto saxophonist Antonio Hart, who turned Silva loose on the endlessly fecund New York scene. He was soon a first-call guitarist among the jazz elite, several of whom joined him to record his second album, Break Free—an important breakthrough for the young guitarist. The 2018 release of Break Free, however, more or less coincided with the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, and Silva chose to wait out the lockdowns in his hometown of São Paulo. His return and two-year stay in the Brazilian metropolis led him to reconnect with his colleagues there. The bounty of that reconnection is Eko, which reflects everything that the guitarist has done and learned in his accomplished musical career. Paulistas can catch Flavio Silva this month at the following São Paulo venues: Thurs 5/2 Let’s Beer Brewery; Sat 5/18 O Picco; Thurs 5/23 Cine Clube Cortina. Photography: Bill Douthart   EPK: Flavio Silva | Eko  Flavio Silva Web Site