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I remember Sangrey's comment that The Four Freshmen are in hell. I think he's dead wrong in his assessment of their music, but I had to laugh at the comment.

I wonder if we should assume that Mosaic's involvement will preclude BMG/Your Music getting ahold of this.

Now the Globe & Mail is reporting that Sask's Kenton Keith has agreed to sign with Indianapolis. Keith was cut by the Jets in 2004, so his sticking with the Colts is not a given. But Sask would miss him big time, even if for only the first half of this season. http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home

The Ticats released Terry Vaughn today. If memory serves, he caught for over 1,000 yards for 12 straight years, with the streak ending this year. I'm confident there will be something on the web tomorrow about it. Also if memory serves, he played for Edmonton in 2004, Montreal in 2005 and Hamilton in 2006. So 2007 would be his fourth team in four years. He's getting up there in age, but the Ticats were the worst team in the league last year, so I don't fault him for his numbers. I don't think he's done yet, unless he just wants to retire now and get into the Hall of Fame that much earlier.

My favorite is Standing Ovation at Newport with Chick Corea and Dave Pike. I like everything I've heard of his from the 50s and 60s. As I recall it wasn't till the 70s that his records started getting panned, and I've never heard any of those.

Me too. I listened to Disc 1 often when it first came out, and never got around to Disc 2. Maybe soon.

Jim, are you sure that was Brecker? I thought it was David Sanborn.

Moose, you don't have to be a conservative Republican to recognize a liberal Democrat when you see one.

Thanks for posting that, Guy. I call into question the quote I've cited. I've lived in quite a few places over the years, and everywhere except York, PA, the newspaper was of, by and for liberal Democrats. Since liberal Democrats are far from the majority in this country, I think that is the simple reason that newspaper sales have been declining for quite some time.

I was a Boston Patriot fan when I was a boy. I remember the AFL on ABC from 1960 to 1964. I remember when Lou Saban was replaced by Mike Holovak. Gino and Babe P were my favorite players. In 1988 I worked just down the hall from Tommy Addison!!! And I remember when the Chargers' QB was Jackie Kemp.

I'll miss him a lot. For the past couple of years I have opened up one of his albums for Mardi Gras weekend. I was planning to do it again this year with his Ballads album, but maybe I'll get to that one now. When I was a senior in college, I had the first Dreams album (self-titled), which included Mike, Randy and John Abercrombie. I liked it a lot and persuaded a friend to buy it as well. I'm not sure if that was his first recording, but I'm not aware of an earlier one. One of my favorite albums, I've said this many times, is Mike Nock's In Out & Around, which was a quartet date with Mike B, George Mraz and Al Foster. I felt that his first album on Impulse! was a pale imitation of that one. Too bad it didn't get more promotion (It was on Timeless as I recall). RIP

I like Filles as well. But I believe that all of it is available in box form from Your Music (65-68 and Silent Way, right?). Considering YM's prices, I would recommend you get those box sets rather than CDs from them.

I'm listening to Sangam now. I don't put it on very often, but when I do I always enjoy it. I suppose I ought to get Charles Lloyd's Sangam to compare the two.

I see that CD Universe now has Sonny, Please available for pre-order. List price $16.98; Their Price $13.29; Pre-Order Price $11.89. Street Date: January 23.

I'm going to be the contrarian. I'm not keen on either one. True Blue is my only Tina Brooks. I enjoy it, and think that it's well worth the $6.99. But I've never thought it showed why Cuscuna felt that Brooks was worth a Mosaic box. I don't think it's that big a deal. The Bridge is my least favorite Sonny Rollins album. I think it's overrated. It's my only Sonny RCA album, and I'm curious to hear another to see if it is any better.

The talk of Janet Jackson suggests to me that the companies are putting too many eggs in too few baskets. One disappointing album shouldn't get senior execs fired.

I second TTK's recommendation of Short Stops, which is out of print but is usually available from Amazon resellers. Also out of print but very important is the EMI/Capitol/Blue Note/whatever CD The Birth of the Cool Vol. 2, which is half Shorty Rogers and half Gerry Mulligan's tentet with Chet Baker. As I recall, this includes Art Pepper's original recording of Over the Rainbow.

Happy Birthday Andy!

Noj, $5.99 is the old price. I'm elated! (Well, I saved a buck, anyway. )

I received my queue shipment confirmation today, and it said that the price was $5.99.

Happy Birthday Patricia!

Happy Birthday tjobbe!

Happy Birthday!

The Ticats announced today that Ron Lancaster will not be back as a football executive next year. They have offered him a position in community relations. Personally, I thought he did a great job as an analyst teamed with Leo Cahill on the CBC broadcasts years ago; and if it were up to me TSN would hire him for their games. I met him at the '85 Grey Cup game. Real nice guy. http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home

As I recall, it took two or three years for the iPod to catch on. Does anyone remember if price was a consideration then? With people willing to spend a thousand dollars for a big screen TV, I'm of the opinion that people will spend the money if they want the damn thing.