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Since TTK has put it on, I put it on too! I always liked his version of Falling in Love Again.

Thanks MG. I don't remember seeing Misty before the end of the year. But I lived in New Orleans, where Prestige was poorly distributed.

MG, What were the four albums Groove charted in '66? My guess would be Soul Message, maybe Living Soul, which I first saw in a Pittsburgh store in December of that year, and maybe two PJ releases, After Hours and Groovin' with Jug. Am I right?

This morning Weekend Edition closed with a feature on Michael Brecker's album Pilgrimage. They interviewed Herbie Hancock and another fellow whose name I didn't catch, except that I had never heard of him before. Instead of talking about the music, they mostly talked about Michael's health, and how sad it is that he is now gone.

Happy Birthday Sundog!

Danielle, now that I think about it... Antonio Carlos Jobim's bossa nova songs should be easy for you to pick up on your horn or flute. I suggest Stan Getz's album Getz/Gilberto.

I recommend something easy that you might be able to pick up on one of your instruments. Consider the Gerry Mulligan Quartet with Chet Baker ca. 1953, and Thelonious Monk on Riverside ca. 1958. Congratulations on making your band, Danielle!

Common wisdom disagrees with me on this, but I also vote for the Miles Legendary Prestige Quintet box.

Here's a good pre-season look at the Als, discussing their personnel changes: http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Mon...4205577-cp.html

The composer of one of my favorite rock and roll songs, Bobby Vee's The Night Has a Thousand Eyes has died. As you can see, he wrote many songs for Elvis. Here's his LA Times obit: Ben Weisman, 85; helped write many songs for Presley From Times Staff and Wire Reports May 23, 2007 Ben Weisman, a classically trained pianist who helped write nearly 60 songs for Elvis Presley, including many for his movies, has died. He was 85. Weisman died Sunday of complications of a stroke and pneumonia at a long-term care hospital in Los Angeles, his family told the Associated Press. (FOR THE RECORD: Weisman obituary: The obituary of songwriter Ben Weisman in Wednesday's California section gave the name of music publishing company Hill and Range as Hill & Dale. —) Weisman, whom Presley nicknamed "the mad professor," wrote or co-wrote a string of gold- and platinum-selling songs for Presley, including "Follow That Dream" and "Fame and Fortune." Among the 57 songs are "Got a Lot O' Livin' to Do" for the movie "Loving You," "Wooden Heart" for "G.I. Blues," "Rock-a-Hula Baby" for "Blue Hawaii" and "Crawfish" for "King Creole." "It seems like a long time ago that it all got started," Weisman said in a 1993 interview with The Times. "But I can remember it like it was yesterday. It was 1956, and I was writing songs for Hill & Dale Publishing in the Brill Building in New York City. "At the time, even though my background had been in jazz, pop and classical music, I was writing a lot of country songs — sometimes two a day — for people like Lefty Frizzell, Hank Snow, Ernest Tubb and Red Foley. "One day my publisher, Jean Aberbach, called me into his office, told me that we had a new artist named Elvis Presley, and asked me to write some songs for him. "So I watched Elvis on 'The Tommy Dorsey Show.' I didn't think it was anything special at first. I approached it the way I would any songwriting assignment, trying to figure out his range, and tried to get a feeling for his style. Then I sat down to write something for him." He also wrote for other pop stars, including Barbra Streisand ("Love in the Afternoon"), Reba McEntire ("Silly Me"), Bobby Vee ("The Night Has a Thousand Eyes"), Conway Twitty ("Lonely Blue Boy") and the Beatles ("Lend Me Your Comb"). Weisman was born Nov. 16, 1921, in Providence, R.I., and raised in Brooklyn. He studied classical piano as a teenager and at the Juilliard School and served as a music director for the Army Air Forces during World War II.

Happy Birthday Jim!

I heard a cut from this on the radio today. He reminded me of Wayne Shorter.

Congratulations DukeCity!

Shorty Rogers Mosaic agree with Miles Davis 65-68

Kansas City traded Lawrence Tynes to the New York Giants for an undisclosed conditional draft pick yesterday.

A friend recently recommended that I have a burger made of ground brisket.

Welcome back MG! I was concerned because you haven't posted in quite a while.

I have a friend who is an employee of the Ottawa Senators, so I will be rooting for them. I haven't figured out how the Carolina Hurricanes could go from Stanley Cup champs to out of the playoffs overnight.

Edu Lobo - Sergio Mendes Present Lobo (A&M DJ copy) 1971? I don't think those two guys got out enough. Mendes married Lobo's ex-wife Gracinha; and Lobo married Mendes' ex-singer Wanda da Sah!

Milton Nascimento - Journey to Dawn (A&M) 1979

The market has bid the price up, so this may not be over yet. http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSL2173292420070521 EMI agrees to Terra Firma offer Mon May 21, 2007 5:27PM EDT By Kate Holton and Jeffrey Goldfarb LONDON (Reuters) - British music company EMI agreed to a 2.4 billion pounds ($4.73 billion) cash takeover from private equity group Terra Firma on Monday in a surprise move that could finally shut out long-time suitor Warner . The offer of 265 pence a share sent EMI's stock up to close 9.3 percent higher at 271 pence, indicating investors thought a higher counter bid was possible. Sources familiar with the deal told Reuters that Terra Firma intended to keep EMI intact and proceed with plans to securitise the company's reliable music publishing assets. The sources said Terra Firma, whose chief executive is buyout mogul Guy Hands, did not have a management team lined up to take over as is often common in such deals. The difficulties facing EMI were also laid bare on Monday as the group released its final results, showing pretax profit down more than 60 percent. Terra Firma said that including debt the deal put a value of 3.2 billion pounds on EMI, home to artists including Kylie Minogue and Norah Jones. The agreement also includes a break fee of 24 million pounds if EMI pulls out. The price tag values EMI at 18.5 times EBITDA, according to figures for the year ended March 31 compared with the 9.4 multiple against where Warner Music is trading, using its figures for the year ended September 30. If accepted by shareholders, the deal would bring an end to the seven-year standoff between the world's third-largest music company, EMI, and the fourth-largest, New York-based Warner. The two groups have tried to combine many times, but any deal might have struggled for regulatory approval. Another merger, Sony/BMG, is still being examined by the European Commission. Warner declined to comment on Monday. Its shares were down 2 percent at $17.04 in late Monday afternoon trading on the New York Stock Exchange. HARD CASH "The EMI board received a number of proposals from several different parties," Chairman John Gildersleeve said. "Terra Firma's offer is the most attractive proposal received and delivers cash now, without regulatory uncertainty and with the minimum of operational risk to the company." Numis analyst Paul Richards said it was good to see an official bid price for EMI after months of speculation but said he still expected Warner to try again as he did not see the 24 million pound break clause as too large in this case. Sources familiar with the situation had previously told Reuters that EMI had opened its books in recent weeks to Warner and three other private equity groups. Details of Terra Firma's strategic plans will also be a blow to Warner as it had been thought that any private equity buyer might only keep the cash-generative music publishing arm and sell the struggling recorded music division to Warner. "It believes in the digital growth opportunity in the music market, in general, and so the expectation is that the business will be held together," said the source. Another source familiar with the talks said Warner was considering its options and did not think it would have to return with a counter bid immediately. Alternatively, it could return at a later date to buy EMI from Terra Firma once the regulatory outlook is clearer. British-based EMI also released full-year results, showing a 61 percent fall in underlying profit before tax to 62.7 million pounds in the year to end-March, due to worsening market conditions. Underlying group revenue fell by 16 percent on a reported basis and by 12 percent at constant currency. Revenue from its recorded music unit fell by 15 percent at constant currency, while it said the EMI publishing unit outperformed the recorded music market with revenue declining by only 0.9 percent. EMI was advised by Greenhill, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank while Terra Firma was advised by Dresdner Kleinwort. Citigroup is arranging debt for the acquisition.

The price went up 11 cents overnight here Saturday: from 3.08 to 3.19.

Happy Birthday David!

kh, I bought Historically Speaking about 1969, and inside I found John Coltrane's Soultrane! I didn't bother to take it back to the store. It's a pretty nice record--with Mulligan and lots of Alan Eager. Yes, I have the OJC LP, issued under the title Mulligan Plays Mulligan. I enjoy it. Funny that you too had problems buying Historically Speaking!

I have pulled out my bossa nova albums, and plan to play them all over the next several days. Astrud Gilberto Plus James Last Orchestra (Verve) 1986 Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77 - Pais tropical (A&M) 1971? Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77 - Homecooking (Elektra) 1975