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On my list as well as Esperanza Spalding, Deborah Weisz. Keep this list coming...especially the diamonds in the rough that may right now being overlooked. It's really about all of them and all of you, and what you will bring to the table. Hello Carole and welcome to the board. Samantha Boshnack is a very good female jazz player. She's in Reptet and plays with our own Johnny E.

Great news, Shawn! Sometimes when you get a contract situation like that if you distinguish yourself you wind up getting a permanent position. GOOD LUCK!!!

All discs mailed as of Friday, some price reductions.

I actually experienced that this past weekend- I was visiting my sister in Virginia and we went to Oatlands Plantation(http://www.oatlands.org/) on Saturday. For awhile the only sounds were birds chirping and it was wonderful!

PM sent on "Live' Sam Rivers Trio Impulse $7 'Freak In' Dave Douglas Bluebird $5 'Piano Vortex' Matthew Shipp Thirsty Ear $6 Replied to PM.

I once saw the Joe Farrell quartet at the Village Vanguard, and his group had Joe Beck playing guitar. When Farrell finished his solo he came off the stage and grabbed a drink while Beck played a long solo. They played 4 tunes in their set, so Farrell had 4 drinks that set! I had no problem with it, Farrell played great and didn't miss any cues.

A few titles added, up for more eyeballs.

Of all the books they might have done this with...

I've been going to concerts/clubs for about 35 years and I never thought it any problem at all if a musician leaves the stage when another player is soloing. You may have a cracked reed, full bladder, gotta spit, etc. it's never been an issue with me.

PM and payment received, will go out today. PM received, on hold.

Have you ever seen 'Executioner's Song' or her part on the 'L' Word? Pretty good acting in both.

I saw this group at Jazz Standard last month- very good, swingin'(Note to Stanley Crouch!) and spirited.

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hello all, Got some discs here for sale, prices include shipping to the lower 48, everywhere else at cost. Please send a PM if interested, Paypal only. If more than one PM for the same item earlier PM gets it. If you order 3 or more discs you get a bonus disc that is chosen by me and is not one of the discs listed below. 'Absinthe' Ibrahim Electric Stunt $7 'Dialogue' Bobby Hutcherson RVG $6 'Move' Red Norvo Trio Past Perfect $5 'Shape of jazz to Come' Ornette Coleman Atlantic $5 'Black Action Figure' Stefon Harris Bluenote $4 'Bug Music' Don Byron Nonesuch $5 'Up Popped the 2 Lips' Henry Threadgill Pi $10

amazing! I just played the two first discs of the 4CD Experience box, there are a couple of tracks from the 1966 Paris concert, and some 1967 tracks as well (though I think those are from Stockholm if memory serves me right). Are there any of those ORTF boots around with complete concerts, or are the selections on the box all we can get? What's ORTF? There is another box titled 'Stages' that is 4 discs with all concerts that duplicates some of the material on the purple box. It has 1967/Stockholm, 1968/Paris, 1969/San Diego, 1970/Atlanta.

I went to see the Broadway musical 'Hair' today and the bass player for the house band was Wilbur Bascomb, the drummer Bernard Purdie!

I was telling some friends yesterday that in 20 years they'll find out that Pujols was actually a cyborg! The man is a machine, cranking out 30+ HRs, 100+ RBIs, 100+ Runs scored, .320+ BA, year after year. Amazing.

On Wednesday I made my July gig at a freebie in Lower Manhattan. I caught a group inspired by 'On the Corner' with Badal Roy and Michael Henderson, Ingird Jensen played trumpet and sounded like Miles without being slavish. The group did tunes from 'On the Corner' plus some pieces written by the bandmembers that definitley evoke the music of that time. Rudresh Mahanthappa played alto and was very good, and I didn't get the guitar player's name(he was also the musical director) but he played well even though at times he was buried in the mix. While very good I wouldn't say it was great, but it was a lot of fun to see this music in a live setting and the venue was great. The concert took place in Rockefeller Park, about 5-6 blocks away frfom where the World Trade Center used to be. The park is located on trhe Hudson River and has tons of green & a beautiful view.

I can't think of the name, but I believe Milford Graves did at least one solo disc.

What about King Albert? I think he's got a good shot(but I won't be watching it),

Thanks much for the good wishes- it's very much appreciated

Well add me to the list of the laid off-I got whacked yesterday. The company(a large bank) had been moving jobs to Mumbai, Jacksonville, & Manila, but I thought that I would be safe for awhile because what I did was risky and could involve some losses if not done right. WRONG!!! When it happened it really caught me by surprise. Something happened Wednesday at work and it was a sensitive issue, so on Thursday when my boss(wonderful woman and friend for 20+ years) told me the the big boss wanted to see me I thought I was in trouble for the incident on Wednesday. Then the big boss tells me that we're going to see an HR person and I was sure I was getting fired, but it was just a layoff. I actually feel relieved and I'm at peace with it, because for the last year since we got new big bosses the work situation has been steadily going downhill and was reaching the intolerable stage. I got a nice severance package- I'm technically on the payroll until the end of this month and then the package kicks in and I get full salary until December. I can also collect unemployment and I still have severance $$ money from my last job, so I could actually go about a year without working. I'm looking at it as a great opportunity to possibly change what I do for a living and I may even go to school to learn something new.

I've read a lot of his columns and he's usually thought-provoking and a bit off the beaten track, but this...

MG is a very cool dude- I'd love to see him back and I hope all is well with him.

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