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Mal Waldron - Jazz a Confronto (Horo HLL 101-19)

My Name is Albert Ayler Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 7:00 PM EST at International House In 1962 free jazz saxophonist Albert Ayler recorded his first album in Sweden. Eight years later he was found dead at 34 in New York?s East River. This new documentary follows the trail of Ayler from his native Cleveland by way of Sweden to New York, meeting family, friends and close colleagues. Ayler himself guides us with his voice and music. Seven years in the making, the film includes newly discovered footage of Ayler and band. $7.00

Smoltz's advice to Hamels: Settle down LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Like Cole Hamels, pitcher John Smoltz was upset when his contract was unilaterally renewed by his team, the Braves, in 1991. His advice to Hamels? "It happens to everybody," Smoltz said yesterday. "Just pitch. It's hard enough to get hitters out" without being upset. Smoltz said his 2-11 start in 1991 was a result of his not handling the renewal well. He got his head together at midseason and went 12-2 after the all-star break. "It was the greatest life lesson I ever learned," he said. "I let it affect me in an adverse way. Never again. When you look back over the years, you see it as part of the process. So be it." Smoltz had more than two years of service time entering 1991 and made $355,000. His salary jumped to $1.6 million the next season. He will make $14 million this season, which will push his career earnings over $130 million. Hamels has less than two years of service time. The Phillies renewed his contract for $500,000. He likely will be eligible for salary arbitration next winter and could see his paycheck rise substantially.

Chico Freeman - The Outside Within (India Navigation)

Oh, that's right - my mom's birthday is on Sunday too. Thanks for the reminder

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Arthur Jones - Scorpio (America)

I saw this last night(3/2) here in Philly. The line up was the same except for the addition of Ikue Mori, electronics. Jamie Saft Trio followed by Erik Freidlander- solo set on cello - opened. I have to echo your comments - amazing ensemble playing. I admit I own none of his albums and know of him through friends who either really love his music or loathe it. I went out of curiosity and was blown away. I know it's early March but it's hard to imagine seeing another performance by anyone this year that will top last nights. Seriously.

This afternoon's listening.... Marion Brown - Geechee Recollections (Impuse!) Clifford Thornton - Gardens of Harlem (JCOA) Grachen Moncur - Echoes of Prayer (JCOA)

Thanks for that.

Thanks for posting that article. Yeah, I definitely see Salisbury's point and I do agree w/ it to a degree. Like I said Howard had a ROY and an MVP trophy sitting on the shelf before the Phils gave him the $900k. But the Philles' owners have a long history of being cheap. Look at it this way if the Phils had given him the $200K he was looking for do you think Salisbury would have wrote an article about how the Phils should have held the line at $500K?? People would say Salisbury is nuts. I don't know maybe my being a long suffering Phils' fan is clouding my take on this matter.

I just lost an auction on ebay last night(final price $181.50) . So after getting the bad news I Googled "Byard Lancaster" and that link was one of the first hits. Wahoo! I don't know whether Byard has really made the record he has (or had) in him, but the Dogtown comes close. I agree w/ this statement although, I think it's a more of a case of his being under-recorded than anything else. A shame. Some of the most beautiful music I've ever heard him play have been at art gallery openings in my building at work. I was just listening to Exodus and Personal Testimony a few days ago. I think they are both really strong albums. Additionally, my vinyl of PT has some manufacturing flaws, albeit minor, so I'll be glad to hear a clean version remastered from the original tapes.

Uh-oh..... Cole Hamels upset with $500,000 salary By Todd Zolecki Inquirer Staff Writer TAMPA, Fla. - This could be the 1-2 contract punch that Phillies fans have feared. Cole Hamels expressed his utter frustration yesterday that he could not come to an agreement with the team on his 2008 contract. Yesterday, the Phillies renewed his contract for $500,000, which is about $200,000 less than what Hamels had sought. "It was a low blow," Hamels said in the visitors' clubhouse at Legends Field, where he allowed four runs and two home runs in two innings of a 7-7 exhibition tie with the New York Yankees. The 24-year-old lefthander finds himself in a situation similar to that of Ryan Howard last year. He feels underpaid and a little unappreciated. The Phillies feel otherwise. "I think the one thing about us is that we treat people as fairly as possible," Phillies general manager Pat Gillick said. "We think he's been treated very fairly. That's basically all we can do - try to do our responsibility to the player. And the figure we renewed him at, we think it's appropriate." Before a player is eligible for salary arbitration - eligible players have between three and six years of major-league service time, although a "Super Two" player like Howard had more than two but less than three - teams can pay that player whatever they want. No player in baseball history has received more than $900,000 in a season before he has become eligible for arbitration. (Howard was paid that amount by the Phillies in 2007, and Albert Pujols received that amount from the St. Louis Cardinals in 2003.) The Phillies are "very business-savvy," said Hamels, who is expected to be a "Super Two" player after this season. "When you know you can have a guy for a certain amount, why go up? I mean, truly. If you're running a successful business, I don't know why you really would." But in the next breath, Hamels said he would remember this. "That will affect down the line certain things that come up," he said. "You can't just all of a sudden throw everything out at [a player] at the last second and think that's really going to make him happy, because you still have checkmarks for what [the team] didn't do in the years before." "Let him do it," Gillick said. Of course, Gillick will not be involved in future negotiations. He's leaving the organization after this season. A player not eligible for arbitration can agree to terms, or the team can renew his contract on its own. Hamels said the figure he would have agreed to was only slightly higher than the $500,000. Howard had the Phillies renew his contract in each of the previous two years before he went to an arbitration hearing with the Phillies last month. He won a record $10 million. Hamels was paid $400,000 in 2007, but he believed he deserved a bigger raise after he went 15-5 with a 3.39 ERA and made the National League all-star team. For comparison's sake, New York Yankees righthander Chien-Ming Wang went 19-6 with a 3.63 ERA in 2006. The Yankees renewed him for $489,500 last year, his last year before becoming arbitration-eligible. Tampa Bay lefthander Scott Kazmir, a pitcher whom Hamels compared himself to yesterday, went 10-8 with a 3.24 ERA in 2006. The Rays paid him $424,300 last year, also his final season before arbitration eligibility. "I know what I want to do, and I know what I can do," Hamels said. "When it gets in my favor, it will be nice. I did [renew] just because I felt like I wasn't equally compensated. For all the efforts I go out and do, you want to have that sort of respect. And I feel like it wasn't there." The Phillies could open the season with a team-record payroll of more than $106 million that could escalate to more than $110 million if players attain certain performance bonuses. Hamels acknowledged that he could be with a franchise like the Florida Marlins, which trades players instead of paying them big salaries. "I'm lucky enough to be an organization where they do pay their players," he said. "But there's a lot of ups and downs in the business." Hamels' agent, John Boggs, tempered his client's frustration. "You never like to anticipate what future negotiations are going to hold," Boggs said. "It's a situation where we would like to have a salary that is deserving, but I realize that he's under control. I would have liked for them to give us the increase that we're looking for, but it's a situation where there's not a whole lot we can do about it. . . . His job is to continue to put up the numbers he put up last year and continue to make strides." In the end, money typically talks. And if the money is there, Hamels likely will listen. He will not be eligible for free agency until after the 2012 season. "I love playing here," Hamels said. "And I don't want to ever have to play against Chase Utley or Ryan Howard. I'd rather be teammates with them as long as possible. I don't think the organization wants to separate us. I like knowing that." ------ On one hand he has a point. Adam Eaton who had the highest ERA of any starting pitcher and was left off the post season roster last season got $7 million last year. But as the article says no one, not even ROY, MVP, Ryan Howard got more than $900K in a season before he has become eligible for arbitration. But were talking $200K here which in the baseball world is a drop in the bucket. Message to tightwad Phils' owners - PAY UP!

Can I get an Amen?? http://www.porterrecords.com/ Free Jazz legend Byard Lancaster and Porter Records present some of the most dynamic and alive music you will ever hear! "LIVE AT MACALESTER COLLEGE" has been transferred from the original master tapes and is about to go to the manufacturer with over 25 minutes of additional bonus material. It will be available 4/22/08. Porter Records will also bring Byard's amazing recordings "Sounds of Liberation" "Exodus" and "Personal Testimony".

How about dem Sixers?? Taking it to the Suns on their home court. Suns 2-4 w/ Shaq.

Abdullah Ibrahim - African Marketplace

Unsealed documents will show Bonds had additional positive drug tests http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3271173

Good pickup at a halfway decent price. Asante was talking bigger money, but Philadelphia is a well managed club; and they don't mismanage the cap. Of course, this means that Lito Sheppard will be traded. To New England perhaps? Latest rumor has the Eagles shipping Lito out to Arizona for Larry Fitzgerald. Or possibly moving Sheldon Brown from CB to Safety.

Welcome to Philadelphia Asante Samuel!!!

Judge to unseal Bonds' steroids testimony http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3271173

Byard Lancaster - Exodus (Philly Jazz)

HARTMAN: Do any of you people know who Charles Whitman was? None of you dumbasses knows? Private Cowboy? COWBOY: Sir, he was that guy who shot all those people from that tower in Austin, Texas, sir! HARTMAN: That's affirmative. Charles Whitman killed twelve people from a twenty-eight-storey observation tower at the University of Texas from distances up to four hundred yards. Anybody know who Lee Harvey Oswald was? Private Snowball? SNOWBALL: Sir, he shot Kennedy, sir! HARTMAN: That's right, and do you know how far away he was? SNOWBALL: Sir, it was pretty far! From that book suppository building, sir! HARTMAN: All right, knock it off! Two hundred and fifty feet! He was two hundred and fifty feet away and shooting at a moving target. Oswald got off three rounds with an old Italian bolt action rifle in only six seconds and scored two hits, including a head shot! Do any of you people know where these individuals learned to shoot? Private Joker? JOKER: Sir, in the Marines, sir! HARTMAN: In the Marines! Outstanding! Those individuals showed what one motivated marine and his rifle can do! And before you ladies leave my island, you will be able to do the same thing!

Well Allen, truth be told, a few of us have conspired to create this thread to keep you so busy posting here that you would have little time to post elsewhere.

Vista price drop http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=1393

FBI opens inquiry into Clemens' testimony http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/28/con...mens/index.html