ghost of miles

I didn't get around to watching The Wire and The Sopranos until ten years or so after each show had ended its run. Loved them both and just recently began re-watching The Wire. Mad Men I did see while it was airing, and I'll be re-watching that one at some point as well. My best friend has been pressing me to watch Breaking Bad for a long time, and I've checked out some clips on YouTube, but it hasn't pulled me in yet. I'll likely watch it at some point, though, as it's so often grouped with the three shows I just mentioned as the Fantastic Four of cable TV's "golden age" period in the 2000s.

My first Basie set, purchased in 1992. It was a great introduction! Still have it. Right now:

Whoa... ... and hard disagree with the rule that umps used to judge this a base hit. If the ball had fallen out of Gilbert's shirt and hit the ground, OK, but he retained control, weird as the circumstances may have been. How is this different from a ball hitting a fielder in the chest or elsewhere, and then he still catches it in his glove or hand? And if it's ruled a hit, why, with runners on first and third, did the umps advance the runner on first but kept the runner on third where he was? According to the article below, a ball that gets caught in a player's or coach's uniform is considered "out of play." So then how does this turn into a single? Why Gilbert's shirt catch was ruled a hit Obviously not a situation MLB is likely to encounter again any time soon, if ever, but still seems like a wrong outcome to me, and it did affect the game--A's went on to score two runs that innning, though Mariners ultimately prevailed in a 5-4 walkoff.

Listening to a newly-acquired copy of the BGO double CD that brings together three of Tom Scott’s mid-1970s albums, including the two with L.A. Express. I think I have about 15-20 of these BGO twofers (threefers?), and the annotations and sound are consistently good. What are some of your faves from this label, jazz or otherwise?

Looking forward to it whenever it appears! I still have it on pre-order.

A snippet of "Satellite" has been posted as a short on YouTube. ... listening to it on old laptop speakers via a YT upload obviously not the best set of circumstances for noting the audio quality, but it's pretty much what I expected, based on the Showboat recordings that have circulated for many years now. Also wondering--strange as it may seem--if it ends up being a larger-than-expected and cheaper-than-expected set, or if we get a more distilled/curated four+ disc collection. Buying it day one, whatever form it takes.

I've seen a couple of comments elsewhere online, but has anybody on this forum heard the two released RSD tracks yet? Curious as to how much Verve was able to clean up the sound. I'm in for it all, though, even if the audio quality's still pretty rough.

Only a few cuts in, but damn does this sound good so far. Mid-1960s is one of my favorite eras for live Ellington.

Robert Johnson as you’ve never heard him before

While I was thoroughly delighted to see Giancarlo Stanton, of all people, manufacture a small-ball run last night, this undoubtedly was the highlight of yesterday’s MLB games: Adell robs 3 HRs in one game

I bought it at Landlocked here in Bloomington a couple of weeks ago but have not dug into it yet.