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That's what I have--the 2-CD set. And yes, it's excellent!

Welp, Giancarlo Stanton won’t be making the trip—he just landed on the IL for 10 days (and quite likely longer) with a knee injury incurred during an awkward slide the other night. Ffs. Best wishes to any and all UK members attending either game!

PM sent re the Hal McKusick.

You might want to check out this compilation from the Spiritual Jazz series: Spiritual Jazz V. 8: Japan

Any update or rough estimate on when the Steeplechase orders might be going out?

Hey all, a new Night Lights is up for online listening, profiling the early-period jazz recordings of "Mission: Impossible" composer Lalo Schifrin. It includes two selections from his recordings as a member of Dizzy Gillespie's group, music from his collaborations with Bob Brookmeyer and Paul Horn, and some of his leader dates as well: Jazz Mission Possible: Lalo Schifrin's Early Years

Yeah, I haven't listened to disc 2 yet, but agree w/you about "Moby Dick." And also agree with you about the added tracks! I haven't listened to the album since I was a kid, actually, so it's fun to revisit in general.

Saw the trailer for this one Friday night—really looking forward to it, out July 26:

One of yesterday’s used-CD purchases:

Yo La Tengo, I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass

Just got back from a trip to Landlocked Music, Bloomington mecca for CD and vinyl lovers. Picked up the following: Stan Getz, Getz At The Gate Nicole Mitchell, Renegades (used) John Lennon, Imagine (reissue, used) Led Zeppelin, The Song Remains The Same (2007 reissue, used) The Getz had been set aside at my request, the Lennon and Led Zep were titles I’ve trawled for used for quite some time, and the Nicole Mitchell was a random and unexpected find. Part of why I still love the record-store experience.

Up in honor of Dolphy's birthday today: Dolphy '63

I don't think there is a comprehensive book devoted to Chicago jazz from 1930-1980, but Larry Kart or another poster w/Chicago connections might know of one. William Kenney's book covers 1904-1930. Aaron Cohen says he believes Reed's book will be available for sale after June 30 through the Jazz Institute of Chicago's website. Here's a link to it that includes all of the events they have planned for their 50th birthday celebration: Jazz Institute of Chicago

...aaaannnd the Tampa Bay Rays continue with their vaunted outside-the-box thinking: Rays suggest playing half their home games in Montreal *This is not an Onion article*

This is a launch event for a new book by Chicago drummer/bandleader/composer Mike Reed. I haven't been able to find an online sale listing for the book yet: The City Was Yellow: Chicago Jazz And Improvised Music 1980-2010

A new anthology, highly recommended for any Ranelin fans out there: Phil Ranelin: Collected Works 2003-2019

Yeah, probably another year or so before we see how well he'll fly at MLB level as a potential regular starter. Yankees' rotation this season and next continues to be their biggest question mark IMO. CC will be gone, Happ is already 36, and what will Severino be like when he returns later this summer? Will Domingo German be able to sustain the form he showed for the first two months of this year? Will Paxton continue to be an injury-prone pitcher? How effective will Jordan Montgomery be when he finally comes back from TJ surgery? There's definitely opportunity for Garcia if his stuff proves to be of MLB quality.

Still love it: 👍👍👍

15 Ks in 6 IP tonight for 20-year-old Yankee pitching prospect Deivi Garcia, who was recently promoted to the AA Trenton club. Wouldn’t be surprised to see this kid called up come September...

You gotta get that ant problem under control before it gets outta hand!!

We re-aired Jazz For Mad Men: Hits From The 1960s last week, and it remains archived for online listening.

I am indeed zeroing in on that 1943-46 period of recordings, since those were made at the behest of the magazine—just wanting to make sure that I’m not overlooking anything from that era, or any later recordings that were produced as a result of polls or such. Esquire published articles about jazz before and after the mid-1940s (most famously the “Great Day in Harlem” photograph and the issue in which it appeared, as well as the 1962 book to which Steve alludes), but the run of Esquire-sponsored recordings and concerts seems limited to the 1943-46 period (around the same time that they were publishing their jazz yearbooks).