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Wow! (I wonder how large that bubble is?) Edit: I can answer my own question: The NY Times states that it is "more than 10 light-years across, and it is constantly growing. Its star, SAO 20575, spews stellar winds that inflate the cloud at a rate of 62,000 miles per hour." (And NASA reports that it's only 7100 light years away. Where did the extra 3900 light years come from? I sense a scandal here.) http://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2016/hubble-sees-a-star-inflating-a-giant-bubble http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/22/science/a-hubble-birthday-bubble-in-clear-view.html?hpw&rref=science&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region&region=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well&_r=0

New release from Real Gone Music http://www.realgonemusic.com/news/2016/4/20/fairport-convention-live-in-finland-1971-cd.html FAIRPORT CONVENTION LIVE IN FINLAND 1971. CD WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2016 AT 06:07PM Fairport Convention Has Been the British Folk Rock Band for Almost 50 Years Famous for Hosting the Annual Crop redy Festival Fairport’s 1971 Line-Up of Drummer Dave Mattacks, Guitarist Simon Nicol, Bassist Dave Pegg, and Fiddler Dave Swarbrick Was Their Hardest-Rocking Line-Up If Not Their Most Widely Known This UNRELEASED August 1971 Concert Captures the Band in Between Their Underrated Albums Angel Delight and “Babbacombe” Lee The Set List Includes Rare Tracks Like “Mason’s Apron” and “Sir B. McKenzie’s Daughter’s Lament” Also Includes Favorites like “Sir Patrick Spens” and “Matty Groves” Excellent Recording with an Ample Bottom End, Remastered by Mike Milchner at SonicVision Richie Unterberger’s Notes Include Quotes from Simon Nicol and Dave Pegg Added Photos and Memorabilia from Fairport’s Own Collection A Major Addition to Their Vast Discography AVAILABLE June 3, 2016 PRE-ORDER COMING SOON! Hosts of the annual Cropredy Festival and a mere year shy of their 50th anniversary, Fairport Convention is THE British folk-rock group, and many of the most talented and celebrated musicians in the scene have passed through their ranks. Of their many line-ups, generally it’s the Richard Thompson-Ashley Hutchings-Sandy Denny era that gets the most attention, followed by the return of Denny in the mid-‘70s with husband Trevor Lucas. But if there is one line-up that really doesn’t get its due, it would be the quartet of guitarist Simon Nicol, bassist Dave Pegg, fiddler Dave Swarbrick, and drummer Dave Mattacks that remained after Richard Thompson departed following Full House. Together, the four made two fine, underrated studio albums, Angel Delight and “Babbacombe” Lee, but live—as this unreleased August 1971 concert demonstrates—they were a revelation. Never during any of its eras did Fairport rock harder, and, though the band lacked any lead vocalist of the stature of Denny or Iain Matthews, all four members of the group sang and sang well, which lent their on-stage act extra energy. The show begins with the viola/violin duet between Nicol and Swarbrick on “Bridge over the River Ash” that appeared on Angel Delight along with the second track, “The Journeyman’s Grace,” but then the set list gets delightfully obscure for Fairport fans with a piledriving version of “Mason’s Apron,” a tune that never showed up on any of their studio albums. Old faves “Sir Patrick Spens” (from Full House) and “Matty Groves” (from Liege and Lief) follow, but then the band launches into the rollicking three-song medley “Sir B. McKenzie’s Daughter’s Lament” which only appeared on a 1970 single and whose extended original title vied for entry in the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest of its kind. The show winds up with the more elegiac “Sir William Gower” from Angel Delight, but, make no mistake, this is one blazing set of music, and the ample low-end of this concert recording—mastered by Mike Milchner at SonicVision—will have you dancing a jig across your living room. With notes by Richie Unterberger featuring quotes from the band, and photos from the Fairport archives, this is a major addition to the band’s vast discography. Track listing: 1. Bridge over the River Ash 2. The Journeyman's Grace 3. Mason's Apron 4. Sir Patrick Spens 5. Matty Groves 6. Sir B. McKenzie's Daughter's Lament 7. Sir William Gower

Nice!!!

Dmitri Shostakovich – Symphony No.1 in F minor Op.10 — WDR Sinfonieorchester – Rudolf Barshai (Brilliant Classics)

Gustav Holst – The Planets — Orchestre symphonique de Montreal – Charles Dutoit (Decca)

Charles Ives (Sony Classical / Columbia) — Sonata for Piano No.2 "Concord Mass., 1840-60" John Kirkpatrick (piano) - 1968 — Sonata for Piano No.2 "Concord Mass., 1840-60": Excerpt(s) Charles Ives (piano) — excerpts and improvisations from 1933, 1938 & 1943

I thought it was due to the recording ban.

Gustav Mahler – Symphony No.8 in E flat major "Symphony of A Thousand" — Hans Sotin (bass), Richard Versalle (tenor), Nadine Denize (mezzo soprano), Felicity Lott (soprano), Edith Wiens (soprano), Trudeliese Schmidt (mezzo soprano), Elizabeth Connell (soprano), Jorma Hynninen (baritone) — Tiffin School Boys Chorus, London Philharmonic Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra – Klaus Tennstedt (EMI Classics)

Ludwig van Beethoven – The String Trios - CD 2 - Op.9 Nos.1-3 — Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin, Bruno Giuranna, viola, Mstislav Rostropovich, cello (Deutsche Grammophon)

Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra – The Centennial Edition – CD 8c/9a – July 1940 [The Early Forties Recordings – 1940-42] (RCA Victor) — With Wallace Jones, Cootie Williams, Rex Stewart / Joe Nanton, Lawence Brown, Juan Tizol / Barney Bigard, Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwick, Harry Carney, Ben Webster / DE, Fred Guy, Jimmie Blanton, Sonny Greer / Ivie Anderson — Titles include: Harlem Air Shaft, At A Dixie Roadside Diner, All Too Soon / My Greatest Mistake, Sepia Panorama

Count Basie and His Orchestra – Breakfast Dance and Barbecue [CD 1a (set one) from The Complete Roulette Live Recordings] (Roulette Records / Mosaic) — With Marshal Royal, Frank Wess, Frank Foster, Billy Mitchell, Charlie Fowlkes / Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Wendell Culley, Snooky Young, Harry "Sweets" Edison / Al Grey Henry Coker, Benny Powell / Basie, Freddie Green, Eddie Jones, Sonny Payne / Joe Williams / arrangers: Jones, Foster, Nat Pierce, Neal Hefti, Ernie Wilkins; includes much previously unissued material; live at The Americana Hotel, Miami, FL, 1959 I was lucky enough to find a used (or as they say, "pre-owned") set missing the box (but including the booklet) for a reasonable price. (Now if I could only do the same for the Roulette studio sessions box!)

I'm interested in these: Thelonious Monk 7-3-1975 Philharmonic Hall NYC Emily Remler, Ottawa Ontario 10-7-1983, 3 Sets Mal Waldron All-Stars - 12-29-1984 Village Vanguard Art Farmer - Jim Hall Quartet - 1969 Stockholm Thad Jones - Pepper Adams Quintet 1979-80 Copenhagen Horace Silver w. Vincent Herring & Dave Douglas - Montreal Jazz Fest 6-30-1987 Dexter Gordon - Sonny Stitt Quintet 6-20-1976 Rotterdam Gerry Mulligan Concert Jazz Band 12-1960 Village Vanguard (2 sets) Max Roach with Rollins/Hubbard/Spaulding 11-22-1966 Graz Austria Thank you for this a very nice offer Dan...

Now playing: Frédéric Chopin – Ballade for Piano No.1 in G minor B.66 Op.23 – Ballade for Piano No.2 in F major/a minor B.102 Op.38 – Ballade for Piano No.3 in A flat major B.136 Op.47 – Ballade for Piano No.4 in F minor B.146 Op.52 – Impromptu for Piano No.1 in A flat major B.110 Op.29 – Impromptu for Piano No.2 in F sharp major B.129 Op.36 – Impromptu for Piano No.3 in G flat major b.149 Op.51 – Impromptu for Piano No.4 in C sharp minor B.87 Op.66 "Fantaisie-Impromptu" – Fantasie for Piano in F minor/A flat major B.137 Op.49 – Tarantella for Piano in A flat major B.139 Op.43 – Polonaise for Piano in A flat major B.147 Op.53 "Heroic" — Alfred Cortot (piano) (EMI Classics)

PM. Les Diaboliques -- Splitting Image (Intakt) $5 Barry Guy -- Elsie Jo (Maya) $5 Hank Mobley -- The Flip (Connoisseur Blue Note) $6 Evan Parker -- The Moment's Energy (ECM) $5 Evan Parker -- Time Lapse (Tzadik) $5 Tomasz Stanko -- Dark Eyes (ECM) $5

I realized that the page with photos did not include all those who have received the award. Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and Cecil Taylor have all been honored. You can use this link to check by last name: https://www.arts.gov/honors/jazz. There is a web cast of tonight's program starting at 8pm. Broadcast starts at 7pm. https://www.arts.gov/lifetime-honors/nea-jazz-masters/2016-nea-jazz-masters-tribute-concert-webcast A play bill for tonight: https://www.arts.gov/sites/default/files/2016-nea-jazz-masters-tribute-concert-playbill.pdf And here is the complete list: NEA JAZZ MASTERS 1982-2016 Muhal Richard Abrams Jamey Aebersold Toshiko Akiyoshi Mose Allison George Avakian David Baker Danny Barker Ray Barretto Kenny Barron Count Basie Louie Bellson Tony Bennett George Benson Art Blakey Carla Bley Anthony Braxton Bob Brookmeyer Cleo Patra Brown Ray Brown Dave Brubeck Kenny Burrell Gary Burton Donald Byrd Candido Camero Benny Carter Betty Carter Ron Carter Kenneth Clarke Buck Clayton Jimmy Cobb George Coleman Ornette Coleman Chick Corea Miles Davis Richard Davis Buddy DeFranco Jack DeJohnette Lou Donaldson Dorothy Donegan Paquito D'Rivera Harry "Sweets" Edison Roy Eldridge Gil Evans Art Farmer Ella Fitzgerald Tommy Flanagan Frank Foster Von Freeman Curtis Fuller Rudy Van Gelder Dizzy Gillespie Benny Golson Dexter Gordon Lorraine Gordon Charlie Haden Jim Hall Chico Hamilton Lionel Hampton Slide Hampton Herbie Hancock Barry Harris Roy Haynes Jimmy Heath Percy Heath Joe Henderson Luther Henderson Jon Hendricks Nat Hentoff Billy Higgins Andrew Hill Milt Hinton Bill Holman Shirley Horn Freddie Hubbard Bobby Hutcherson Milt Jackson Ahmad Jamal Keith Jarrett J.J. Johnson Elvin Jones Hank Jones Jonathan "Jo" Jones Quincy Jones Sheila Jordan Orrin Keepnews Andy Kirk Lee Konitz Hubert Laws Yusef Lateef John Levy John Lewis Ramsey Lewis David Liebman Abbey Lincoln Melba Liston Charles Lloyd Johnny Mandel The Marsalis Family (Ellis Jr., Wynton, Delfeayo, Jason, Branford) Tom McIntosh Jackie McLean Marian McPartland Carmen McRae Jay McShann James Moody Dan Morgenstern Anita O'Day Jimmy Owens Wendy Oxenhorn Eddie Palmieri Sun Ra Max Roach Sonny Rollins Annie Ross George Russell Pharoah Sanders Gunther Schuller Jimmy Scott Joe Segal Artie Shaw Archie Shepp Jimmy Smith Horace Silver Wayne Shorter Billy Taylor Cecil Taylor Clark Terry Toots Thielemans McCoy Tyner Sarah Vaughan Cedar Walton George Wein Frank Wess Randy Weston Joe Wilder Joe Williams Gerald Wilson Nancy Wilson Teddy Wilson Phil Woods Snooky Young

Cecil Taylor Henry Threadgill

It's a different kind of film, called, yes, APS. It was a new film technology that came out just as digital was starting. You can still find film. The negative size is 24mm - 2/3 that of 35mm.

Georg Philipp Telemann – Paris Quartets 1-6 — Barthold Kuijken (flute), Sigiswald Kuijken (violin), Wieland Kuijken (viola da gamba), Gustav Leonhardt (harpsichord) (Vivarte / Sony Classical)

Claude Debussy – Préludes Book 1 Maurice Ravel – Sonatine for Piano, Jeux d'eau César Franck – Prelude Aria and Finale for Piano M 23 — Alfred Cortot (piano) (EMI Classics), CD 9 from:

Johann Sebastian Bach – Orchestral Suite No.1 BWV 1066, No.2 BWV 1069, Concerto for Harpsichord, 2 Recorders and Strings BWV 1057 — The English Concert – Trevor Pinnock (Archiv Produktion)

At least there are a few other Ellington titles I can listen to.

Well, actually I'm still looking for the CDs. It would be nice if Sony did a domestic release! And I think there are some post 1952 Columbia titles that haven't made it to CD either.

Duke Ellington - The Complete 1947-1952 Recorded Works In Chronological Order (CBS France / Columbia). I had seen a couple of the individual volume on amazon.de at a decent price, but shipping is at least 15 euros per CD.

Gustav Mahler – Lieder aus 'Des Knaben Wunderhorn' — Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) – London Symphony Orchestra – George Szell (EMI Classics)