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Last time I checked none of those people were recording for Blue Note. :rolleyes: But to answer Bill's question: yes, there was criticism of them (or at least of Herbie's duet with Xtina). But none of them (with far more legit jazz credentials than Norah, whom I like btw) had anywhere close to Jones' instant success. And despite what you may think - or were told - the "objections" to Norah on the BN board were by no means unanimous. To dump on Herbie a bit more, several members have stated very vehemently that his last show in Chicago (the opener to the Chicago Jazz Fest) was the worst jazz show they've ever seen in their lives. So I think actually the criticism is fairly gender-neutral. Personally, I don't hate Norah, nor do I go out of my way to listen to her. I do think her success has taken Blue Note down the wrong path.

I have the original, which is probably one of the greatest Brasilian albums ever. I've never heard the re-record; it would be interesting to compare. I have both versions and love them both. I can't really say one is better than the the other, only that they are different and I'm glad there are two versions,. No Vinicius deMoraes on the 2nd version but there is a guitar overture that is just terrific. Oh, I've actually got the original in that amazing Baden Powell box that was kicking around for a while. I think I finally scored it off eBay or somewhere. I'll have to see how hard the new version is to find. Do you have any J.T. Meirelles? I think I have 5 albums of his, of which I can put my hands on 4: O Som, O Novo Som, Samba Jazz and Esquema Novo.

You might try TotalRecorder. It operates in much the same way as Goldwave, i.e. you have to record in real time. But I haven't noticed any hum. Of course, this isn't something I do often at all. You should be able to download a trial version that would let you record a minute or so to let you judge whether it would work for you.

Fantastic! The blurb was really positive. Best of luck in your next production! This is inspiring me to write up more of my notes for my own script. Perhaps I will have some news of my own.

I think many/most of us are interested in hearing about new releases. We also like to see BB members post on other topics, not simply tell us about their releases (and acting like spammers). I've noticed you posting on several threads, so I say welcome aboard, great to have you.

Saw a good deal on Arnett Cobb's More Party Time on ebay, so I jumped on that. This is after finding Party Time for $9 at a local store maybe 6 weeks ago (not a great deal back in the day, but it appears that both of these were among the deleted OJCs, so that does make it a pretty good deal). Anyway, I am enjoying Party Time and am looking to party on!

Everything has been shipped. Thanks so much. A couple more items added including Cowell's Regeneration and the Braith Complete BN Sessions. Last day of Organissimo Appreciation Days!

Sadly this didn't break until the Wisconsin primary was over.

I will tell you that I absolutely hate roundabouts, which are common in the UK and Europe. They have some advantages over signalized intersections but only where traffic is relatively light and balanced. I lived in a place where the flows were imbalanced and you could get stuck forever waiting to get in and across. I think in general they don't work well when there is very aggressive driving, another reason they would not work well here (though I do think aggressive driving is increasing in the UK, based on experience). Finally, as a pedestrian and cycling advocate, I think they are inferior and more dangerous than signalized intersections.

I don't quite understand why there has to be compromise. If Party A wants X (the status quo) and Party B wants Y, and they can't agree (and indeed have significant philosophical differences), then it seems X is just as valid as f(XY)/2, since party B is actively seeking a change. Leaving things as they are (X) is often the nobler approach, but one that most columnists (and bureaucrats) don't value since it gives them nothing to do or write about. In the US, X is actually the most common occurence, and there is certainly no expectation that a compromise has to take place. In fact the Senate was explicitly founded on the basis that it would reject much of the work of the House. (This appears even more common in state legislatures where dozens of bills just get bottled up.) This is one of the main weaknesses (to me) of the UK government, where under certain circumstances the House of Lords can be overturned (something about submitting the same bill three times) with only a sliver of political support in the House of Commons. In the US, such a bill would die and the status quo would remain in place. Now certainly there are ways to break stalements and overturn vetos in the US political system, but they all require super-majorities (and implicitly mass public support) well beyond what is the case in the UK and if I understand it correctly the EU. Well, I'm sure Fresh Sounds et. al. will find some new location that has weaker copyright laws (if the extension passes) and life will go on. I did note the other day that if you have a ISP from the US, eMusic has started screening out many of the PD offerings they added only fairly recently.

I don't understand all the ins-and-outs (of what appears to be an extremely undemocratic institution), nor do I suspect most Europeans. But I think as a bellwether, the fact that copyright extension was voted down even in a report, means it will be unlikely to make it into EU law.

I had a slightly different situation where the bank had clearly f'ed up and allowed a forged check for $2500 get paid. This was after I warned them that checks had been stolen and I was closing that account. (Curiously neither they nor the police had any interest in following up when they had a clear trail that the payee had received stolen funds. Go figure.) So they credited my account, but then the way they reported it made it look like income to the IRS, so I had a phone call or two to clear up that situation. It's their fault but somehow it's always your problem. Grrr.

I do see the Feb. date on the press release, but I think the same outcome will occur. Most EMPs do not appear in favor of this copyright extension.

I think we've already discussed this. My understanding is that all the amendments to extend copyright were voted down on Jan 22, for the time being of course.

Generally, these are around the edges of central city neighbourhoods where they have restricted car movement, so that is why buses, police vehicles and most taxis have transponders to allow them to go through the bollards. Typically, they are placed midblock, not at an intersection, so it would be very unlikely to get stuck on one, and I believe they wouldn't rise so long as a valid transponder was in the area, though I could be wrong about that. Cambridge had them in three or four spots, I recall. I suspect Oxford has them, but am not sure. Every few weeks I would see someone pull up too close to the bollards and then it would be a bit of a mess, getting the bus behind them backed up so that they could turn around. But yes, in these clips it is clear the people are trying to slide through behind the bus, thus the English have no sympathy for these cheaters.

Well, you know what you're getting with that headline. But it actually gets sadder, if you keep reading. Wisconsin man guilty of dead deer sex February 20, 2008 FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS WAUSAU, Wis. — A state appeals court Wednesday upheld a Superior’s man conviction for having sex with a dead deer. The 3rd District Court of Appeals rejected Bryan Hathaway’s argument that the charge should be dismissed because the law against committing an act of sexual gratification with animals does not apply if they are dead. ‘‘He rather convincingly contends that animal means a living creature,’’ Judge Gregory Peterson wrote. ‘‘However, Peterson pled no contest to the charge. A plea of guilty or no contest waives all nonjurisdictional defects and defenses.’’ Hathaway, 21, pleaded no contest to the misdemeanor a year ago and was sentenced to probation that required him to be evaluated as a sex offender. In January, Douglas County Circuit Court Judge Michael Lucci sentenced him to nine months in jail for probation violations that included using alcohol and marijuana and having unapproved contact with a minor child. Hathaway told investigators that he saw a dead deer in a ditch near Superior in fall 2006 as he rode a bicycle by it. He then dragged it into the woods and had sex with it. ‘‘When I was done, I was upset with myself,’’ Hathaway said in a statement to police. ‘‘I know having sex with animals is wrong. But I can’t help myself and I need help.’’ The appeals court ruled Wednesday that police properly obtained the incriminating statement from Hathaway, rejecting the claim that his constitutional rights were violated. Hathaway was questioned because he was on probation and had returned to a transitional living program in Superior covered in hair and blood with a knife in his pocket, court records said. Hathaway was found guilty in April 2005 of felony mistreatment of an animal after he killed a horse with the intention of having sex with it. He was sentenced to 18 months in jail and two years of extended supervision on that charge as well as six years of probation for taking and driving a vehicle without the owner’s consent. Hathaway had just been released from prison for the killing the horse when the deer incident happened, court records said. Hathaway’s attorney, Jefren Olsen, did not immediately return a telephone message Wednesday.

Thanks for the response. Half the orders are going out today. A couple of holds lifted and a few new items added, including some TOJCs. Don't forget that I will be donating 5% back to the board through Feb. 23rd, so act now.

Earl Hines Once Upon a Time Also put a hold on Milt Jackson's Night Mist -- I wanted this one more but the clerk couldn't price it without his boss, so they are holding it for the week.

Another round of South African literature: Tsotsi by Fugard (bleaker than the movie version if that seems possible) Triompf by Van Niekerk Requiem for Sophiatown In Corner B The Palm Wine Drunkard (not S. African literature but apparently quite interesting and I was already in the African library already ...) Yeah, MG if you're ever in Chicago, you should come visit the African Library housed in the Northwestern Library. It's pretty amazing.

I'm part Danish so was excited to get to go to Copenhagen last year. It was for 2.5 days, mostly spend working, but I wandered the city in the evenings and saw most of the museums. I enjoyed it, but also thought of Copenhagen as a smaller, somewhat duller Amsterdam in terms of the feel of the place. Perhaps if I had gone in the summer when Tivoli Gardens was open, I would have felt differently. Actually, I was only a couple of blocks away from what is considered the red light district, but it was very disheartening. A couple of adult video stores and one prostitute coming onto me. Not too impressed.

I suppose it is a limitation on my part, but I generally do not care for overtly religious classical music with a few exceptions. Messiaen is one of those exceptions, and perhaps it is because his approach seems so unorthodox. I've seen Quartet for the End of Time performed live 3 times and must have 4 CD versions and a few off the radio versions. I like much of his other work as well, but personally find Quartet the most compelling. Maybe later this week I will try review some of these different versions.

While it is plausible that reselling has increased, I would still like proof that it is 5x or 10x or 100x worse than it was in the home taping era (unlike our politicians who make laws from a fact-free zone). As I said before, the law balances all kinds of things, in this case notions of personal property rights vs. reimbursements of artists/labels. If society only cared about the later, then used CDs would be illegal. The same could be said for copyright issues.

And yet, I don't think we have any hard figures on how much more prevalent the reselling of CDs is now that ripping is possible (i.e. making this artificially inflated) versus people that just got tired of a CD, so reselling it was "legitimate." Sure, there are a handful of people who brag about it, but there is just as much anecdotal evidence about people who won't touch the stuff. Frankly, if there was such an epidemic of reselling CDs (as opposed to illegal downloading which is certainly an epidemic), I would expect more used CD stores rather than finding them all shut up. (Granted this is Chicago where rents have been increasing.)

Regardless of the one vs. two issue, if we cared only about the artists, then we would outlaw second hand sales. Even if everyone was scrupulous and refrained from ripping the CD, one used CD might circulate a few times, each time depriving the artist of a new sale.

I've meant to update this list for a while, but have been very busy. This will probably be the last round before they go off to the local CD store around Chicago Jazz Fest. Paypal is best, but I would prefer not to get credit-card funded transactions through Paypal. I'm sure we can arrange something. So I really want to try to ship out the rest. The final deal is buy 3 get 1 free (the cheapest will be free). This applies to multiples as well - buy 6, get 2 free etc. The only restriction is to qualify for the handful of $15 CDs, you have to take at least 2 of them. Shipping will be free to US addresses for 2+ CDs. For 1 CD, add $1.50. 2+ CDs will reduce shipping costs to non-US addresses by $2. If the order is over $50, then I will add insurance to US addresses for free. The working assumption is that I will ship with jewel cases unless you arrange otherwise. Likewise, please arrange berforehand for tracking, upgrading from media rate to first class/express, etc. Roughly half these items were picked up at used CD stores. I have generally not commented on things like small cracks in case, price stickers on case or artwork, holes in UPC, promo markings etc. as I don't notice it much, since doesn’t matter to me. If you care, ask beforehand. I have tried to go through all them and note if I saw minor surface marks or more serious scuffs. If I don't mention the condition in the comments, it should be near-mint. In all cases, the CDs played fine. I’ll try to be responsive, but I can’t really check PMs at work, so it will mostly be done in the evenings. I think that covers everything. Thanks for looking! Eric price (in $) artist name title comments CDs $15 Art Ensemble of Chicago - Tutankhamun (Black Lion) - light scratches do not affect play Muhal Richard Abrams - Hearinga Suite Stanley Cowell - Regeneration (a German import from the time of the original UK import, two minor spots on back but plays great) Don Grolnick - Complete Blue Note Recordings - 2 CDs, small cut in spine. A few light marks do not affect play. There is a scratch on disc 1 but outside the playing area. Fats Waller - A Handful of Keys 4 CD Proper set $11 Billy Bang Sweet Space/Untitled Gift 30 Years of Montreaux Jazz Festival Box set - 3 CDs Byrd Byrd's Eye View TOJC (w/ Obi) $7 $7 Donald Byrd - Ethiopian Knights - Hold Brotzmann Tentet Be Music Night (Okka) Contemporary Quartet plays music of Penderecki (Polish jazz-inflected classical music) Herbie Nichols Project Love is Proximity - Hold Junko Onishi Cruisin' - light marks Michelle Rosewoman Quintessence Archie Shepp Splashes - Hold Archie Shepp Van't Hof Live at Donaueschingen Festival Charles Tolliver Live in Tokyo Trio S [Wieselman/Scarpantoni/Wollesen] Trio S $5 John Abercrombie Rarum - Hold Chet Baker/Art Pepper Complete Recordings (Lonehill) - Disc 1 only (which is The Route and Chet Baker Big Band) Terence Blanchard Malcolm X Suite Terence Blanchard Jazz in Film Gary Burton Collection Gary Burton Generations Duke Ellington Uptown (Columbia France) PeeWee Ellis - Twelve and More Blues - front cover kind of scuffed, CD is fine Herb Ellis/Ray Brown Hot Tracks Avram Fefer Calling All Spirits Sonny Fortune A Better Understanding light marks/sticker on artwork Sonny Fortune Four in One Slim Gaillard Laughing in Rhythm Jan Garbarek In Praise of Dreams light marks Red Garland Red Garland's Piano Roy Hargrove RH Factor Hargrove/McBride - Parker's Mood (Verve) light marks Antonio Hart Ama Tu Sonrisa Antonio Hart Collected A Hart (Novus) Tubby Hayes - Quartet in Scandinavia (Storyville) Oddly the CD label is Teddy Wilson, but artwork and CD itself is Hayes Charlie Hunter Ready Set Shango Jarman/Moye - Calypso's Smile light marks Sam Jones - Right Down Front (Best of on Riverside) Barney Kessel - Blue Guitar on Fuel - a sampler of Kessel's Black Lion material mostly Kessell and Grappeli (hole through UPC) Soweto Kinch - Life in the Day of B19 jazz and hip hop Koglmann L'Heure Bleue - Hold Last Exit From the Board Latin Allstars Last Bullfighter Wynton Marsalis Blood on the Fields 3 CDs Bennie Maupin - Jewel in the Lotus (ECM) Sergio Mendes - Home Cooking Morelenbaum A Day in New York Herbie Nichols Project Strange City Greg Osby Season of Renewal - black box version, marks on CD Brian Patneaude Quartet Variations Dino Saluzzi Responsorium Pharoah Sanders With a Heartbeat Arturo Sandoval Trumpet Evolution Lalo Schifrin Return of the Marquis de Sade Louis Sclavis Dans La Nuit (sealed) - Hold Archie Shepp Van't Hof Fifth of May scuffs Cedar Walton Three Sundays in the 70s Various A Head Like That (BN) Various Jazz Loft Sessions Various Pigs Big 78s (John Peel) Various OJC Sampler - Fantasy Various OJC Sampler - Swingville Various OJC Sampler - Jazzland Various OJC Sampler - Milestone/Galaxy $2 Bobby Hutcherson The Best of Bobby Hutcherson (BN) light marks Bob Belden Black Dahlia Johan Horlen Chills John Hassell City light marks Eero Koivistoinen X-Ray