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Joseph Jarman's "Inheritance" on Four Star is a favorite (but/and I'm likely to feel that way about most of Jarman's works).

Monday afternoon, I enjoyed the Sam Rivers Mosaic, Discs 2 and 3.

I didn't say that PJ had particularly low skills as a coach. I just don't see him as having the right kind of mindset that has driven the tough, defensive-minded Pistons ensembles to success. Perhaps even more key to Phil's success with any team, there aren't (m)any more Michael Jordans, and I don't see a lot of athletic and healthy monster Shaq-types coming down the pike.

I'd like to have those Peaches!

BruceW, you may disagree with my I-could-be-wrong-but-I-doubt-it evaluation of Phil Jackson, but please do not reduce my reservations about Phil to things he said about the Pistons years ago. I've been a usually-ardent NBA fan since I saw Elgin Baylor and Jerry West play at the L.A. Sports Arena (and then the Fabulous Forum) when I was a kid. Let's just agree to disagree about Phil's skillz, for now, and root for the Pistons. :bwallace2:

I doubt that Phil has the skills or the character to coach the Pistons. He's no Larry Brown, Rick Carlisle or Chuck Daly.

I sure hope that Phil wouldn't come to Detroit. I've intensely disliked Phil Jackson since the "Bad Boys" days, when, in Chicago, he was talking about "saving basketball" from the Pistons. I've seen no evidence that Jackson himself can build or sustain a team. He's relied on rosters with superstar(s) and decent assistant coaches for the considerable success that he's had. I hope that Dumars would not make such a Dorko move.

Billy Bang - "Vietnam: Reflections" Stevie Wonder - "Fulfillingness' First Finale" (replacing damaged CD)

I agree about Nero Cover Designer. I started with an old program called Jewlinr (I still sometimes use it, even though it's not really XP-compatible or WYSIWYG). I've tried many others since then; each does some things more intuitively than others. Now I usually use Paint Shop Pro 9.

I've always been fond of Steve Swallow's playing, both acoustic and electric. I like Gary Burton's pre-ECM recordings much better than most of his ECM stuff.

Happy Birthday, Jim! GO PISTONS! :bwallace2: :bwallace2:

exactly what I was thinking, Chuck ← Indeed!

I'm a devoted Pistons fan, and I'm really looking forward to this series, precisely because its outcome is the most complete mystery to me in this year's playoffs.

Happy birthday, David Ayers!

I've heard the versions on "Forest Flower", "Soundtrack", and "Voice in the Night". I chose the 1966 version, because of its ubiquity over many decades.

Tennis usually bores me.

My second installment: Ahmed Abdul-Malik - "Eastern Moods" John Abercrombie - "Gateway" Fred Anderson - "The Missing Link" Billy Bang - "Rainbow Gladiator" Gato Barbieri - "The Third World" Gary Bartz - "Harlem Bush Music: Uhuru" Carla Bley - (Gary Burton's) "A Genuine Tong Funeral" Roy Brooks - "The Free Slave" Tina Brooks - "True Blue" Jaki Byard - "Sunshine Of My Soul" Baikida Carroll - "Orange Fish Tears" Betty Carter - "The Audience With Betty Carter" Don Cherry - "Nu: Live at the Bracknell Jazz Festival, 1986" Walt Dickerson - "Unity" Kenny Dorham - "Afro-Cuban" Marty Ehrlich - "The Welcome" Booker Ervin - "Freedom Book" Ethnic Heritage Ensemble - "Three Gentlemen From Chicago" Mongezi Feza - "Rejoice" Von Freeman - "Serenade and Blues" Egberto Gismonti - "Sol Do Meio Dia" Vinny Golia - "Slice Of Life" Dennis Gonzalez - "Old Time Revival" Dexter Gordon - "Our Man in Paris" Johnny Griffin - "Little Giant" Griot Galaxy - "Live At The DIA" Charlie Haden - "Liberation Music Orchestra" (Impulse) Julius Hemphill - "Dogon AD" Joe Henderson - "Inner Urge" Freddie Hubbard - "Breaking Point" Khan Jamal - "Dark Warrior" Joseph Jarman - "Inheritance" Keith Jarrett - "Backhand" Clifford Jordan - "Glass Bead Games" Rahsaan Roland Kirk - "Rip, Rig and Panic" Oliver Lake - "Prophet" Hank Mobley - "Soul Station" Jemeel Moondoc - "Revolt of the Negro Lawn Jockeys" Paul Motian - "Tribute" Oliver Nelson - "Straight Ahead" Herbie Nichols - "The Prophetic Herbie Nichols, Volumes 1 & 2" Faruq Z. Bey with the Northwoods Improvisers - "Auzar" Old And New Dreams - "Old And New Dreams" (ECM) Eddie Palmieri - "El Rumbero Del Piano" William Parker - "O'Neal's Porch" Barre Phillips - "Mountainscapes" Tito Puente - "Cuban Carnival" Don Pullen - "Live ... Again" Sun Ra - "The Magic City" Dewey Redman - "Tarik" Sam Rivers - "Contours" Max Roach - "Members Don't Get Weary" Louis Sclavis - "L'Affrontement Des Prétendants" Woody Shaw - "Little Red's Fantasy" Leo Smith - "Spirit Catcher" Horace Tapscott - "Live at IUCC" Sarah Vaughan - "Sarah Vaughan With Clifford Brown" (Emarcy) Collin Walcott - "Cloud Dance" Trevor Watts (w/ Amalgam) - "Innovation" Randy Weston - "The Spirits Of Our Ancestors" Larry Young - "Unity"

I have an old RX2 with the original (!) MMC2 cartridge in my closet. I don't usually do vinyl anymore, but that low-mass combo served me quite well for almost 15 years. It still sounded fine, tracked almost anything, warps and all, and treated my records very gently. The RX2 also has an exceptional suspension. I gave up vinyl for various reasons that I've discussed in other threads, but I'd stick with B&O for that purpose. I've never heard any magic from Grado cartridges, and the budget Grados, at least (based on the experiences of friends who kept gettting them), don't last very long, even with much more expensive turntables.

My first installment: 8 Bold Souls - "Last Option" Art Ensemble Of Chicago - "People In Sorrow" Paul Bley - "Axis" Sonny Clark - "Leapin' and Lopin'" Ornette Coleman - "This Is Our Music" John Coltrane - "A Love Supreme" Miles Davis - "Miles Smiles" Eric Dolphy - "Out To Lunch" Johnny Dyani - "Witchdoctor's Son" Duke Ellington - "Far East Suite" Chico Freeman - "Kings Of Mali" Billy Harper - "Knowledge Of Self" Andrew Hill - "Point Of Departure" Elmo Hope - "Trio and Quartet" Bobby Hutcherson - "Oblique" Abdullah Ibrahim - "Matsidiso" Steve Lacy - "School Days" Charles Lloyd - "Canto" John McLaughlin - "Extrapolation" Jackie McLean - "Jacknife" Charles Mingus - "Tijuana Moods" Roscoe Mitchell - "Snurdy McGurdy and Her Dancing Shoes" Lee Morgan - "Search For The New Land" Thelonious Monk - "Thelonious In Action" Sonny Rollins - "Saxophone Colossus" Archie Shepp - "The Magic of Juju" Wayne Shorter - "Etcetera" Bobo Stenson - "War Orphans" Okay Temiz - "Chila-Chila" Henry Threadgill - "You Know The Number" McCoy Tyner - "Expansions"

Happy Birthday, Tooter!

Happy Birthday, Dr. Rat!

That's why piano or pianoless is not is not an issue for me.

me too!

Topopo salad!