paul secor

We've been through this before here, but I'll just say that I much prefer Mr. Pepper's early work and find it difficult to listen to the later recordings.

An ejected manager coming back onto the field seems is becoming commonplace these days. John Farrell of the Red Sox was thrown out about ten days ago for arguing a strike call. He never left the dugout, and a pitch later when David Ortiz got tossed for throwing equipment after a strikeout call, he came back onto the field to argue again. He was fined, but he should have gotten a game suspension, as should Gibbons - perhaps more, in Gibbons' case.

Clifford Brown/Max Roach: Live at the Bee Hive (CBS Holland) Max Roach played a lot of great music over his lifetime, but if he had done nothing other than this recording, his reputation as a master musician would be assured. He must have been exhausted after playing this gig.

I agree, Larry. No one seems to have a problem with a pitcher making a dramatic arm motion when he strikes out a batter to end an inning or the game. Hitters should have the same option. And hitting a batter because he's hit a home run earlier is just bush league - pitch better. But the thing with Bautista was something that was waiting to happen, given his attitude and actions over the years.

I'm not a fan of fighting in any sport, and have no interest in the sports where fighting is the whole point - boxing and ultimate fighting - I've come to see the results to people who have participated in boxing. And I find it ridiculous that fighting is encouraged in hockey - the only professional team sport where players with minimal talents are recruited because they can fight. But I could see this coming to a head with Bautista. He's an arrogant guy who likes to show off and who stands fairly close to the plate and takes big wild swings. I'm surprised that more pitchers haven't gone inside on him more often to try and back him off, and that he doesn't get hit by pitches more often. (I'm sure that his getting hit on Sunday was intentional.) But this was something that was going to happen sooner or later. To refresh memories, Rudy T got hit because he came running off the bench into a situation where two guys were squared off. Kermit Washington saw him come running up out of the corner of his eye, turned and slugged him. Unfortunate, but if you run up to join a fight, bad things can happen. In this case something bad did happen.

The Florida Kid Alabama Watson The Mississippi Sheiks

Tom Cruise Chick Corea Foghorn Leghorn

New Orleans Gospel Quartets 1947-1956 (Gospel Heritage) This series of LPs, gospel groups from different cities, was a great one.

www.tampabay.com/news/obituaries/jazz-icon-trombonist-buster-cooper-dies-at-87-in-st-petersburg/2277310 Rostasi has posted mentions of this in the Listening To thread, but I haven't seen a topic about his passing. If I've missed something, a moderator can delete this.

A Bonnie Lassie Bonnie Guitar Eddie Jones

The Royal Guardsmen Snoopy Sam Spade

Sorry to read this. Heard him for the first time on an LP with Anthony Braxton. Thanks for your music, Mr. Smoker.

Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers/Elmo Hope Quintet (Pacific Jazz Japan)

Scarlett Johansson Ingmar Bergman Seal

Lee Konitz (Prestige Japan)

Mister Right Mister Goodbar Mister Universe

Tommy Flanagan Plays the Music of Harold Arlen (Trio) I wish that Tommy Flanagan had recorded this as a solo LP. I find George Mraz's playing at best annoying, and at worst obnoxious.

AEC: The Spiritual (Freedom Japan)

Charlie Parker: Now's the Time (Verve Japan)

Timi Yuro Miss Toni Fisher Frank Thomas

Honky Cat Big Jay McNeely The Little Giant

Hank Mobley: Hi Voltage (BN/Toshiba EMI)

Rerun Running Bear The Big Bopper

I like it better that the Stanley or Max dates.

Clark Terry: Serenade to a Bus Seat (Riverside Japan) When I first saw this title years ago, I thought it was a reference to Rosa Parks and the Montgomery bus boycott. According to the liner notes, it's not. But thinking back to the notes for Sonny's Freedom Suite, who knows.