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I saw Kenny in a band led by Jack Walrath. RIP.

I liked the interview a lot. I watched the first 20 minutes - wasn't really interested in his political views. The first thing that struck me was what a gentleman he is. He began by just trying to laugh it off. But Bret probed deeper, and uncovered a world of hurt and concern for jazz in general.

I have a lot of Pepper, and wouldn't call this top-tier. Art and Duke don't mesh that well (possibly for the reasons Laurie mentions), everyone sounds tired, and sound quality isn't great.

Moderator: Why don't we shut this thread down now? I don't think anything new will be said here.

I thought this was well-said. The New Yorker owes Sonny an apology. And the article was definitely not funny (the same can be said of The Onion these days.). Isn't it sad that The New Yorker aspires to the level of The Onion?

Happy birthday, Lon. Sorry to hear of your ongoing travails; hope you manage to have some fun anyway.

Well, I'll miss Allan, and hope he returns.

I read an interview with Norah where she says "I hate talking to mothers...I've had so many conversations where they say 'I LOVE your album...my child falls asleep so quickly while it's on!"

Not sure this is just a "career move." Norah grew up in Texas, and seems to have a genuine love for country music, if not it's latest pop manifestations. On her first album she covered a Hank Williams song. In fact, much of that first album sounds like a jazz/country hybrid, though much of that may be attributable to the genius of Arif Mardin. I haven't (yet) heard any ridicule in this thread about Norah. Though if someone also mentions Oscar Peterson and Keith Jarrett, this board is doomed.

And Fred Wesley?!? James Brown's Fred Wesley? Sounds interesting.

Exactly. I couldn't stand hearing my 10-year old complain that Netflix was choppy on the iPad. We first bought a Netgear extender, but performance was too erratic (and when it was failing, you couldn't figure out why). We've since switched to an Almond, and are generally pleased. The nice thing about the Almond is it has a screen - you can actually interact with it to troubleshoot.

RIP. Your funk will be missed. Loved "Power Of Soul."

If we include the Prestige 70s material, we're up to an insane number of discs. But count me in. I think Warner got Parlophone. See also: No Freddie and the Dreamers???

I have a wifi range extender for my Internet only. That would not help the phone receptivity (it has helped using the Web on the second floor). Panasonic sells a phone range extender, which I'm considering, but if the problem is in Comcast's pipe, it wouldn't help. So if I use a handset that's near the phone base unit and the conversation's still choppy, it's probably due to Comcast's pipe. However, if the same conversation that was choppy on the second floor is clear when next to the base unit, then the problem probably stems from something in the house.

I'm sure they already know.

It breaks apart; it's choppy. No static, but virtually unusable as a phone conversation. It's intermittent, though, and I don't see what could trigger it (which would point to a Comcast pipe problem). Next time it happens, I want to test if the same phone conversation is better if I switch to a handset closer to the base unit. I find it interesting that there's a flyer in the box for the new Panasonic unit for a Panasonic range extender. "Double the range of your Panasonic DECT cordless phone, so you can be sure to get your calls anywhere in the home." The wifi range extender I installed did help, but it's not perfect (which, again, might point to the Comcast pipe as the culprit).

How about a Kenny Burrell box: complete Prestige, Blue Note, Argo, Chess and Verve sessions???

Interesting. The wifi router is in the same box as the cable modem and the phone jack, all supplied by Comcast. Costco often offers a Motorola cable modem that claims better performance, but I can't use it because it doesn't have a phone jack. My box is not near a halogen light, but it is near a florescent light; I wonder whether there's a connection there. Sounds like you have the same modem they gave me last month. It says the model is technicolor 105+. Four ethernet ports and wifi. They sent me one last month. If you're having problems with your devices, ask them to swap the modem. If you're still having problems, suggest that it's a line problem. Are you new to Comcast? If so, you should know that your suggestion to swap out the modem is akin to suggesting I pull out my fingernails. Swapping the box is easy, but you then need to spend (literally) hours on the phone with their customer service depts to reactivate services, change passwords, and get permissions sorted out. You also need to deal with 3 different customer service departments, since Net, phone and TV are all handled by different departments, and, though it makes no sense, swapping out the modem usually leads to TV problems as well. That's part of my reluctance to call Comcast re my phone issues, because I know what hell awaits.

I wish there was some diagnostic tool that could just tell you what's going on in your house.

Thanks, erwbol. For those in the US: http://www.ebay.com/sch/bluenotesound/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=

Agreed.

Interesting. The wifi router is in the same box as the cable modem and the phone jack, all supplied by Comcast. Costco often offers a Motorola cable modem that claims better performance, but I can't use it because it doesn't have a phone jack. My box is not near a halogen light, but it is near a florescent light; I wonder whether there's a connection there.

By the end of the record, I was enjoying it more. But it definitely sounds "foreign" to these ears.

http://mic.com/articles/93502/three-huge-record-labels-are-preparing-to-take-a-lot-of-money-from-their-artists