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September 16: Joe Venuti, violin, 1903 Jon Hendricks, singer, 1921

Thanks, I'm glad you said that. The charm of Ornette still eludes me.

September 15: Cannonball Adderley, alto sax, 1928

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For today only, a download of the new The Bad Plus album, "Never Stop," is on Amazon for only $2.99. Use code PICKDEAL.

September 14: Joseph Jarman, sax, flute, 1937 Oliver Lake, alto sax, flute, 1942

September 13: Chu Berry, tenor sax, 1910 Mel Torme, singer, 1925

September 12: Steve Turre, trombone, 1948 Scott Hamilton, tenor sax, 1954

September 11: Peck Morrison, bass, 1919

September 10: Roy Ayers, vibes, 1940 Craig Harris, trombone, 1954

Village Voice - The Ongoing Improvement of Sonny Rollins

Depends how many listeners you want to reach. I see no contradiction between trying to make the 24/96 master sound as good as possible, and trying to make the .mp3 master sound as good as possible. You could do both, and sell them both ways. You might even make more money off the .mp3.

September 9: Elvin Jones, drums, 1927 George Mraz, bass, 1944

Exclusively .mp3's. So much so that I see these CDs as a burden - where to put them all, how to find one when I want to consult the liner notes, etc. I've digitized a good part of my LP and cassette collection, and continue to do so. We have Internet radio on the iPod - we play it through a clock radio with an iPod connection in the kitchen. We use that exclusively for country music (there are no country stations in the NYC region).

September 8: Wilbur Ware, bass, 1932 Marion Brown, alto sax, 1935

I liked this paragraph: During the 1930s, Mr. Rollins spent many afternoons at the nearby Odeon (on 145th Street) and Roosevelt (Adam Clayton Powell Blvd.) movie theaters, watching Westerns. "The screen cowboys taught me about fairness, justice and improvising when you're alone," he said, laughing.

September 7: Sonny Rollins, tenor sax, 1930 Marcus Roberts, piano, 1963

I saw Sun Ra once at Soundscape, somewhere around 1978. I remember walking up the stairs.

Also on September 6: Andrew White, tenor sax, 1942

Yes, a lot of fun. And a good indicator of where art on the Web is going.

Can we talk? Sonny really needs a haircut.

Many more Black Lions dropped today: Charles Tolliver - Grand Max (Originally released by Strata East as Live at the Loosdrecht Jazz Festival) Buck Clayton Meets Joe Turner Larry Coryell - Standing Ovation (originally on Novus, I believe) Paul Gonsalves Meets Earl Hines Johnny Griffin - The Man I Love Julius Hemphill - Reflections (originally 'Coon Bidness) Earl Hines - Tour De Force Encore Freddie Hubbard - Minor Mishap (originally under Willie Wilson's name) Helen Humes - On The Sunny Side of the Street Philly Joe Jones - Mo' Joe Brew Moore - Svinget 14 Oscar Pettiford - Vienna Blues: The Complete Session Sammy Price - Barrelhouse and Blues Roland Hanna - Perugia Archie Shepp - There's A Trumpet In My Soul Archie Shepp - Montreux One Stephane Grappelli - Live In London Stephane Grappelli Meets Barney Kessel Stephane Grappelli Meets Earl Hines Teddy Wilson - Stomping At The Savoy Eddie Cleanhead Vinson - Jamming The Blues Miroslav Vitous - Miroslav Ben Webster Meets Bill Coleman Ben Webster - The Jeep Is Jumping

Will a VPI clean 7" 45s?

September 5: Albert Mangelsdorf, trombone, 1928 Richie Powell, piano, 1931

See, I do have a recent Mac, and my OS is up to date, and I find Safari relatively unsatisfying. It can be slow in loading pages, and will occasionally crash unexpectedly, both probably because of incompatibilities with Flash. Plus there are many sites, developed with IE in mind, that won't perform well under Safari. Some bank sites, for example, won't load at all. But they will work under Firefox. Look, none of these solutions cost any money. So experiment with a few and see which you like best.