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Is there a way to create a list of albums (album title and artist) from iTunes to keep in a text file or spreadsheet? Not song titles, just albums.

July 25: Johnny Hodges, alto sax, 1907 Annie Ross, singer, 1930

July 24: Cootie Williams, trumpet, bandleader, 1911 Billy Taylor, piano, 1921 Charles McPherson, alto sax, 1939

July 23: Richie Kamuca, tenor sax, 1930 Janis Siegel, singer, 1952

July 22: Bill Perkins, tenor sax, 1924 Al Dimeola, guitar, 1954

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July 21: Richard Wyands, piano, 1928 Helen Merrill, singer, 1930 Sonny Clark, piano, 1931

Also Peter Ind, bass, 1928 I like his recordings with Lennie Tristano. Man, isn't aging a bitch?

July 20: Ernie Wilkins, tenor sax, composer, arranger, 1922

Probably this:

With characteristic self-deprecation saxophonist and composer Jimmy Heath titled his autobiography "I Walked with Giants." In the book, whose publication earlier this year he's celebrating with a concert Wednesday night at the 92nd Street Y, Mr. Heath talks about his experiences with colleagues such as John Coltrane, Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie. Yet in terms of his musical stature—Mr. Davis once described him as "one of the thoroughbreds" and he was named an NEA Jazz Master in 2003—the only thing that prevents Mr. Heath himself from being classified as a "giant" is his physical size. Sixty years ago he was nicknamed "Little Bird" for both his diminutive height and his love for Charlie Parker's music. In every other way Mr. Heath is a colossus. Many of the leading figures of the last half century have had their own special Jimmy Heath tune. For Mr. Davis it was "Gingerbread Boy," Chet Baker played "C. T. A." at dozens of concerts and Cannonball Adderley made the distinctive waltz "Gemini" into a jazz standard. In a recent telephone interview Mr. Heath, 83, denied that his music is completely unique. "I just came back from playing with Benny Golson [his fellow Philadelphian and early bebop veteran], and he does the same thing I do, and so do the others, like Maria Schneider, Gil Evans, Charles Mingus. We're all trying to write swinging music with a modern feeling." More here: WSJ

Here's an appreciation of Tuli and Harvey Pekar: The Forward

Here's an appreciation of Harvey Pekar and Tuli Kupferberg: The Forward

Here's my vote: Every tune at that same lethargic tempo...and then all those alternate takes...AAAARRRGHHH!

Is the pictured version the best available version? I remember that, for years, it was only available in rechanneled stereo.

July 19: David Allyn, singer, 1923 Bobby Bradford, trumpet, 1934

But none of this explains Adam Sandler.

Blu-Ray looks amazing, especially on a Plasma (or LCD). We have the Blu-Ray of The Wizard of Oz. It is just an amazing, absorbing experience; the only thing I can compare it to is seeing it in a movie theatre. We also have the first few Harry Potters, and the clarity of the details, even to the corners of the screen, are astounding. But be aware (you probably already know) that these discs will not play on a regular DVD player. So if you want to watch your favorite movie on the road, say on a laptop, you're probably out of luck. The smarter studios, such as Disney, are now packaging their movies as a 3-pack: in one case, you get a regular DVD version, a Blu-Ray version, and a download version (to watch on your iPod). But most still don't. Here's an example of a Disney 3-pack: Princess and the Frog

These titles were all higher-priced on Amazon.

Nah, it's all that good food: knishes, pastrami, corned beef, brisket, kishka, kasha varnishkes, chicken soup... Jewish soul food!

Found some interesting download prices on the CD Universe website: Pharaoh Sanders - Black Unity, $1.98: Black Unity Pharaoh Sanders - Karma, $1.98: Karma Pharaoh Sanders - Jewels of Thought, $1.98: Jewels of Thought Keith Jarrett - Koln Concert, $3.96: Koln Concert Keith Jarrett - Sun Bear Concerts, $12.87: Sun Bear Concerts Miles Davis - Pangaea, $1.98: Pangaea

July 18: Carl Fontana, trombone, 1928 Bobby Previte, drums, 1957

July 17: Nick Brignola, baritone sax, 1936 Chico Freeman, tenor sax, 1949

July 16: Cal Tjader, vibes, 1925 Nat Pierce, piano, 1925

OK, here's a clue: Yale Strom's The Book of Klezmer has some wonderful anecdotes from former Dave Tarras trumpet player Sheldon “Shelly” Hendler about how Tarras was viewed by jazz musicians.[3] Hendler played with Dave Tarras from 1952 to 1959, starting when he was a senior in high school.[4] Accordion to Hendler, Tarras was a wonderful player of Yiddish music, but he didn't fully understand American music. He says that Tarras never had a sense of the ABA form, and would start another tune when he was supposed to come in with the next section. But his playing of the Yiddish music excelled, especially the improvisational doyne, which could last up to an hour. Saxophonist Allen Eager’s mother owned a hotel where Tarras and his band were playing, and Eager would bring up jazz musicians friends including Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, and Red Rodney to hear Taras play. These jazz musicians were only interested in the modal (Yiddish, and primarily the doynes) music that Dave played. Source: http://matttemkin.info/Masters_Thesis/Chapter_4.html