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Evidence? The thing is - and I know this will sound selfish and self-serving but so what - I'd rather not have people that sensitive even hanging around here. It's also a silly and incorrect statement: political commentary does not appear in every forum. Everyone is certainly more than welcome to hang out at the bar, toss some darts, and shoot the shit, but if you'e a teetotaler who doesn't like darts and bars... well maybe this isn't the place for you. In much the same way Jazz Corner isn't for me. I agree. People should just ignore these things. I read and post in the Steve Hoffman forum, for the information and technical opinions that are communicated, although I am aware that most of the posters there are politically very conservative. An internet forum is not a community of friends, but a community of people who share the same hobby. You don't need to be on the same wavelength with them in order to participate in the discussions.

I think transparency is the main issue. I donated only occasionally, not knowing what the financial situation of the forum was. If I knew how much the forums costs to Jim, I would have donated $10 every month. That's why I am in favor of a subscription system.

Yes, this feature exists. From the Paypal Help pages:

Don't you think the "Donate"-function (link on the top right of the page) is enough? I suppose most of us have a Paypal account.

When there is a will there is a way. I'm confident that there is a core group of board regulars that are willing to support the forum financially and with manpower. There are much more exotic internet forums that manage to survive. Organissimo is the best jazz forum worldwide and must survive. If it closes many of us will miss it dearly, so don't take this issue too lightly.

Judge suspended for jailing court - A US judge has been removed from the bench for jailing 46 defendants in his courtroom after none of them admitted being responsible for a ringing phone. (BBC)

I bought all the remastered versions released a few years ago (I only had the 4CD sampler), but I do not find the mastering very good. Most of the time, I preferred McMaster's mastering for the box set. I didn't have the 1990's CDs to compare them to.

Here's the track list. While it's a good idea not to split sessions between discs, it seems silly not to combine two or three 20-25 minute sessions onto one CD. http://www.jazzecho.de/CDA.jsp?objectId=56...il=060249838397

In a different style, there was the Messerschmitt Kabinenroller (from the maker of army aircrafts during WWII): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt_KR200

His name is spelled Brendel, and he will retire at the end of next year.

I think deletion will only empty the entry in the database, but the member numbers will stay the same. You'll remain the eternal second ...

I'm not in Paris, but I watch french media daily. As far as I know, the riots are limited to certain streets, and I'm pretty sure the authorities would not allow them to spread to main communication lines. Police has been heavily reinforced. This evening, there have been no incidents so far. So I suggest your girlfriend should just travel as planned.

I love those two albums as well. I can hear some influence from early 70's Pink Floyd (in a less bombastic fashion) and some David Sylvian (another of my favourite 80's pop artists) in them.

Marvin Gaye (for the search function)

I'm ok with the no supermarket or airport music part, but it should be extended to a year at least.

Thanks Ray It seems that you've woken them up. From the home page:

Maybe it's because there is no competent vinyl pressing plant left in the US Despite the fact that I love the music in this set, have recently started buying vinyl again, and the favourable exchange rate, I will pass on this set. The SACD version of the main album and the CD set for the additional material is enough for me.

Thanks HW! for the review. Nice to see that there was more than one Organissimo forum member at the concert I agree with everything you wrote. The concert seemed like a rehearsal at times, and there were embarassing moments. I don't know the material they played on the CD released 20 years ago, but I was surprised that most of the compositions they played here weren't free at all. The concert was almost a JATP with free jazz musicians, except that there wasn't that much soloing. Guitarist Monette Sudler played a rather cheesy ballad, with backing harmonies by the horns. They played "Manteca" and a Basie-style swinging tune. Not really what one would expect from these names. Grachan Moncur III, who appeared frail and left the stage a couple of times during the concert, didn't play much. Khan Jamal didn't really find his space in the group. As the enemble play was always shaky, the best moments were solos by Odean Pope, Sonny Simmons and Sabir Mateen. Trumpeter Rasul Siddik (not mentionned in the concert announcement) played fine, but in my view his style didn't really fit the setting. The concert closed with an improvisation by Sunny Murray and Bobby Few, Khan Jamal and Henry Grimes joining in at the end. The best thing about this event was to see these legends together on stage, but musically it was just a missed opportunity. I'm confident film director Antoine Prum will be able do make a good documentary out of the concert, the rehearsals and interviews, but I doubt the concert alone can be decently released on CD.

I'm too tired now post a complete review, but this concert was a huge disappointment. I wonder what they will release on CD.

Wow! When reading the thread title, I first thought 25.000 was the total number of posts for all members. Congrats Jim!

Yeah that was so stupid. You'll do better next time.

The best answer is to complain to AMG that they are linking to scam ads normally used on free porn or warez sites (not that I ever browse such sites )

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