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I guess I just needed to hear paint being blown off of the walls today. Happy New Year!

FWIW, I used PayPal and received my confirmation almost immediately.

Ordered. Been waiting for this one since it was announced.

...and this one, too. Just in one of those moods.

This is one of my all time favorite CDs. Trust me, if you've never heard it, you'll want to. Incredible music by wonderful musicians.

I just listened to this again. Been years. Very, very good.

I guess it's a CTI thing today...

Absolutely great album. Magadini is a master and Menza SMOKES! Because, why not. Great album cover:

Oh my. Check out the 9/9/1949 issue! Bird tells DownBeat that bop isn't jazz. Great reading.

I like this almost better than I like archive. Thanks for the link!

If you are interested, there is a goldmine here. DownBeat magazine from 1937-1961 (so far). That's 585 issues to read. Great fun to look through. All from microfilm but still readable (and downloadable) if you are so inclined... https://archive.org/details/pub_down-beat?tab=collection

My advice: Get your wife off of the Ambien so she can take the Xanax when she needs it. Trazodone is much safer (it's a very old antidepressant that is used for insomnia because it makes you drowsy) and has very few side effects with anything. It's also not a narcotic. Ambien is a bad drug and frankly should be taken off of the market. I worked both as a nurse and in pharmacy so I have a little insight into this. I personally take Trazodone and have for years. Blessings to both you and your wife.

That's an interesting idea.

A real mixed bag... Dizzy with Johnny Richards doesn't do much for me. The bop stuff, on the other hand, not bad.

It's an absolute crime this never made it to CD...