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more sox woes Sox-Rays suspensions: Six games for Arroyo Red Sox pitcher Bronson Arroyo has been suspended six games by Major League Baseball for his role in Sunday's bench-clearing brawl with the Devil Rays. Both managers and five other players also were disciplined. full story here

This just in... Bruised ankle sidelines Schilling BOSTON -- Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling will be out at least two weeks with a bruised right ankle. The bruise is on the same ankle Schilling had surgically repaired during the offseason, but Boston general manager Theo Epstein said Wednesday the bruising was higher on the ankle and it was not immediately clear whether the injuries were related. Schilling, 1-2 with a 7.13 ERA this season, began experiencing pain in the ankle the eighth inning of Saturday's loss at Tampa Bay, Epstein said. It marks the second time in less than 24 hours that a Red Sox starter has been placed on the 15-day disabled list. Left-hander David Wells was placed on the DL Tuesday with a sprained right foot and is expected to miss at least a month.

agreed. both teams are certainly due

and to think the Yanks let Leiber go to get bigger names like Johnson and Pavano. he's already 4-0 with the Phillies this year.

Gimme a break! Trust me if given the chance, I think you would see more altercations at Yankee Stadium like last night. Fortunately they have very good security and they don't sell beer in the bleachers. Also the walls for the most part are just high enough to not really give the fans the chance to interfere. I was in the bleachers at last year's ALCS (games 1 & 2) and the venom those fans spewed was shocking.

I pray for the latter. My take on last night is that it was the Sox offense who lost that game. They had many opportunities and a few with bases loaded. Manny needs to wake up!

not sure if anyone posted this one. a total web classic

Thanks to everyone who has piped in. I've managed to acquire all of the recordings mentioned and then some. I feel like there are probably some good Woody Herman and possibly Kenton recordings that I might be missing. I'll have to scour those discographies. And there must be some bootleg recordings of Richie w/ Shelly Manne. My inspiration for starting this thread was from reading an interview w/ pianist - composer Jimmy Amadie in one of the recent Jazz Improv magazines and he was talking about seeing a group years ago in Philly that consisted of Richie, Philly Joe, Sam Dockery and a pianist whose name escapes me. Needless to say I started drooling like Homer Simpson. Kamuca and Philly Joe sounds like a potent combination. I would love to hear what that sounded like!

I'm not sure about this David Wells thing

Anyone know of a comprehensive, detailed list of his recorded work? Both commercially issued and known unofficial recordings. Thanks in advance. bFB

I'm dumping all five volumes on my iPod tonight to get familiar with these again. It's been far too long.

Cabu! God I love that tune. And does Kamuca play harder on these records than on a lot of other records he's on from this period? His tone is a little tougher than say his work on the Cy Touff Record.

ya gotta love yankees fans guess the dream of a 162 - 0 season is down the toilet again. maybe next year

I like that. Well better to be nouveau riche than not be "riche" at all. As far as Yanks pitching goes. The do look a bit sharper yes. That's what a $200 Million Dollar pay roll will do for you I guess. For that money I would expect them to win the World Series, the Super Bowl and solve the crisis in Iraq.

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Dan you beat me to it. I was just about to start a new MLB 2005 thread. Well after two miserable losses to the hated Yankees todays win was sweet sweet sweet! The era of a dominant Mariano may be over. Now if the Sox will focus on baseball rather then book signings, press junkets and talk shows they can start winning some games and give the Yankees a run for the AL East.

I scored the Evans Verve box recently for $80 but it's missing discs 10 & 13. Because I'm a completeist I'm wondering if anyone would consider a trade for the Verve Master Edition of Conversations With Myself in exchange for one of the titles below: -- Intermodulation -- Empathy / A Simple Matter of Conviction -- California Here I Come

I picked up the Hot Jazz on Blue Note recently and it came without the book. I know it's a long shot but does anyone have an extra copy. Primarily I'm interested in all the rec. info for each track / session.

When Basie reformed his big band in the 1950s, he managed to become entirely new by sticking with what had made him great from the start. And in the process, Basie achieved some of the most extraordinary success of his career. He employed the era's best composers and arrangers, and they left their mark not only on the orchestra but on musical history as well. A new breed of soloists became stand-outs in what was known as "The New Testament" band. Names such as Joe Newman, Paul Quinichette, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Joe Wilder, Frank Wess, Frank Foster, Thad Jones, and Sonny Payne became known during their tenure with Basie. Another name that became a household word thanks to his association with Count Basie is the inimitable Joe Williams. The original reel to reel tapes were the source for most of this release which contains 146 tracks on eight CDs, including seven previously-unreleased recordings and three alternates not in the vaults at Universal Music. This set is scheduled for release in mid-late April and is posted on the website and available for preorder. These are sets that we are working on but have not yet been posted on the website: Scheduled for June Release Mosaic Select: Johnny Richards (MS-017) 3 CDs $39 Johnny Richards was one of the boldest jazz arrangers of the '40s, '50s and '60s. His work is characterized by large instrumentation, a flamboyant, sometimes inventively dissonant style and creative use of Latin rhythms. Best known for his work with Stan Kenton, he also made a number of outstanding projects under his own name including the six albums included here, made between 1955 and '66, all on CD for the first time. Soloists include Gene Quill, Clifford Jordan, Seldon Powell, Burt Collins, Ray Copeland, Marvin Stamm, Jimmy Cleveland, Bill Watrous, and Hank Jones. Mosaic Select: Freddie Slack (MS-018) 3 CDs $39 Pianist Freddie Slack was one of the main exponents of the boogie-woogie craze during the late '30s and early '40s while a member of the popular Will Bradley-Ray McKinley Orchestra. In 1941 he started up his own orchestra and became one of the first recording artists for the newly-formed Capitol label. The best 65 tracks, 15 previously unissued, are collected here. Soloists include Remo Palmieri, T-Bone Walker, Barney Bigard, arrangements by Benny Carter and vocals by Johnny Mercer and Ella Mae Morse. As a bonus, we've included the seven Capitol sides by Ray McKinley's 1942 band. Scheduled For August Release The Pacific Jazz Studio Sessions Of The Jazz Crusaders (MD6-230) 6 CDs $102 Wilton Felder, Wayne Henderson, Joe Sample and Stix Hooper formed a band in high school in Houston. In 1958, they set out for California where the group evolved into the Jazz Crusaders. Their sound was unmistakable. The dark, rich sound of Wayne Henderson's trombone and Wilton Felder's Texas tenor popped. Joe Sample's articulate piano style was as orchestral as it was rhythmic, and Stix Hooper could provide lots of color without sacrificing the great grooves he'd establish. They blended modern jazz and roadhouse funk seamlessly. This set chronicles the nine studio albums made by the Jazz Crusaders for Pacific Jazz between 1961 and 1970 on 6 CDs with a dozen previously unissued performances. Not included in the set are special projects such as their collaboration with Les McCann or their albums with a big band or Latin musicians added.

I saw one for sale for $98 at a store the other day but the catch is it's missing two discs. Is that worth it? I'm sure I could acquire the other two discs somehow.

I also agree that the Porter book is a wonderful and informative read. It was a perfect balance of biography and analysis and frankly I wish there were more books out there like it. The books I have a problem with are attempts at over intellectualizing the art of jazz such as this one: Anyone read this? I guess it falls into the Critical Theory bag. There is a pretentious air to these essays that just left me cold and sometimes a bit irritated. I just don't see how this sort of writing provides any insight into the art of jazz.

I don't own the set but I have all the original CDs. The version of Summertime w/ Carl Perkins floors me everytime. Sounds like he's crying at times in the solo.

Hey ejp626, I received the Tolliver disc today and I'm giving it a spin. Thanks again!

Thanks so much for the encouraging comments! I'm also of the feeling that you need to be able to play the solo on your instrument and treat it like an etude. Writing it down however allows you to see how the player placed certain notes / passages against the changes which is a lesson in itself. Free For All I'm an old schooler myself with regard to hand copying vs. computer notation. It's very satisfying to sit there with a pencil and manuscript and go to it.

Anyone have some cool transcriptions of solos / licks they'd like to share? Here's the first page of one I did for the Joe Pass solo on Django: this is just a screen shot you can view the hi-res version here. I'm pretty confident it's accurate. If anyone sees any gross errors let me know. I'd love to see what some of you have worked on.