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When I heard the Northwoods Improvisers in March, a veteran Detroit player named Mike Carey played some amazing bass clarinet- very fleet, bluesy, and often oblique. He was part of a three-horn section that also included Faruq Z. Bey and Skeeter Shelton.

YUMMM!!!

Sam Rivers, from the beginning to the end.

Opera 7.50 is the best version yet! I've been using Opera since version 4.x. I used to require IE to get some websites to work properly, but now that's a rare occurrence (My browser identification is MSIE 6.0).

I agree that this latest episode is back on track. My wife was upset about Drea being "taken out" by Little Steven, but I saw something like that coming (I thought that Chrissy would do it, and he almost did). As far as the terrorist angle, I can't tell for sure (all we know is that the guy is reportedly more "serious" about his religion), but the FBI is on the case...

Two years ago, after auditioning many CD players (including players made by Arcam, Marantz, Music Hall, Rotel, and others, with an Audio Research CD2 thrown in as a ringer), most within my own or friends' systems, I was all set to buy a Rotel RCD-971, a wonderful sounding CD player for $700. I did not consider a NAD CD player, because the NAD C540 and, to a lesser extent, the NAD C541, had been notorious for tracking problems. However, I ended up buying a NAD C541i, because NAD and my local NAD dealer (from whom I had recently bought my mighty NAD C370 integrated amplifier) said that all the glitches had been eliminated from the C541i. So, when the C541i soon became available, I made sure I checked it out, and I found it to be sonicly equivalent to the Rotel but for $400. My C541i has played flawlessly every CD, CD-R, and CD-RW I've put into it. The C542 is supposed to somehow sound even better.

I actually look forward to "Deadwood" more than the "Sopranos" now. I think that the writing is better, the stories are fresher, and even the characters are generally more resonant and compelling. The Sopranos has lost a step or three, but I'll keep watching it to see what happens. So, in my humble opinion, The Sopranos is still the best show on television, except for Deadwood. HBO Sunday nights is where it's at!

I hope to get the Hill, Hutcherson, and Young. The Rivers Mosaic sounds fine to me.

Ben Wallace is still the greatest in my book.

In my opinion, Dorko was a mistake. Larry Brown was not. The acquisition of Rasheed Wallace was brilliant. GO PISTONS!

I remember hearing that, back in 1962, Mingus called "Tijuana Moods" his best album. It's always been one of my favorite Mingus recordings.

It's my favorite Fred Anderson record since "The Missing Link".

Yeah, Damita Jo was an engaging jazzy pop singer. I saw her perform at a Catskill hotel when I was verry young, around 40 years ago. There's no apparent connection between Damita Jo and Janet Jackson that I can see or hear.

I remember his weekly "Letter From America" on the BBC (on shortwave radio). It was usually pretty insightful. I also remember his little spiels on Masterpiece Theatre (where, among other things, he was the first person I can recall who used bed as a sexual verb -- and with such a dry delivery ).

World Saxophone Quartet - "Breath of Life" Jimi Hendrix - "Are You Experienced", "Electric Ladyland" Duke Ellington - various recordings from the 1940s Charles Mingus - "The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady", "Changes 1 & 2" Orchestre National de Jazz - "Charmediterranéen"

I've been somewhat aware of Tomasz Stanko, since around 25 years ago. I first read about him in Cadence, then bought two of his records from their center "Record Sale" section. I then heard him as being simply a derivation of an aspect of Miles, but, in retrospect, I wasn't really listening very well... Many years later, the personnel on "From the Green Hill" piqued my interest in checking out that wonderful recording and brought about a fuller reconsideration of Tomasz Stanko's music. I now only have "From the Green Hill" and "Leosia". Tomasz Stanko's new Rarum compilation is on order, as I am discovering this new thread (How fortuitous! and Thank you, Ubu).

BruceH, get a grip!

I found the first episode of "Deadwood" fascinating and entertaining. It seems like a truer translation (much of the language does seem a bit anachronistic) of the lawless wild frontier than most of its Hollywood predecessors. It is also seems, in some ways, like a frontier "Sopranos". I like the mix of characters, the acting, directing, sets, etc. and am looking forward to seeing how it develops.

William Parker - "Scrapbook", "O'Neal's Porch" Charlie Parker - "The Legendary Dial Masters, Vol. 1" Elmo Hope - "Trio and Quintet" Herbie Nichols - "Herbie Nichols Trio"

I sure like the music Geri Allen has made with Oliver Lake!

I own several of Rahsaan Roland Kirk's recordings. The ones I return to the most are "We Free Kings", "Domino", "Rip, Rig and Panic", "Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith", "The Inflated Tear", and recordings he did with Mingus.

"Steve-O" doesn't ring a bell, but it's been a long time...

Billy Harper - "Love on the Sudan", "Knowledge of Self" Abdullah Ibrahim - "Nisa", "Africa - Tears And Laughter" Herbie Hancock - "Fat Albert Rotunda", "Mwandishi", "Sextant" Art Ensemble of Chicago - "People In Sorrow" Eberhard Weber - "Silent Feet" Old and New Dreams - "Playing" Trevor Watts - "Innovation" Jimi Hendrix - "Are You Experienced", "Axis Bold as Love"

mostly alphabetical by artist, with the artist's recordings arranged chronologically by recording date

I've always arranged most of my recordings alphabetically by artist, independent of genre/marketing category. "Classical" is arranged by composer.