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That was my first thought, too!

In 1989 I spent $22 each in a brick and mortar on five British CDs I wanted that were not available in the US. I have also spent about the same amount for three internet British CDs I think in 2002. I think the only other over-$20 CD I purchased was an Australian Michael Franks CD recorded live on a concert tour to promote Sleeping Gypsy. I saw Franks on that tour in Pittsburgh, and kicked myself for years because I didn't buy the LP when I saw it in a store. That one cost me $25 from Amazon three years ago.

I noticed Sunday that they don't have any Tony Bennetts. They just got in Perfectly Frank not too long ago, and I was going to order it for a friend.

Guys, I didn't listen to what CDBaby offers. I thought you could listen to the whole album online. I guess not. The dissonance bothered me more and more as the album progressed. I guess I just got weary of it. The first couple of songs didn't bother me, but by the end the last few songs bothered me a lot. Mike, I have heard very little Laura Nyro over the years, so I can't say why someone felt that Amy London would appeal to Nyro fans. It would not have occurred to me to compare the two. Jim, I've never studied musical theory, so I can't explain what they are doing in a more intelligent manner than what I said in post #1. But I think I know when instruments are being played in different keys, and that's what I think they are doing throughout the album. Even the bass does this, but it's usually a horn. As I suggest, I suspect that trained musicians may find what they are doing to be intellectually interesting. It's unique for a jazz album in my experience. But if you just want to relax in front of a Broadway singer doing standards, this is way too busy for me for that.

LOL! It looks like NaturalSoul has put me on his ignore list!

British Columbia Lions 27....Hamilton Tiger-Cats 19 http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/New...4608949-cp.html With the win the Lions clinched first place in the West. The Lions played Jarious Jackson, Buck Pierce (who injured himself again) and for a little bit Dave Dickinson. Saskatchewan Rougriders 36....Edmonton Eskimos 29 http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Gam...4609118-cp.html With the loss, the Eskimos were eliminated from the playoffs, and thus the Als clinched the final spot. Sean Fleming kicked a 47 yard field goal to win the game with three seconds left, but Mike Maurer was called for holding. Sask won it in OT. Toronto Argonauts 16....Winnipeg Blue Bombers 8 http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Gam...4610441-cp.html The Bombers would have clinched first place in the East with a win. Now the Argos are in first, one point up. If the Bombers win AND the Argos lose next week, the Bombers will finish in first. If either the Argos win or the Bombers lose next week, the Argos will clinch first. Calgary Stampeders 33....Montreal Alouettes 32 http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Cal...612237-sun.html ***** Next week is the last week of the regular season.

Happy Birthday brownie! I trust that you will spend the extra hour listening to Clifford Brown!

My idea of commercial jazz is that which is made to appeal to people who don't like jazz. A Love Supreme is not considered commercial because only jazz fans like it. When George Shearing joined Capitol (and I guess before on MGM), he began to appeal to the mainstream public, few of whom have ever spent much money on modern jazz, so his quintet's music was considered commerical.

The Stamps plucked Ben Sankey from the BC practice roster two weeks ago. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Cal...561729-sun.html ***** The Stamps cut Akili Smith today. This has got me thinking: Was Doug Flutie the last player anyone had ever heard of before to succeed in the CFL? Henry Burris may indeed return before the end of the season. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Cal...4564851-cp.html ***** The Argos owners are looking into ways to purchase an NFL team and relocate it to Toronto. They want to do it before someone else who doesn't care about the Argos and the CFL does it. http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home

Here's another article. The focus here is on the concept of releasing the album very soon after it is completed. It reminds me of what Sonny Rollins did for Sonny, Please to some extent. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,300549,00.html Radiohead's Web-Only Release Threatens Music Industry Tuesday, October 09, 2007 AP NEW YORK — The release of popular rock group Radiohead's new album Wednesday is the latest wake-up call for a music industry still struggling to deal with the advent of digital music, experts say. Normally a Radiohead release generates huge buzz as fans and critics alike wait to hear the latest musical direction of a band that has produced such varied offerings as the radio hit "High and Dry" to the experimental musings of "Kid A." But the English band's seventh studio album "In Rainbows" is being closely watched for business reasons: The album is being released digitally by the band itself, just 10 days after the completion of recording and mixing. And the price? Fans can pay what they want. The price listed at http://www.inrainbows.com says simply: "IT'S UP TO YOU." "This has been a long-brewing issue with artists," said Ted Cohen of music consulting firm TAG Strategic. "In a digital world where you can create something relatively quickly and get it out there immediately, why wait? Is there any overwhelming need to sit on something for three or four months?" Typically a band of Radiohead's stature would be signed to a major recording label, which would wait several months before releasing the music to allow time for buzz to develop and plan a tour and marketing campaign. Tony Bongiovi, a record producer who has been in the music business since the 1960s, said the fast turnarounds could hurt a music business that he believes is losing money as it becomes more singles-driven, rather than album-driven, in the age of iTunes and Internet file-sharing. Some bands wouldn't work to complete an album if they could put out a good single right away, he said. LESS CASH FROM SINGLES? According to Bongiovi, a singles-driven market would lead to less money for musicians and producers, and, ultimately, to fewer artists getting a shot at the big time. "When you go into a record label now, its got to be such a sure thing. Otherwise, there's no money for you," he said. Radiohead is releasing its latest recording alone after benefiting from label support for their first six albums, the last out in 2003. But fast releases might not be as worthwhile for newer bands. "People know who Radiohead are — there is a pent-up demand of people waiting for the next thing," said Gartner Vice President Mike McGuire. "Very few bands have that kind of loyal audience following." Radiohead's quick release in some ways is evocative of the early days of rock 'n roll, when it was not uncommon to record a song in the morning, press it into a 45 in the afternoon and have it on store shelves the next day. Radiohead is not alone in taking advantage of new technology, helping artists to stay ahead of fast-changing musical trends and reducing the risk of illegal downloading. Stars, an indie Canadian rock band known for lush pop songs, made their album, "In Our Bedroom After the War," available for download on July 10, four days after completion. The CD only became available in stores on September 25. The band said the album would have inevitably leaked during the period usually marked for promotion, and it hoped fans would choose to support it by paying to download it. It also said they believed that the widespread release would help build word-of-mouth about the release. "We believe that the line between the media and the public is now completely gray," Stars said in a statement. "What differentiates a commercial radio station from someone adding a song to their Last.fm channel? Or their MySpace page?" [Radiohead themselves paved the way for that strategy, putting up free MP3s for every track from "Kid A" two weeks before its 2000 release. The album entered the U.S. charts at No. 1.] Brooklyn-based indie rockers Bishop Allen said they have benefited from putting out their music speedily. They wrote and recorded a four-song EP every month in 2006, making the record available for purchase or download the last day of each month. "The idea that you could make something from what you're thinking at the moment, and that fans can immediately access those thoughts, makes it more like a dialogue," said Justin Rice, who plays guitar, piano, and sings in the band. "They were hearing what we were saying without a weird lag. It's kind of beautiful," he said.

I'm dying, Alex!

Happy Birthday marcello!

Thanks for the heads up David!

http://my.earthlink.net/article/top?guid=2...710071842762873 Steinbrenner: Torre's Job Is on the Line From Associated Press October 07, 2007 2:40 PM EDT HACKENSACK, N.J. - George Steinbrenner says Joe Torre most likely won't return to the New York Yankees unless they overcome their deficit against the Cleveland Indians and reach the AL championship series. "His job is on the line," the owner was quoted in Sunday's editions of The Record. "I think we're paying him a lot of money. He's the highest-paid manager in baseball, so I don't think we'd take him back if we don't win this series." Torre was hired before the 1996 season and led the Yankees to four World Series in his first five seasons but none since. New York last reached the World Series in 2003, wasted a 3-0 lead to Boston in the 2004 ALCS, then was eliminated by the Angels and Detroit in the first round the last two years. Cleveland led this year's best-of-five, first-round series 2-0 heading into Game 3 Sunday night. Torre is being paid $7 million this year, the final season of his contract. Steinbrenner also criticized umpire Bruce Froemming for not stopping play when insects invaded the field during Game 2 in Cleveland on Friday. Rookie reliever Joba Chamberlain threw two wild pitches that allowed Cleveland to tie the game in the eighth, and the Indians went on to win 2-1 in 11 innings. Froemming called it "just a little irritation." Steinbrenner profanely dismissed Froemming's explanation. "He won't umpire our games anymore," Steinbrenner said. Team owners do not direct umpiring assignments, and the 68-year-old Froemming - the longest-tenured umpire in history - is retiring after this season. The Yankees complained to baseball commissioner Bud Selig. "(Selig) just said, 'That's in the umpires' hands.' ... It was terrible. It messed up the whole team, (Derek) Jeter, all of them," Steinbrenner told the paper. Steinbrenner also predicted Alex Rodriguez will remain with the Yankees. A-Rod has the right to opt out of the final three years of his record $252 million, 10-year contract after the World Series and become a free agent. "I think we'll re-sign him," Steinbrenner told the paper. "I think he's going to have a good run the rest of the (postseason). I think he realizes New York is the place to be, the place to play. A lot of this (postseason) is laying on his shoulders, you know, but I think he's up to it." The 77-year-old Steinbrenner, who has appeared to be more frail in recent years, said he will make the decisions on Torre and Rodriguez. "I have full control," Steinbrenner said. Steinbrenner, who has limited his public comments of late, was expected at Yankee Stadium on Sunday night. "I haven't reached him this morning," spokesman Howard Rubenstein said. "I'm going to see him at the game."

British Columbia Lions 26....Winnipeg Blue Bombers 20 http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Gam...4554377-cp.html The Lions dominated, but the Bombers hung in there. They were eight points down in the last minute when Charles Roberts had the ball stripped from him on the BC one yard line. Toronto Argonauts 33....Edmonton Eskimos 8 http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Gam...4555874-cp.html

Belated Happy Birthday Duke!

Belated Happy Birthday MG!

Earthlink has been down for the past two days. When it's back up I'll check to see if I am good to go. Thanks for your efforts Jim.

Cadillac Williams is out for the season. I suspect Jeff Garcia is not going to look so good without a running game to help him out.

Will do, Valerie! I was just listening to the Art Pepper Abashiri Concert last night.

Not to beat a dead horse, but MS was looking to sell $150,000,000. worth of Halo 3 last week. The kids today are just not as interested in music as the kids of previous generations were. That's got to spell problems for the record companies regardless of the downloading issues.

TTK, call me superficial! I think the problem is that for the past forty years the major songwriters have been "singer-songwriters". The problem with that is that for singers they are pretty good songwriters, and for songwriters they are pretty good singers. But together they total mediocrity in both of what they do. When you think of the great songwriters from 1930 to 1960, how many could sing or otherwise entertain? edit for typo

I have the same problem. I thought it might be my computer, but I tried to log on with a friend's computer and got the same "IPS Driver Error" message. So I started a new account. I hope no one has PM'd me at the old account, because for the time being I can't get it! Even though I am now for the time being GARussell, you can call me GA, or you can call me Jay, but you doesn't have to call me Johnson!

I think Al came close to nailing it in post #4, but I want to disagree a little bit with the concept of definitive. To me the issue has been, Who was the first to have a hit with the song? All versions after that are covers of the hit. If a song was never a hit, then the subsequent versions are not covers. That's my understanding of it!

I have the Buddy Rich PJ band doing What'd I Say, I think from the Mercy, Mercy album, but maybe from the first album. But of course that song, though on the list, came about a decade before 1965.