Matthew

Disk three this morning.

I just want to say how much I love this cd by Perry Robinson, Nobu Stowe, and Andrea Centazzo, The Soul in the Mist, for me, this is the best jazz release of the year. Robinson is very creative in his clarinet playing, and it's nice to hear him since his is under recorded for so good a player. Nobu Stowe piano playing is unique and understated, nice touches, kind of a minimalistic style, but very effective. Centazzo wrote all the music played and adds his percussion style to move things along. It's just beautiful, thoughtful music, that is worth hearing.

Disk two. I know I'm starting to sound like a broken record on this box set, but it is very good.

Whew! Padres pulled that game out last night, four run ninth to keep ahead of Colorado. Sorry Goodspeak, well, not that sorry.

Padres lose the game, and now Bradley is out for the season -- 2/3 of their outfield gone, looking bad for them. Of course, the Red Sox have their entire starting outfield out, after all, JD Drew is always out, even when he's there.

Louis Armstrong: The Complete Hot Five and Hot Seven Recordings. The sound on this set is atrocious, there has to be a better sounding set somewhere.

Been listening to Harris lately, think I'll email Mosaic and see what, if anything, is happening with the Select idea.

I just checked my Paypal account since I've used it a couple of times this month, and I noticed that my spending limit has been increased to $10,000, which is strange since in four years of use, I've only spent $700... I must have a honest face.

Me not listening to Gene Harris is about as likely as me not caring about baseball anymore. Good! I Like how he just says what he wants to and gets out -- no fuss, no muss, classy all the way -- and swings like mad. Honestly, there can't be too many people who have the complete recordings of TTS. Too bad Cuscuna never came to your way of thinking on a full-blown Mosaic.

The Complete Blue Note Recordings of Freddie Redd. Disk one. I'm still in shock over today. I go into Silver Platters in North Seattle, and I'm about ready to leave, I look down under the used jazz cd bin, and there's the Freddie Redd Mosaic for $29.99, so I jump on it. The set is in mint conditions too. Pure luck.

Supposedly, the contract that the Sonics have with Key Arena specifies the numbers of NBA games that the Sonics have to play there for the duration of the contract, and that is seen by the city as the key (pun alert!!) provision that insures the Sonics staying. Seattle is hoping to make it messy enough that Stern has to step in, which Stern might do, there is a huge market drop off from Seattle to OKC.

It never used to be like that, Dan. Recovering Angel fan here. They are the only team in the Torre era with a winning record against them, and they have never lost a post-season series to them in that time period. Good enough for me. Fair enough. I gave up on the Angels shortly after Gene Mauch had to prove to the World, yet again, that he can't win the big one back in 1986. Pulling Witt for an injured Donnie Moore then replacing him with Urbano "Fucking" Lugo has to go down in MLB history as the Queen Mother of all Fuck Ups. What a moron. After they traded Wally Joiner for JT Snow who, after one year, was subsequently sent packing to my NL team the Giants [thankyouverymuch] to make room for Dave "I can't hit my hat size" Parker, I was officially a one team fan: The San Francisco Giants. Then they had the gall to beat my Giants in the 2002 WS. I still grit my teeth over Game 6. Grrrrrrr Holy crap! Gene Mauch and Dusty Baker! You must follow teams for their quality, clutch managers.... It's worse then that....I'm a California baseball junkie. I can't help myself. But I can tell you this: I have seen enough bad baseball to last two lifetimes. I know what you mean, I've spent most of my life going between Nor/SoCal, so I follow all the Cali teams, especially the three NL teams. I was in Berkeley from 1984-1990, and I went to the 'Stick many a freezing night. Can't count all the terrible Padre games I watched growing up in San Diego, and lived in L.A. a lot also, so I've been to Dodger Stadium numerous times, and it's still my favorite park, though, I have to admit that I do have a soft place in my heart for Candlestick, I liked attending games there.

It never used to be like that, Dan. Recovering Angel fan here. They are the only team in the Torre era with a winning record against them, and they have never lost a post-season series to them in that time period. Good enough for me. Fair enough. I gave up on the Angels shortly after Gene Mauch had to prove to the World, yet again, that he can't win the big one back in 1986. Pulling Witt for an injured Donnie Moore then replacing him with Urbano "Fucking" Lugo has to go down in MLB history as the Queen Mother of all Fuck Ups. What a moron. After they traded Wally Joiner for JT Snow who, after one year, was subsequently sent packing to my NL team the Giants [thankyouverymuch] to make room for Dave "I can't hit my hat size" Parker, I was officially a one team fan: The San Francisco Giants. Then they had the gall to beat my Giants in the 2002 WS. I still grit my teeth over Game 6. Grrrrrrr Holy crap! Gene Mauch and Dusty Baker! You must follow teams for their quality, clutch managers....

And I bet there were cars passing you by.... Like I10 once you get past Barstow, forget about it.......

Was it burning hot in Arizona? I hate being in heat... must be why I love the weather up here in Washington.

Yankees lost today, so the gives Boston (and Dan ) some added breathing space. PS: GHF -- I'm really starting to dig your man's touch on the keyboard. You still have your Three Sounds collection?

I'll mention here that I have ZERO SYMPATHY for Milton Bradley. When you spend you whole career acting like a nut case, it's all on him.

Decided to treat myself to a shopping spree, because I deserve it! Gene Clark: ---White Light ---With The Gosdin Brothers ---Remaster ---No Other Daniel Carter + Reuben Radding: Luminescence Ray Brown: ---Ray Brown, Monty Alexander, Russell Malone (SACD) ---The Red Hot Ray Brown Trio (SACD) ---Live At The LOA - Summer Wind (SACD) Gerald Wilson Orchestra: New York, New Sound (SACD Used: Louis Armstrong: The Complete Hot Five and Hot Seven Recordings. (Columbia/Legacy) Freddie Redd: The Complete Blue Note Recordings of Freddie Redd. Mosaic Records MD2-124. (Absolutely mint condition. $29.99!!??!!)

My dream match-up would be Padres/Angels. I remember listening to the very first Padre game played as a ten year old -- of course, the minute I had to leave San Diego in 1982, they get good. Another reason I'd like this to happen is to have a World Series with nice weather; Chicago/Boston, what would the high temp be? 42?

Eugene Chadbourne / Andrea Centazzo: The German Horse. & Koans: Pierre Favre David Moss, Alex Cline, Steve Hubback, Jeffrey Daniel Jensen, Per Oliver Jorgens, Andrea Centazzo.

John Coltrane: The Prestige Recordings. Disk two.

The chase is over, time to dump him. You know, I was really upset when the Braves pulled this shit on Aaron, but for some reason I can't get worked up over it with Bonds. He's 43, Jazzmoose. He wants way too much to continue playing for an aging ballclub with little to show for any palatable offensive numbers. The need is with hitting and pitching. Bonds isn't an everyday player, and though I am sad to see the end come....it is time to move on. Honestly? I wish he would just retire and at the top of his profession. I'm still kind of surprised that Bonds is going. Sue Burns, the real majority owner of the Giants, is a huge fan/friend of Bonds, and the rumors I kept hearing was that she wanted him to come back. Guess not after all. I also don't see where Bonds will wind up, has to be the AL because is outfield play was so bad when I was able to watch the Giants in July, no movement or range at all. Plus, he could not fit in with any other team out there, he's too used to having his own way. Too bad it's ending this way, he was a monster talent.

Guido Mazzon / Andrea Centazzo: Double - The Complete Recordings 1976 - 2007.

Andrea Centazzo / Mitteleuropa Orchestra: The Complete Recordings. Disk five. For what it's worth (and I know, not much ) this is really a great box set.

For the past couple of months I've been listening to Andrea Centazzo / Mitteleuropa Orchestra: The Complete Recordings, and it is a very interesting listen. Counter to, for want of a better term I would call, "The New York School of Large Groups," the Mitteleuropa Orchestra has a much more composed feel to it, and I'm becoming convinced that Andrea Centazzo is very much an underrated musician/composer in todays music world. There are such artists as Franz Koglmann, Theo Jorgensmann, Gino Commisso, and a host of others. If you like large group music, that has a free jazz/composed feel to them, this box set is worth checking out. One word of warning: It is very poorly packaged, the cds come in a six-pack dvd case, and the liners look like the secretary went to the back room copier and then put them in the case. When it came to my home, the interior of the box was all broken up, so I had to buy a new, sturdier box for the cds. Given that though, I really enjoy the music.