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by mjb
September 26th, 2014, 6:26 am
Forum: The Alley
Topic: Bad album covers
Replies: 72
Views: 74735

Bad album covers

I'm not sure why this one annoys me so much ... but it does:

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by mjb
September 26th, 2014, 6:02 am
Forum: The Alley
Topic: Good album covers
Replies: 1
Views: 339

Good album covers

One of my early favourites:

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by mjb
September 20th, 2014, 2:54 pm
Forum: R.I.P. (Jazz)
Topic: Kenny Wheeler — R.I.P.
Replies: 10
Views: 1809

Re: Kenny Wheeler — R.I.P.

I have followed and adored Kenny Wheeler since I first saw him in The Spontaneous Music Ensemble at the ICA in the 60s. I did not have the nerve to speak to him, even in smaller venues, knowing how shy and reticent he was. At The Montréal Bistro in Toronto a few years back I decided to tell him how...
by mjb
September 20th, 2014, 2:43 pm
Forum: R.I.P. (Jazz)
Topic: R.I.P.
Replies: 18
Views: 12637

Re: R.I.P.

If an item is posted in this section do we really need "R.I.P." after the name?

I did not add it after "Kenny Wheeler" but I do see it there now.

Is it not redundant?
by mjb
September 18th, 2014, 12:16 pm
Forum: R.I.P. (Jazz)
Topic: Kenny Wheeler — R.I.P.
Replies: 10
Views: 1809

Kenny Wheeler — R.I.P.

Dave Holland has reported that Kenny has left us.
by mjb
September 17th, 2014, 6:00 pm
Forum: Jazz News
Topic: Kenny Wheeler is ailing
Replies: 5
Views: 731

Re: Kenny Wheeler is ailing

Fund raising in Ontario

I'll be at The Rex

http://bit.ly/1DlbEcz
by mjb
September 7th, 2014, 1:25 pm
Forum: The Alley
Topic: Name Three People
Replies: 1000
Views: 159464

Re: Name Three People

Mr. Met wrote:Armand Hammer
Arnold Schwarzenegger
FAO Schwarz
Mel Brooks
Joan Rivers
Veronica Lake
by mjb
September 7th, 2014, 6:42 am
Forum: The Alley
Topic: Name Three People
Replies: 1000
Views: 159464

Re: Name Three People

Cem wrote:Gustave Flaubert
Florence Nightingale
Loren Mazzacane Connors

Suzanne Langille
Leonard Cohen
John Hammond
by mjb
August 31st, 2014, 2:24 pm
Forum: The Alley
Topic: Name Three People
Replies: 1000
Views: 159464

Re: Name Three People

Ron Thorne wrote:Abraham Laboriel
Hamish Stuart
Trish Ham

John Grisham
Reggie Gisham
Paul Gersham
by mjb
August 31st, 2014, 6:47 am
Forum: The Alley
Topic: Name Three People
Replies: 1000
Views: 159464

Re: Name Three People

bluenoter wrote:Friedrich Schiller
Dr. (William Mathias) Scholl
Maximilian Schell

Steve Turre
Stanley Turrentine
Shirley Scott
by mjb
August 30th, 2014, 4:02 am
Forum: The Alley
Topic: Name Three People
Replies: 1000
Views: 159464

Re: Name Three People

Ron Thorne wrote:Sonny Criss
Sonny Rollins
Sonny Fortune

Buddy Rich
George Pal
Johannes Chum
by mjb
August 28th, 2014, 11:26 am
Forum: The Alley
Topic: Name Three People
Replies: 1000
Views: 159464

Re: Name Three People

Gentle Giant wrote:Boz Burrell
James Boswell
Rick James

Dick Nixon
Percy Heath
John Thomas
by mjb
August 25th, 2014, 4:04 am
Forum: The Alley
Topic: Name Three People
Replies: 1000
Views: 159464

Re: Name Three People

bluenoter wrote:Keith Rowe
Cecil Rhodes
Ben Street

Adam Lane
Glenn Close
Jason Mewes
by mjb
August 23rd, 2014, 11:25 am
Forum: The Alley
Topic: Name Three People
Replies: 1000
Views: 159464

Re: Name Three People

bluenoter wrote:Faith Hill
Andrew Hill
King Solomon Hill

Queen Latifah
Jack Montrose
Ace Frehley
by mjb
August 21st, 2014, 7:49 pm
Forum: Jazz News
Topic: Kenny Wheeler is ailing
Replies: 5
Views: 731

Kenny Wheeler is ailing

http://bit.ly/1wfJNJC Kenny Wheeler was one of the first jazz musicians I saw/heard live when I started to listed to jazz in the mid/late 60s. He is undoubtedly one of the giants. 84 suddenly does not seem to be that old. I expect most here will be wishing him the best and hoping for his and his wi...
by mjb
August 19th, 2014, 4:39 am
Forum: The Alley
Topic: Name Three People
Replies: 1000
Views: 159464

Re: Name Three People

jtx wrote:Alexander the Great
Attila the Hun
André the Giant

Tiny Grimes
Wilhelm Grimm
Wilhelm Furtwängler
by mjb
August 18th, 2014, 4:24 am
Forum: The Alley
Topic: Name Three People
Replies: 1000
Views: 159464

Re: Name Three People

jtx wrote:Chick Hearn
Vin Scully
Dick Enberg

Emily Remler
Sadaharu Oh
John Peel
by mjb
August 17th, 2014, 9:34 am
Forum: The Alley
Topic: Trivial Annoyances
Replies: 128
Views: 85046

Re: Trivial Annoyances

Out driving in Toronto yesterday. Quite a cool day. In traffic. A substantial SUV pulls up and stops next to me. Inbred troglodyte driver has its front windows down and some ear shattering sinewave/pulse playing through its subwoofer. Right (I think to myself) - payback time. Lesson quickly...
by mjb
August 15th, 2014, 2:23 pm
Forum: Jazztalk Central
Topic: What Are You Listening To?
Replies: 575
Views: 296169

Re: What Are You Listening To?

Last night at bedtime, in honor of the 45th anniversary of its release, Miles Davis In a Silent Way . That is just silly talk - I remember just moments ago, walking into His Master's Voice on Oxford Street (looking not entirely different to http://m.hmv.com/editorial/music/20131023/fc846463-60dd-40...
by mjb
August 15th, 2014, 9:38 am
Forum: The Alley
Topic: Name Three People
Replies: 1000
Views: 159464

Re: Name Three People

hornplayer wrote:Lauren Tewes
Gavin McLeod
Ted Lange

Eddie Lang
Adam Lane
Eve Egoyan
by mjb
August 2nd, 2014, 4:35 am
Forum: The Alley
Topic: Name Three People
Replies: 1000
Views: 159464

Re: Name Three People

Cem wrote:Sonny Boy Williamson
Sonny Bono
Sonny Fortune

Buddy Rich
Pal Chohan
Jeff Friend
by mjb
July 30th, 2014, 5:56 pm
Forum: The Alley
Topic: Name Three People
Replies: 1000
Views: 159464

Re: Name Three People

jtx wrote:Bronson Pinchot (played Balki Bartokomous, from the fictional island of Mypos)
Brandon Lee
Brendan Fraser

Brenda Lee
Lee Grant
Grant Green
by mjb
July 30th, 2014, 12:46 pm
Forum: The Alley
Topic: Name Three People
Replies: 1000
Views: 159464

Re: Name Three People

Cem wrote:Brian Holland
Eddie Holland
Dave Holland

Martin France
Amedee Germany
John Ireland
by mjb
July 29th, 2014, 4:51 am
Forum: The Alley
Topic: Name Three People
Replies: 1000
Views: 159464

Re: Name Three People

Mike Schwartz wrote:Richard Burton
Gary Burton
Christos Rafalides

Rafael Nadal
Mariano Puerta
Charlie Mariano
by mjb
July 21st, 2014, 9:21 am
Forum: The Alley
Topic: Name Three People
Replies: 1000
Views: 159464

Re: Name Three People

Gentle Giant wrote:Derek Sanderson
Bo Derek
Bo Jackson

Bill Robinson
Dollar Brand
Abdullah Ibrahim

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