All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
The big band era is known for producing a number of enormously successful ensembles whose leaders were household names: {{Louis Armstrong = 3483}}, {{Duke Ellington = 6521}}, {{Count Basie = 3676}}, {{Jimmie Lunceford = 8905}}, {{Fletcher Henderson = 7571}}, then on through {{Glenn Miller = 9402}}, {{Benny Goodman = 7112}}, the brothers {{Jimmy Dorsey = 6365}} and {{Tommy Dorsey = 6369}}, {{Charlie...
CIS Hoops.ca (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
St. FX 89, Acadia 72 Christian Upshaw led 5 X-Men in double figures with 27 points and added 10 assists as the St. FX jumped out to double digit lead at halftime, held off a second half Axemen run and coasted to a win at home in Antigonish. 5'9" Will Silver added 12 points, 8 rebounds, 11 assists and 8 steals in a wonderful all-round effort for X, 6'7" Alberto Rodriquez had 17 points/6 rebounds...
CIS Hoops.ca (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
The first half of the AUS schedule ends with a bang with at least four huge games, two each in Antigonish and Sydney. Acadia Axemen (4-0) get their opportunity to gain national prominence with games at #5 X (3-0) in a battle of unbeatens on Friday and then at #7 Cape Breton on Saturday. Also on Friday, #6 Dal Tigers (3-1), coming off a resounding loss to X at home this past Sunday, meet the Caper (2-1)...
CIS Hoops.ca (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
With thanks to Al Charters... CAPERS played a sluggish first half but played a solid second half to chalk up a victory over the PEI Panthers on Panthers home court tonight (Saturday). CAPERS were led by Ryan Roper who twinkled the twines for 20 pts. several from long distance, Phil Nkrumah with 14 and 7 boards, Tremaine Fraser with 13, Jimmy Dorsey with 11, Scott Jaspers-Fayer with 10, Paris Carter...
CIS Hoops.ca (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Another somewhat-light schedule in Atlantic Canada with the feature matchup happening on Sunday afternoon as #6 St. FX X-Men visit #4 Dalhousie in a battle of two Top 10 teams which are both undefeated in league play. All eight teams are in action with single games except Saint Mary's visiting Memorial for a pair of games Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. SSN Canada will webcast the X/Dal game beginning...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
All About Jazz is celebrating Tommy Dorsey's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Tommy DorseyTrombonist Thomas "Tommy" Dorsey was born in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, the younger brother of famed jazz clarinetist, Jimmy Dorsey. In early years he was equally well-known as both trumpet and trombone player... more...
CIS Hoops.ca (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Courtesy of Al Charters, Cape Breton Recruiting coordinator... The CAPERS opened their AUS regular season quickly taking a first quarter lead of 25 to 15 on Saint Mary's, following a smashing dunk by Phil Nkrumah a couple minutes into the game, which brought the large crowd to their feet. Newcomer Jimmy Dorsey led the way in the first half with 19 points going 4 of 4 from behind the arc as the CAPERS...
CIS Hoops.ca (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
The Capers got 26 points (5-8 3's), 6 rebounds and 5 assists from Jimmy Dorsey and 18 points, 6 rebounds from Tremaine Fraser to defeat Saint Mary's in the first of two weekend games in Sydney. Capers led by 24 at 80-54 after three quarters and coasted to the win. Cape Breton's Paris Carter again did not play due to a hand injury. Joey Haywood had 18 to lead SMU. The teams play again tomorrow night....
CIS Hoops.ca (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
The Capers moved to 4-1 vs. CIS teams on the young season with a road win in Montreal against the Redmen. 6'3" U.S. import Jimmy Dorsey again led the way for the Capers with 21 points while adding 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Lazario Burrows had 17 points/11 rebounds in the win while big, strong 6'4" Phil Nkrumah added 12 points and 14 boards while 6'0" point guard Chris Noddle chipped...
CRAP JAZZ COVERS (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
"We've got too much space!" "Just stick it between 'Jimmy' and 'Dorsey'..."
Popdose (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
I was (briefly) in college in 1992. My best friend was a very talented drummer name Mike. We played in a jazz group together called, for no apparent reason, the Pre-Flattened Cats. One day I was in Mike’s room, high up in one of the dorm towers, sitting on the windowsill and looking out over [...]
New English Review/The Iconoclast (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
A Musical Interlude: Singin' The Blues (Bix Beiderbecke, Frankie Trumbauer, Jimmy Dorsey, Eddie Lang)
CIS Hoops.ca (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
The Capers jumped out to a 17-1 lead, allowed the Gaiters to get back in the game near halftime but then blew away Bishop's with a 33-12 third quarter in winning their second consecutive game at the Jack Donohue Memorial Tip-Off tournament at uOttawa. 6'2" U.S. import Jimmy Dorsey had 19 points in a balance Caper victory, adding 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals. Veterans Scott Jaspers-Fayer...
Starshinin (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
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What On Earth Is That Smell? (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
(Yes, I know. Weird.)This morning, as I was driving home from Bri's bus stop, listening to sweet little Paula Abdul's sprightly chirping of "Forever Your Girl," I, being an 80s teen, sang right along, feeling happy.Then the thought - "I wonder what Hattie thinks of this song" - came from completely out of nowhere. If, as Joseph Smith taught, our ancestors (like my great-great grandmother...
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