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Sunday, 18 May 2025

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I note Diego Ulissi won yesterday's stage (on 17 May) in the Giro d'Italia, the first Italian to enjoy a stage win since Alessandro De Marchi in 2021.

Sorry, got that totally wrong, Diego Ulissi got to wear the pink jersey as race leader, being the first Italian to do so since Alessandro De Marchi in 2021. Ulissi came third in the stage.

I don't think that chasing a horse on a track or a ball on a court can be qualified as "sport". That's work for them! Nobody pays to see people at work: we all know what it is. When in the Merry wives someone says "these gentlemen in their sport" she means they're having a few laughs among them; perhaps also a walk in the woods or a mountain hike could qualify; certainly not running after a ball too small to be seen with the naked eye.

Album covers from the progressive Rock era were "art" of themselves ... sometimes exceeding the "art" in the grooves. CDs ruined it all.

DG's signature big yellow marquee is a nice piece of branding but a significant obstacle for cover designers. But I'm biased toward understated LP covers generally, whether in themselves or as temporary visual additions in my home. Does anyone else like to look at an album's cover while they listen to it?

Well, Sinner didn't win his final, but Paolini earned a rare (these days) double-championship when she and fellow Italian Sara Errani defended their doubles title.

(btw, is this post's title a mistake or a joke?)

Most all the covers for CTI jazz albums were photographs by the magnificent, super genius, blows me away every time photographer Pete Turner.
At one point you could order prints of them. I was so broke then and now I'm so sad. One should not have regrets but this one hurts.

Best jazz album covers? One of them has gotta be "Underground" by Thelonius Monk. I love that photograph so much I have it on a tee shirt.

Another nugget of TOP-tier information I appreciate. This commemorative t-shirt was offered as a gift during a pledge drive last year. I had been meaning to find the origin of its artwork and then I was serendipitously spoon-fed the artist David Stone Martin, and the album cover "bird and diz," that it's from: https://jp41.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/img/P5183307a_800.jpg

I've always liked these:


Well, lots to say about my main man Mr. Monk....too much for here. But here's my #1 Deutsche Grammophon album:Ravel's L'Enfant et les Sortilleges (Von Maazel). It's my favorite recording of this short but so beautiful(and wild!) opera. I think only available used, sadly.

These days there's a Substack for everything:

https://theartofcoverart.substack.com/

I wish I'd bought this when it was published:

https://www.amazon.com/ECM-Sleeves-Desire-Contemporary-Music/dp/1568980647

My late wife was a composer and musician of jazz and classical music. My photos appear on her album covers and on numerous publicity media. My photos are also on musician friends' album covers and publicity media as well. Several musicians love my photography and ask that I be at their performances. I continue to photograph musicians and enjoy their friendships.

I'm partial to the Naïve Vivaldi edition album covers. They all are brightly coloured fashion-like portraits of models unrelated to the performances or the music. The graphical design has a very modern aesthetic with a sans serif font, an atypical choice for early music. There is a huge variety within this theme. When I still bought cd's I wanted to collect them all.

On the other hand I always liked the classic yellow DG banner with some sort of painted artwork, fruit is nice. Photos of the musicians tend to make the worst covers. Guys look dorky, female violinists show off their dress, their violin and their 'attributes', conductors look pretentious. Not to mention the 'candid' shot of musicians collaborating over the sheet music.

Mike, thanks for the link to the Paolini win & celebration - seeing pure joy is always, always a great experience. Grazie Millie!!!

It wasn't the least bit unjust. As the athlete, you are responsible for your support team. Three months sitting out is light, considering. It's not jail.

The only injustice is that Sinner had the resolution so quickly, on account of expensive lawyers. Djokovic has it right in this one.

[Imagine having your driving privileges revoked for three months for driving 35.000003 MPH in a 35 zone. That's a perfect analogy for Sinner's offense and punishment in this case.

Water under the bridge. It's over now. --Mike]

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