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A NOTEBOOK FOR FORTUNE HUNTERS AND ROMANTICS

Many fans of the A5-size SSW (Seven Seas Writer) have found it a bit too large for everyday carry - indeed, lugging it in a briefcase, purse or tote can be tiresome over the length of a long walk or commute on the subway, and it seems to make sense to use it mainly in an office or studio setting.

But what if relaxing, people-watching, doodling, or creating your latest masterpiece in the warm, convenient atmosphere of your favorite cafe is daily necessity? Or if you're the more adventurous type, perhaps you need something portable, along the lines of a Grail Diary, to document your pursuit of the arcane, holy or downright supernatural, in a quest to save the world?

To those ends, we've created this 'Cafe' -sized version of the Seven Seas Writer, with the standard 'shinsho'* book dimensions of 110x176mm (about 4x7 inches) and 384 pages. It's a modern size, very slightly larger than the Grail Diary, except with more and presumably better quality pages.

The result is a much slimmer format that's half the weight of the A5 SSW (216 grams vs 426 grams) and 3mm thinner (12mm vs. 15mm). The impression is that it's much more portable, far less bulky, and easier to carry.

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In the heart of everything Dalkey, sit in the windows of The Corner Note - or grab a table outside - and watch the world go. We love dogs, great food and sunny-destination snow globes. 115 4th Street South, La Crosse, WI. The Root Note now has gift cards available online! Click here to send one to a friend, or yourself.

But wait, there's more! Since the shipping weight of each book is only 360 grams or 12.9 ounces, a single book can be shipped within the USA via USPS First Class mail (under 15oz), which can be nearly half the cost (depending on where you want it delivered) than Priority Mail!

At the Half Note Cafe is a live album by American trumpeter Donald Byrd recorded in 1960 at the Half Note in Manhattan and released on the Blue Note label originally as two single LP issues (BLP 4060 and BLP 4061) and reissued as a double CD set.^[1]

Reception[edit]

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars and stated 'This was a hot quintet, one that not only swung hard, but possessed a deep lyricism and an astonishing sense of timing, and one need only this set by them to feel the full measure of their worth'.^[2]The Penguin Guide to Jazz wrote that the sessions were 'impeccable played and atmospherically recorded, but they tend to show off the best and worst of Byrd: [...] he peels off chorus after chorus of manicured licks, and the process gets repeated throughout'.^[3]

Track listing[edit]

All compositions by Donald Byrd except as indicated

1. Introduction by Ruth Mason - 1:20
2. 'My Girl Shirl' (Duke Pearson) - 10:32
3. 'Soulful Kiddy' - 9:55
4. 'Child's Play' (Byrd, Pearson) - 8:45
5. 'Chant' (Pearson) - 11:03
6. 'A Portrait of Jennie' (Gordon Burdge, J. Russel Robinson) 6:48
7. 'Cecile' - 14:46
8. 'Jeannine' (Oscar Brown, Jr., Pearson) - 13:08
9. 'Pure D. Funk' - 6:09
10. 'Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea' (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 9:54
11. 'Theme from Mr. Lucky' (Henry Mancini) - 10:51
12. 'Kimyas' - 11:58
13. 'When Sunny Gets Blue' (Marvin Fisher, Jack Segal) - 6:17

• • Recorded at the Half Note Cafe, NY on November 11, 1960.

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Personnel[edit]

• Donald Byrd - trumpet
• Pepper Adams - baritone saxophone except track 6
• Duke Pearson - piano
• Laymon Jackson - bass
• Lex Humphries - drums

References[edit]

1. ^Donald Byrd discography accessed August 31, 2010
2. ^ ^abJurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed January 4, 2013
3. ^ ^abCook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette (1st ed.). Penguin. p. 171. ISBN978-0-14-015364-4.

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