|
Rain Check (baseball)
Rain check may refer to: General *Rain check (baseball), a ticket issued in case a baseball game is started but canceled due to rain prior to reaching the point of becoming official *Rain check (idiom), by analogy, a way to request rescheduling an invitation or an agreement for a merchant to provide to a customer an out-of-stock sale item at a later date Entertainment Literature *''Rain Check'' (1946), a science-fiction novel by Lewis Padgett *''Rain-Check'' (1956), a poem by Raymond Souster Music *"Raincheck" (1941), a song composed by Billy Strayhorn, covered on the 1967 tribute album ''...And His Mother Called Him Bill'', released by jazz legend Duke Ellington **"Rain Check" (1978), included on the jazz album ''Toshiko Plays Billy Strayhorn'' **"Rain Check" (1990), included on the three-CD album ''The Blanton–Webster Band'' *"Rain Check" (1997), a song from the re-released album ''The Polyfuze Method Revisited'' by Kid Rock *"Rain Check" (2004), a song from the album ''Educa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rain Check (idiom)
This is an alphabetical list of common English-language idioms based on baseball, excluding the extended metaphor referring to sex, and including illustrative examples for each entry. Particularly American English has been enriched by expressions derived from the game of baseball. ''See also the Glossary of baseball terms for the jargon of the game itself, as used by participants, fans, reporters, announcers, and analysts of the game.'' B ballpark Ballpark, in the ballpark, ballpark figure, and out of the ballpark — "Ballpark" has been used to mean a broad area of approximation or similarity, or a range within which comparison is possible; this usage the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' dates to 1960. Another meaning, "sphere of activity or influence", is cited in 1963. "In the (right) ballpark", meaning "within reasonable bounds" dates to 1968. A "ballpark figure" or "ballpark estimate", one that is reasonably accurate, dates to at least 1957. The meaning of "out of the ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewis Padgett
Lewis Padgett was the joint pseudonym of the science fiction authors and spouses Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore,Nicholls 1979, p. 445. taken from their mothers' maiden names. They also used the pseudonyms Lawrence O'Donnell and C. H. Liddell, as well as collaborating under their own names. Writing as 'Lewis Padgett' they were the author of many humorous short stories of science fiction in the 1940s and 1950s. Among the most famous were: * The "Gallegher" series of stories, collected in '' Robots Have No Tails'' (Gnome, 1952): ** "The Proud Robot" ** "Gallegher Plus" ** "The World Is Mine" ** "Ex Machina" ** "Time Locker" * "Mimsy Were the Borogoves" * "The Twonky" * "What You Need" "Henry Kuttner: A Memorial Symposium" reproduced a letter from Henry Kuttner to the bibliographer Donald B. Day in which he stated: "Lawrence O’Donnell stories are usually by C. L. Moore. Exceptions: 'This is the House', by Kuttner. 'Fury,' May, June, July 1947, Astounding, collab.by Moore-Kuttner. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Souster
Raymond Holmes Souster (January 15, 1921 – October 19, 2012) was a Canadian poet whose writing career spanned over 70 years. More than 50 volumes of his own poetry were published during his lifetime, and he edited or co-edited a dozen volumes of poetry by others. A resident of Toronto all of his life, he has been called that city's "most loved poet".Notes on Life and Works ," Selected Poetry of Raymond Souster, Representative Poetry Online, UToronto.ca, Web, May 7, 2011. Robert Fulford wrote of Souster in 1998: "You can't read the history of Canadian poetry without encountering him, yet somehow he remains obscure. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
And His Mother Called Him Bill
''...And His Mother Called Him Bill'' is a studio album by Duke Ellington recorded in the wake of the death of his long-time collaborator, Billy Strayhorn, in 1967. It won the Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album in 1968, Ellington's third consecutive victory in this category, following '' Ellington '66'' and the '' Far East Suite''. Background Ellington recorded the album as a tribute to Billy Strayhorn, who had died of esophageal cancer in May 1967. Strayhorn was a composer, arranger, and pianist and one of Ellington's closest friends. Ellington's biographer John Edward Hasse notes that Strayhorn's death "was more traumatic to the Ellington orchestra than that of anyone else in the history of the organization." Recording and music The album was recorded in August and November 1967. The material is Strayhorn's compositions, including some that had not previously been recorded. Ellington chose the songs to demonstrate Strayhorn's versatility and range, as well as to p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshiko Plays Billy Strayhorn
''Toshiko Plays Billy Strayhorn'' (also released as ''A Tribute to Billy Strayhorn'' (JAM) and ''Dedications III'' (Alfa)) is a jazz album recorded by two different configurations of the Toshiko Akiyoshi Trio in 1978. It was released on the Discomate record label (and later by Alfa Records) in Japan and on the JAM Record label in the USA. Track listing :All songs composed by Billy Strayhorn except "Day Dream," composed by Strayhorn and Duke Ellington: LP side A #" Take the "A" Train" – 4:53 #"Day Dream" – 2:59 #"Rain Check" – 5:28 #"Lotus Blossom" – 3:54 LP side B #"Charpoy" – 5:22 #" Lush Life" – 3:52 #"Chelsea Bridge (song)" – 4:32 #"Intimacy of the Blues" – 6:26 Personnel *Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano All tracks except A3, B4: *Peter Donald – drums * John Heard – bass Tracks A3, B4: * Jeff Hamilton – drums *Bob Daugherty – bass References / External links *Discomate DSP-5011 *JAM Records (USA) JAM 5003 *Alfa Records (Japan) ALCR-163 *Allmusic A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Blanton–Webster Band
''The Blanton–Webster Band'' is a compilation album that combines the master takes of all the recordings by Duke Ellington's Orchestra during the years of 1940 to 1942, involving bassist Jimmy Blanton and tenor saxophonist Ben Webster. The recordings were originally made for RCA Victor during what many critics regard as the Ellington orchestra's golden period. The three CDs contain many numbers which were to become classics, and the arrangements (by Ellington and Billy Strayhorn) were frequently inventive and innovative. It was voted number 283 in the third edition of Colin Larkin's ''All Time Top 1000 Albums'' (2000). The collection does not include alternate takes or the duets Ellington performed with Jimmy Blanton, available elsewhere. With 66 tracks, the selection includes many of Ellington's hits and classic songs. ''Rolling Stone'' praises the collection as "a masterwork of composition and leadership" and "a series of individual triumphs from the greatest team of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Polyfuze Method Revisited
''The Polyfuze Method'' is the second studio album by American musician Kid Rock. Released on March 16, 1993 by Continuum and Top Dog Records, the album marked the beginning of Kid Rock's shift from hip-hop to a more rock-oriented sound, and further developed his " trailer-park pimp-daddy persona". Recording In 1990, Kid Rock signed with Jive Records and released his debut album, ''Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast''. Despite the album's success, he was dropped by Jive, and in 1992, signed with Detroit independent record label Continuum. The following year, he recorded his second studio album, ''The Polyfuze Method'', with producer Mike E. Clark. Artistry ''The Polyfuze Method'' shows Kid Rock developing a rap rock sound. ''The Village Voice'' writer Chaz Kangas described Kid Rock on this album as having "a love and mastery of ''Paul's Boutique''-esque sample-collage based production". Producer Mike E. Clark worked with Kid Rock to help give the album more of a rock-oriented sound ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Educated Guess
Guessing is the act of drawing a swift conclusion, called a guess, from data directly at hand, which is then held as probable or tentative, while the person making the guess (the guesser) admittedly lacks material for a greater degree of certainty. A guess is an unstable answer, as it is "always putative, fallible, open to further revision and interpretation, and validated against the horizon of possible meanings by showing that one interpretation is more probable than another in light of what we already know". In many of its uses, "the meaning of guessing is assumed as implicitly understood",Mark Tschaepe, "Gradations of Guessing: Preliminary Sketches and Suggestions", in John R. Shook, ''Contemporary Pragmatism'' Volume 10, Number 2, (December 2013), p. 135-154. and the term is therefore often used without being meticulously defined. Guessing may combine elements of deduction, induction, abduction, and the purely random selection of one choice from a set of given options. Gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HappySad Records
HappySad Records was an independent record label founded in 1971 by Paul Levinson and Ed Fox, taken over by Levinson in 1972. Its major release, '' Twice Upon a Rhyme'', was rediscovered and described thirty years later, in July 2002, in Japan's ''Record Collectors Magazine'' as "human mystical pop music". HappySad Records has repeatedly been listed in Hans Pokora's series of books titled ''2001 Record Collectors Dreams'' and subsequent editions, and reviewed in ''Fuzz Acid and Flowers, a Comprehensive Guide to American Garage, Psychedelic and Hippie Rock (1964–1975)'' by music historian Vernon Joynson. In 2008 a South Korean company, Big Pink/BeatBall, re-released the HappySad record as a CD, which was followed by a Japanese edition released by Vivid Records. In 2010 and 2012 a re-mastered edition was released in a limited edition in England by Whiplash Records. Releases *"Merry Goes 'Round" b/w "Raincheck": a single (vinyl) by Trousers, 1971 *"Raincheck" b/w "Looks Like a Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twice Upon A Rhyme
''Twice Upon a Rhyme'' is an LP record by Paul Levinson with Ed Fox and Peter Rosenthal. It was released in 1972 by HappySad Records on vinyl. ''Twice Upon a Rhyme'' was recorded on and off from 1969 to 1971. It includes all original material by Paul Levinson writing solo and with collaborating writers. Levinson is the featured artist, with Ed Fox and Peter Rosenthal. (Boris Midney, Don Frankel, Jay Sackett, Mitch Greenberg, Alan Fuhr and Jesse Stiller also performed on the album.) The album was produced by Paul Levinson and Ed Fox. ''Twice Upon a Rhyme'' was a small pressing distributed around the country. It received some airplay, but did not break out as a hit and remained in obscurity until thirty years later, when the album began showing up from time to time on cult collectors' lists of 1960s music, with copies appearing on eBay occasionally, and accumulating fans among European and American collectors. The July 2002 issue of Japan's ''Record Collector'' magazine featur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Days Like This (Van Morrison Album)
''Days Like This'' is the twenty-third studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, released in 1995 (see 1995 in music). It is a diverse group of songs offering a variety of moods and styles. It ranked No. 5 on the UK album charts and was nominated for the Mercury Prize. Composition His daughter, singer-songwriter Shana Morrison performed duets with her father on two tracks, " You Don't Know Me" and "I'll Never Be Free". "Ancient Highway" is nine minutes long and contains the lyric "praying to my higher self/Don't let me down". It is said to be the one song on the album where he comes closest to following his muse. The title track has continued to be a popular song in concert to the present day. Most of the songs are reflective and seem to come during a time of self-examination. "No Religion" came about Morrison explained when he was thinking: "Wouldn't it be great just to be born and nobody told you there was such a thing as religion? Say it didn't exist and y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
