Nina Simone, Baltimore, 1978 on CTI

The inimitable Nina Simone recorded in Brussels in January 1978 – her first and only record with CTI (Creed Taylor Inc). Apparently she and Creed Taylor did not find good creative collaboration and she disclaimed any choice of material or creative control.

“Baltimore” is the Randy Newman song from Little Criminals. Quincy Jones’ version of “Everything Must Change” was on Body Heat. The most surprising perhaps is “Rich Girl” – as in the Hall & Oates track from Bigger Than Both Of Us.

My copy is the Vinyl Me, Please reissue from 2024 on red marble vinyl, cut by Ryan Smith at Sterling and pressed at GZ Media.

Cowboys finalize defensive coaching staff under Christian Parker

FRISCO, Texas — Having taken a much more deliberate and thorough approach to naming the next defensive coordinator,…
#NewsBeep #News #Topstories #BryanBing #ChideraUzo-Diribe #ChristianParker #DarianThompson #DerrickAnsley #Featured-Offseason|2026 #Headlines #J.J.Clark #MarcusDixon #News-AllNews #News-PatrikWalker #RobertMuschamp #RyanSmith #ScottSymons #TanzelSmart #TopStories
https://www.newsbeep.com/401176/

Why the 2026 Cowboys' Coaching Staff May Already Be Shaping the Roster

The Dallas Cowboys aren't just changing coaches. They're quietly changing direction.

While most o...

#DallasCowboys #2026FreeAgents #2026NFLDraft #ChristianParker #Coaches #CoachingChanges #Defense #DefensiveLine #DerrickAnsley #MarcusDixon #RobertMuschamp #RyanSmith #ScottSymons #Secondary
https://insidethestar.com/why-the-2026-cowboys-coaching-staff-may-already-be-shaping-the-roster?fsp_sid=17258

The Utah Jazz Got Fined For Losing Too Oafishly

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://defector.com/the-utah-jazz-got-fined-for-losing-too-oafishly

Derrick Ansley, Ryan Smith officially hired

FRISCO, Texas – Christian Parkers’ inaugural staff as a defensive coordinator is coming together, as the Cowboys hired…
#NewsBeep #News #Topstories #Featured-Offseason|2026 #Headlines #News-AllNews #News-TommyYarrish #RyanSmith #TopStories
https://www.newsbeep.com/380603/

DDA Hires Matt Andrée Wiltens As SVP U.S. Entertainment & Strategy; Ryan Smith As Director Domestic Film & Series
#Executives #DDA #Gersh #MattAndréeWiltens #RyanSmith

https://deadline.com/2026/01/dda-gersh-matt-andree-wiltens-ryan-smith-1236684259/

Joni Mitchell, The Hissing of Summer Lawns, 1975 on Asylum

Mitchell’s seventh studio LP and third on Asylum – continuing to draw on more jazz-rock influences and more synthesizers (Moog, ARP).

Some find it a step down from 1974’s Court and Spark but I really love this record and this presing.

My copy is the 2024 Vinyl Me, Please reissue by Rhino in the Vinyl Me, Please Essentials series (E-139), on green vinyl as a 2xLP at 45 RPM, lacquer cut by Ryan Smith. I know audiophiles tend to like these 2x45rpm releases but I’d actually prefer a single LP cut well.

#1970s #1975 #2024 #asylum #jazz #joniMitchell #reissue #rhino #rock #ryanSmith #vinyl #vinylMePlease #vinylMePleaseEssentials #vinylcollection

Wrecked: Kilopatrah Jones / Karim Olen Ash / phlegm / Ron Like Hell / Ryan Smith @ BASEMENT - 13 Sep feat. Ron Like Hell, Ryan Smith, Kilopatrah Jones + more

#SESH #RonLikeHell #RyanSmith #KilopatrahJones

https://sesh.sx/events/12220274

Ryan Smith (Soul Asylum) joins punk supergroup Ultrabomb:

#RyanSmith #SoulAsylum #Ultrabomb #Punk #supergroup

Link: https://metalinsider.net/news/ryan-smith-soul-asylum-joins-punk-supergroup-ultrabomb