From the first throbbing bass notes by Boris Koslov in "Gunslinging Birds" to the animated trombone and vocals of Ku-umba Frank Lacy in "E's Flat, Ah's Flat Too, " and the roaring full-band choruses that close out "Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting, " the Mingus Big Band was on.

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Ah, that glorious modern tendency to overpunctuate e-mail.

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Ah, those were the days: when it was such a big deal to get an e-mail message that you wanted to be alerted by a special announcement.

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