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# The Wizards of Odd

The Wizards of Odd is a 1996 English compilation book of humorous short stories by many great writers in the science-fiction/fantasy genre. The stories were compiled by Peter Haining. The book is separated into three sections: Wizards and Wotsits: Stories of Cosmic Absurdity, Swords and Sorcery: Tales of Heroic Fantasy, and Astronauts and Aliens: Space Opera Yarns.

## Stories
### Wizards and Wotsits

* "Theatre of Cruelty" by Terry Pratchett
* "How Nuth Would Have Practised his Art Upon the Gnoles" by Lord Dunsany
* "Hell Hath No Fury" by John Collier
* "The Twonky" by Henry Kuttner
* "A Great Deal of Power" by Eric Frank Russell
* "Doodad" by Ray Bradbury
* "Not By Its Cover" by Philip K. Dick
* "The Rule of Names" by Ursula K. Le Guin

### Swords and Sorcery

* "Mythological Beast" by Stephen R. Donaldson
* "The Adventure of the Snowing Globe" by F. Anstey
* "Affairs in Poictesme" by James Branch Cabell
* "The Ring of Hans Carvel" by Fredric Brown
* "The Bait" by Fritz Leiber
* "A Good Knight's Work" by Robert Bloch
* "Poor Little Warrior" by Brian W. Aldiss
* "The Odd Old Bird" by Avram Davidson

### Astronauts and Aliens

* "Young Zaphod Plays it Safe" by Douglas Adams
* "The Wild Asses of the Devil" by H. G. Wells
* "Ministering Angels" by C. S. Lewis
* "The Gnurrs Come from the Voodvork Out" by Reginald Bretnor
* "Captain Wyxtpthll's Flying Saucer" by Arthur C. Clarke
* "Playboy and the Slime God" by Isaac Asimov
* "There's a Wolf in my Time Machine" by Larry Niven
* "2BR02B" by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

## Reception

Gideon Kibblewhite reviewed The Wizards of Odd for Arcane magazine, rating it a 9 out of 10 overall. Kibblewhite comments that "It's difficult to award any anthology a perfect ten because some stories are inevitably better than others; The Wizards of Odd, though, comes close: a great nine."

## Reviews

* Review by Steven H Silver (1997) in SF Site, Mid-December 1997, (1997)
* Review by Don D'Ammassa (1998) in Science Fiction Chronicle, #195 February 1998
# Theodore de Lemos

Theodore de Lemos (1850, Holstein, German Confederation – 12 April 1909, New York City, New York, United States), son of Hermann and Maria Grothe De Lemos of Holstein, was an architect. He graduated with honors from the Berlin Royal Academy of Buildings, and was famous for his designs in three countries, Germany, Mexico, and the United States. In 1881, de Lemos left Germany and settled in New York, where he married Margaretta Becker and had a daughter, Marie Katherine. He died in April 1909 and is interred at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, New York City.

## Works

* 1870s–1881 German Army buildings.
* 1883 Eden Musée (completing for Henry Fernbach, who had died mid-project), New York City, NY
* 1884 De Lemos & Cordes (associated with architect A. W. Cordes).
** Grand Central Palace, built in 1893 on Lexington Avenue between 43rd and 44th Streets (40°45′09″N 73°58′31″W﻿ / ﻿40.752451°N 73.975296°W﻿ / 40.752451; -73.975296) and demolished by 1913 to make way for the Grand Central development after it had served as a temporary station during the construction of Grand Central Terminal.
** 1894 The Kuhn, Loeb & Co. Bank Building at 27 Pine Street in New York City (40°42′27″N 74°00′36″W﻿ / ﻿40.707485°N 74.009893°W﻿ / 40.707485; -74.009893)
** 1901–1902 Macy's Herald Square department store, between 151 West and 34th Streets in Manhattan, New York City (40°45′1″N 73°59′18″W﻿ / ﻿40.75028°N 73.98833°W﻿ / 40.75028; -73.98833); added to the National Register of Historic Places as a National Historic Landmark in 1978.
** Arion Club House, between 59th Street and Park Avenue in New York City (40°42′25″N 74°00′35″W﻿ / ﻿40.706981°N 74.00959°W﻿ / 40.706981; -74.00959)
** Siegel-Cooper Company department store, at the corner of West 19th Street and Sixth Avenue in New York City (40°44′26″N 73°59′41″W﻿ / ﻿40.74069°N 73.99465°W﻿ / 40.74069; -73.99465)
** New York County National Bank building.
** Speyer & Co. Bank building.
* Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York building in Mexico City, Mexico.
* Boça building in Mexico City, Mexico.
# Terry Evans

Terry Evans may refer to:
* Terry Evans (wrestler) (1911–?), Canadian freestyle sport wrestler
* Terry Evans (musician) (1937–2018), American R&B, blues, and soul singer, guitarist and songwriter
* Terry Evans (footballer, born 1965), English professional footballer
* Terry Evans (footballer, born 1976), Welsh professional footballer
* Terry Evans (baseball) (born 1982), American baseball outfielder
* Terry Evans (photographer) (born 1944), American photographer
# The Wrecker (upcoming film)

The Wrecker is an upcoming American action thriller film written by Niko Foster, directed by Art Camacho, and starring Tyrese Gibson, Harvey Keitel, Mena Suvari and Foster.

## Cast

* Tyrese Gibson
* Harvey Keitel
* Niko Foster
* Mena Suvari
* Chad Michael Collins
* Ego Mikitas
* Danny Trejo
* David Njoku

## Production

Production on the film began on February 27, 2023. The film was shot in Las Vegas.
In March 2023, it was announced that Gibson, Keitel and Foster were cast in the film. Later that same month, it was announced that Suvari, Collins, Mikitas and Trejo were cast in the film. In April 2023, it was announced that HemDee Kiwanuka would serve as a producer of the film. In September 2023, it was announced that Njoku was cast in the film.
# 1998–99 Bob Lord Challenge Trophy

The 1998–99 Bob Lord Challenge Trophy, known as the Endsleigh Brokers Challenge Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was a football tournament for clubs competing in that season's Football Conference. Doncaster Rovers beat Farnborough Town 4–0 in the final, played over two legs.

## Results
### First round

| Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| Kettering Town | 0-3 | Hayes | 651 |
| Barrow | 2-1 | Leek Town | 891 |
| Dover Athletic | 2-3 | Stevenage Borough | 605 |
| Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| Farnborough Town | 4-2 | Kingstonian | 540 |
| Forest Green Rovers | 2-4 | Kidderminster Harriers | 446 |
| Southport | 2-1 | Telford United | 634 |

### Second round

| Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| Hayes | 3-2 | Welling United | 227 |
| Morecambe | 2-0 | Barrow | 567 |
| Stevenage Borough | 0-1 | Cheltenham Town | 604 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 2-0 | Southport | 947 |
| Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| Hednesford Town | 1–3 | Northwich Victoria | 318 |
| Farnborough Town | 3-1 | Rushden & Diamonds | 313 |
| Kidderminster Harriers | 1–2 | Hereford United | 645 |
| Woking | 3-0 | Yeovil Town | 580 |

### Quarter-finals

| Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| Cheltenham Town | 2-1 | Hayes | 469 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 3-2 | Northwich Victoria | 1877 |
| Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| Farnborough Town | 4-3 | Woking | 592 |
| Hereford United | 3-2 | Morecambe | 567 |

### Semi-finals

Played over two legs although only one leg of the Farnborough v Cheltenham tie was played.
| Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| Farnborough Town | 2-0 | Cheltenham Town | 260 |
| Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| Doncaster Rovers | 1-2 3-0 | Morecambe | 1302 3297 |

### Final

Played over two legs
| Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| Farnborough Town | 0-1 | Doncaster Rovers | 643 |
| Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| Doncaster Rovers | 3-0 | Farnborough Town | 7160 |
# 1982 Cline

1982 Cline, provisional designation 1975 VA, is a stony asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 8 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 4 November 1975, by American astronomer Eleanor Helin at Palomar Observatory in California, and named after Edwin Lee Cline, inventor and friend of the discoverer.

## Classification and orbit

Cline is a stony S-type asteroid that orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 1.7–2.9 AU once every 3 years and 6 months (1,283 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.25 and an inclination of 7° with respect to the ecliptic. As a main-belt asteroid with a perihelion of less than 1.74 AU, it is not far from being a Mars-crosser (1.67 AU). The first precovery was taken at Johannesburg Observatory (Hartbeespoort, 076) in 1957, extending the asteroid's observation arc by 18 years prior to its discovery.

## Physical characteristics

The body's first and only rotational lightcurve of Cline was obtained by American astronomer James W. Birnsfield at the Via Capote Observatory (G69), California, in November 2011. It gave a well-defined rotation period of 5.78±0.01 hours with a brightness variation of 0.36 in magnitude (U=3).
According to the survey carried out by the Japanese Akari satellite and the latest data from the NEOWISE mission of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, Cline measures 7.2 and 8.1 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo of 0.194 of 0.34, respectively. Previous results by WISE/NEOWISE also gave a diameter of 6.03 and 8.4 kilometers. The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes a standard albedo for stony asteroids of 0.20 and calculates a diameter of 8.18 kilometers with an absolute magnitude of 12.8.

## Naming

This minor planet was named in memory of Edwin Lee Cline, a friend of the discoverer and a known inventor in the automotive field who "looked to space as the new frontier". The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 18 April 1977 (M.P.C. 4158).
# Terry Glenville

Terence 'Terry' W Glenville (October 1943 – 8 February 2021), was a male former swimmer who competed for England.

## Swimming career

He represented England and won a silver medal in 440 yards medley relay, at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia. he also participated in the 110 yards and 220 yards butterfly events.
He was a member of the Hull Swimming Club.

## After Swimming career

He was a well-respected teacher for many years at Hymers College (Junior School) in Hull, and also taught swimming at a variety of venues in the City.

## Personal life

He was married to Pauline Glenville (nee Hunt - died 4 February 2017), had two children (Katy and James), and four Grandchildren (Daisy, Lucy, Jacob and Amelia).
# 1987–88 Highland Football League

The 1987–1988 Highland Football League was won by Caledonian. Nairn County finished bottom.

## Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Caledonian (C) | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 97 | 40 | +57 | 74 |
| 2 | Buckie Thistle | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 80 | 30 | +50 | 72 |
| 3 | Peterhead | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 68 | 40 | +28 | 71 |
| 4 | Inverness Thistle | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 69 | 42 | +27 | 64 |
| 5 | Keith | 34 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 81 | 49 | +32 | 62 |
| 6 | Forres Mechanics | 34 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 70 | 40 | +30 | 62 |
| 7 | Elgin City | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 69 | 41 | +28 | 59 |
| 8 | Ross County | 34 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 67 | 39 | +28 | 59 |
| 9 | Huntly | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 60 | 44 | +16 | 57 |
| 10 | Cove Rangers | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 67 | 54 | +13 | 52 |
| 11 | Deveronvale | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 64 | 70 | −6 | 46 |
| 12 | Brora Rangers | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 49 | 69 | −20 | 41 |
| 13 | Fraserburgh | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 37 | 71 | −34 | 33 |
| 14 | Clachnacuddin | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 53 | 93 | −40 | 29 |
| 15 | Rothes | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 51 | 94 | −43 | 29 |
| 16 | Lossiemouth | 34 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 38 | 78 | −40 | 28 |
| 17 | Fort William | 34 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 43 | 89 | −46 | 21 |
| 18 | Nairn County | 34 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 30 | 110 | −80 | 9 |
# Lazio Pigeon Shooting Stand

The Lazio Pigeon Shooting Stand was a temporary firing range built near the Olympic village in Rome. It was used for the trap shooting event for the 1960 Summer Olympics.
# Hecklingen

Hecklingen is a town in the Salzlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the river Bode, approx. 4 kilometres (2 miles) west of Staßfurt, and 12 km (7 mi) northeast of Aschersleben.

## International relations

Hecklingen is twinned with:
* Nisko in Poland
# WJMC

WJMC may refer to:
* WJMC (AM), a radio station (1240 AM) licensed to Rice Lake, Wisconsin, United States
* WJMC-FM, a radio station (96.1 FM) licensed to Rice Lake, Wisconsin
# BDes

BDes and BDES may stand for:
* Bachelor of Design, an academic degree
* Bachelor's Degree Examination for Self-Education, an alternative to getting a bachelor's degree
# Shotgun Wedding (album)

Shotgun Wedding is the sole collaborative studio album by Lydia Lunch and Rowland S. Howard. It was released in May 1991, through record label Triple X.

## Track listing

All lyrics are written by Lunch, except as noted; all music is composed by Howard, except as noted

## Critical reception

Professional ratings :
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Pitchfork | 6.9/10 |
| Q | |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 7/10 |
| Trouser Press | favorable |
AllMusic called the album an "alternative rock gem" and "one of Lunch's greatest achievements." Record Collector called it "an essential document for darkside dog-walkers, as both a reaffirmation of Howard's innovatory visions and snapshot of one of the last century's great damage-wallowing couples in fetid creative union."

## Personnel

* Lydia Lunch – vocals
* Rowland S. Howard – guitar
* Joe Drake – bass guitar
* Brent Newman – drums, tambourine, piano
* Link "Wreckage" Benka – rhythm guitar

### Technical

* J. G. Thirlwell – production
* Martin Bisi – mixing engineer
* Steve Martinez – sleeve art direction
* David Anthony – sleeve photography
* Ingrid Roisland – sleeve typesetting
"Thanks to Chris Bohn, Geoff Cox, Vanessa Skantze"
# Gornja Koritnica

Gornja Koritnica (Serbian Cyrillic: Горња Коритница) is a village in the municipality of Bela Palanka, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 109 people.
# TOI-270

TOI-270, also known as L 231-32, is a red dwarf star 73.3 light-years (22.5 parsecs) away in the constellation Pictor. It has about 39% the mass and 38% the radius of the Sun, and a temperature of about 3,506 K (3,233 °C; 5,851 °F). TOI-270 hosts a system of three known exoplanets.

## Planetary system

The three planets of TOI-270 were discovered in 2019 by the transit method with TESS. Their masses have since been measured by both Doppler spectroscopy and transit-timing variations. The innermost planet, TOI-270 b, is a rocky super-Earth, while the two outer planets are mini-Neptunes. TOI-270 b & c orbit near a 5:3 resonance, while TOI-270 c & d orbit near a 2:1 resonance.
Observations of the outermost planet, TOI-270 d, by the Hubble Space Telescope suggest a hydrogen-rich atmosphere with signs of water vapor. TOI-270 c & d are good targets for atmospheric detection with the James Webb Space Telescope.
The James Webb Space Telescope detected methane (CH$_4$), carbon dioxide (CO$_2$) and water vapor in the atmosphere of TOI-270 d. The atmosphere of this planet was also found to be metal-rich, with a mean molecular weight of 5.47+1.25 −1.14 and an atmospheric metal mass fraction (percentage of the mass of metals in the atmosphere) of 58%+8% −12%. Possible signatures of sulfur dioxide (SO$_2$) and carbon disulfide (CS$_2$) were also found.
The TOI-270 planetary system :
| Companion (in order from star) | Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) | Orbital period (days) | Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
| b | 1.48±0.18 M$_🜨$ | 0.03197(22) | 3.3601538(48) | 0.0167(84) | 89.39±0.37° | 1.206±0.039 R$_🜨$ |
| c | 6.20±0.31 M$_🜨$ | 0.04526(31) | 5.6605731(31) | 0.0044(6) | 89.36±0.24° | 2.355±0.064 R$_🜨$ |
| d | 4.20±0.16 M$_🜨$ | 0.07210(50) | 11.379573(13) | 0.0066(20) | 89.73±0.16° | 2.133±0.058 R$_🜨$ |
# Frigyes Feszl

Frigyes Feszl (February 20, 1821 – July 25, 1884) was an architect and a significant figure in the Hungarian romantic movement.

## Life

Born in Pest, Hungary, into a family of German origin, Feszl's father was a master wood carver. He was the fifth of fourteen children and two of his brothers, József (1819–1866) and János (1822–1852) also became architects.
Feszl attended the Piarist gymnasium between 1830 and 1835, subsequently studying under architect József Hild. In 1839 he was able to travel overseas and with his brother József enrolled in the Fine Arts Academy in Munich.
He married Regina Hoffman (d. 1851) in 1849 who bore him two children, Regina (1849–1870) and Frigyes (1850-1910). Feszl remarried after his first wife's death, in 1858 he married Vilma Quandt (1827–1902).
Between 1861 and 1865 he studied painting in Paris and became a member of the architect's guild in 1866. He died in Budapest, aged 63.

## Major works

1845
* Competition design for the Hungarian Parliament, Pest
1846-49
* New Servite Church, Therese town, Pest
* V. Nador street no 22, Oszvald House, Pest
* V. Vaci Street 57, Balassovits House, Pest
* Mor Baths, Pest
1851-53
* Luczenbacher chapel, Szob
* Budakeszi street 71, Kochmeister villa, Pest
* Heckenaszt villa, Pilismarot
* Kalvin Square Reformation Church, Budapest
* V. Sas Street, Frolich House, Pest
1854-1863
* Inner City Parish Church, Pest (destroyed)
* Vigadó Concert Hall, Pest
* Dohány Street Synagogue, Pest
* Summer Theatre, Pest (destroyed)
1872-74
* Boys School and Priest home, VI. Nagymezo street 1., Budapest
* Danube and Castle Hill replanning, Buda
* Primary schools: Bp., VI. Szív u. 19-21.; Bp., VII. Wesselényi u. 52. ; Bp., VIII. Dankó u. 31. ;Bp., X. Szent László tér 34.
* Old Exhibition Hall, Pest.
1876-1884
* Deák mausoleum and statue plans
* Bp., Andrassy avenue 99, Mayer House
(works in collaboration with others: Former Capucine Church, Water town (St Elizabeth Parish Church) and Abbey, Christine Town tunnel entrance, with Jozsef Pan: former London Hotel in the inner city.)
# Shu Arai

Shu Arai (Japanese: 新井 周, Hepburn: Arai Shū, born Zhou Xuan [Chinese: 周晅; pinyin: Zhōu Xuǎn] on 9 January 1975) is a Chinese-born table tennis player who represented Japan at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
# Josef Weikl

Josef Weikl (born 15 January 1954) is a retired German footballer, who played as a midfielder. He made 303 appearances in the Bundesliga, all of them for Fortuna Düsseldorf. He won the DFB-Pokal in 1979 and 1980 with the club.
# 1999 Canoe Marathon European Championships

The 1999 Canoe Marathon European Championships were the third edition of the Canoe Marathon European Championships, which took place on 4–5 September 1999 in Gorzów, Poland. The competition was staged on the Warta river and was composed of six events – four in kayak (men's and women's K-1 and K-2) and two in canoe (men's C-1 and C-2) – all of which were contested in a distance of 38 kilometers. In parallel, four junior events were also contested in a distance of 22 kilometers.

## Medal overview
### Medalists

| Event | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time |
| Men's C-1 | Pál Pétervári (HUN) | 2:44:04 | Rus Radoslav (SVK) | 2:45:17 | Gabor Kolozsvari (HUN) | 2:49:06 |
| Men's C-2 | Hungary (HUN) Edvin Csabai Attila Giore | 2:39:37 | France (FRA) Hervé Maigrot Lionel Dubois-Dunilac | 2:42:31 | Poland (POL) Marcin Grzybowski Konrad Pypłacz | 2:44:54 |
| Men's K-1 | István Salga (HUN) | 2:18:14 | Conor Holmes (GBR) | 2:18:19 | Dolph Te Linde (NED) | 2:19:03 |
| Men's K-2 | Spain (ESP) Julio Martinez Rafael Quevedo | 2:18:01 | Hungary (HUN) Viktor Szakaly Attila Jambor | 2:18:02 | Spain (ESP) Jorge Alonso Santiago Guerrero | 2:18:03 |
| Women's K-1 | Anna Hemmings (GBR) | 2:29:39 | Mara Santos (ESP) | 2:29:40 | Kornelia Szonda (HUN) | 2:32:26 |
| Women's K-2 | Hungary (HUN) Andrea Pitz Renata Csay | 2:31:57 | Poland (POL) Marzena Michalak Barbara Przybylska | 2:32:20 | Spain (ESP) Mara Santos Pilar del Villar | 2:34.27 |

### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Hungary | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Spain | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
# Attila Bertalan

Attila Bertalan is a Canadian actor and filmmaker. He is most noted for his 1990 film A Bullet in the Head, which was selected as Canada's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1991.
Originally from British Columbia, Bertalan was twice honoured by the Canadian Student Film Festival while he was a film student at the University of British Columbia, receiving an honourable mention in 1982 for The Glass Door and winning Best Director and Best Fiction Film in 1984 for The Roomer. Later based in Montreal, he acted in several films, including Bashar Shbib's Seductio, Clair Obscur and 15 Ugly Sisters, while making A Bullet in the Head. The film, a war allegory about an injured soldier's struggle to survive in unfamiliar territory, was spoken entirely in an invented language.
In 1992, A Bullet in the Head was screened by the Museum of Modern Art in New York City as part of a Canadian film series that also included Léa Pool's The Savage Woman (La Demoiselle sauvage) and André Forcier's An Imaginary Tale (Une histoire inventée).
Bertalan's second film, Between the Moon and Montevideo, was released in 2000. A science fiction film set on a space station, the film starred Bertalan, Gerard Gagnon and Pascale Bussières.
# Guimboari

Guimboari is a village in the Piéla Department of Gnagna Province in eastern Burkina Faso. The village has a population of 776.
# Vertical Vision

Professional ratings :
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Jazz Review | |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
Vertical Vision is an album by bassist Christian McBride's sextet that was released in 2003 by Warner Bros. Records. This album was his only release on that record label.

## Reception

Christian McBride of Jazz Review stated "For several years now, bassist Christian McBride has been dead set on proving true the old axiom that not only does jazz have the ability to broaden the scope and depth of popular music, but that the latter can also rejuvenate and invigorate the former when it hits a rut... But this is precisely what McBride has offered forth on Vertical Vision, his debut for Warner Brothers. The tongue in cheek opener, "Circa 1990" (a scratchy, 16-second snippet of a retro-swing tune) points up the bassist's stern-faced dedication to this new direction, in sharp response to the snobbish responses to 1998's A Family Affair and 2000's Sci-Fi (his earlier similar departures, both on Verve). From that moment on, for fifty solid minutes, McBride is committed to an aesthetic every bit as reconstructionist and conservative as his neo-bop days - the difference being that here he substitutes Jaco-like fretless work for his Ray Brown-style walking, a variety of keyboards for plain piano, and modern break beats for reliance on the ride cymbal".
Paula Edelstein of AllMusic wrote "The celebrated jazz educator, master bassist, composer, and arranger, Christian McBride provides a new recording, told in a language of blazing originality. Vertical Vision is a multi-layered musical story that features beautiful solos, great grooves, funky riffs, and virtuosic performances by each bandmember. The recording also reveals McBride's passion for strong writing, brilliant accompaniment, and eclectic melodic voicings that stay with listeners long after the record ends".

## Personnel
### Band

* Christian McBride – bass (upright, electric), production
* Ron Blake – sax (tenor, soprano), flute
* Geoffrey Keezer – piano, keyboards
* Terreon Gully – drums
* David Gilmore – guitar (acoustic, electric)
* Danny Sadownick – percussion

### Production

* Joe Ferla – recording, mixing

## Chart performance

| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
| US Jazz Albums (Billboard) | 39 |