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Jazz for aficionados
Sorry to spoil the Mary Lou love fest, but I am still stuck on bassist, and this marvelous trio came to mind.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zslbPNTWuO8  
Jazz for aficionados
Learsfool , somewhere during our discussions, I determined that our mystery jazzman was a organist. I can't remember when or where, and I never was able to be 100 percent sure, but somewhere through the years I decided he was an organist. Does it ... 
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You beat me, but good call, and a Kansas City girl I believe.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIE_PSLrwjY  
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I also agree with O-10 ,that his mystery musician friend , after years of practice , could hit a time where he was firing on all cylinders and also due to playing regularly , was able to move forward without practice. How long would that " zone"la... 
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I will have to get back with you. They were here listening and learning in music theory. Diminished cords, Sevenths, triads, all the nuts and bolts.  
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Very sorry about spelling. 😱I know , you know, all those men were genius. 
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Tell Armsrong, Parker, Ellington,Miles, ect, it was not about intellect. Study the origins of Bebop, then come back. They were studying everyday what the classical composers of their time were doing.Same with Ellington. He went from dance band to ... 
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O-10, I love both those bands, but if you forced me to choose the best group from that time period…..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaYQ-I0xQmA  
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Rok, i agree on a surface level that you are correct, but if you listen to what a  Bassist and drummer are playing behind the frontline, and how they add much more than foundation and beat, and are just as important as lead players. And when all t... 
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A little Oscar Pettiford, with Kenny Clark and some weird guy who obviously can't play. I've got stuck on this for the past week! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1gVRStnjwc  
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Thanks Frogman. 
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFTqVHEJZ0A  
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Speaking of Conductors, What do our two esteemed classical musicians, Frogman and Learsfool, think of Jaap Van Sweden leaving the Dallas  Symphony for New York Philharmonic ?I thought it would be a good thing for New York, because he is very good ... 
Power cables
I wonder, if a lower distortion level allows you to listen louder without notice, causing ringing, or the cable accentuates a frequency which sets off ringing.Are you listening at a higher volume, or even listening longer than you previously did b... 
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Rok, while checking out Jimmy Blanton records I ran across this and knew you were a fan. Can’t figure out why? ;0 )http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLVbIT-y7ts