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Not that I am keen on mentioning the subject, since it has nothing with music, but I just cant get over the cynicism when the segregation or slavery is mentioned in a way that Rok does it. To matter things worst, I believe  that he has some twiste... 
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My Blue Michell (as a leader) picks....'Out of the Blue', from 1959. with Golson and Kellyhttps://youtu.be/cPilE8TeGu4'Blue's moods' from 1960.https://youtu.be/6026xPnrl7IBelieve it or not, but the Italians 'dig' jazz and have great scene,together... 
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More Previn...with Russ Freeman 'Double play' 1957.https://youtu.be/qD-_qmfYqpswith H.Ellis,Manne and Brown 'Four to go' 1963.https://youtu.be/20JAuGknjm4Andre Previn trio'King Size' 1958.https://youtu.be/gLQlz4-aQ_shttps://youtu.be/TZotgvkaulI 
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Hhmmmm mk2...more of  that.... 'latino rock which is kind of 'soft'....https://youtu.be/mjWkm3tvrRA 
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Acman, very nice, will get this one. I have only one album where he plays, with Chet Baker, its only trumpet and piano....I recommend that one too...https://youtu.be/skSx-ECpzmw 
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"The whole reason for Jazz at the Philharmonic was to take it to places where I could break down segregation and discrimination."  Norman Granz, founder of Verve recordshttps://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/norman-granz-the-man-who-made-jazz-bl... 
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Frogman, thanks. Its interesting since you have mentioned that his (Garland) style influenced Evans. I find their styles on very opposite sides, Evans has a 'flow' that I miss when I listen to Garland.Flanagan is another player that comes on my mi... 
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Mare, Hampton Hawes served jail sentence for a  long time, for some small drug crime. While waiting for his trial that got him 10 years he recorded this album of mostly spiritual content...This song is described as 'haunting'...I do not wonder why... 
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Frogman, re Copeland, nice, you've posted that album before, I have not got it, yet. Just looked to see do I have anything else from him, nothing, except one colalboration (with Dave Pike)Re Garland...when listening to him, sometimes I have a feel... 
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Miles Davis Improvises the Score for Elevator to the Gallows ....https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/5369-miles-davis-improvises-the-score-for-elevator-to-the-ga... 
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I guess its better to talk about the music that we like than to argue about it. So, will use the opprtunity to post something that is not jazz, an artists that I would very much like to have seen playing alive...perhaps some of you gents did?J.J C... 
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Couple years back, Orpheus asked me about the size of my  recod collection, considering the number of unknown artists that I have posted here.Well, I do not know does Jimmy Page listens to jazz music, but his room is much more packed with music th... 
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Pryso, will be short, do not want that this story becomes an 'audiophile' discussion. My point is, if we speak about RVG for example,is that BN editions (on cd) are much better done before than on later remasterings (end of 90's and begining of th... 
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I am not sure is this going to be the answer you are hoping to hear, but I have listened the samples and all the music is quite ’nice’........in a way that makes me think ’what a fine product’ ...but it lacks excitment, for me....or a sound of som... 
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Here is one thing played both by above mentined Kenny Dorham and Sonny Rollins, on different albums, of course...https://youtu.be/RmigWbsUQ0o Kenny Dorham (trumpet), Curtis Fuller (trombone), Frank Haynes (tenor sax), Tommy Flanagan (piano), Ben ...