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Let’s try to see things from other perspective. Question for Orpheus and Rok, others are welcome to share their opinion too....Do you think that jazz was influnced with music from some other part of the world?(if somehow, the notion that has afri... 
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Frogman, I feel obliged to furher explain my stand, so when ever you feel that you are in mood, or when your schedule allows you, would like to ’clear’ any potential missunderstandings.Orpheus, since his (Frogman) last post is addressed to me, I g... 
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Frogman, hopefully you know by know that I have no intention to offend you, or anyone else by that matter. But, it seems to me that nobody has read that quote from Kant.Please, if you dont mind me saying that again, read that post above carefully.... 
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Frogman, we obviously come from a very different background. It is interesting for me to read some of your thoughts, believe that they are said in good intention and spirit, but fortunately (if i may say that without any offense to you or to anyon... 
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If we put obvious written prejudices about Germans a side, do you talk about 'American system' as something that exists in praxis?Unfortunately, it seems that many Americans would object the way the systems is treating them and beter not to start ... 
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No matter which bias we might have, there is something called 'Ethics'.We are lucky enough that some great minds took lot of time and effort to come up with some principles. So, if you dont mind, I will post some, from one 'German guy.' (perhaps R... 
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Yes, it was surprise even for me, I had to take the cover to check who is playing on clarinet, first time I listened that album at home.Here is another album, I would dare to say better, in such style, from the same year. Bud Shank and Bob Cooper ... 
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I do not own a tv and I dont read the papers, so, sometimes, some distraction about the subjects that are not conected to jazz are fine with me.No need to take the things so seriously, imho....Ruby Braff 'Goes Girl Crazy' from 1958.with Hank Jones... 
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Frogman, I am glad that you have so eloquently pointed some of the high points of West Coast Jazz.For what is worth, I have noticed that I am buying more and more of such music, it has many hidden gems. Will post some as well.Regarding Chet Baker,... 
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Ghosthouse, thanks for the clip. I ve got that album as well.Orpheues, hope I did not evoked some painthfull memories...Acman, that song came with perfect timing.Some thoughts on the same 'subject'....https://youtu.be/swP4GyfmrnQ?list=PLux2ruI39RO... 
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Orpheus, that is a really sad story, did it end well for you, somehow, somewhere, at the end? If you dont mind me asking? Ghosthouse, I could not open first Orpheus clip, to check whose on guitar, but some time ago I have posted first two albums o... 
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Hear the First Jazz Record, Which Launched the Jazz Age: “Livery Stable Blues” (1917) The first jazz recording to sell a million copies. And helped set off a jazz craze. http://www.openculture.com/2017/02/hear-livery-stable-blues-the-first-comm... 
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Orpheus, I have no idea, why there aint more participants on ’our’ part of forum. From my experience I can say that Frogman could be right, I remember when the tone and words written here made me make a long pause....Than again, now I tend to look... 
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Orpheus, check the Amazon, there is one edition for 7.5usd.  
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Well, Orpheus, guess we can all say that 'Things aint what they used to be'https://youtu.be/rRK0AQX9rhohttps://youtu.be/9ux3HxLcEjIMel Rhyne, organ player on many Wes Montgomery albums, from 1960. album 'Organ-izing', together with Blue Mitchell, ...