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Aldo I have that Burrell's album, and do think that is great, Frogman's subject of great but now almost unknown players is more intriguing. So, I hope you all would not mind if I post yet another trumpet player, that has become 'famous' because of... 
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Rok, Than this is a great oportunity for you to learn something new. Here is Reuben Wilson's 2nd album that was cut for Blue Note,called 'Love Bug' featuring Grant Green, Lee Morgan and George Coleman.http://youtu.be/-p6b-o2CsEcThis is his 3rd alb... 
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...'The question I have is this: Does this audience in Switzerland know who wrote this tune?? Do they think it's an original of this so-called big band'?...As I am European I guees I should share some of my experiences. In swiss town of Montreux t... 
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Jazzmen playing on albums of another genre, here are two albums that I like. First John Mayall live 'Jazz Blues Fusion' with Blue Mitchell on trumpet...http://youtu.be/6MMX5DwBaZQOn this T Bone Walker's album there are more jazzmen than on jazz at... 
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Gentlemen, I hope you will find this album interesting as well. Pedro Iturralde quartet and Hampton Hawes...Iturralde(b.1929) is spanish composer, teacher and player of many instrumentshttp://youtu.be/bBhMHm7hpq0 
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Frogman, Brew Moore has a very nice tone, but I like the trumpet sound of Tony Fruscella as well, in fact he was the reason I searched for that album. Like so many others, he never made it, his personal problems were probably too overwhelming. By ... 
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First time that I have heard this pianist play was on this album of C.Haden, together with C.Baker. His name is Enrico Pieranunzi, and here is the title song from their album 'Silence'http://youtu.be/fXZR4zxMDeAFor ones who think that he might be ... 
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Speaking of 'cool' sound, hidden sessions, great music and sad stories, this album has it all. Tony Fruscella and Brew Moore Quintet 'Unissued Atlantic Session'http://youtu.be/-hqFJjQNpQE?list=PLiducaShgtxlmEuy4warTNK6ekP_VzyRKhttp://youtu.be/bPRD... 
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Orpheus, take you for your nice words, I am glad that I can contribute, in hope that all that great music should not stayed hidden or forgoten. I enjoy reading your posts when you speak about all the great players that you actually have known,met ... 
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Speaking of Zoot...and the guitar players...here is one album with not one, but two great guitar players...and ZootJim Raney,Jim Hall...'Two Jims and Zoot'http://youtu.be/ZrajgyEJQ50http://youtu.be/8NVtNBM0NR4 
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Orpheus, I guess it all came with lots of listening, when I hear someone 'good', playing some instrument on some album, I try to find more of his music. I would like to think that I have a 'good ear', but you would not want to hear me singing... A... 
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Orpheus, I am glad that you liked it, and that I was able to contribute to that. If I may recomend, these are the two albums in which he plays with Monty Alexander, first 'Below the bass line', where Monty is a guest, and second is 'Rocksteady' of... 
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Acman, Mr.Martino seemed to be in a good shape, like some pistolero, thin and mean, fast and accurate. It looks like he is travelling a lot as well, so I guees he is doing fine. Here is another 'oldtimer' that I like very much, and I guess he is n... 
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Yesterday night I was lucky enough to see Pat Martino trio playing live, in my hometown, in a tiny intimate theatre for 200 people maybe.It kinda looked like this...http://youtu.be/SEUQI5IcyRYI could only imagine how it was seeing GG... 
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My mistake, this is clip of Milt Jackson's 'Ballad and Blues' album, that I have mentioned in post above.http://youtu.be/axuGJ7SY0e8Jazz is full of people with heart breaking life stories, but this one has a twist. Frank Moran, played in 50's than...