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Definitely very unusual.  In case anyone is wondering why the piano sounds so weird, it’s a tack piano Harris is playing; a piano altered to sound (in this case) kind of like a harpsichord.  BTW, Harris was a friend of Monk and actually lived with... 
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Awesome, R.L. Burnside, Keegiam! Amazing how much groove one person can produce. Loved it!Just listened to this. Probably my favorite Miles record. I don’t think there has been a band that has reached quite this level of telepathic interplay and c... 
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Well, O-10, out of respect for you as the OP, I offer a sincere apology and will remove the post. Admittedly “edgy”, as they say, it was posted in humor only; something sorely lacking these days. Silly me, I thought you and/or others might get a c... 
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Popcorn oil almost hot enough...........Parmesan?..........a little garlic?...........? 
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Nice, grey9hound!  First heard Ronnie Earl at the Great Woods Amphitheater in MA years ago when he was a member of the band Roomful of Blues.  Good player!  Thanks. 
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In case anyone needs an introduction. Another favorite.  Killer record from Kenny Drew:https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGSxK-_xeRIYQaLYEqpI1HED6r_gV04H3 
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Birthday time!!!!A piano player who definitely qualifies for Alex’s list of players deserving wider recognition....here, at least, Great player whose name doesn’t come up very often, but was highly regarded by many of the greats. Dolo Coker record... 
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I think that Taj Mahal’s point is that The Blues can be a lot of different things; some of which are stereotypes and nothing more.  Blues don’t have to be about pain and sadness. "There’s two kinds of blues. There’s happy blues and there’s sad blu... 
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Rok was the first to post on a thread that I initiated about three weeks ago. The thread was simply a clip of Wynton Marsalis playing solo a beautiful rendition of “Amazing Grace“ and speaking about the history of the song. What he spoke about was... 
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Keegiam, ‘nuff said indeed. You posted two of my very favorite records from possibly, if forced to pick, my favorite Jazz musician and thought by many to be the greatest living Jazz composer.  Shorter is a true icon who is thankfully still with us... 
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Tony Williams looks like he’s not old enough to drink. Body language.....standing behind the icons Blakey and Jones, looking a little lost; and on his way to being one himself (and my favorite drummer ☺️). Great pic! Thanks. 
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No worries.  Some of them connect in wiser ways; we hope.  Those wrinkles, ‘though.....https://youtu.be/r4P6c8EH6g0 
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Coltrane had an uncontrollable sweet tooth. From “John Coltrane: Impressions Of His Life And Music”:+++Now twenty-six, he was using heroin, smoking cigarettes, and drinking fairly heavily, gaining weight, and generally not in good spirits. In addi... 
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Great choice by Alex; great record.I love Red Garland’s playing. Obviously, we all like certain styles of playing and not others and Garland sure had a very distinctive style; and one which influenced many other piano players. For me, there was a ... 
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 Coltrane, 1957:https://youtu.be/QdWvtCcWh14https://youtu.be/wxcwUsAqsbQhttps://youtu.be/mZ_ip-hRIqI