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Jazz for aficionados
Major oversight!https://youtu.be/muC8-VDPrIchttps://youtu.be/ST33vTYkckghttps://youtu.be/jQyMLvjH9y4https://youtu.be/mrnraUChypU 
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Jim Abercrombie should read  John  Abercrombie. 
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Something different.  The little known band “Dreams” from the late 60s/early 70s was probably the most creative and interesting (to me) of the horn based bands that would become popular during that era.  Before the terms Jazz-Rock or fusion were c... 
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https://youtu.be/oAatPPEaZDAhttps://youtu.be/UrxRJ9HlfZkhttps://youtu.be/4WAIFl_ezichttps://youtu.be/46hd6DZS0ww 
Hear my Cartridges....🎶
Man, I love the LDR! As I’ve commented previously, my favorite of all your fine cartridges, Halcro. Once again, for me and overall, the sound with the least amount of electronic artifacts as compared to the purity one hears in live sound. Beautifu... 
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**** Some songs are best left to Sam Cooke and Nina Simone.  All that, 'on demand' or 'instant' soul gets tiresome.****Agree.  Before Simone, the original version:https://youtu.be/eFcusdmFwgQ 
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“ at the Sands”,  great choice.  That’s the one!  “Q”, music director. 
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Speaking of Basie, today is the great arranger/orchestrator Billy Byers’ birthday.Take a big band that swings like no other, give them Billy Byers arrangements and you get something special. A favorite Basie record; composed and arranged by Billy ... 
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Excellent Basie, mary_jo.  Thanks!  Nice play on words too. 
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Speaking of frogs and big bands:https://youtu.be/dHH4uwDAGjQ 
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Love my tractor, mary_jo; and I’m the cook in the family.  You’re right.  Actually, there are many parallels between playing music and cooking.  Haven’t tried frog legs ‘though.....can’t do it 😊https://youtu.be/hkyJQcmVtZQhttps://youtu.be/rTEb5cKQ... 
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Schubert, everything is connected indeed!  I know Delhi well; less than twenty minutes drive from where I am on top of Palmer Hill in Andes.  Nice little town, Delhi.  Interesting you should mention hunting.  Been talking about it with my son.  Tu... 
Jazz for aficionados
Hah! Just yesterday morning I was awakened at around 5:00 AM by one of the most amazing sounds one will ever hear, the sound of one hundred frogs in the throes of ecstacy during their annual mating ritual in my upstate NY pond. Talk about "noise m... 
A Soundsmith Re-tip Believer
"Am I the only one that doesn’t follow what your trying to say?"sdrsdrsdr, hang in there.  In creative writing is sometimes found equally creative thinking.  Certainly in the case of this writer.  Not to mention, a good bit of wisdom.  I'm thinkin... 
Gaining listening experience without spending money
Gaining listening experience without spending money?If you live anywhere near a music conservatory or University with a music program, go and attend faculty and/or student recitals. Details and schedules are usually available on the institution’s ...