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Yes, great clip! Great player who could play traditional and “out”.**** How did I overlook Jordan? ****Did you?https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Fhe6cW3ho_sGonsalves/Ellington:Epic! 
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Great comments and links, acman3.  https://youtu.be/UKahZi8HGaY 
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**** One of the most important recordings that pointed the way ****“THAT POINTED THE WAY”free jazznounan improvised style of jazz characterized by the absence of set chord patterns or time patterns.Ornette’s “The Shape Of...” definitely fits that ... 
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“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder”. Likewise, “chaos” is in the ear of the listener. The problem with generalities is that there will inevitably be examples to debunk them. Not only are good examples of free jazz, in fact, improvisation, they ... 
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Rok, in Classical music a “Fantasy” (usually seen as “Fantaisie” in French or ”Fantasie” in German) is a musical work written in the style of, or meant to convey the feeling of, an improvisation. One of the key ways that a composer tries to achiev... 
How is the EAR 843P Deluxe vs. Modern phono preamps?
I would like to offer a different (?) perspective based on years-long personal experience with the EAR 834P Deluxe and a direct comparison that I did to a friend’s highly regarded Herron VTPH-1MC Plus. Perhaps these observations will be of use to ... 
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Today is Rahsaan’s birthday.https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AJvGcZrPPtMGenius. 
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There was an interesting study done a few years ago that showed that what makes a player’s tone recognizable to a listener the most is what in audio might be referred to as the “leading edge” of a note. In music, the way a player starts the note. ... 
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That was my point precisely on the subject. 
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Fabulous!  I recently almost posted some Chestnut as an example of piano player with “soul”, but decided to leave the subject alone.  Mahogany sounds wonderful.  In case anyone didn’t pick up on it, the “tune” is lyrics added to Bird’s famous solo... 
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_300U9nceoc 
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****You people are not Jazz aficionados at all. If you were, you would post some Jazz, at least every now and then.You are ruining this thread.****Last two days:O-10, Alex, Acman, pryso, mary_jo, frogman:Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, John Gilmore... 
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Nice clips, mary_jo.  Really liked the David Benoit clip.  Really nice feel.  Not very familiar with his stuff, so glad to hear it.  The tenor player on the classic Pink Panther is the great Plas Johnson.  One of my favorite tenor tones.  https://... 
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Great!Also a big hit:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OteJW-nraLw 
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The music is wonderful.  I found it strangely dark the second time around.Courtesy of my son:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=h61QG4s0I3U