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Per your previous request, O-10, no sympathy intended; but I wish you well and a full recovery.https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rO2UQn32z70 
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On my way home from this very concert hall and it caused me to think of this recording. A great record and one which has gotten scant attention here (if any?) especially considering it’s greatness and the story behind it; one of the most interesti... 
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Getting old....same as I....since you asked ☺️ Unless, of course, one is prepared to also say that life in general and humanity as a whole is in a worse state today than in the past.  I don't subscribe to that notion.  As always, good art is a ref... 
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Betty Carter live: Fabulous! Music this great can’t be hurt by less than perfect audio; its more than good enough. Along with Ella the only female singer whose scatting I can stand for more than a few bars. Thanks for that clip. And that rhythm se... 
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Studio version of her song "If I Were Blue" that is on pryso' live concert clip. I find the sound of her voice extremely sensual on this; works for me 😉: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3xxZKbGTcuU 
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That is the beauty of art, Alex, it touches us all in different ways and some of us not at all.  Perhaps you are reacting to a quality in her style which I previously referred to as "brainy".  I'm curious, and no "confrontation" intended, do you h... 
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No comparison intended nor appropriate, but Patricia Barber’s concert video caused me to think of this record. A bit of an acquired taste with her manipulation of pitch and deliberate alteration of the melody of a song, Betty Carter was a true ori... 
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pryso, sorry for not being clear. I didn’t think it was you that suggested they had similar styles; rather, the commentator you cited. I didn’t see nor hear the point of his comparison. And, yes, her playing posture is like Evans’; and much more a... 
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pryso, while I would like to think that as concerns music I try to keep an open mind and to always "remain open to others’ views", I confess to sometimes being influenced by a certain bias; specifically, against singers whose recordings get a lot ... 
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Another good one is Bill Evans' "Waltz For Debbie"/"The Village Vanguard Sessions".  A live album(s), it does a remarkable job of capturing the sound and ambience of the famous club; a sound I know well from many visits there.  The sense of depth ... 
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Very possibly. He was known, as you suggest, for his wry sense of humor. Great player and great loss. I’ll never forget the first time I heard his playing. I was a sophomore in high school (1975) and just starting to discover jazz and jazz saxopho... 
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Fabulous clips, Alex; thanks! Like some of the great arrangers like Oliver Nelson and Thad Jones whose skill and fame as orchestrators causes one to almost forget what wonderful instrumentalists they also were, Nat Cole’s stature as a pianist and ... 
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You're welcome.  Glad you found value in that info. That's the whole point of that kind of information; it ties things together and no musical background is necessary to expand our point of reference for deeper appreciation and enjoyment of the mu... 
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Ghosthouse, loved it.  Yeah, the tuba doesn't always get a lot of love in jazz.  Great players in MJTP; amazing how agile they can sound on those big horns.  Thanks for that! 
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Pryso, thank you for bringing up George Russell. Russell generated a fair amount of discussion here (and controversy....probably why I didn’t comment earlier) a while ago and in that context the only earlier mention of Don Ellis. I point this out ...