frogman

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I'm at the pearly gates and they tell me I can only bring in one jazz cd
   
I'm at the pearly gates and they tell me I can only bring in one jazz cd
   
I'm at the pearly gates and they tell me I can only bring in one jazz cd
   
Politics and Music
**** I just don’t consider him or most musicians, actors, talk show hosts, and audio enthusiasts a reliable source of information to base my views upon.****   Bingo!  
Jazz for aficionados
You’re welcome, pjw.  Great Woody Shaw record, thanks!    
Scratch - The Crusaders
Great to see Edgar Winter get some appreciation. Amazing talent! Now, re “literallly”. I would describe its use differently. There is no claim to veracity when using the word. It is more a claim to accuracy, IOW, what you are saying by qualifying... 
Politics and Music
As expected, this topic has opened the door to self serving expressions of personal political biases. So, back to the OP: The answer is, you can have both suggestions.  Acknowledge the political message in the music (any art) and remember that th... 
Jazz for aficionados
Jazz is an evolutionary art form. The top exponents of the art form at any point in time, influence the upstarts, who then go on to push the art form to the next, some would say, “logical” stylistic stepping stone. Woody Shaw was considered and a... 
Jazz for aficionados
   
Jazz for aficionados
   
Jazz for aficionados
Glad you enjoyed it, mahgister; genius indeed.   https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-05-12-mn-3108-story.html    
Jazz for aficionados
   
Albums you do not get...a plea for help and understanding
Typo alert! Pete, not Chris, Christlieb.  
Albums you do not get...a plea for help and understanding
Great Steely Dan cut, danager. The great Chris Christlieb on tenor!    
Albums you do not get...a plea for help and understanding
Sure, we all have our preferences. However, something that adds a lot of value to the listening experience is to recognize that what drives the shaping of our own individual preferences is the willingness, or not, to always maintain a certain amou...