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Frogman, thanks for the wonderful article about Prez and Billie.  It filled me in on a lot of the story I didn't know.O10, your glowing comments about "Jammin' the Blues" said so much.  They couldn't remake that today no matter how hard they tried... 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKrrJM2e5ds 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNl63ARx0DM 
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Here we go:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOOoUWM31_Y 
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More Lester, but I'm hunting down duets with Lady Day.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohCOIPjyXZM 
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Lester Young, Hawk & Big Band, '58.  There's something basically truthful about this one.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DmtPvFa_W8 
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You all should have learned long ago - with Rok, stick to music and don't get into politics and sociology.  Doing so accomplishes nothing - all you get is the "bad personal choices" dogma. 
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Happy 2021 to all!!  It appears the regulars here have been inconvenienced and relegated to isolation and drudgery, but all are healthy, n'est ce pas?Special thanks again to O10 for turning me on to Oscar Pettiford.  Just listened to the 1954 Sext... 
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Rok you hit the spot with Tyner's "Above the Rainbow."  You might recall my reverence for MT, and this piece is magical.  Thanks! 
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Trent, if only that number had some semblance of swing... ;) 
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Trent, thanks for a wonderful evening of jazz performances.I had forgotten how much Horace Silver's "Sister Sadie" really cooks.And it reminded me of this Coryell/Scofield/Beck performance of "Song for my Father" and "Sister Sadie" I bought and tr... 
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Tough read on a new book about Pops.https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/dec/17/not-a-wonderful-world-louis-armstrong-was-hated-by-so-... 
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Trent, now I remember what it was like as a kid on Christmas Day having opened numerous presents and trying to decide which one to try out first.  Great work! 
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Funny, the blues just keep comin' back.  A few Chicago favorites:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3cKJ42HAd0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uy2tEP3I3DMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQM_2liOdUURe: the Junior Wells, it's not easy to pick one numb... 
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Frogman, thanks again for sharing your vast knowledge and doing so in such well-written form.  The tubing and bell on my Getzen were all copper.  Do you think that might have been the reason for the bright, strident tone?  In general, are differen...