mary_jo

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:)))))Noo, do not stop, just keep on joking... 
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Really? :)))) 
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Since we are on "drum rhythms" and since I obviously cannot contribute on the above posts, maybe can post something like this (or I may not, hmm...). Maybe I dare too much, but what the heck...Does anyone know this guy? Dusko...https://www.youtube... 
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***A humorous footnote: at 3:50 check out the two saxophone players in the front row with the Bros dancing on their tables. The alto player on screen left is cool as a cucumber. The tenor player on his left is a little freaked out as if saying “Ho... 
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I so like it what Orpheus has recently posted on Gene Harris. And I have gone through Alex’s Don Sleet again, sharing Frogman’s opinion on this one. Very nice.If beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder, so does music should lie in the ears of the ... 
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orpheus: "Irony of ironies Mary_jo; I don’t guess you knew that you posted one of Rok’s most favorite tunes? Compared to What."Indeed an irony because I didn’t have a clue. Otherwise I would not post it.Nice title Rok gave me. Jazz Queen of Croati... 
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Frogman, when I saw your 4’33" link and the video from Alex, I thought for a sec that my speakers went crazy. ;) You two gave me huge laugh though. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfsmmk93H3I And yes, I am perfectly aware of the fact that intense ... 
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I think I should have been more silent...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQKt7DTKyJUrok, I’ve written down ’this is not a lecture from me to you...’ precisely because I don’t want you to see me as someone who knows so little in jazz but gives you ... 
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orpheus, I do not mind Rok speaking like that but that was obviously a moment for a mutual ’rough talk’ like Tina would say, we start (do it) easy and finish rough...I cannot open your video, is this from Kenny Clark album, so that I can find it o... 
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rok2idI might be a jazz newbie but I am surely not a life newbie. From what I can see, you are trying to ’defend’ Billie (I apologize if I am wrong) as if Billie needs a defender and as if she is unwillingly exposed to the eyes of the foreigner in... 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avUXnAMpFoo True, her voice seems like is close to cracking but that doesn't bother me a bit and from my point of view, what counts is her power to deliver. You may not like her but surely cannot stay indifferent, ... 
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Thank you orpheus and pryso for the warm welcome, I appreciate it. The last clips are great so will boldly follow your example and post 'a voice' (but more than just a voice) of a lady whose singing I admire. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouuR... 
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I just dropped by to say hello to all of you, 'cause I've been following your discussions and posts ever since my friend Alex has recommended me this topic. I could not be more grateful to him for doing so since I am jazz newbie, shame to say tha...