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Alex I am also interested in how & when you obtained your collection? Being from another country I was wondering how are you obtain information on different jazz artists and what sources  can you hear music? Jazz magazines , song Play on radio... 
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frogman I love Hampton Hawes he's one of my favorite pianists. Pretty much a self-taught player, he  is an excellent blues player  who can play it any Tempo and never seems to run out of ideas . Hawes was in jail on a heroin sentence when he wrote... 
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frogmanMonks Jagged and angular Rhythm as you referred to it is what set his music apart from anyone else's and is instantly recognizable. And as you say Charlie Rouse got it due to the fact that he stuck keenly to this rhythmic pattern. Whereas  ... 
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frogmanYour post of Round Midnight. By Bill Evans reminded me of an album I've been listening to lately by his great bassist Eddie Gomez entitled Palermohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy59GYLbGV8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYrvwe4nVcg  
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alexThanks for your Harold land postings I have all those albums except the carmel Jones which is going to change. I know you're posted him before I like his playing although he's not well known.Regarding the A Cohen concert it sounds like you hav... 
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I found a Michel Legrand LP in my collection titled " After the Rain" with both Phil Woods and Zoot Sims on saxophone.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNHnhqTQxx4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIvyiPjGYrA  
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pjw Two other Bill Evans solo recordings you may want to check out are both titled Alone . One was recorded in 1968 and I featured several cuts from it here. The  second recording was recorded in 1975 and is available on YouTube. I prefer Evans i... 
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acman3  thanks for the vid posts on B Childs career.  a nice cross-section showcasing his talents. This guy has been around for a long time and I can't believe I've never heard of him .  especially good was the live cut from the Italy concert.   t... 
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Tony William's sax player from his Blue Note quintet in a solo outing Hhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhsTcbjX-hA  
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I found this piano player on youtube that I really like. He made a CD entitled bedtime story which covers a lot of Herbie Hancock Tunes. He does sound like he channeled Herbie H.  a lot but I still think his improvisations are so very fresh and di... 
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frogmanI corrected myself Right away before I saw your post. Maybe that base line did fool me at first.  but I listen to The Melody of so what in my head and said no that's not it. A quick process of elimination and then after  hearing The Melody ... 
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I take that back. It is from KOB but it's not so what. All Blues 
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frogmanThat intro is "so what" from KOB.  what's interesting is how the ryhthm section keeps playing the motif as Phil's play starts to play his solo. 
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frogmanLike you I did not follow Harrell's career/output much after his stint with Woods until I found "Light On" . That is going to change.pjwIf you like "Number Five" I suggest these cd's with the same group:Light  OnThe Time of The SunRoman Nig... 
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guys all good vids on Harrell. I have a number of older lps he did with  P Woods and submit this as one of the better ones:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcvjRddmeOk