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Jimmy Smith is synonymous with "wild organ    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdsdZdOdruo      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWFItGF2aHY      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3X5J_wGHrw&list=PLLZP_hJrquxMcJVSgh_KWSMCvyLuYpdLT 
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Definition of connoisseur1 : expert especially : one who understands the details, technique, or principles of an art and is competent to act as a critical judge, a connoisseur of music.Frogman, I consider you to be a "connoisseur" of good jazz. 
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Again, when you are talking to an old and dear friend, you understand clearly everything he's saying because you two think alike, and so it is with Grant's music; every note seems to be the right one. Lately, I can even feel his presence in my l... 
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McDuff sets the groove while Yusef Lateef spells out the mood. 
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You're right on both accounts Frogman. 
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Back in 58, Grant Green was on the stand every weekend at a local club where me and my two compadres hung out. This was before he recorded his first record. Grant was lean and had the physique of a cowboy in his jeans, with a full head of thick ... 
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This is music to my ears;        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrEqNTyMF_A 
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Acman, that Congo drumming sounded like an old Tarzan movie; maybe Tarzan's drumming was authentic. The beginning Native American was comical, but towards the end it was fantastic with that flute.In addition to jazz, how about pursuing some Native... 
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Frogman, it is more "logical" that you are right. "Moreover, just as there are “retro” Jazz artists still playing Ragtime and Dixieland, I have no doubt that there are drummers in Africa that can still play in the style of those centuries old dru... 
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Has anyone ever compared this musical thread to other musical threads? I won't even respond to my own question.