orpheus10

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Jazz for aficionados
Mary-jo, I think of those words so often now; I wish I had taken them more seriously many years ago.At this time I have decided That I would rather be in another time; consequently, I think I'll "warp" back to when Stan Kenton came out with "Kento... 
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Diz has a number of versions of this tune and I like them all but I think this is my favorite;            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkvZ4k2AGS8          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AY79siaQkCwBetter than any of "Bird's Bop", and better ... 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-hKMhHmvwk  
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And who would ever have thought that baby girl would grow up to be a big girl like this;      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO-Q_O2vb14 
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Mary_jo, I thank you for sharing your colorful picturesque childhood, and the beautiful music. 
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"Dililah" is one of my favorite jazz tunes, and out of all the charming ladies in the Bible "Delilah" is the one I would have most liked to meet.      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkFSM9Frx3w      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qrfUA1EwqQ  ... 
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June Christy sounds so good late at night; she took me back to a time before I was 21, when all dreams were possible and emotions ran high. She made me remember that night I saw "The Midnight Sun";            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoUFb... 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7oj0U-TOWs  
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Now that you've posted, I can rest easy Mary_jo. When anyone, including the one I don't always agree with fails to post in a few days, I began to worry; that's because these are very strange times.Some of the most informative posts and best music... 
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Bird at his best; listen to bird, not the bad recording quality;              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZASRGepLjc 
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How about a little hip Silver;  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Szf3xiyApgA 
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Frogman, jazz can be divided into two great time periods "Before Bird" and "After Bird"; that's BB and AB. The musicians who were before Bird even played differently after Bird.Charles "Yardbird" Parker changed jazz like no one has ever before or... 
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Mary_jo where are you? We miss you. If you have complaints, make them known. 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdmYlwOjndo  
Jazz for aficionados
As I have stated, some can and some can not hear Bird's Bop. Even Bird with strings is a form of Bird's Bop. Whether they can hear it or not doesn't really matter because no one can play Bird's Bop but Bird.That soft smile that Bird had was real...