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alexGreat clip of Horace Silver and his band. I know of Bill Hardman but like you I have nothing with him as a leader.I do have 6 CD's of Howard McGhee. He is another great trumpeter that does not get the accolades he should. Besides Dizzy Gillesp... 
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orpheus10I have Stitt's N.Y. Jazz and I agree its an excellent album. 
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Dexter Gordon's solo on "Tanya" from the album "One Flight Up" is a masterpiece as well. It also happen to be one of my favorite jazz songs. Just a great composition. Along with Gordon is Donald Byrd on trumpet, Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen on ba... 
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frogmanAwesome Sonny Stitt selections. Here is Miles proving that you can "evolve" while still sounding awesome:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VN0rvZwTwRIThe change of pace around 18:30 is, IMHO, awesomely great. 
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Schubert Everybody loses their cool once in a while when something really gets to them. I think you should forget about it and keep contributing to the thread.  
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In reading these recent posts I could understand why Schubert feels the way he does. Schubert, for quite sometime now, has had a great rapport with the 2 fellows that ushered him off this thread because of their recent posts belittling him.Schuber... 
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acman3Bill Pierce is one fine saxophone player.The Tony Williams drum intro at Umbria Jazz 1988 is amazing. His technique on the snare drum is flawless. One of the greatest drummers to ever sit behind a kit.  
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Why cant everyone just chillout and post music like acman3??? 
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orpheus10You are the OP of this thread. Do you really want to turn it into a sociopolitical thread?Or shall we stick to music?Just asking because I like your posts on music but the other stuff is not appropriate IMHO. 
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Thanks frogman for your candid take on Steve Coleman, The Five Elements and M Bass Collective.I agree 100% that the oft rotating musicians in Coleman’s collaborations are always creating and evolving. The signature Coleman blues/funk grooves are a... 
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frogmanMind you Coleman uses rappers on a few of his tunes. These songs I could do without. Here is how an All Music reviewer described one of his albums:Alto saxophonist Coleman conceives his music as "a symbolic language used to express the natu... 
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I agree with the frogman 100% in regards to Kind Of Blue.A "landmark album" in the jazz genre and maybe the best one at that.I also consider a few of the Mingus and Brubeck albums "landmark" as well as the initial bebop recordings in the 40'sI am ... 
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ghosthouseTony Williams was a incredibly talented drummer and Civilization is a fantastic album.