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alex,On the Blackhawk box set it states it is the entire 5 volume set on 4 discs which could be easily done since LP's were usually 20 -25 minutes per side and each of the 4 discs can contain up to 80 minutes of recordingsI will look into it furth... 
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Speaking of female jazz vocalist's. I do not think Anita o'Day gets enough recognition here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHCaxVCXNIchttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-mg9pGqo6Qhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjLYoTR8cDE 
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orpheus10,"The West Coast Sound" volume 1 by Shelly Manne is another in my collection that I consider a "must have" for a jazz aficionado and one of the finest examples of West Coast Jazz. If you cant find it on Amazon try discogs. Here is the All... 
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pryso, I am a big movie collector myself and some of the greatest releases are black and white.Two of my personal favorites are "The Hustler" (Paul Newman) and "On The Waterfront" (Marlon Brando). 
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orpheus10,Just buy the 4 disc box set "Shelly Manne & His Men" Live at the Blackhawk. It is a great representation of West Coast Jazz and one of my favorite albums in my collectionHere is a song from it:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCaN2irG... 
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Some of the best West Coast on this soundtrack for the Susan Hayward movie "I want To Live" one of my first jazz purchases.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVhURQDFJoc 
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frogman,I remember back in the 70's when Carly Simon and the Carpenters got a lot of radio play. I would hear them on my parents AM radio station in their car. Fond memories.Its a shame what happened with Karen Carpenter. 
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mary_jo,I understand where you are coming from. Boxing is a dangerous sport. There are very fast stoppages now compared to the "golden era" of boxing and less boxers are being killed from head blows. However there are still deaths in the ring occu... 
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Whats with all the deleted posts?Carly Simon here on Long Island:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ux7HgO9QhAc 
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Why mary_jo AJ won but he can never beat Deontay Wilder and you are a boxing fan. A lady I would love to meet....   
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orpheus10  yea those 2 albums are classics. Let me know what you think of them. 
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orpheus10 which of my posts are you referring to as complex jazz that requires serious listening? 
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alex I am not surprised that you have that Previn Album.It is a classic. 
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Maceo Parker is one of my favoriteshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdieosq3PSchttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GN_arOyjrx0 
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frogman In this case the one who wrote it definitely plays the best version.Here is James Carter's rendition:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h57GgU94dsECarter puts a little more of a Maceo Parker type feel into it but I still like the original by ...