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acman3,Great Sonny Rollins link. Sonny’s playing just kept getting better and better. The bag pipes are unusual in a jazz ensemble but it works quite well in there. The kid on the hollow body lead guitar is very good as well.Sonny released an albu... 
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TGIF!More Sonny ClarkWith Buddy DeFranco:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYU8H4A7YDMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-t9rKMKN_whttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghIBkXK6r50 
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Here is the real pianist who plays piano throughout the movie "The Pianist" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janusz_OlejniczakThe song I posted from the movie is a Frederic Chopin composition. According to most of the commenters its Ballade No. 1 Op.... 
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BTW, I would not know the difference in a blind listening test between the Steinway, Fazioli, or Bossendorfer piano if each were played by the same competent pianist playing the same song on each piano but one of my favorite movies, the pianist, h... 
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Sonny Clark played piano on one album of the great "Sweet Papa" Lou Donaldson titled "Lou Takes Off" and all 4 songs off the session showcase Sonny's comping skills. Lou Takes Off is a late 50's session and it swings hard. In the 60's Lou got more... 
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Conrad Yeatis "Sonny" Clark never played to a large venue and was most likely penniless when he died way to young from an overdose of heroin while "bootin It" (4th link), but he certainly was, IMHO, a master rhythmic accompanist and played with so... 
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Is this a political/ideological forum or "jazz for aficionados" 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diOQ-UOhiachttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A4Nc_eLrz4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmiIZkE7WSAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO6ce6KIyoU 
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pryso.Ginger Baker trio is the core of the band with Baker on drums, Ron Miles on trumpet, and Artie Moore on bass. The rest are various "guest musicians" hence the DJQ20 on the album cover.DJQ20 stands for "The Denver Jazz Quintet - to - Octet. S... 
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Ginger Baker had a wild life. Anyone else watch the 2012 documentary "Beware Of Mr. Baker" will understand Baker’s wild ride through life. I’m surprised he made it to age 80. May he rest in peace.That Art Blakey, Elvin Jones, and Max Roach were th... 
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frogman,Larry Young is a favorite of mine as well. Last year I bought a double disc live in Paris album here:https://www.amazon.com/Paris-ORTF-Recordings-CD-Deluxe/dp/B0188EOHOYOf course I have Unity which may be his best recording. Here is more o... 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSkbfzawsWIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGH_D8FazPc 
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mary jo,There is no way o10 and rok are the same person. Orpheus10 strikes me as a very sensitive and intellectual man who displays empathy towards others.rok is a condescending and arrogant bigot who's posts display a pattern of narcissism.There ... 
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Schubert,I have never been to Europe. I hear there are hundreds of beautiful places to see. Vienna is one of them. Here is a Dizzy Gillespie & Sonny Stitt live clip with good quality:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ5DS_mmZFQAnd here is an al... 
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Did somebody mention Hiromi?I saw her live twice at the Blue Note in NYC. She is simply an incredibly talented piano player/composer/arranger. She plays with a lot of energy and enthusiasm.I own every album she has put out.