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@curiousjim  I’m listening to Bill Jennings & Leo Parker,  Billy In The Lions Den.  Definitely not a good recording, but an easy to listen to album. Great find! I had never heard of this. For more great baritone players check out Ronnie C... 
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@stuartk  I assume you've heard "Rollin' with Leo"... Plus 1 Other great baritone players that I'm sure you know Ronnie Cuber Caravan - YouTube Pepper Adams 19/11/1957 - Pepper Adams - The Cool Sound of Pepper Adams - YouTube      
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One of the albums I listened to last night was this Leo Parker session recorded on the Blue Note label in 1961. Not one dud on this album.  Leo was a superlative baritone sax player who succumbed to heart failure at just 36 years old.  Leo P̲a̲r... 
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@jafant Al DiMeola I have tickets for Al Di Meola for Friday, October 27. I just saw that he had a heart attack at one of his European performances. I assume he will be taking a sabbatical while he is recovering. I think the date I have tickets... 
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@ho249  Here's another track where Russell Malone is prominent. The whole album is good. Benny Green is a terrific pianist! Plus 1 Russel Malone on these 2 sessions. Check out the personnel on both! Jimmy Cobb Jazz In The Key Of Blue - YouTu... 
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@curiousjim I drive at night and I love it. Nothing but other trucks/trailers with some cars mixed in. No A hole lost/on phone/speeding/driving to slow idiots to deal with and no traffic. Just me, the music and the road..... Last night I listened... 
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@stuartk Upon graduating high school I started working in the construction field in Long Island NY and eventually started a framing business. I was a framing contractor and sub contractor for 30 years. 4 years ago I decided to retire from the con... 
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@stuartk  Well, I didn't have a choice at the time. My dad retired while I was about to enter 9th grade and my parents decided to move the family to Guadalajara at that point.  You moved around a lot. I was born 60 years ago in Babylon, Long I... 
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@mahgister  I was fortunate to see Pat Martino live at Birdland NYC about 8 years ago. I am also a big fan of Martino. You have to check out his earlier recording sessions as a guitarist on Willis "Gatortail" Jackson sessions. I have purchased ma... 
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@curiousjim and the rest of the "JFA crew" the concert was great. It was raining and chilly last night in NYC but once inside the cozy confines of the Village Vanguard surrounded by the ghosts of jazz legends I was HAPPY!  Framed photo's on the w... 
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Excuse my mistake above last paragraph. My friend introduced me to the drummer Bill Stewart, not Bill Hamilton (I had the distinguished drummer Jeff Hamilton on my mind as well Doh!) Jeff Hamilton: Blues for Stephanie - YouTube  
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On my way into NYC and the hallowed grounds (basement) of the Village Vanguard. My first time seeing any of the 3 musicians tonight has me more enthusiastic than I usually am before a show.  Here are the artists for tonight's show. Bill Stewart ... 
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Speaking of tenors here is Bob Berg, Joe Farrell, and Joe Henderson 1985. Joe Henderson, Bob Berg, and Joe Farrell play Tenor Madness at the 1985 Madrid Jazz Festival - YouTube  
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@alexatpos  I will check out Texas Twister after they unload my trailer and I hit the road towards my next destination. Almost midnight here in Brooklyn NY. I have been listening to a lot of Oliver Nelson lately (not just "The Blues and the Abst... 
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My next show this Saturday night at the hallowed grounds of the Village Vanguard NYC.  Front Page - Village Vanguard This is the trio I'll be seeing (1) BIMHUIS TV Presents: Bill Stewart Trio feat Larry Grenadier and Walter Smith III - YouTube