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Today's Listen:Count Basie  --  COUNT BASIE AT NEWPORTwith / Jimmy Rushing, Lester Young, Jo Jones, Illinois Jacquet, Roy EldridgeThere have been some great Jazz moments at Newport over the years.  This is one of them.  Recorded in 1957.boogie woo... 
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I feel that the piano, the rhythm section in general, could have been mixed a little hotter. I agree. They, esp Peterson, almost seem to be in another room.Cheers 
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Today's Listen:Louis Armstrong / Oscar Peterson  --  LOUIS ARMSTRONG MEETS OSCAR PETERSONwith / Herb Ellis(guitar), Ray Brown(bass), Louis Bellson(drums).blues in the nighthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzlrftoLIgY  you go to my headhttps://www.y... 
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Makes perfect sense.https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lyw96J0BQdoL09mxZ8fVgBm5AOwGE2ucYCheers 
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The good stuff:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE3ZELvekzY   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VA44kLu_VB0   Cheers 
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Today's Listen:Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington  --  THE COMPLETE SESSIONSImagine a Jazz Sextet in which three of the players are Armstrong, Ellington and Barney Bigard!!!  Got to be a law.  Also with / Trummy Young(trombone), Mort Herbert(bas... 
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Messiah:Your post is the 'Goldie locks' version / size.  The added instruments made a difference.  I was wondering about the Trumpets on 'Hallelujah', of course they were there, I just didn't see them.Cheers 
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Not saying smaller is better, but it was so enjoyable to watch and hear. Clam and relaxing, not the usual.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFjQ77ol2DI&t=46sCheers 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWMUKr76rC4Cheers 
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@schubert :Blood bath (heads rolling), imminent at Ft Hood.Cheers 
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Why the outrage? I’m not outraged. In fact I am lmao. What it is, is the logical conclusion / destination, of all the noise posted on this site.You can’t pick and choose. "You got to dance with who you brung. " (Old Texas proverb).CheersI could ... 
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Today's Listen:Louis Armstrong  --  SATCH PLAYS FATSVelma Middleton --Vocals      One of the great Jazz album titles.honeysuckle rosehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIXEh9gKfXQ   keepin out of mischief nowhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbWyF43XuE... 
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Mary Jo,Thank You Jazz Queen, for showing us the future. I was listening to Louis Armstrong on my rig when I opened your post. I thought I was in one of those Star Trek, tears in the space-time continuum.I don’t understand why they insist on calli... 
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Rok, Than what do you think when you listen Acman’s posts? He has the most eclectic taste. That is what is known as understatement!!! A great thread member.  He never starts 'Ruckuses'.   He turned me on to this, which I purchased:Lester Bowie’s ... 
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Maybe my first Jazz purchase.  Hanau, Germany 68-72.  Sansui Receiver, Dual 1229Q table, JBL 4311 speakers.  Like a lot of people I started with the  Soul or R&B Jazz.  Probably the only album I have ever owned on the Cadet label.   I think th...