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Sunday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMDAWnEfk3o     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZcfU_S1Pfw    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAGaWF9duDk   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35yypSXVzRs    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Edl29urtc0   ... 
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Today's Listen:James Carter Quartet  --  JC ON THE SETA newbie in my universe.  He's ONLY 51 and still alive.  Great player.Notes:  "I think we instrumentalists are always trying to copy vocalist.  The closest you can get to nature with an inanima... 
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BTW, do you own the Beethoven violin sonatas? In my book some of the greatest music ever written. I have The Complete Violin Sonatas Vol. 1&2 on the Philips Classics label.   Each vol is a 2-CD set.   Henryk Szeryng - Violin,  Ingrid Haeble... 
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Frogman,Concertgebouw in the age of the virus. What changes, if any, are required in how they play, if social distancing is in effect. Will the sound of the orchestra be affected? They sound normal, to me, on this clip. https://www.youtube.com/wat... 
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Natalie, was strutting her stuff.Cheers 
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Back by Popular Demand:Listened to this today, through headphones, had to post it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIad7Q6M6uE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmDqIY-A7HI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWCvceUxwG4 https://www.youtube.com/watch... 
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Today's Listen:Ramsey Lewis Trio  --  THE IN CROWDwith / Lewis(p), Eldee Young (b), Red Holt(d)Blast from the past.  One of the obligatory stops along the way.An important record. IMHO. :)   Starting point for a lot of Jazz lovers.The OP will prob... 
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Torch Song   vs  Jazz Diva.    She was good, but, she didn't have Shorter, Petrucciani or Clarke.Cheers 
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When you can play trombone with that group, while smoking a cigarette, you know you be bad!!   Love it when those trumpet players 'get up there'. a'la Maynard.Nice clip.Cheers 
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I didn't want to post this, but the OP insisted. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en6kmiX0SDc Cheers 
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Today's Listen:Coleman Hawkins / Lester Young  --  CLASSIC TENORSSlight amount of noise.  Taken from 78rpm records. Recorded in 1943.  That's 77 years ago folks.   Classic indeed!!   Just think of who was playing saxophone in 1943.   Giants walked... 
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Today's Listen:Nina Simone  --  NINA SIMONE AND PIANOCompilation disc.   Very very good.   She can be very funny.  I esp loved "everyone's gone to the moon".  Unique voice and singer.Beautiful cover art.  14 tracks, all short and sweet. https://w... 
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Frogman, thanks for the response. Precise and Concise as always.I have been doing a lot of listening to Beethoven lately and have concluded that these conductors take a lot of liberties with the score.On the 4th movement by Norrington that I poste... 
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Questions to The Frogman:Just got this yesterday.Your thoughts / opinion on this performance.  It was an epiphany for me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbE8gFj6rZk Notes:"When we play Beethoven on original instruments we have the opportunity, ... 
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Remember The Sabbath, and make a joyful noise. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5i1SyfXGCg4     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_UHeHC8ikM   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_rkAOpcWNE    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCLcSolIhjU   https://...