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Jazz for aficionados
Speaking of Virtuoso: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTJhHn-TuDY Cheers 
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Today’s Listen:Dick Hyman -- MUSIC OF 1937Maybeck Recital Hall Series, Volume ThreeGood booklet. "Maybeck Recital Hall was designed by famous Berkeley architect Bernard Maybeck in 1914 to be used as a recital Hall and instruction site. A small per... 
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Swingin' At Sugar Ray's:Now, this is the way it's done.  Great stuff!  Cheers 
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Today's F-150 Cruise:I thought the OP lived in St Louis, Not Detroit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8PjjxJ7v78    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S9PkUTPlCk    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bncm9dH0czQ  'Saber-toothed neighbors'.  Great p... 
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Organ Players:While attending school in Endicott, NY,  my friends and I hung out at a bar in Binghamton, NY, called Gentleman Joe's.  Google it.   Apparently Coltrane played there in 1962.   They had a fantastic organ player who led a group called... 
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Andy Farber:Great stuff.   Great to see / hear music like this being performed by a younger crowd.   There is hope yet!!    Bass player is a good indicator also.Cheers 
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Today's Listen:The title suggests some sort of Treme meets The Big Apple.   Both players from New Orleans.   Both studied at the New Orleans Center fo the Creative Arts(NOCCA).  Terence studied under Ellis Marsalis, Donald under Alvin Batiste in B... 
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The Frogman has made one of those 'good point' observations.   :)Cheers 
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Mary Jo,   you have made a permanent contribution to this thread.   Thanks again."And they shall be led by a Queen from the East."   -- The Good BookCheers 
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How can anyone harm females just because they're females? We can't leave the OP hanging.  What's the story?Cheers 
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From today’s F-150 usb sticks.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mKqX1I91K0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jW8d88SPM8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUSuj1yMW2M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvMteHdpMCIIt is raining in Texas.Cheers 
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OP,You have certainly seen a lot of the greats.   I envy you.CheersI did see Telly Savalas once at Dulles airport.  :) 
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Maynard:Golden age of music and gear.   There was so much choice.   All at very reasonable prices at the audio clubs.   (Had to be affordable for Military Personnel).  The Sony's I referred to were the one with the Flat speakers.  These I believe:... 
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Today's Listen:Gene Harris Quartet  --  IT'S THE REAL SOULwith special guest Frank Wess(flute & tenor sax)Notes with comments on the history of each tune, and a short piece on how Harris got started in the world of music.Recorded Live in Pitts... 
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The current state of Jazz reminds me of the current state of politics in the West.Jazz used to be for working class  folks in night clubs.  Now, if for 'elites'.Left-wing and left leaning political parties used to be for working class people.  Wag...