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Jazz for aficionados
Today's Listen:Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants  --  BAG'S GROOVE Notes written in a 'hipster' fashion by Ira Gitler.As you can see, a big time lineup.  I never knew these guys were a 'group'.  On 'Bag's Groove',  Miles asked that Monk not ... 
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***** One does not lead to the other *****For many it will.  And most of that many will be the ones that can least afford it, finance or social wise.  Guess I better go rob / mug somebody.Just another thing for young folks to deal with, as if the... 
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Today's Listen:Milt Jackson  --  PLENTY, PLENTY SOULContains the entire Plenty,Plenty album, plus two of the three sessions from the LP 'Ballads & Blues'.All total, contributions from, Cannonball, Silver, Blakey, Quincy Jones and many more.   ... 
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***** No way can you even put marijuana and heroin in the same sentence,*****You can in the sense that, one leads to the other. Countries that legalize weed, primarily for the tax revenue, are destroying their future, and the lives of future gener... 
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When I was in middle school, the rumor among us ’hipsters' was that Ray Charles smoked ’reefers’, with no clue as to what a ’reefer’ was. We also ’knew’ that Louis Armstrong had ’dope’ in his ever present handkerchief. Lord, Lord, we were pathetic... 
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Once again The Frogman has enlightened us with a professional's perspective on  Jazz, and, more importantly, the life of Jazz musicians.  We get a glimpse into the world of the professional Jazz musician.  Like most things, there is a dark or less... 
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Lester Bowie:It's no longer on you-tube, at least I can't find it, except for the live version, which is no where near as good as the CD.You can hear bits on 'All Music', but not the entire track.Cheers 
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Jerome Jennings:Possibly the most inspiring and hopeful clips posted on this thread. I googled him and saw the clip ’The Beast’, mostly talk by the band members including Christian McBride. McBride is another serious musician.They seem serious and... 
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OP,You were right about the deleter in chief.   They delete the post that I copied from another post.   That original post still stands.Makes you wonder what is the point in posting, if the censors in the politburo have the last word.Cheers 
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I remember having the LP "The Revolution will not be Televised" in my hands at a Sound Warehouse store in Austin, weighing whether to buy it or not.   I don't have it, so I guess I bought something else instead.   He didn't look like my idea of a ... 
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Today's Listen:Dee Dee Bridgewater  --  ELEANORA FAGAN TO BILLIE WITH LOVE FROM DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER2 Disc set.  CD with DVD.   DVD from a performance in Spain.  Stunning cover art photo.   Can be added to her tributes Ella, Silver and Kurt Weill. ... 
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My first moanin', and a great record.   I assume everyone has this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BzkiZBzcu4 Cheers 
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Your Heroes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4jMQNJFPO4 Cheers 
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We would have to be clones and have had exactly the same life experiences to get the same thing from every piece of music.How depressing is that.Cheers 
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Music is the universal language, in that everyone hears music and likes / dislikes it, and understands what's being said,  the problem is, are we all understanding the same thing.   We don't have to, for it to be universal.   The emotional respons...