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Just messin' with you Frogman.   Chill.CheersI had no idea Lincoln Center was that such a much. 
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The Frogman Lives!!!!We were speaking of Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan and Lyle Levett etc......being on a Jazz CD by the country's  premier Jazz band.   Especially with the word 'Swing' in the title.Never heard Bird playing with Hank Snow.    Just ... 
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St Louis here I come.   All your Kenny G LPs?Cheers 
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You could get arrested for dancing to the Ohio Players.   That is, if you danced to the music.Cheers 
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*****Rok, at the Lincoln Center, they delight in trying to fit square pegs in round holes.*****True, I just wonder,  is it Wynton, or the people he answers to.Cheers 
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Wynton Marsalis -- UNITED WE SWING (update)After receiving this CD  and listening to all the tracks, I have concluded that Wynton tends to take Inclusion, Diversity and PC,  just a little bit too far.  There are several artist on this CD that don'... 
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O-10,  Glad you liked the old stuff.  It was a fun time.   People put down a lot of the music, but at least it was good for having fun.  What else is the point of being young?Sort of like disco.  It's so 'hip' to bash it, but we all loved it.   I ... 
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Help!!!   I'm stuck in the 70's and can't get out!!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v1J-kGxXds   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pulI3in1UgI   Cheers 
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Sitting here yesterday nodding between consciousness and sleep, with you-tube on auto, found myself in a dream state when these tunes came up.   Took me back to a simpler time.  I think.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwkwjOd7MCU  https://www.yout... 
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Today’s Mary Lou:Mary Lou Williams -- ZONING Excellent, informative booklet. When you consider what she accomplished, and especially, WHEN she accomplished it, you can only imagine what might have been. A true giant.Sadly most of her music did not... 
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****Trane is so soothing that I have been listening for some time now****Soothing, is the perfect word.Cheers 
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Today’s Mary Lou:Mary Lou Williams -- MY MAMA PINNED A ROSE ON MEFrom the notes:"At one time in my career, I felt that the Blues or Boogie-Woogie were Kindergarten music...a style of music and playing I should be ashamed of........But then I made ... 
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Today's Listen and Lesson:John Coltrane -- BOTH DIRECTIONS AT ONCE : THE LOST TAPEShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIv4elylwsA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erlJD3Qo50c Recorded in 1963.  Released in 2018.  WTF,  you may ask.2CD set.The booklet ... 
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Favorite Williams, or just favorites?BTW, I still have a visual image in my head of the page on which her music was reviewed. Stereo Review or Jazz Times, I think.'Zodiac Suite' was  the CD.Cheers 
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Gene Harris:Another great one.    Oscar Class.Cheers