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Jazz for aficionados
Gorgeous day here in Central Texas. Stopped by Barnes & Noble to check out the latest music magazines. When I looked at the latest issue of Downbeat, I thought they had received the issue destined for Eastern Europe instead of the USA. Not a r... 
Jazz for aficionados
*****The majority of jazz aficionados like I said up thread are "stuck" in the old days listening to the greats of the 1940 -1970 era.*****I plead guilty. I am also STUCK in the past when I listen to The Blues and Classical Music. Still stuck in t... 
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James Carter:Being great is not easy.   The greats just make it look easy.A person could earn a living just placing bets on the contents  of a serious Jazz Fan's collection.  We all know, at a minimum, what Miles, Trane, Mingus etc......... albums... 
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I did like him on this:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3C9L6VzOdYCheers 
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ANIT:I wonder how many people in that crowd have ever heard Dizzy and Bird do that tune on  LP or CD.Not bad, but wouldn't hurt if they all wore suits and had a real piano.However I am all in favor of guys playing the Masterpieces from the pass.  ... 
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James Carter:Another 'Young Lion'  that never quite lived up to the hype.Cheers 
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Jive Samba:@acman3 :I love stuff like that.   I thought what a loss, referring to Cannonball's passing,  then I realized he has been dead for 43 years!!!I have such a hard time keeping Jazz and Jazz players in the correct chronological order.  It ... 
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Sergio Mendes:Is it Jazz?  Some of his stuff is Jazz.   Jelly Roll Morton said, Jazz was a style, or way, of playing music. It’s Jazz from Brazilian roots IMO.My Mom used to tell us the story of how, way back in the day, Cab Calloway got into trou... 
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Someone say Brazil?We don't need no stinkin' Juilliard School of dancehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id1scBYfJQ4If this does not put a smile on your face, git outta music!!!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VSX1FHhXTgFrogman, I took your comments ... 
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*****  I know, I know, Rok *****I didn't say a word, and as of yet, a person in this country, cannot be persecuted for what he thinks.Besides, I have always said that Cuba and Brazil are  authentic and legitimate sources of Jazz.Cheers 
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Spiritual:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0PlS8nuceAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7aAJAhU0XsCheers 
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Carla Bley:Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue.Just don’t call it Jazz.Cheers 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymnXaR6h9p0From my earliest memories of JazzCheers 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGR947AOvlgCheers 
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Me eitherhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDWyfm_aYxgCheers