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Bluesy41:Based on your response I hereby declare you, and your Mom, 100%, genuine, Jazz Aficionados.Appreciating The Bey sisters puts you in rarified company on this thread.  You will be amazed at the number of 'so-called' Aficionados, that just d... 
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*****and know what these weapons of war are for, to kill people*****OMG!!!!!    Who knew???Cheers 
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If it looks like a troll, and walks like a troll and sounds like a troll, then by George, it's a troll!!Cheers 
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@acman3 If we were not off the track, that clip did the trick.Cheers 
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I am used to the 'Ellington Reeds' having a prominent place in his music.I guess with a singer, the arrangements are different.   But that is an old picture, could it be that he had not developed his signature sound at that time.Not a criticism of... 
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Ella is awesome.   She can't help but be.    The orchestra does not seem to have that 'Ellington" sound.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3ADroVuFwMCheers 
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Lots of heavy hitters on this one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNoLbP5s-68Cheers 
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Not so fast my friend, we ain’t dead yet.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LHMNxk8DqACheers 
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Bluesy41,This is the entrance exam to be a true 'Aficionado'.Give us your thoughts on this clip.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__wMmONt5FMCheers 
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We seem to be stuck in Newport.  No room for solos by Tyner on this one. Today's Listen:John Coltrane -- NEWPORT '63https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T-pTv8ZlaMTrane once told Miles that once he started soloing he didn't know how to stop.   Miles s... 
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Food for thought:Katrina made landfall at Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.  That town no longer exists.  At least not immediately after the storm.   There was not even any debris left.   But, this is a political storm, so no one cares about the folks i... 
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I understand you being upset over the deaths during Katrina, however I think you are upset at the wrong people.Most deaths in hurricanes are caused by the storm surge i.e. the water that is pushed ashore by the force of the hurricane winds. Floodi... 
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Welcome Bluesy41 
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I liked the Billy Preston thing better.   At least it was music.Cheers 
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Were the Ellington and Basie Bands actually combined?  I'll look for a video.   I'd like to see that.First impression is sort of like the Third stream thing,   the whole is not as good as the parts.Cheers