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***** Regarding the "bogus comment"? Do you mean that? White boys can’t play authentic blues? The remark might have been tongue in cheek but I suspect there’s something behind it.*****No need to suspect or wonder, if I had meant to say that, I ... 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8yGGtVKrD8All Girl Band From Mississippihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WczP3PyHt20Cheers 
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Lest we forget what it's all about:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KNj9ctgvO8Cheers 
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O-10:Lord lord, my burden is great.There is only ONE blues and it was created in the Mississippi Delta.  All others are bogus.Here is one of the all time great Blues players, from Mississippi of course, playing with one of the all time great Jazz ... 
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I always thought Smooth Jazz meant,  no quarter, eighth, or sixteenth notes allowed.As far-fetched as it sounds, I could be wrong.Cheers 
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Just listened to my one and only Hank Crawford CD.  A twofer.  Two LPs on one CD.   'Mr Blues' and 'Mr Blues plays lady Soul'.No need for wiki.  Some of the tune list:On a Clear DayRoute 66Lonely AvenueSoul SerenadeAin't No WayBaby I Love YouGoing... 
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Hank Crawford:The best dressed man in Jazz.  From Memphis I think.  Used to play with Ray.   Very under recorded.  One of the Jazz players I was exposed to in college.   Good stuff.Cheers 
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***** I’d be very curious what recent music suggestions you personally found sleep-inducing.*****Anything from the third world with the word "trance" in the title.  ahahahahahaAnything that O-10 posts while tripping in unexplored parts of the wor... 
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***** Best I can do. Just not that big a fan of the traditional jazz guitar, I guess. *****Montgomery and Burrell are examples of 'The Traditional Jazz Guitar'.You mentioned being put in a coma by certain music.  That's not the first time certain... 
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I never thought I would see the day that some self-important 'Audiophile' could come on 'Jazz for Aficionados', insult everyone and then waltz away unscathed.  Although, he did warn us he would be back.   Reminded me of General MacArthur after he ... 
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***** I will take a leave of this thread now, will be back in a few weeks. Clearly, whatever people currently post here is not really worth my attention.********** Let us try to refrain from discussing complicated matters here belonging somewher... 
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Great Jazz Story:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9slpDoJ_H0kKenneth Clarke is an extremely prominent figure in British Conservative politics.   He has served in every Conservative Government since Margaret Thatcher.This current Government will b... 
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Today's Listen:Duke Ellington -- THE GREAT DUKE ELLINGTON VOCALISTSVery nice CD.   Could not find it on you-tube.   Perfect Jazz for a Fall Sunday Afternoon.  If you can find a clip, check it out.Cheers 
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Austin feeding the poor.Austin is not only the political Capital of Texas, it is also the liberal do-gooder Capital of Texas.  If there were no poor there, they would import them, so they could be seen on TV feeding them.   Doing something meaning... 
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***** the only place communism exists is in Cuba, and the poor people are doing better in Cuba than they are here.*****Wow!  Well, that explains the constant flow of ships loaded with poor Americans heading for Cuba on a daily basis.  I wondered ...