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Sonny Stitt:If Bird's influence was as pervasive as everyone says it was, it would have been impossible not to be influenced by him,  even if it came through third parties.I have this CD.  I always thought Oscar should have added drums and a coupl... 
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***** There is no way anyone will believe what the South Side of Chicago was like when I lived there*****Actually, I can readily believe it.  There were many places like that back in the day.  "Progress" and it's resulting consequences wiped them... 
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***** "The Frogman"; who, btw, you mention by name(?) SIX times in one of your most recent posts.........SIX TIMES!...........doesn't that say something to you?...........think!...*****It says, YOU and YOUR minions were the subject of the post.Vi... 
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***** Some random thoughts*****Incoherent, would be more to the point.  And your ramblings do not rise to the level of 'thoughts'.Cheers 
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***** Rok, I want you to check this and check it thoroughly; me, Alex, Jazz, and even Frogman posted music that's only different in degrees, and the music I posted is "bland and tasteless". Get back to me on that.*****I discovered years ago that ... 
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Since Jazz seems to be no longer a requirement, let's all chill to this:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwEsrdClimk&list=PL9t9N1owgSRLAErhETYuuAwWSeCJ85N4oCheers 
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The OP is firing for effect!!Cheers 
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Reached for 'Blues and The Abstract Truth', and grabbed this instead.  Great record.  Eric Dolphy is in the group.  If I were leader, and played Sax, i wouldn't let Eric within a mile of my recording session. :)In addition to being a great record,... 
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Today's Listen:McCoy Tyner -- SAHARAFor all you Impressionists.  In lesser hands, this could have easily been noise.  Thankfully these hands are quite capable.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJz5J-k04CQ&list=PLphrIV29xxqtHaJHsSAJuTZL5uILcJOdwC... 
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***** Sometimes neutral is all that the art aspires to be.******Then, what would be the point of 'neutral' art?  Wrong again!!Cheers  
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O-10:***** Our minds are computers that contain a record of everything we have experienced in our entire life. How those computers respond to music depends on that composite record. If the music does nothing to elicit a pleasurable response, it's... 
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Jesse Cook:Very nice clip.  I was listening to Nana Vasconcelos today, but didn't think it was worth posting.Why isn't Cook wearing shoes?   Cheers 
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***** You will be more than delighted when you get this CD.*****I put it in my cart today.   Had a lot of her on LP.   She was an important artist in her day.Cheers 
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"There's no future without the past and anybody who doesn't really understand where jazz has come from has no right to try to direct where it's going".   --  Julian "cannonball" AdderleyI guess that quote from Adderley sums up my problem with "new...