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Jazz for aficionados
Soul Jazz:May I recommend Houston Person and Joey DeFrancesco.   Can't have Soul-Jazz without great Sax play.Cheers 
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***** I'm going to assume that means the evaluation and review of Mr. Silver is concluded.******Not so fast my friend.   You have not even mentioned some of his best LPs / CDs.  Examples:Blowin' The Blues AwaySix Pieces of SilverThe Tokyo Blueset... 
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This is good party music, not great Jazz.  I always heard a sameness to all this 'soul-Jazz', esp if it was heavy on guitar and B-3.  Not much different from R&B.   Just better musicianship.Please don't say when you listened to this you could ... 
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Damn!  I have played that CD a million times and I never imagined any of that.  I shudder to think what goes thru your head when listening to Sun Ra.O-10, you got moves man!Cheers 
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Today's Listen:Horace Silver -- SERENADE TO A SOUL SISTERThis Silver is a little different.  From the music to the Blue Note album cover.  I like both.   Stanley Turrentine shines. (1968)My two favorites from the CD.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v... 
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The best way to experience Sun Ra.  'King Porter Stomp' is really good, as is the dancer.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SbvOPo4tHMCheers 
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The employment office Sun Ra was great.   He should leave Ellington alone.   They are really from different universes.He is much better when you can see the group.  Audio only,  not so great.  I confess I did buy one of his LPs.  I was always amaz... 
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Oh no, I'm just a member of the Great Unwashed with a stereo, and a few Jazz CDs.There is no place for folks like me in the esoteric arena of The   Grand, and The Exalted Grand, Poobahs.When you Poobahs start throwing salvos, we unwashed just duck... 
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Wynton:Most of the stuff Crosby said about Wynton's playing was first said by Miles years ago, when I think Miles did feel under threat from the young hotshot / upshot.I bet if I asked Crosby, "who was Charles Mingus?" he would probably say "he wa... 
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O-10 since you are OP, that would make you the "Exalted Grand Poobah"  hahahahahahahahahCheers 
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Ok, it's 'Grand Poobah'.   From Gilbert and Sullivan.I have not laughed this long and hard in years.Cheers 
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WTF is a 'Grand Puba'??  hahahahhaahhhaYou guys need to take a break.   It's Thursday, so that means oldies.A REAL genius:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlzY6cWpoMQhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNS6D4hSQdACheers and Chill 
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I read the article again, and now I know who he is, A first class jerk!Cheers 
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Who is Peter Crosby?Cheers 
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Silver 'n Percussion:The worst Silver I have heard.  Too contrived.  Too Third world-ish.  Too, lets join the young folks.  I would not have recognized him.Sinbad Silver?Cheers