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I warned you people. You can't say I didn't warn you!! I said, "if we keep going on like we're going, we will sooner or later, piss off Chazro":. Now, look what you have done! There will be hell to pay for this!!Acman3: You didn't miss much. The c... 
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Review of Donald Byrd's "Places and Spaces""This is not an album designed for people who want to hear ONLY hard bop, post-bop, or other styles of "JAZZ jazz". It's not designed to showcase stunning, transcendent horn playing. It's for fans of soph... 
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O-10:You do have eclectic taste.Cheers 
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****You couldn't get into his music because you didn't have an adequate mode of transportation to get to the "Misty mid region of Wier";*****I think that mode of transportation is ilegal here in Texas. But in the 70's, a lot of folks traveled via ... 
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Hall and Zoller:Nothing to criticize here. Hall is his usual, brilliant,. stone faced, immobile, self. Wouldn't hurt to see him get 'into it'. After all, he ain't playing country music.Zoller's first name is ATTILA!! As in HUN!! Good Grief.Cheers 
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Duke Ellington -- THE AFRO-EURASIAN ECLIPSE - 1971Gong:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M86dxZcuPhUAcht O'Clock Rock:Et Tu Duke??https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_W0a_wPSgMI think everyone was affected / infected by the scourge. I like "Gong". Both... 
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Alex:Blues Blues BluesNothing but the Tonic:Enjoyed it. The guitar player was good, but the Piano player was the class of this group. They stayed true to the genre.Blues in the Closet:To my ear, not as good as the first clip. The organ, combined w... 
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O-10:Detroit Guitars Band:Some things are best left in the 70'sBT Express:5th of Beethoven:I just sent by bell bottoms out to the cleaners. And I got my dancing shoes on. Let's boogie!Cheers 
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O-10:Jean Luc Ponty:I think most Jazz musicians try to play what they feel inside of them. Like in Nica's book, many just wished they could play what was in their head. That makes for good Jazz. Original and creative Jazz.MY IMPRESSION is that mus... 
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O-10:Don't get me started on Disco. They could have been the only folks in the 70's that knew what they were doing. It was as big or bigger in Europe as anywhere, and I was right there. Oh, the memories!!I'll call your 5th of Beethoven, and raise ... 
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*****Btw, I was looking at the gentleman's reviews on Amazon. If that is not you, you should get together. ******I have never reviewed anything online. Don't have the talent.Cheers 
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And just how are we suppose to know which Jazz was recorded in the 70's. Look at the fine print on each CD?Cheers 
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Today's Listen from the 1970:Freddie Hubbard -- RED CLAYA little funky tinge, but surely within the bop camp. Hubbard / Henderson / Hancock / Carter / Lenny White. I guess no one totally escaped the prevaling winds of the times.https://www.youtube... 
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Aficionados:Since I was not familiar with Buster Williams, I checked him out on Amazon. Only one entry. "Something More". Not the clip Alex submitted. The one CD listed had two reviews. This one caught my eye."Much of this album is sheer pain. Way... 
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The Frogman:Buster Williams Clip:Sobresaliente!!! So nice to hear what is possible to do with Violin in Jazz. Different from the usual French / Gypsy stuff. And Williams played REAL notes on Bass. Sort of reminded me of my recent CD of Dave Hollan...