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O-10:I can't think of any other Jazz guy that went totally Classical.The Frogman? Well, as Wynton might put it, "he left Jazz and went into Classical". He pulled a Miles on us.Cheers 
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O-10:I once told you computers don't go on the fritz these days. Well, computers might not, but internet providers certainly do. Just got back online.Previn: Very nice clips. I love that type of playing. Like a slightly less bombastic version of O... 
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Look who's all grown up.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0nrPvbIVUcCheers 
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Kleiber was voted Best Conductor ever, by one classical magazine. I don't remember if the vote was by the Editorial staff or the readers.I guess you could say he had a 'flowing' style.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfbLpijCN3MCheers 
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Today's Surprise!!World Saxophone Quartet -- DANCES AND BALLARDSAmazing!! I could not believe how much I enjoyed this. Every track a winner. This is supposed to be Avant-Garde / Free Jazz. This is the best example of that genre I have ever heard.h... 
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O-10'Gris Gris' has been in my Amazon cart forever. I will order it now. It's supposed to be one of his best. This guy never makes a clunker.Marie Laveau is my favorite. I have it on this CD. Along with several other gems, such as the Monkey! Trut... 
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Should these tunes have gotten the glory instead??https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAfYg8haw1shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEHUAMW5JD4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_87wul09cuA Cheers 
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This seems like an appropriate posting. http://www.jazz24.org/2014/04/song-day-john-coltrane-my-favorite-things/It was clear Trane was searching for something, although audiences sometimes couldn’t figure out what. He was known to play 20- to 30-m... 
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Not Cuban, but, I own them and they are both great. Good music to listen to, while searching the youtubes for the elusive NEW Cuban.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNWZ0pQR7wwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XDGIT-djGoCheers 
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O-10:I think this is in Cuba. If it is not, she's still a Fox and worth seeing and hearing. Even for fossils.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9VwvjZh_DQCheers 
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O-10:This may be representive of the Jazz scene within Cuba.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTnoDOSv7_oThe music being played inside Cuba should be the most authentic Cuban Jazz being played today.Since The Frogman says the regime frowns on Jazz, ... 
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Fascinating story. The clip gives the impression she was in Denmark when the Germans invaded and was arrested and put in a concentration camp. Others accounts say she was arrested by the Danes and kept in a Danish Prison.The facts: She was arreste... 
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Thanks for the reply.****This goes back to an early discussion on this thread during which the mistaken idea was posed that jazz musicians don't practice and don't study the N&B's*****Not by this person.Cheers 
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Acman3:Two excellent clips. Awesome sax solo. What is the correct custom for applause at a Jazz performance? Do players expect applause after their solos? I have Abdullah Ibrahim's latest CD, 'Mukashi' on my to buy list. I have always liked him. F... 
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BTW, On Cuba, Africa, Slavery and Indians in the Movies, I have declared victory. So we can all move on.Cheersd