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| Jazz for aficionados O-10:*****Miles was just the opposite, but he sure could blow that trumpet. Just a little trivia that I've been exposed to over the years.*****That little trivia is a major component of what makes Jazz so fascinating.Today's Listen:Lou Rawls -- AT... | |
| Jazz for aficionados O-10:I don't get an all-Jazz station at my location, but, I can imagine what you are talking about with the word 'sameness'.Another source for hearing music and getting a history lesson is cable TV. No one has mentioned it. On my TWC provider ther... | |
| Jazz for aficionados O-10:Jazz on radio: Yesterday was 'Big Band Sunday' on the local pbs station. They play mostly music from in and around the war years.Yesterday they featured Billy Eckstine. Eckstine also played trumpet, until Dizzy arrived on the scene. Then quie... | |
| Jazz for aficionados O-10:Silver: Great clip of 'Senor Blues'. On the same page I saw a clip for 'Filthy McNasty', one of the great song titles in Jazz. I had just received Silver's "doin' the thing - at the village gate". I think this is the album on which 'Filthy' w... | |
| Jazz for aficionados good for what ails yahttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt4PyEFlf6QCheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados O-10:Mungo Jerry: good driving music.Dr. John: one of those special artist that never makes a bad record. All of his stuff is very good. I think because he is an authenic artist. He lives in the enviroment that produces the music.Check out his CD ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados O-10:****I can feel Horace Silver's presence in this music, that's just how much of a difference, a great leader makes in the music*****Of all recent losses, his death truly sadden me. Almost as if I had known him. In Nica's book, his first wish w... | |
| Jazz for aficionados O-10:****That's the story of my life, "I was in the right place at the wrong time".*****No guts no glory! You must seize the moment! Did you tell her you knew Miles? :)Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados O-10:****I've done this a number of times, and added considerably to my collection by doing so. Occasionally, I've added brand new musicians, but primarily it was old musicians who I thought, I already had their greatest recordings.*****My only pr... | |
| Jazz for aficionados O-10:*****Over the years, I have discovered there are great leaders, and great sidemen; when a great "sideman" makes a record makes a record without one of the great leaders he's recorded with over the years, it falls flat. *******Truer words were... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Learsfool:I surrender. I guess everyone understands it except me.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Anyone ever go back thru all the posts on this thread and play the clips presented? Some great stuff! I just finished listening to and watching Jesse Cook. Presented by O-10.Try it sometime.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados I may have underestimated this young lady.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1257690Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados O-10:Interesting.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDO1SL-gj98Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados O-10:The Nicholas Brothers, WOW. How do they do that?? Amazing! The best dancers EVER!!!I fell in love with Miss Dandrige after seeing the movie CARMEN JONES. If my thought dreams could have been seen, my mom would have washed my mind out with lye... |