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O-10:******she was born in Mississippi****** well, everyone who became anyone, was! :)*****St. Louis was an entirely different city, it was a good place to live then; but the same thing can be said for most of the cities in this country.*******I k... 
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I can't help it, I love this!!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZMwVj4cVywCheers 
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Don't ever go to a Baptist church without a hanky. You will no be allowed to leave until you cry!This is one of the major stops along the road to Bird, Miles, Mingus, Armstrong, and all others.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhSGkFwL77k&list=PL... 
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Nice clip O-10, But, For the real deal, try this. This is from the 'Say Amen Somebody" DVD. One of the few DVDs I can watch more than once.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW7z5ASa4W0Cheers 
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Today's Listen:Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers -- 3 BLIND MICE VOL 1Blakey(d), Freddie Hubbard(t), Curtis Fuller(tb), Wayne Shorter(ts), Cedar Walton(p), Jymie Merritt(b)One of the best Messenger lineups ever. Since Blakey always had some of ... 
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Today's Very Pleasant Surprise:Alvin Batiste -- LATEAlvin Batiste(clarinet), Kenny Barron(p), Rufus Reid(b), Herman Jackson(d)All of these players are also in the field of music education. Batiste at Southern University and Barron at Rutgers Unive... 
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By popular demand?? :)Toshiko Ankiyoshi Jazz Orch -- DESERT LADY / FANTASYfeaturing Lew TabackinAcman3 asked why are so many great players and great music overlooked in the Jazz world.This recording is proof that great players and music can be ove... 
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after another listen and this time at 'proper volume', I will withdraw the comment about the sound on the track 'misteriso'. Not as bad as I thought first time around. The middle disappears. :) Sax / drums in the left speaker, bass in the right. S... 
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Thelonious Monk -- MISTERIOSOMonk(p), Johnny Griffin(ts), Ahmed Abdul Malik(b), Roy Haynes(d)Typical complex simplicity from Monk. Recorded Live At The Five Spot Cafe, NYC Aug 1958, which makes it a little over 55 years ago! WOW! I still think of ... 
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*****I have to identify everything by the sound and my knowledge of the music.*****Sort like the old DownBeat thingy. I was always amazed at how often the guest artist got it right.Yours sounds like an interesting method. I used to listen in the d... 
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***** need to get a list on computer and organize my LP's and CD's, but that would be work. ;)*****Acman3, you are right about that. I did my Jazz, Classical and Blues and then decided that the rest, (pop, gospel, Christmas and Opera) weren't wort... 
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O-10:I have 'The Country Preacher' This style of Jazz was responsible for getting a lot of young people into Jazz.If most people's introduction to Jazz had been some of those 'free' or 'avant-garde' types, the genre would have died years ago. The ... 
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Jazz bargain alert!http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004NTVMLA/ref=s9_psimh_gw_p15_d0_i3?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1E08A228AES4ZYXJWV1T&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1630072182&pf_rd_i=507846Lot of good sets here.Cheers 
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Too good not to share.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzvlivbptXkOne of my all time favorites. I remember where I was when I first heard it. I wonder how many awesome performances have been wasted on European and Asian audiences?http://www.youtube.... 
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******"Besame Mucho" has special meaning for me, it brings back memories of Victoria Gomez in the 6th grade*******My true love and life long soul-mate was named Earlean, and the music was Roy Hamilton's "Don't Let Go". :) Those were the days.Cheers