schubert

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Jazz for aficionados
The real deal for a listener like me is is Brecker brought the rest of the guys up with him . I’ll leave Calderazzo out for the simple reason I don’t really get him(my bad) , but Peterson was even better than usual ,which I could not believe , dit... 
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Frogman ,I listened to your Becker @ Co  "Madame Tolouse" a half dozen times , perfection itself  by all !Almost unreal talent , almost hard to believe .i  
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This is a modern composer who can dance on the Jazz side or the Classical side at the same time with beauty and grace for both .https://youtu.be/QXNbLi88Iw8?t=2rok, Phil means "lover of" in Greek and was often given that name when rich folks were ... 
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0-10 and rok2id , both well said .But without the well-spring of live music it all means nothing .You have to drink from the well to placate your thirst .One of the many dangers of old age is your lack of thirst , I have to remember to drink .If a... 
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Best Jazz I ever heard from a military band ! Bad ass Clarinet !https://youtu.be/OXRZJIqqkJY?t=5 
Jazz for aficionados
What gets me with Wess in that clip is he still seems to not have lost his nuance factor which is remarkable at his age ,don’t have to cut any slack for him!If WDR ever calls for you (very likely) don’t forget to see the Cologne Cathedral(Dom) , n... 
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It is a crime how little Hefti and other great arrangers are so generally unknown !It amazes me how all these old American masters end up playing in Cologne with WDR .frogman , I’ll wager you’d be amazed what that fine WDR Saxophone lady, Karolina... 
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Anything you can do with sticks he can do .Loud ,soft and in between .https://youtu.be/2b4hnwMTeU8?t=6 
Classical Music for Aficionados
Just so, just so jim ! When I knew most of the players of the Berlin R.I..A.S , Blomstedt often filled in and the players really and truly loved him . He was open to what they thought .He is a pious Christian and radiates love towards all .I treas... 
Classical Music for Aficionados
gregm, I can see with your Mahler suggestions you will be a big help on here !As a Brahms lover the Curzon -Szell is quite good but IMO the sound leaves a lot to be desired .My favorites are a masterpiece with Nelson Freire and the Vienna PO under... 
Classical Music for Aficionados
rv, listened to the whole op. 130  on Adagio . The Danish are outstanding !Ever since I got the iconic Yale vinyl of the last Qts . 40 odd years ago I have thought they were the greatest of LvB  . 
Jazz for aficionados
We were sharp but we trained just as hard as 173'rd . We were there as a trip wire that ensured NATO we were serious. 6,000 dead Americans couldn’t be ignored . We, at least Senior NCO’s and Officers knew that .Our barracks , old German ones but i... 
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And the people with the pride of Cologne are in good company . Least "German"  of other major cities in Deutschland . 
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Thanks, If I did that I’d have 3rd Armor, 8th ID ,4th ID(RVN) , 5th ID , 11th AA , 1st Cav(RVN) and the ones I liked the best, 173rd AB and Berlin Brigade .Best unit I ever was in was C/3/ 6th Inf BB . Berlin had best discipline in Army . Squad le... 
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rok, how does one get a patch like the 2nd Brigade one you have on one’s moniker ? Like to put one of the 3 combat patches I rate on mine .