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frogmanYes Fred Hersch is an excellent pianist. His style of playing , especially on this cut , reminds me of Evans. His playing does have a quiet ,softer sound and he most certainly  rivals Evans for developing a solo and taking creative harmonic... 
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  schubertWow finding any new jazz vinyl for 7 bucks would be great but Ella singing Duke's  music is a real find. Your story made me nostalgic for the days when I could go shopping for vinyl at several stores and find real gems for $3.99 to $7.99... 
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frogmanI just compared those two clips of B Evans you posted , one from the Chet Baker tune Alone Together. Wow how close can you get? It appears that little intro he did for the Baker song was something he went back to later to further develop. H... 
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schubertI enjoyed the E Elias version of Blue In Green it was well done but as stated elsewhere it relied on the rhythmic component in the development of the tune and solo. By doing so I fell IMO that the character or " feel" of the tune ,was chan... 
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Thanks guys for the list of older sax players. frogman how could I forget Charles Lloyd ? Especially when I mentioned him last year when he turned 80 and posted some music. I really only became a fan several years ago. I think his Atlantic and lat... 
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frogmanJust a slight correction Wayne is 85 yrs. young !! Either 85 or 87 it doesn't matter , most people would be glad to be alive let alone still creating and performing at such a high level.  The only other tenor sax player at that age who is s... 
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acman3+1  on all Evil Gal Blues ,especially Barbara Morrison , who I had not never heard of. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0nuYj9PseI  
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtUNRs3hdfQ frogmanNice Hamilton espec ially with Duke's orch.Here'sanother  clarinet player with a warm, big tone: 
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o10I just found D King on youtube and yes I plan to purchase something of hers. A lovely voice . I would be crying the blues if she were my EX , she's easy on the eyes.Been a fan of Karrin Allyson for several years.How about these?http://www.yout... 
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schubert  & othershere are two singers you may like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy6nVCUqHqM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpqhMLV79N0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNzTQFhSxJw  
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schubertI did not know of him either. I stumbled on to his music on youtube. Sidney Bechet is I guess the most well known clarinetist in that era having played with Duke Ellington but this man Edmond Hall has an excellent full tone and timbre.  
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SchubertThis one's for you ( I know you like swing). I think this was Louis Armstrong's guy:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbj9c7UFers  
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jafant+1 Steve Kuhnhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsqGBaysVQ0  
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tzh21yIf those KOB records are original Columbia 6-Eye issues in mint condition those prices are reasonable for a  collector. About 25 years ago I bought an original KOB mono lp in "good" condition( translation: noisy) for $25. It was not worth it... 
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Happy New Year to all!!!