orpheus10

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Rok, naturally you would like the bluesy, hip swinging, "Nawlins" style; so do I.  Dee Dee has a lot of different sides.  
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Pryso, this is the first time I've heard this side ( a jazzy side) of Etta James, I'll look for it. of course everyone is familiar with "At Last". I only have the CD, and I don't like the quality. 
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Pryso, I've had so much trouble trying to straighten anything out, that I find it easier to find another way to solve the problem.Type audiogon into google and go to forums, that will get you in every time.When I try to communicate with people abo... 
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Rok, this Bud's for you;                        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLjH5GoR69E&list=RDiLjH5GoR69E&index=1 
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As an old aficionado, I appreciate the music so much more now; that's because I hear what each individual artist is contributing to the whole. For example: "A Night In Tunisia" by Lee Morgan; "Moanin" by Mingus; Donald Byrd, "Here Am I"; What do ... 
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You Can't go wrong with Dee Dee Bridgewater;          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeGb8UvFs_k 
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Pryso, this probably concerns you the most; I was listening to a CD of "Trane" and Johnny Hartman, and noticed how well recorded it was, so much so that it sounded like an LP. Although I've had this CD a long time, I just noticed how good the soni... 
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"I don’t think it’s any more of a mystery why this has survived than why any religion, including my RC, has held on to its religious music traditions over thousands of years."That was your statement in response to; "How they have survived intact ... 
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Debate is good, "misunderstanding" is bad."Da Blues" is so vague and abstract it doesn't have any specific meaning. I was referring to the vocal "Delta Blues".The blues clearly has its roots in Africa and understanding this will open the door to ... 
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Alex, I only know of Charley Rouse with Monk, but I really liked those Bossa Nova clips.All those records were new to me, and made for easy listening; especially Zoot Sims.It seems you had my kind of holiday when I was healthy enough to enjoy thin... 
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Frogman, it's only in isolated pockets of the US that anything African survived; everything African is new in the US. The "Blues" as some people claim didn't come from Africa; that came from picking cotton in the hot sun without pay; that would g... 
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Rok, I have "Good News" by Sweet Honey In The Rock, and I like it; looking to add more. 
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  According to Wikipedia;The berimbau (Portuguese pronunciation: [beɾĩˈbaw]) is a single-string percussion instrument, a musical bow, from Brazil. Originally from Africa where it receives different names, the berimbau was eventually incorporated i... 
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This is a mellow groove;      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4miRO1NMaP4        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgS16Ipnr2ESometime ago, I asked a professional musician who was a friend of mine, who his current favorite musician was, and he repl... 
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I've been searching for new music other than Brazilian, but what I've found pales in comparison, consequently we might be awhile in this part of the world.