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Jazz for aficionados
Two pieces of good advice:1. Never believe anything written / spoken by white people, about black people, and their history and culture.2. Never believe anything written / spoken by black people, about black people, and their history and culture.A... 
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*****Brazil is really a very fascinating country in regard to African rhythms. I try to get to the source of these rhythms in Africa, but they no longer exist on the continent*****8They don't exist there now, because odds are,they never did. Music... 
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mon fardeau est grand!!Cheers 
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The Alpha and Omega of Cuban Jazz. The 'new' stuff can't hold a candle to this.One Frenchman's opinion.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IujAxx7rjEECheers 
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Today's Listen:Benny Carter & Orch -- FURTHER DEFINITIONSOn Saxophone, we have Benny Carter, Coleman Hawkins, Charles Rouse and the ever present Phil Woods. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSsOPdJBRPoI don't recall Phil woods being on my CDs w... 
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accessible. sorry. 
Jazz for aficionados
*****Like a strange new cuisine; strange flavors and too hot, but after a few bites you understand and appreciate it:*****I have been trying since the 60's. I bought a lot of his music thinking I would grow into it. It does not sound near as stran... 
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This is why the big band guys did not like having girl singers out front. They instantly became just the boys in the band. :)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaf0oPqtp8U Interesting and informative. I love these guys!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v... 
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Nigel Kennedy, Another customer of the exclusive tailor, utilized by our OP, Spike Jones, Roland Kirk and Wayne Shorter.Great Music!!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4RAyVLEEtwCheers 
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The OP's favorite singer, singing his favorite song. The whole thing was wasted on that crowd. That audience was in dire need of a few 'aficionados'.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agp2on83hrAIt must be hard to perform when so many seem disinteres... 
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Both "A-Train" clips are great. In Fact, I just happened to listen to the Mingus/Dolphy clip yesterday. But The Delta Rhythm Boys win by a landslide!! Just tooooo many Foxes!!!Cheers 
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I knows my Trane. :)Cheers 
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Roland Kirk clip: I thought I heard "My Favorite Things" at 2:30. I pray I'm correct, cause I don't wanna suffer the wrath and ridicule of The Frogman! :)Cheers 
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In case you didn't believe your ears, maybe you will believe your eyes. Clarke just has to be the most laid back bassist in Jazz. Reminds me of the Ferrell clip.I wonder if McCoy is not thinking, "Damn, and I thought Trane was weird!!"But he is am... 
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O-10:It is a great clip. Almost like you're there. Notice at 3:56 as Morgan ends his solo, Golson then repeats Morgan's ending phrase as the beginning of his solo. The Frogman pointed out a similar thing in another clip quite a while ago.Glad you ...