December 2011
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Dec 15th
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“Jazz is music made by and for people who have chosen to feel good in spite of...”
– Johnny Griffin
Dec 13th
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jazzpages' Christmas menu
With all due respect, these recommendations will not be Christmas standards played in a ‘jazzy fashion’. These are some jazz records that require ‘less intense listening’, so you can put them on during a dinner with friends and/or family and still have that ‘jazz atmosphere’. Unfortunately, I can only play a little jazz around the house, especially...
Dec 12th
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“Men have died for this music. You can’t get more serious than that.”
– Dizzy Gillespie
Dec 6th
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Dec 2nd
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November 2011
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“I never practice my guitar. From time to time I just open the case and throw in...”
– Wes Montgomery
Nov 30th
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Nov 10th
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Nov 3rd
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Another threat
Again, after numerous threats, I’m forced to take down a video. This time ‘Straight, No Chaser’ about Thelonious Monk has to go.  I received mails like: ‘…Do you own this? I THINK NOT!’ ‘…Do you own any of your uploads, especially Straight, No chaser? If not, you are violating international copyright law by uploading this and disgracing my dear...
Nov 2nd
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October 2011
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Oct 28th
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Oct 24th
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Oct 20th
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Oct 4th
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Oct 3rd
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September 2011
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“Chan Parker: Dizzy sent you a birthday card. Seems he’s back in town. Do...”
– From the motion picture ‘Bird’
Sep 15th
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Sep 13th
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Sep 12th
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Sep 6th
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August 2011
3 posts
5 tags
Aug 30th
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Aug 29th
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Aug 22nd
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July 2011
4 posts
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Jul 13th
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Jul 12th
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Jul 11th
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Jul 5th
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June 2011
7 posts
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Jun 15th
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Jun 10th
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Jun 9th
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Jun 7th
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Jun 6th
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Jun 3rd
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Jun 1st
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May 2011
16 posts
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May 30th
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“Musically, Art was very punctual. But with gigs, we were never really on time....”
– Chuck Mangione on Art Blakey (& The Jazz Messengers)
May 27th
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May 26th
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“Well, if I could play like Wynton (Marsalis), I wouldn’t play like Wynton.”
– Chet Baker
May 25th
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May 23rd
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May 20th
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May 17th
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May 16th
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May 13th
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May 12th
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May 10th
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May 9th
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May 5th
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May 4th
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May 3rd
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May 2nd
April 2011
13 posts
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Apr 23rd
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Apr 21st
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