The audience just went to what they thought would be a jazz recital. Nobody knew it would be the debut of Afro-Cuban Be Bop.This rocks. The audience emerged from the concert hall reeling. It made the papers. Something new had happened that night in L.A.
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A friend sent me this article a couple of days ago. The author is unknown. (If anyone knows who wrote this, let me know and I'll add an attribution.)The Elements of JazzPiano:Pianists are intellectuals and know-it-alls. They studied theory, harmony and composition in college. Most are riddled with self-doubt. They are usually bald. They should have big hands, but often don't. They were social r...
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I woke up with a sore throat and a dried out feeling all over. That's winter in Pennsylvania for you.Feeling unmotivated, I turned to the stereo for a kick start to my day.I know this tune isn't what many would call 'high energy' swinging, but it stikes a chord somewhere in my ongoing thoughts about life and what we make of it. Feeling a bit more frisky after jamming with Dizzy I think I can fi...
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Another Mogger down. This time it's "lucystarlight":http://mog.com/lucystarlite.Jazz has been a how should I say ... an enduring sancuary for me and my many moods. Playful and devilish, summer rain happy, you want to get a smoke blue, and just plain stupid goofy, what ever I am feeling Jazz has a song for me. In the genre of Jazz I would say, hands down, bebop has that range covered very well. ...
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In the period from 1945 until about 1950, there were three, simultaneous and relatively successful attempts to bring Be-Bop into the big band format. Two were formed on the west coast, one by trumpter Gerald Wilson's band and the other was led by drummer Roy Porter. Some day, someone might be able to find a way to share some of the contributions of these two bands here. Until then, you'll ha...
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watching the suns/spurs game can't think of anything to say, good playoff gamemog.comMore about this songShare
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| 2 In the Land of the Living Dead |
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