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HAPPY BIRTHDAY JIM ALFREDSON!
DukeCity replied to randissimo's topic in organissimo - The Band Discussion
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Enjoy your visit, Michael. Lots of beautiful scenery in these parts!
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recommended: lower u.s. drunk driving threshold
DukeCity replied to alocispepraluger102's topic in Miscellaneous - Non-Political
No doubt, it's the safe thing to do. Sadly, it likely will correlate with musicians' pay on jazz gigs in clubs going down from $80 to $50. When customers limit themselves to splitting one drink between two people, the bar receipts don't justify spending much on entertainment. Cheers (but not too much)! -
¡Feliz Cumpleaños, Pablo!
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Hope your birthday is SWINGIN', Jim!
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Since the mid-90s RM has been a member of the band on Jay Leno's show, although I heard that there have recently been changes in the band.
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I've always enjoyed that record. RM plays such clear, melodic bop lines. Thanks for posting, Scooby.
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When Branford mentioned French last night, I was unaware of who French was. Glad to learn a bit about him; sad to be learning about him after he's already gone.
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Pancho spent several years teaching at a college in Oklahoma, and maybe 10 years ago moved to Las Cruces to teach trumpet and jazz at NMSU. AJO is still going. I've been playing in the band since I moved here, and have been leading it for the last couple of years. Bill Wood told me about the Vipers. He retired from UNM a few years ago, and doesn't play much that I know of, but I see him occasionally, and he's still doing some composing.
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Garduño's is still here, although the Garduño family had financial problems a few years ago and are no longer the owners. Cooperage is still here. When I moved here in '95 it was pretty much exclusively Salsa bands 2-3 nights a week. Some other styles now, and a fair amount of Salsa DJ stuff. Bob Farley Music closed in '91, and he passed in '04. I still hear folks mention it. Sounds like it was a good shop. Plenty of folks here still living in the last century...
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Thanks, everyone! I don't post much here, but I check in almost every day to see the shenanigans. Never a dull moment! Cheers!
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Played a benefit concert at a church tonight and performed "Equinox" and "Autumn Serenade" ( from the album with Johnny Hartman). AND at intermission, among the potluck of sweets there was sweet potato pie (Trane's favorite).
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The local rehearsal band I play in did a swing dance gig a few weeks ago, playing lots of Fletcher Henderson/Goodman charts, Lunceford, Basie, etc. It was great having a bunch of dancers (in addition to lots of folks sitting and listening), and I think the band grooved a LOT harder than usual, knowing that we were playing for dancers rather than getting all in our own heads "thinking about how to swing."
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Sonny Rollins on french tv
DukeCity replied to slide_advantage_redoux's topic in Jazz Radio & Podcasts
Mark, at the 3:00 mark we're seeing Sonny unpacking his horn and there's a mirror behind him. That's the "reversed" image. When Sonny stands up, the camera man keeps shooting into the mirror. -
The first step is admitting you have a problem. Alc. Anon.