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Happy New Year!

Wow, it is beautiful Jeff! Really clever written. Lately I have been getting back to jazz musicians who set poems to music, since that is my own ambition too. Someone who was so kind sharing one of his own with me personally is the jazz musician Kelly Roberti. I have been admiring his work for a few years now. This poem/song is on his album "Slumber, the Ballads of Kelly Roberti". This album features the vocalist Jeni Fleming. "Faithful" "A prayer will be heard
 If it’s centered in your heart
 And it’s from that golden place inside
 That spot your warmest tears reside 
A cry will be heard 
If it’s in a quiet voice 
And you’re faithful 
Within it
 You’re faithful
 Begin it
 Be faithful 
Stay with it
 And be true...
" from "Faithful" by Kelly Roberti You can read the whole poem here: http://kellyroberti.com/poetic-thought/27/ You can here snippets of the album here: Music and poems by Kelly Roberti. Kelly Roberti - bass, Alan Fauque - sax, Eric Funk - piano and Jeni Fleming - vocals. Part of "Faithful" is the third fragment.

I might try to make some cranberry jam later. Care to share some recipes?

I think the only artist I have been familiar with is George Shearing, but I didn't recognize his playing. I do recognize the cover of Jim's album, but I haven't heard it yet. I did really enjoy your disc and am looking forward to getting into the artists which songs I really liked, exploring more of their music, so I'm happy I participated anyway. Thank you, Mike for sharing this lovely music! Happy New Year to you too and to all of you other players! Looking forward to the next game where, although there will be voices included which is more my field, I do not expect to recognize much, lol. A safe New Year's Eve to you all! Kind regards, page

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I eat less and less meat, so I hope there is room for me? HP, gluten free is good, really. I don't mind the not-so-well-behaved music since music is to express all of our senses and moods isn't it? No need for worries I should say. Download please, Spontooneous, and thank you.

Nah, too few bikes.

Merry Christmas!

Sorry to hear the jazz isn't working out. A real pity you missed Eric Vloeimans. Tonight there was a concert of The New Cool Collective in De Melkweg. If you like Blues, tomorrow in this location called Bourbon Street: http://www.bourbonstreet.nl/events/LAMAR_CHASE--1537.html in the Leidsekruisstraat. I've never been there. On friday there is a live radio broadcast "Mijke's middag" in a theatre called "MC theatre"'(at the Westerpark near the North Sea Jazz Club), guests a.o. are Rob Mostert and Loet van der Lee. Free entrance, start at 16:00. http://www.mconline.nl/mconline/index.xql?id=/mc/agenda/27-12-2013 Friday night there is Onno Govaert in the Bimhuis. http://bimhuis.com/gigs/carte-blanche-onno-govaert If you are still there on sunday, Yuri Honig is in Paradiso http://www.paradiso.nl/web/Agenda-Item/Yuri-Honing-Winterreise-7.htm A pity you don't like vocals, you would have more options. I hope you'll have a lovely Christmas there. Btw I lmost solely look at the secondhand jazz section in Concerto, like was said it's on the left.

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Thanks for the kind words and welcome gents. I have a lot of discovering to do, For me music is about senses so what comes to the surface when you listen to someone playing or while making music with each other and that sure was the case with this compilation since it brought me so much joy really. I just feel lucky that I have the chance to be a witness and take part. I know that may sound corny but really that is how it is for me. I'm looking forward to the revelation Mike and Hot Ptah, thank you again.

That sounds like fun. Have a great time then and Happy Birthday!

Happy birthday!

I haven't been able to identify any of the artists/musicians. I'm not really familiar with vibraphonists and for some reason I'd never expected to like it so much. So it brought me another field I still want to explore and discover. I did recognize some standards but since others beat me to it in mentioning them, I figured my chance had passed. That were My Funny Valentine, Tenderly and My beautiful love which I've found in that order. It is funny to read that others hear parts of songs; same as JSngry I heard the part of Love me or leave me in track 11 but figured I was mistaken since it went the other way. I had that with Beautiful love too Okay, in short my thoughts, feelings about this wonderful compilation: No. 1 very fast, happy song. I have no clue. No. 2 I really like the muted trumpet, really nice theme No. 3 I think I know the song, but can't come up with the title, but it is a 12 bar blues. Really nice. Blues can never be too much. No. 4 luscious piano intro a bit too many notes for me, I like it more simple. Some phrases sound familiar but I have no clue which song it is. When drums and vibes join in, I like it more although it stays kind of crowded all over. Maybe just not my cup of tea. No. 5 Beautiful Love - while it is usually played in 4/4 of course it was a jazz waltz originally but I didn't think of that straight away and so I did came and discovered that at a later stage. I heard some phrases of This Masquerade and Cry me a river strangly enough at first in it but neither are waltzes, so I was really confused at first, lol. I know musicians like to use parts of others songs sometimes when the changes are similar. That can be confusing sometimes, also when they play a song in another time measure than you are familiar with. I like it as a bossa myself. Lovely song. No. 6 The intro sounded like a Maynard Ferguson tune. It actually reminded me of a song which was played in the big band I was in for some years. I can’t come up with the title right now. Very nice song, lovely vibraphone and tenor solo. No. 7 A bit too crowded at some places for me. I have no clue here either. No. 8 lovely ballad, beautiful playing. I really like the pianist as well on this one. Although phrases sound familiar, I can’t come up with a title. No. 9 starting out as a ballad. Stunning vibraphone playing. Then up the tempo goes. Overall really nice song. No clue which. No. 10 I think I know the theme but again no title that comes up. Happy song. Although played in swing for a large piece I feel a latin vibe with it somehow. No. 11 Like I said I hear phrases of Love me or leave me it this one, but it isn’t it. No. 12 Tenderly, I did find an artist playing it solo but it wasn’t this one. No. 13 I think I know this song as well, but can’t come up with the title. Really nice rendition and live is always a pleasure to listen to I think. No 14. No clue, love the percussion. Really nice, happy song. No. 15 My Funny Valentine - I think this is my favourite track of them all, a duet with the bass. I did recognize the song straight away this time and this inspired me to write something for myself, although not yet finished I love it when I get ideas from others simply because of their lovely playing. This is a stunning rendition. No. 16 The first thought in my head was that it was a schooltv program tune. or at least it sounds like it. The time I watched that stuff is some time ago and it is probably not right but I kind of like the idea. It has a bit of funk and overall groovy vibe which I like. No. 17 seems a children's song, I think I know it but I can't come up with anything. So I still need to learn so much, that much is clear to me, but I really enjoyed the music and hadn't expected to like the vibraphone so much but I really did. As a singer I tend to prefer the ballads, which were overall gorgeous, but I did enjoy the faster tunes with the exception of just 2 songs which were not really my cup of tea but nice to learn about. I think you can only develop your taste by listening to everything and some music needs to grow on you before you learn to appreciate it. Well Mike, thanks again that I could participate as newbie and for the lovely music. I really appreciate that. My hat is off to my fellow game players who discovered the answers! Happy holidays to all of you here! kind regards, page

Wow! How generous of you guys. Thank you, Jim! I'm going to enjoy these.

Is it possible to change the title of the thread? I hear jazzwise took the article away and jazzcorner posted an apology. Let's just be happy he is still with us and celebrate by playing his music.

Well I would sing a long with that indeed. My favourite would be the West Side Story though. Coming to think about guilty pleasures I used to love the Eurovision Songcontest. Not something I would really want to confess to these last years since the whole concept went kind of crazy, so I do not really watch it any more, lol.

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Ah yes, a belated Happy Birthday and thank you for your wonderful music!

I can imagine. So are the classes especially for young students or can every one interested apply to participate?

Bugge Wesseltoft is wonderful jazz pianist. I still have to get this album, but I didn't get to it yet as I want to get his album "Songs" first. Can't buy everything at once. This is the title track: Bugge Wesseltoft - It's snowing on my piano

Congrats on the new job. That workshop looks like a wonderful initiative!

That is a beautiful wish/intention!

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