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Pianist Julius Rodriguez. Anyone else hear of him? After a few highly talented jazz musicians said this man can play, and he will make a big impact to the music, I checked this out this YouTube concert.

I like what he has for place of employment.

Wow, too young. RIP Lyle.

A real fine actor. A real long life. RIP. Spartacus and Lust For Life were my two favorite film with him.

G Sonny and Gary Bartz sure look similar in these photos.

I like this photo.

Here is George working on his mouth piece and reed.

Sad.

Probably. George ended up using that one for the rest of the set and the second set.

At the Coleman gig, he kept the reed in his mouth when he wasn't playing. Is there a reason for that?

I recently saw David Murray live and two weeks earlier, George Coleman live. At both shows David and George changed reeds twice during their first sets. Why would you need to change your reed during the set? I didn't hear any speaks coming from either's horn. Is it something the musician knows that doesn't seem right with the reed in the mouth piece?

RIP, Terry.

Wow, another loss. RIP.

I am totally depressed. One of my favorite musicians of all time. RIP Jimmy Heath. Time to spin your music.

David Murray Octet. Jazz Standard.

Thanks.

Wow, what time it was when there were a plethora of clubs. Some I never even knew about. http://popspotsnyc.com/jazz_clubs/?fbclid=IwAR3o6n-DlchpqS0r9AZIJgfV6mTxrh95AJfDYLFkSkFItvYIV6kWSpjqtyg PopSpots' Guide to Legendary Manhattan Jazz Club Locations from the Golden Era of NYC Jazz Clubs, 1930-1950 • 52nd Street and Times Square • Harlem • Greenwich VIllage (exact addresses follow the maps; followed by over 80 photos of the clubs)

This was cool. http://www.openculture.com/2015/05/an-animated-john-coltrane-explains-his-real-reason-for-being-i-want-to-be-a-force-for-real-good.html?fbclid=IwAR02pnEGU_-5TQ6p-xJCWKtyaNgCizbVgSHuw7HOIZn09K7uMdLCSaRdXS8

I was there. We probably walked past on another.

I heard some of the music today. There are some unissued takes, false starts, and studio talk. The sound was amazing on what I got a chance to hear.

Dot time records released 4 CD recently of newly discovered Louis Armstrong recordings that were in the Armstrong archives. I didn't know about these until today. I had the pleasure to listening to a few tracks. I placed an order for all 4 CD's. https://www.dottimerecords.com/louis-armstrong/ About the origin of the recordings During his lifetime Louis Armstrong amassed a huge collection of recordings. From live concerts to studio and broadcast recordings, the range is extensive. The majority of these recordings along with other Armstrong Artifacts are held in the Louis Armstrong Collection at Queens College in New York. The Louis Armstrong Legacy Series will bring a selection of these recordings from Louis's personal collection to the public for the first time ever. Series producer, Jerry Roche said “Producing this music will mean people can connect again with the greatness of Louis Armstrong.”

The director of the Louis Armstrong house mentioned today that Mosaic is working on a new 7 CD box Louis Armstrong RCA material. He played one track and I will differently make this one set I can't bypass.

Neither am I.

Sonny refused to look at his section in the museum. “I don’t want to look at it.” Vanity is not something Sonny’s every exhibited in his career.

This was nice.