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       Listen to some of my favorite jazz . . . 

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Old Stuff & Contempo

These are some of the guys who were wailin' when I was studying in the early 60's, i.e. Trane, Bird, Monk, etc., the JAZZMASTERS!

         

1926 - 1967

1917 - 1982

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1919 - 1990

1920 - 1955

Born 1928

1926 - 1991

1917 - 1993

1914 - 1993
out of this world...
seriously...

Kenny Burrell

Turrentine

Zoot

1924 - 1966

Freddie

   

Freddie +

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Wish I had taken better advantage of studying keys under Bob Hores (Sax guy) while I was playing with him for a year and a half.  He sat with me for months, trying to teach me progressions and extensions so I could comp adequately for him... but I'm afraid he was more serious about it than I.
 
Bob took us to hear Horace Silver at Abart's in DC and told me that's what he wanted from me on our tour.  RIGHT!  I'm doing Scott Joplin, and he wants Horace Silver.  HA!  Sorry Bob!

Horace Silver
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(This is nice)

Dr. Hores went on to teach at Berklee after our tour, and... I played gigs, with several local combos, like Robbie's Band, and buried my axe in '73 . . .

Rob Long, Ken Poorman, Jim Chapman
Robbies Band, Lock Haven, PA
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Clinton Country Club
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Email Ken
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My latest favorite peeinest .  .  .

Hot Georgia Brown Moanin, etc.  Can Georgie get any more up... 
U gotta check out Eldar!

(Have you heard Corrine King & the Mountain Rose Band?)

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If I could choose to play like anyone, I would choose OSCAR!

Oscar's Boogie

Night Train!

You should hear OP do "Oleo" with Ray Brown!  Wish I could find that old album.

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RAMSEY LEWIS
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Heard him W Palm Beach
WYNTON MARSALIS
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Carrying on the tradition
CHRIS BOTTI
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Pretty cool trumpet!
GARY BURTON
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Di & I heard Gary recently ('05) at Zanzabar Blue

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Big Bands . . .

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heard him at
Hershey & Keswick
saw him at
Pushnick's, 
Birdland &
Blues Alley
Quincy Jones
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Harry Connick Jr
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Xavier

Severinson TSB

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Cheryl of Manhattan
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Renee Olstead
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Shannon Kennedy
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Sax & Flute Teen Jazz

Jane Monheit
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Hendricks
Lambert & Ross

Madeline Peyroux

Krall sings

Krall plays

Julie London

Etta James

 

Carol Welsman

Jean Mazzei

Carol Welsman
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Canada
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Karl's sister, Kate Hamburger, was our next door neighbor in Castanea PA.  They, and their brother John, were raised up at the Keller Reservoir house on Nittany Road.  I first heard Karl play at the Irvin House in Lock Haven when he was up from Fla once. Karl & Mary played atop Pier 66 for many years, as well as U.S. tours.

PIER 66 & MARINA
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Di & I watched the airshow with Pam & Steve from atop Pier 66 once (a revolving rooftop lounge)

Steve Poorman & Ken Poorman
Love those Hammonds!
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Charity Organ Concert Series 1970-1971

Jimmy McGriff

Dr. John

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Bossa Nova...

Corcovado
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Rio de Janeiro

GAROTA

Desafinado

Corcovado

Girl from Ipanema

Wave

So Danco Samba

I wonder if they still drive with only parking lights at night in Rio?  How cool.  I suppose the bars I visited in the 60's are no longer there, the Orchid Room, Cervantes, Anapolis, etc.  Colombo's is still there though!  It's been a long time since I sat on Copacabana Beach, and strolled through Ipanema.  Rio was as beautiful then as their bossa nova is now. We played a gig for US & Brazilian diplomats in Rio, very nice.

Bebel's Video
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Sooooo nice
oops, moved it again?

Antonio C Jobim

Astrud Gilberto

Stan Getz

Joao & Astrud

Sergio & B66

Getz Byrd

Getz Gilberto

Joao Gilberto

Charlie Byrd

Astrud again

Astrud & Stan

Bebel Gilberto

Brubeck

Gil Gilberto

Tamba Trio

Pamela Driggs
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Novo Mundo
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Beth & Kay
 
Ana Caram
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São Paulo, Brazil

Listen to Pam

Manfredo Fest

Caetano Veloso

   
Bebel Video
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Winter
   

Baden Powell

Brasil & Co

Eliane Elias

Conjunto

Edu Lobo