Archive for August, 2006

Wednesday, August 9th, 2006

Amazing Jazz Pianists and Musicians

Here are other great Jazz pianists!!! Wynton Kelly with John Coltrane, Miles Davis with Coltrane and Kelly, Bill Evans, and Herbie Hancock with the Miles Davis Quintet.

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Tuesday, August 8th, 2006

Thelonious Monk on YouTube

Here are some excellent videos of Thelonious in action . . .

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Tuesday, August 8th, 2006

McCoy Tyner playing for Coltrane

A young McCoy Tyner playing for John Coltrane on Afro Blue.

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Friday, August 4th, 2006

!Socorro! Galletas

Sufro sin galletas. No puedo concentrarme sin galletas. No aguanto más sin galletas. Necesito galletas. Rebusco en todos los rincones, y no hay galletas. Bajo al -1 y no hay galletas. ¿Dónde están las galletas? Estoy es una isla desierta de galletas y yo un náufrago. Por favor, Alvaro, vuelve ya. Te necesitamos. Nos encontrarás […]

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Tuesday, August 1st, 2006

All I leave behind

Parting from the problems of the day, but now I am starting to leave the time away behind. Sorry for the repetition, but the wake of a boat and Formentera inspire nostalgia for . . .

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Tuesday, August 1st, 2006

Hippies with Dreadlocks and why I quit Reggae

I used to be the only 13 year old kid expert in Rastafarianism and Reggae in the US. I say “used to be” because it lasted for a few years (1985-89). I still appreciate it, but even at 16 I was mature enough to know that White guys can listen to Reggae but cannot hear it. Its […]

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