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Jelly Jelly Jelly - Bobby "Blue" Bland A nice rendition of this old classic. Bobby was at his peak, the arrangement is nice, and the musicians were in very good form.

Hollywood Madness - Richie Cole with Eddie Jefferson and The Manhattan Transfer (full album)

Hmm, I've played ninths in rock, pop and blues and occasionally in a country song. I guess that means there is a lot more jazz out there than I thought. I've played a John Coltrane song that had nothing but triad chords in it. So without a 9th, is 'Trane not jazz anymore? People sometimes also call archtop electric guitars "jazz boxes", but one of the most iconic solid body guitars ever made, the Les Paul was made to be a jazz guitar, and I've heard plenty of rock played on an archtop electric. Jazz is group improvisation, but so is rock, country, blues, and dozens of other pop music genres. To me jazz isn't the chords, jazz isn't the instrument, and jazz isn't anything but the player and his/her method of interpreting the music. Insights and incites by Notes

St. Peter in Heaven is checking ID’s. He asks a man, “What did you do on Earth?” The man says, “I was a doctor.” St. Peter says, “Okay, go right through those pearly gates. Next! What did you do on Earth?” “I was a school teacher.” “Go right through those pearly gates. Next! And what did you do on Earth?” “I was a musician.” “Go around the side, up the freight elevator, through the kitchen…..” ---------------------------------- What’s the difference between a rock guitarist and a jazz guitarist? The rock guitarist plays 3 chords for 1,000 people, the jazz guitarists plays 1,000 chords for 3 people. ----------------------------------- What do you call someone wearing a "Make Jazz Great Again" hat? A Trumpet Supporter Insights, incites, and a little silliness by Notes

I like old music (partial sampling): Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, Dvorak, Shostakovitch, Ellington, Count Basie, Andrews Sisters, Sinatra, Stan Getz, Stanley Turrentine, Jimmy Smith, Mark Murphy, Bobby Bland, Celia Cruz, King Curtis, Lester Young, Elvis Preslay, Beach Boys, Aretha Franklin, Beatles, Kinks, Zombies, Jethro Tull, Zeppelin, Santana, Queen, Aerosmith, Prince, Springsteen, Diana Krall, Eliane Elias, Alicia Keys, Amy Winehouse, Eva Cassidy, Emily Remler, Ariana Grande, and some newer ones that will be old in a few years. Actually, there are only two kinds of music: (1) Music that I like and (2) Music made for somebody else. Insights and incites by Notes

I think the bacon squeeze bottle should look like a pig, but be careful which end the bacon comes out of when you design it.

What goes with Jelly? "Peanut Butter" - The Marathons This from my older sister's era.

Baba O'Riley - The Who Because many people think the name of this song is "Teenage Wasteland" and simply because I like the song.

Diamond Music (1st movement) - Karl Jenkins

Piggies - Beatles

How Come My Dog Don't Bark When You Come 'Round - Dr. John

Why was Cinderella thrown off the basketball team? She ran away from the ball.

Remember, when improvising, and you play something wrong, next time around do it again. That way people think it's just an outside choice that you meant to play, and not a mistake. Also remember, when improvising, whenever you play a wrong note, you are only a half step away from a right one. Insights and incites by Notes

"Twistin' The Night Away" - Sam Cooke

Is there really a Heebie-Jeebies? I thought I was being oriinal ;( Oh well, I'm on the way to UTube now..........

Twist And Shout - The Isley Brothers (which I like even better than the Beatles' cover)

Whew! That was a piece of work Craig. A little corny but that's a good thing. Let's hope the Navy Beans get there in time for a rescue.

I've never figured out what a jazz chord is. I've played a lot of jazz and some of the chords are just plain old major chords (which we treat as major 6ths most of the time). I've played 7ths, M7ths, M9, 7b9, 7#9, mM7 in pop music and jazz. I think jazz is an attitude, and the difference between jazz and other kinds of music is something that is difficult to define in words. But as Louis Armstrong reportedly said when he was asked what jazz is, "If you don't know, don't mess with it." Play any chord in a jazz song and in a jazz style and it's a jazz chord. Insights and incites by Notes

"Shout" - The Isley Brothers

Lola - Kinks Original "Coca-Cola" lyrics Because when the Kinks were good, they were quite good.

How about the Heebie-Jeebies?

Two Wi-Fi Engineers got married, The reception was fantastic.

Joy Spring - Stan Getz Quartet IMO a great take on this Clifford Brown jazz standard