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Q. Why do bagpipers always march while playing? A. To get away from the noise.

Various guitar solos by Sister Rosetta Tharpe The first "rock" guitar goddess???

Kidney Stew - Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson

"Ruby, My Dear" - Thelonious Monk & John Coltrane

"Dirty Diana" - Michael Jackson

Tropicana Nights -Paquito D'Rivera A nice alto sax player ex-pat from Cuba playing an album of 1950's Cuban inspired music.

It's Fat Tuesday / Mardi Gras so the playlist should include: Dr John's Gumbo album and other NOLA songs Some Professor Longhair Huey "Piano" Smith Frankie Ford Rockin' Sidney ("Toot Toot") Fats Domino And whoever else I think of.

"Devil Or Angel" - The Clovers reaching way back to the dawn of rock n roll

Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 - George Szell & The Cleveland Orchestra Many people like #5, #6 and #9, which are nice, by my favorites are #4 and #7. The Cleveland Orchestra is one of the world's great symphony orchestras, and Szell was a stellar conductor. #4 was panned by having such a long introduction, but I rather like it.

Interesting ***** about coitus a few posts ago. You can't say i n t e r c o u r s e even thought it means "exchange especially of thoughts or feelings" without the censor changing it to ***** Isn't it funny how you can say "The F Word" but can't actually say the F word itself? Just some random thoughts

Moonglow - Tony Bennett and k.d.lang - a jazz standard originally recorded by Joe Venuti

Tania Maria - Live in Tbilisi If you want to hear some great keyboard playing and vocals and have the time, check her out.

Can we say Coitus here? Just wonderin'

How high can you go? According to Billy Preston - Outta Space The "Fifth Beatle" on keyboards.

Tempus Fugue-it (aka Tempus Fugit) - Bud Powell (the original) (this song is fast) (and difficult to play) Tempus Fugue-it (aka Tempus Fugit) - Stan Getz (my favorite so far) (but rewarding when you get it under your fingers)

Rise? (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher - Jackie Wilson

Some people live in a c0ndominium - and that could be a high rise.

Greatest Hits - Hank Ballard (and the Midnighters) I think Hank Ballard deserves more recognition in the history of rock n roll music. But that's just me.

"Shake Your Groove Thing" - Peaches and Herb y'all know what this one sounds like :D

On the back of the far there is a nice grove of fruit bearing trees Love for 3 Oranges - Sergei Prokofiev Prokofiev is one of my favorite dissonant composers

"Parchman Farm" - Mose Allison lyrics: He starts out with: Well I'm sittin' over here on Parchman Farm And I ain't never done no man no harm Sings a while and ends up with: Well I'm gonna be here for the rest of my life I'm gonna be on this farm for my natural life Well I'm a gonna be here for the rest of my life And all I did was shoot my wife Technically correct because his wife wasn't a man, therefore he never done no man no harm. When I was young we did a rock version of this song, put out a 45rpm single and it sold a few thousand copies over a wide local area in Michigan. I used to have a copy, but in my "on the road years" someone stole it.

"Son Of Skip James" Dion DiMucci (full album) I'm actually listening to a download I bought at Amazon a yer ago. I hope this UTube thing goes well. IMO Dion did a nice job on some old R&B songs.

The Royal Scam - Steely Dan (full album) I'm listening predominantly for Bernard Purdy's drumming. It's understated yet powerful, always supports and enhances the song, has a great groove, and never buries any other instrument or the vocals. My first instrument was drums, I'm writing new style disks for Band-in-a-Box, and I'm always impressed by Purdy's classy drumming. I'm hoping some sinks in. This album can be a lesson in how to play drums. Listen to it, pay attention to the drums, and you'll see what I mean. My favorite rock drummers (in no particular order), Hal Blaine, Bernard 'Pretty' Purdy, Ginger Baker, and John Bonham. All for different reasons.

Bebop Lives - Mark Muprhy (His words added to Miles Davis' Boplicity)