New York State of Mind.

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Groove with me.

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The Very Thought Of You.

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c. 1934 Ray Noble – Music & Lyrics

Gordon Jenkins and his Orchestra.

Perfection.

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Giant Steps.

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Tenor Saxophone: John Coltrane

Piano: Tommy Flanagan

Bass: Paul Chambers

Drums: Art Taylor

This has been the leap off point for many a flying dream and it has also been the way to best ground after truly momentous dream experiences. Sheer genius!

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I Can Explain.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjEsQWoBU_o

© Rachelle Ferrell Live Studio Session.

Piano/Vocals: Rachelle Ferrell.

La voix. The most extraordinary griot. No instrument surpasses the emotive strata of the human voice.

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The Mooche.

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1928 Duke Ellington and Irving Mills

http://www.jazz.org/JLCO/

This evening – Wednesday, February 11, 2015, I went to the hallowed temple, Massey Hall and got my soul good and besotted on the masterful soulfulness that is the Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra led by Wynton Marsalis. Boy, did I come undone when the Cuban balladeer not only danced but scatted like it was nobody’s business. Now if this concert does not prove the leap off point for some truly poetic dreams then lord help me…

Happy Black history month! Sweet dreams as ever!

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