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Posted on June 17, 2016 at 19:57:19
As a lifelong guitar wanker,(hopeless student) many genres grab my attention. Jazz is one of therm.

Random clip of some "average "player "auditioning" for Merv Griffin during his early years.
The musicians/player/ hobbyist will get a kick out this one. Merv picks a songbook standard.

Bandleader calls the key of some standard...GET IN THE POCKET....then SOLO!
I can only wish for 1/100th of musical brain that JH had!

Who didn't play/sing with Jim Hall? I wasnt aware Merv could throw down on the keys?
I just remember the bad plaid suits of the 70's.

 

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Cool! Used to watch the MG show almost every afternoon while waiting for the papers..., posted on June 17, 2016 at 22:18:42
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to arrive for my route. Just the first 20 minutes or so for the band section/interaction.

Jack Sheldon and Ray Brown were always fantastic, even when they played!

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Jack Sheldon.., posted on June 17, 2016 at 23:53:02
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Amazing talent - too often neglected
"Man is the only animal that blushes - or needs to" Mark Twain

 

RE: Cool! Used to watch the MG show almost every afternoon while waiting for the papers..., posted on June 18, 2016 at 06:03:41
Jack Sheldon is one of those "do it all" kind of guys with his acting/singing talent.The great Ray Brown is probably on at least one album of EVERY AA members Jazz record collection.

 

RE: Jack Sheldon.., posted on June 18, 2016 at 10:18:09
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He and Art Pepper were a match made in Heaven!
Jack had his own TV Show," Run Buddy Run",
and was a good Comedian.
The Jazz Musician's 12 Days of Christmas is so funny!

 

Jack Sheldon PROBABLY could have had a more $ucce$$ful career as a... , posted on June 18, 2016 at 14:03:46
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comedian than as the brilliant musician he is.

Was at The GAMH the night this LP was recorded and Sheldon was
the nominal host. An LP of just his monologues/one liners/jokes/PERSONALITY
that night would have been MUCH more satisfying than the released recording!



"Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination"-Michael McClure



 

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