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Mississippi John Hurt left behind a legacy unique in the annals of the blues, and not just in terms of music. A humble, hard-working man who never sought fame or fortune from his music, and who conducted his life in an honest and honorable manner, he also avoided the troubles that afflicted the lives of many of his more tragic fellow musicians. He was a pure musician, playing for himself and the smallest possible number of listeners, developing his guitar technique and singing style to please nobody but himself; and he suddenly found himself with a huge following, precisely because of his unique style. Unlike contemporaries such as Skip James, he felt no bitterness over his late-in-life mass success, and as a result continued to please and win over new listeners with his recordings until virtually the last weeks of his life. Nothing he ever recorded was less than inspired, and most of it was superb.(excerpt from his obituary)

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Not a great jazz aficionado by any stretch of the imagination; listening to Keith Jarrett for the first time


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Herbie Hancock -Gershwin's World
On a Sunday morning.

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D-Stringz
Stanley Clarke - Bireli Lagrène - Jean-Luc Ponty
Sounding very good indeed

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Not a great jazz aficionado by any stretch of the imagination; listening to Keith Jarrett for the first time
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There is so much great music by Jarrett, mostly his trio stuff is excellent if not a bit samey but quality
Stand outs imho are "Standards" vol 1&2
He does do the mosquito murmur in the background which annoys some but I like it.
TBH I avoid anything with Jan Garbarek, although the darling of ECM, imho he's ruined so many potentially good
Recordings with that horrid cat like screech that passes out his of horn.

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Jimmy Smith

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There is so much great music by Jarrett, mostly his trio stuff is excellent if not a bit samey but quality
Stand outs imho are "Standards" vol 1&2
He does do the mosquito murmur in the background which annoys some but I like it.
TBH I avoid anything with Jan Garbarek, although the darling of ECM, imho he's ruined so many potentially good
Recordings with that horrid cat like screech that passes out his of horn.

Interesting, thanks. I currently have on loan about 50 odd jazz albums, most of which are on the ECM label. I'm working my way through them; there are a fair number of Jan Garbarek titles amongst them - might now be inclined to leave them towards the end of the playlist


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Interesting, thanks. I currently have on loan about 50 odd jazz albums, most of which are on the ECM label. I'm working my way through them; there are a fair number of Jan Garbarek titles amongst them - might now be inclined to leave them towards the end of the playlist


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Only my opinion Gary. You may well enjoy his playing.
All subjective of course.ECM has some very interesting music.

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