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It`s cold outside

And the paint`s peeling off of my walls

There`s a man outside

In a long coat, grey hat, smoking a cigarette

Now the light fades out

And I`m wondering what I`m doing in a room like this

There`s a knock on the door

And just for a second I thought I remembered you

So now I`m alone

Now I can think for myself

About little deals

And *issues*

And things that I just don`t understand

Like a white lie that night

Or a slight touch at times

I don`t think it meant anything to you

So I open the door

It`s the `friend` that I`d left in the hallway

"Please sit down"

A candle lit a shadow on a wall near the bed

You know I hate to ask

But, are `friends` electric?

Mine`s broke down

And now I`ve no one to love

So I find out your reason

For the phone calls and smiles

And it hurts

And I`m lonely

And I should never have tried

And I missed you tonight

So it`s time to leave

You see this means everything to me

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Electric, thanks for the info and links. Mike, I like it whose it by. Really makes a mood.

Electric, checked around and nobody seems to have the the 1999 re-issue of Pete Kelly's Blues. If you have it could you tell me what label put it out maybe they still have copies.

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On 7/26/2004 7:18:33 PM thebes wrote:

If you could drop down to DVD/Music under Entertainment and look under "Blue Note" could use your help with a couple of jazz questions I have.

Thanks

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thebes,

Unfortunately, I can't add much to the dixieland side of Jazz since that seems to be your stated interest ala Pete Kelly. I listened to a lot of it growing up, but bebop, hard bop, and progressive styles hit my ears as a teenager and have not let me go. The one artist who's crossover from dixieland to other styles that I really like is Pee Wee Russell on his wonderful B-flat clarinet. This is all said with full respect and love for Louis Armstrong and his work. He's still untouchable.

Klipsch out.

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Thanks Jazz,

It's one of those conundrums where I don't know enough and I'm trying to describe it at best I can. I have always gotten a kick out of Dixieland, but I know what that sounds like. In other words, I've heard it, I like it but I don't know what it is. Basically thanks to you, Electric and others it appears what I may be searching for is a transition from Dixieland to another jazz/blueish form. I'm hoping to grab up a coulple of the suggestions I have and listen to see if that's what I was searching for.

Off and on this has puzzled me for years and thanks to the fine folks here I'm sure I'm closer now then I've ever been.

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When I'm drivin' in my car, and the man come on the radio
He's tellin' me more and more about some useless information
Supposed to fire my imagination

When I'm watchin' my TV and a man comes on and tells me
How white my shirts can be
But, he can't be a man 'cause he doesn't smoke
The same cigarettes as me

When I'm ridin' round the world
And I'm doin' this and I'm signin' that
And I'm tryin' to make some girl, who tells me
Baby, better come back, maybe next week
'Cause you see I'm on a losing streak
I can't get no
Oh, no, no, no. Hey, hey, hey
That's what I say
I can't get no, I can't get no
I can't get no, satisfaction
No satisfaction
No satisfaction, no satisfaction
I can't get no



Thebes, try here..

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Thebes,

Another you may like is Curtis Fuller's Quintet, "Blues-ette." Sort of a combination of blues, jazz and big band rolled into one. Great album and a couple songs at leat meet your criteria. I think you'd like it.

Curtis Fuller, trombone

Benny Golson, tenor sax

Tommy Flanagan, piano

Jimmy Garrison, bass

Al Harewood, drums

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