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William Giery
Member Since: 2019 | Location: Washington | Page Views: 2,416 
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My Jazz Story
I love jazz because...Can't explain.
I was first exposed to jazz..in 1954. I was 14 and I was given a copy of Dave Brubeck's "Jazz Goes to College." for my 14th birthday. I still listen to it regularly
but now it is on CD.
I met [musician name]...Errol Garner at a reception when he signed with Mercury Records; Miles Davis at a concert at Wolf Trap. People may say that he was
aloof and stand-offish but I must have thanked him for his music on a good day because we had a good three to five minute conversation.
The best show I ever attended was..1956 Newport . What made the show fantastic was Paul Gonsalves and Duke Ellington's Orchestra doing Diminuendo and
Crescendo in Blue. He and his Orchestra owned Newport that day
The first jazz record I bought was...Red Hot and Blue by Dave Brubeck Quartet. Then came records by Miles, MJQ, Mingus, Coltrane and Ellington.
My advice to new listeners..Broaden your listening and don't give up on jazz. Sooner or later it will get into your soul..
My House Concert Story
Favorite Places to See Jazz
Favorite Columns
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Polls
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Elemental Music's Three 180 gram LP Giveaway
Ornette Coleman Genesis of Genius: The Contemporary Box Set
AGS (Alternative Guitar Summit) Recordings Giveaway
MPS Oscar Peterson Exclusively For My Friends 6-LP box set
Outside In Music CD and Digital Album Giveaway!
Choose Any three of these seven Ropeadope releases
A 4-pack of CDs from Posi-Tone Records
Gregory Porter at the Kimmel Center
A Lousy Day in Harlem
Jericho by Jeff Lofton
Break Up With the Sound by Michelle Lordi
Greene Street Vol.1 by Will Sellenraad, Eric McPherson & Rene Hart
Theme Song
Playlist
This page was last updated on 2023-10-26.
