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Don Messina

I met Lennie Tristano in 1973, while accompanying a friend to his weekly lessons. I did this about a dozen times over a few months. I was 17, the same year I started to play the double bass and it was after I heard a recording of the Metronome All-Stars featuring Charlie Parker and Lennie that I decided I wanted to be a jazz bassist. Since then I have been a devoted admirer and fan of Lennie’s music and his teaching as well as the beautiful music of Bird, Prez, Billie Holiday, Sal Mosca, Bud Powell, Fats Navarro, Roy Eldridge, Warne Marsh, Lee Konitz, Louis Armstrong, Oscar Pettiford, Jimmy Blanton, Charlie Christian, Art Tatum, Django, Wes Montgomery, Max Roach, and Kenny Clarke. I spent the next 5 years traveling and playing music, ultimately realizing that I needed to study. In September of 1978 I called Lennie to take lessons. He told me he would get back to me; unfortunately, Lennie died weeks later in November, 1978.

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The Dance

Label: New Artists Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: My Melancholy Baby; What Is This Thing Called Love?; Follow; You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To; Will I Find My Love Today; Confirmation; The Mirror Calls; Kary's Trance.

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Music From 7 Years Ago

Label: None
Released: 2014

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Article: Multiple Reviews

The Song Poetry of Torhild Ostad and Kazzrie Jaxen

Read "The Song Poetry of Torhild Ostad and Kazzrie Jaxen" reviewed by Jakob Baekgaard


While many singers interpret songs, few elevate them into song poetry--a fusion of lyricism and phrasing that transcends genre. This rare quality emerges when voice, words, and musical interplay coalesce into something greater than the sum of their parts. It is a phenomenon found in the recent albums by Norwegian vocalist Torhild Ostad and pianist-singer Kazzrie ...

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Song of the Day

You Stepped Out Of A Dream

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Label: New Artists Records
Released: 2024
Duration: 06:00

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Song of the Day

Kary's Trance

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Label: New Artists Records
Released: 2025
Duration: 4:47

Album

Blues For Peter

Label: New Artists Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Strike Up the Band; Don't Blame Me; It's You or No One; Foolin Myself; You Stepped Out Of A Dream; Blues For Peter; All of Me; Yesterdays.

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Never More Here

Label: Fresh Sound Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Klactoveedsedstene; Sweet and Lovely; Sippin' at Bell's; A Ghost of a Chance; Yesterdays; Riverdale; Larry's Line; These Foolish Things; Sound-Lee

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Article: Album Review

Larry Bluth Trio: Never More Here

Read "Never More Here" reviewed by Kyle Simpler


Many musicians work diligently to build a career for themselves. Although dedicated to music, these players also try to build a fanbase, book concerts, and score record deals. However, there are an equal number of performers who are driven more by creating music than making it in the music business. Unfortunately, many artists who fall into ...


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