>>Yeah, MJQ made a lot of magic for a lot of years. I have an album they did with the Swingle Singers that is pretty special.
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>I have one with Sonny Rollins at Music Inn that I like a lot. It's a bit different due to the Rollins influence. Of course that makes them a quintet, but if we want to talk about quintets, then
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_v7mUGoKDc&feature=related or perhaps,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mji4nAk_8ZY&feature=relatedGreat clips. Funny, when you said Quintet the first thing that popped into my head was Miles Davis,. Jazz Messengers was a nice surprise too. The Art Blakey solos were stunning.
And back to the great Quartets of all time - just in case there is a lurker that doesn't kno w this clip ( love the suits )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwNrmYRiX_o&feature=PlayList&p=1F8947D832BCD8A5&playnext=1&index=39http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faJE92phKzI&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V9VSxn2F9M&feature=relatedDesmond - wow.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kc34Uj8wlmE&feature=relatedand 20 years before MTV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2htbaJFEAXQ&feature=related>
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>>>And let us not forget what may have been the finest jazz quartet ever. I love the sparseness of John Lewis piano and the intricacy of Milt Jackson's vibes.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFZiZ_1KMCw&feature=related>>>
>>>>>Ok, not classic rock and not from the 80s, but still cool :o)
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>>>>Can't help it. Just thinking about those magic moments when you realize there is such a thing as transcendence.
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>>>>When I was a sophomore in college we hitched to NYCto hear Bill Evans at the Blue Note :
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mt4DQLg5pc>>>>
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p_dHE5hQIA&feature=related>>>>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2LFVWBmoiw&feature=related>>>>
>>>>And this was the Jazz album of the year in 1976 and I remember the night a friend put it on and we sat transfixed through the whole thing without saying a word - and then played it again.
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>>>>The Koln Concert - Keith Jarrett
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzqMJWlKMsY&feature=related>>>>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV8Fg6dSbRQ>>>>
>>>>Oh yeah - and I will forever hate hiphop and all its works for artistically derailing the culture that gave us Kind of Blue
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEC8nqT6Rrk>>>>
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