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Friday, July 4, 2025
Happy Feet Friday
Brazilian guitarist Laurindo Almeida, backed by the Modern Jazz Quartet, performs "One Note Samba".
I mentioned I saw MJQ one time in 1974, ten yrs after this video. And I felt sorry for Milt Jackson sweating in his tight tuxedo - he looked uncomfortable, under bright lights like in a zoo, everyone clapping politely. I bet they would have preferred to play in a noisy smoky club where they could let loose. But it was the thing at the time to treat touring jazz musos like 'serious classical' concerts. And it paid. Milt's playing still stood out as great -watching those sticks fly.
I mentioned I saw MJQ one time in 1974, ten yrs after this video. And I felt sorry for Milt Jackson sweating in his tight tuxedo - he looked uncomfortable, under bright lights like in a zoo, everyone clapping politely. I bet they would have preferred to play in a noisy smoky club where they could let loose. But it was the thing at the time to treat touring jazz musos like 'serious classical' concerts. And it paid. Milt's playing still stood out as great -watching those sticks fly.
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