Quote # 64 by Mike Stern

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“Sometimes there are no gigs, but the main thing is the music. You can’t take that away. The only person who can take that away from you is you.”   – Mike Stern     Mike Stern (born Michael Philips Stern; January 10, 1953) is an American jazz guitarist. After playing for a few years with […]

Quote # 55 by Miles Davis

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“Do not fear mistakes, there are none.”   – Miles Davis     Miles Davis (1926 – 1991) was one of the greatest in music, period!   Below is the story about Miles Davis and some nice videos. Hope that you like them as much as I do. Enjoy!   Miles Davis – “The Miles Davis […]

Quote # 52 by John Coltrane

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“When you begin to see the possibilities of music, you desire to do something really good for people.”   – John Coltrane     This is the third time I write about my hero John Coltrane. My first post in Musiclover.se was about John Coltrane “Giant Steps”. If you are interested to read that post […]

Rob Madna was a great Dutch jazz pianist

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Rob Madna (June 8, 1931 – April 5, 2003) was a great Dutch jazz pianist, composer and arranger. It was my very good friend Jan Dahlstedt who opened my ears to the world of Rob Madnas music.   The first record I listened to was “Broadcast Business 76” with The Rob Madna Trio featuring Ferdinand […]

Quote # 27 by Gary Bartz

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“Music is my religion. Music is the only thing that has never failed me. People let you down, music won’t.” – Gary Bartz   Gary Bartz is a very fine American alto and soprano saxophonist and clarinetist. I have about 20 of his records (he has about 40 in his own name). Gary has played with Miles […]

Quote # 24 by Duke Ellington

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“Music, of course, is what I hear and something that I more or less live by. It’s not an occupation or profession, it’s a compulsion.” – Duke Ellington    Duke Ellington was a an American composer, pianist and big-band leader and he wrote over 1,000 compositions. Below are some nice videos and sound clips with […]

John Coltrane – Naima

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Naima is a ballad composed by John Coltrane in 1959, and named after his then-wife, Juanita Naima Grubbs. It first appeared on the album Giant Steps, and is notable for its use of a variety of rich chords over a bass pedal.   John Coltrane quartet performing “Naima” August 1, 1965 at Comblain-La-Tour, Belgium. John […]

Giant Steps

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The man above is Mr John Coltrane, one of my heroes! When I was a kid (early sixties), my parents listened a lot to jazz and one of the records I listened to through the years is “Giant Steps” by John Coltrane. Giant Steps was released 1959 and have probably influenced more people and musicians than most […]