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Old 06-04-2009, 09:22 AM   #30
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All good stuff - I was lucky enough growing up in Newport to have seen all the big name big bands with their original leaders at the Newport Jazz Festival over the years - and the great singers like Sarah Vaughan, Ella, Big Joe Williams, etc etc...

In retrospect, I realize now what a privilege that was to have heard the very best in big band and jazz music live and in person

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