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Gary Benny
@grbenny.bsky.social
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Retired in Oregon, current full time job: grandparent, former IT, arthritic bass player, Way Left-of-Left, OAF, physics curious. I post a lot of music, mostly jazz ☕️ 🎶 🎸🎣 🍔🥧🐶 Profile Pic 1971

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John Coltrane

#JazzSky
November 11, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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Sundown at Mazatlan

#photography
Waxing crescent moon high in dark blue sky, over red ocean sunset.
November 11, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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@mhallarts.bsky.social Hey Michael! Good to see you here! 😎
November 10, 2025 at 4:35 AM
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Sunday Samba

Cannonball Adderley Sextet
The Jive Samba

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The Jive Samba
YouTube video by Cannonball Adderley - Topic
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November 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Joni Mitchell, Mingus

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November 8, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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Silver Falls, Oregon
Narrow waterfall. Mossy green rocks behind it. Pathway behind the falls
November 6, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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Kenny Dorham Sextet

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Kenny Dorham Sextet

'Round Midnight" (Monk)

(Set 3 / Live From Cafe Bohemia/1956)

Kenny Dorham – trumpet
J. R. Monterose – tenor saxophone
Kenny Burrell – guitar
Bobby Timmons – piano
Sam Jones – bass
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November 6, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Charles Mingus, Mingus Ah Um 1959

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Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um (1959 - Full Album) - YouTube
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November 6, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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McCoy Tyner feat Michael Brecker

North Sea Jazz Festival, 1996

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McCoy Tyner Trio & Michael Brecker - North Sea Jazz Festival 1996 - Full Concert
YouTube video by LeonJazzCenter
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November 2, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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How about some musical humor? This made me laugh. Much needed lately.

The Cleverlys - Walk Like An Egyptian

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The Cleverlys "Walk Like an Egyptian"
YouTube video by Country Road TV
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November 2, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Billie Holiday

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#SoulSky
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October 31, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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Music. Good Medicine.

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October 30, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Roy Hargrove

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pcsoblahdeehell.bsky.social Peter Shaw @pcsoblahdeehell.bsky.social · 12d
Pity!

Does this 11-piece band vrsn work? (noted above)

Roy Hargrove flghrn
Sherman Irby as
Ed Cherry el-g
Larry Willis ac-p
Gerald Cannon db
Willie Jones III, Julio Barreto d
"Changuito", Miguel "Angá" Díaz perc
Frank Ku-umba Lacy tb
Jacques Schwarz-Bart ts

Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe), Apr 1998
Roy Hargrove - Kamala's Dance (Visualizer)
YouTube video by RoyHargroveVEVO
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October 30, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Hank Crawford plays The Peeper on Night Music w/David Sanborn

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Hank Crawford playing "The Peeper" on Night Music
YouTube video by Louis Pain
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October 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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petecalandra.bsky.social Pete Calandra @petecalandra.bsky.social · Aug 3
love the old tunes. this one is from 1930 composed by Johnny Green titled "Body and Soul" #Sunday #stunday #art #musicsky #piano #musiciansky #jazzpiano #jazz #music #musician #nowplaying #livemusic
October 23, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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thesonnyrollins.bsky.social Sonny Rollins @thesonnyrollins.bsky.social · 21d
Happy Birthday John Birks Gillespie! Here's Dizzy on Avery Parrish's "After Hours," with Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt, Ray Bryant, Tommy Bryant, and Charlie Persip, recorded for the 1958 Verve LP Sonny Side Up: youtu.be/NRRowle7A3o?...
After Hours
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October 23, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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John Prine
Your Flag Decal Won’t Get You Into Heaven Anymore
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Recorded in 1972. Still appropriate today.

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John Prine Sings "Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore..."
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October 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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James Moody with the RIAS Big Band, I Can’t Get Started

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I Can't Get Started
YouTube video by Nathan Codrington
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October 21, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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Nora Germain - Jazz Violin

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noragermain.bsky.social Nora Germain 🎻 @noragermain.bsky.social · 20d
Rubato playing in jazz 🎻 and wearing my @iamjmsn.bsky.social tee 🔥 Go stream his new album that I did all the strings for 😉 #jazz #violin #jmsn #music
October 21, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker, Walkin’ Shoes - 1952 Blue Note Records

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Walkin' Shoes (With Chet Baker)
YouTube video by Gerry Mulligan - Topic
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October 20, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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Thelonious Monk, Blue Monk.
Live at the University Aula in Oslo, Norway, 1966.

#JazzSky

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Thelonious Monk - Blue Monk (Norway, 1966)
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October 13, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Wayne Shorter,
Herbie Hancock,
Dave Holland,
Brian Blade

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October 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Coleman Hawkins, Body and Soul, 1939

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davidleheny.bsky.social David Leheny @davidleheny.bsky.social · Oct 11
Jazz OTD: October 11, 1939 - the recording of one of the all-time Jazz singles, Coleman Hawkins’s indelible rendition of “Body and Soul.” As close to perfect as recorded music can get. #jazzsky
Coleman Hawkins (1939) [BODY AND SOUL]
YouTube video by JGC History
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October 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Hank Mobley

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davidleheny.bsky.social David Leheny @davidleheny.bsky.social · Oct 9
Jazz OTD: Hank Mobley led one of his classic Blue Note sessions, leading to his album "Hi Voltage," on October 9, 1967. With Jackie McLean (as), Blue Mitchell (tp), an early-career John Hicks (p), Bob Cranshaw (b), and Billy Higgins (d). The irresistible album closer. #jazzsky
Flirty Gerty
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October 9, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Jimmy McGriff & Hank Crawford
Frame For The Blues

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Frame For The Blues - Jimmy McGriff & Hank Crawford Quartet
YouTube video by Bob DeVos
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October 9, 2025 at 4:41 AM