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This is just a short clip to introduce Johnny Costa along with Fred Rogers. I'd never heard of Costa before, and was unaware of his role as the music director on Mr Rogers Neighborhood. I love the way he didn't dumb down the music for children, and instead just launched right into their ears with complex harmonies and melodies. His dynamic control is incomparable. He was right up there with the great Oscar Peterson and Art Tatum, in terms of virtuosity and originality. This short clip introduced me to a whole new catalog of great jazz piano.

 

 

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On 12/28/2025 at 4:25 PM, Marco Van Basten said:

Buena Vista Social Club,  Django Reinhardt

 


Hey @Marco Van Basten you probably already know this, but just in case you missed it, the Buena Vista Documentary is SO GOOD! It’s an awesome story, with really great footage and of course incredible music. 
 

This documentary by lauded German filmmaker Wim Wenders follows renowned guitarist Ry Cooder and his son, Joachim, as they travel to Cuba and assemble a group of the country's finest musicians to record an album. Among the artists included in the project are singer Ibrahim Ferrer and pianist Rubén González, who are both interviewed and featured in studio footage. Eventually the ensemble travels to the United States to perform in front of rapt audiences.

 

 

 

 

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1 hour ago, Longnose said:

Sometimes AI makes cool stuff haha

 

 

 

God, that's fucking good!  Any artist today should be worried...either that or give their rights out to other AI producers to use their intellectual property.  Cheers!

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1 hour ago, ValueNation said:

Amazing.

 

I like this version too

 

 

 

Oh my God...that's just crazy!  So good!  Is this AI, or just a cover?  Cheers!

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Had no idea this stuff was so far along in availability.  I'm not sure I can listen to the Eagles original version after this:

 

 

Cheers!

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7 hours ago, Parsad said:

Geez, I can't stop listening to this stuff.  Here's another beauty!

 

You should definitely give this a try. This version of the song got so popular that Drake's record sued the video out of existence, but smaller accounts have been constantly re-uploading.

 

 

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On 1/11/2026 at 5:40 PM, Buckeye said:


Hey @Marco Van Basten you probably already know this, but just in case you missed it, the Buena Vista Documentary is SO GOOD! It’s an awesome story, with really great footage and of course incredible music. 
 

This documentary by lauded German filmmaker Wim Wenders follows renowned guitarist Ry Cooder and his son, Joachim, as they travel to Cuba and assemble a group of the country's finest musicians to record an album. Among the artists included in the project are singer Ibrahim Ferrer and pianist Rubén González, who are both interviewed and featured in studio footage. Eventually the ensemble travels to the United States to perform in front of rapt audiences.

 

 

 

 

Ry Cooder is awesome. Many of his records are gems.

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33 minutes ago, gfp said:

Nobody here is likely to enjoy the type of music I listen to

Not so fast... Last month my wife and I drove close to four hours to catch a concert by Derek Gripper & Ballake Sissoko.

(It was amazing!)

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1 minute ago, Masterofnone said:

Not so fast... Last month my wife and I drove close to four hours to catch a concert by Derek Gripper & Ballake Sissoko.

(It was amazing!)

 

Nice!  Kora represent LOL

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Just now, Masterofnone said:

To keep the weird side going, from GFP's back yard, one of the most danceable albums ever:

 

 

 

Nice.  Bonus points for the value bros that can pronounce Tchoupitoulas.

 

I've been running between the office and the shop to build this stupid mardi gras ladder bench for the Canadians that are coming to stay with us for Carnival.  So much for boycotting the USA!  Who brings 3 kids to the mardi gras!??  Yikes

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