I listened to the recording of Music Night in my car on the way to work this morning and I just loved it! I was in tears. American Music or Jazz or Big Band, whichever you like to call it is among my most favorite. It is the music I grew up listening to. My Dad was a major music lover as well as my Mom. And my Dad was a fantastic Dancer and at school dances everyone would crowd around him and his cousin in a big circle as they danced. Oh how I wish I could have been at music night! I've included a picture of Duke Ellington along with this post. Did you know that he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Nixon in 1969.(Nixon was a Quaker, right? or was raised a Quaker anyway) And He's one of the very few musicians to have been on the cover of Time Magazine. Anyway, I really enjoyed listening to that music. I cannot wait to tell My Mom all about it and share it with her. I hope we can have them again sometime.
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I enjoyed their music too. If you ever want to hear them, they perform every Saturday night at the Atlanta Music Hall. It is free, however, they have a donation box like we did if anyone wants to help out the musicians. Sorry about the poor quality of the CD - I'm not very good at being a sound man like Mike!
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