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	<description>Some thoughts about jazz by Russ Reinberg</description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:07:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Perception</title>
		<link>http://www.westlakerecords.com/blog/2012/04/15/perception/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[I DELIBERATELY HAVE taken a long break from writing anything here because, from a practical standpoint, it seems unproductive. None of the posts has helped to sell an album and it is very unlikely any has influenced your own thoughts, taste, or perception.
In fact I had no idea anyone actually reacts to what I write [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Did Jazz Die?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:06:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE ANSWER IS easy: Jazz died because it stopped being fun and expressing happiness. Given today&#8217;s mood, it would seem melodic, upbeat jazz is long past due for a comeback.
In the mid 1940s, when Bebop began its systematic dismissal of Swing and other traditional forms of jazz, its heart was intellect and its message rebellion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jazz And Success</title>
		<link>http://www.westlakerecords.com/blog/2011/08/17/jazz-and-success/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 08:27:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[IF YOU WERE to scour the world, you would find a handful of terrific jazz musicians whose names and recordings are unknown to all but their families and colleagues. They live and perform in relative obscurity. Festival directors and club owners reject them. Record companies ignore them. Even aficionados are unaware of them. The reason [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Originality</title>
		<link>http://www.westlakerecords.com/blog/2011/07/31/originality/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2011 01:29:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WHAT A HOOT! On Monday night, June 26, 2011 I was fortunate to perform with the Jonathan Stout Orchestra again, this time at New York City&#8217;s Lincoln Center. It was an inspirational two hour concert and the opening event for a series called A Midsummer Night&#8217;s Swing.
Jonathan carefully planned each set and hand picked the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Power Of Jazz: DCLX 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.westlakerecords.com/blog/2011/04/22/the-power-of-jazz-dclx-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 08:24:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LAST WEEKEND, APRIL 15-17, 2011, was the tenth anniversary of an annual east coast Swing dance event, the Washington, D.C. Lindy Exchange, or DCLX. I was very fortunate to perform there with Jonathan Stout&#8217;s Campus Five and full Orchestra. It was one of the most outstanding experiences of my performing career.
Most Swing dance events are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jazz Before And After</title>
		<link>http://www.westlakerecords.com/blog/2011/03/15/jazz-before-and-after/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 20:44:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>4/4</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I FINALLY REALIZED how I could demonstrate the difference between the kind jazz (and orchestral music) I usually prefer and the other kinds. I chose a random photo I had taken and modified it.
Here is the original photo.


Here is the modified photo.



They are identical except for one thing: The color balance. The original photo shows [...]]]></description>
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		<title>John Neufeld</title>
		<link>http://www.westlakerecords.com/blog/2010/12/12/john-neufeld/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2010 02:20:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AS A PHOENIX rises from ashes, sometimes it takes a tragedy to reveal one&#8217;s greatest talent. If that is true, my clarinet teacher, John Neufeld, would be a good example. He began his career as a young clarinet prodigy. At 25 he was the victim of a devastating automobile accident and, as a consequence, in [...]]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.westlakerecords.com/blog/2010/10/23/244/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Oct 2010 20:20:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Schools, Teachers, and Bop Snobs
A FRIEND TOLD me a horror story about when he was a student at USC. He was a music major and had put together a vintage Swing sextet for a jazz concert. The concert director was a jazz teacher from USC&#8217;s music department. Prior to the actual performance each group went [...]]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.westlakerecords.com/blog/2010/07/17/237/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2010 20:49:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two New Jazz Albums Available:
PLEASE BUY THEM
(A Rather Vitriolic Tirade)


EVERYDAY I CHECK the statistics of this website to see what visitors do when they come here. The vast majority simply listens to our free podcasts. A few bother to visit the New Releases page. And a few of you read my ramblings.
What do you suppose [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flavored Cardboard</title>
		<link>http://www.westlakerecords.com/blog/2010/05/11/flavored-cardboard/</link>
		<comments>http://www.westlakerecords.com/blog/2010/05/11/flavored-cardboard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 09:10:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>4/4</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Discuss it on our Forum
LAST WEEK I saw a want ad for jazz by a motion picture company. The last sentence caught my attention: &#8220;NO INSTRUMENTALS &#8212; please!&#8221; That&#8217;s analagous to saying, &#8220;WANTED: Doctor of internal medicine. No physicians &#8212; please!&#8221;
When did jazz transition from instrumental to vocals only? While vocals always have been part of [...]]]></description>
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