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Year and Personnel of Undercover girl blues

Does anyone know when "Undercover Girl Blues" by Lester Young was recorded? Here is a link to the song: http://youtu.be/k2IhiX1re7A To me, it sounds like "Kansas City". So, can we guess this song was recorded during the 30s? Also, what is the…
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What is the jazz genre of the pianist Art Tatum?

What is Art Tatum's style? His music sound quite different than Swing. How can you categorize his style? Also, later in his life, was he involved in the Bebop scene? If so, what recordings/albums are there of Art doing bebop?
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What recordings does there exist of Lester Young playing along with Dizzy Gillespie?

Does there exist recordings of Lester Young playing with Dizzy Gillespie, or with Miles Davis?
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How has deafness been incorporated in music history (present included)?

Ludwig von Beethoven and Evelyn Glennie are famous musicians who went deaf. Has deafness traditionally kept people from becoming musicians? Is that changing? Who are other famous deaf musicians?
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Earth Wind and Fire - why isn't water included?

The traditional list of the primary elements is earth, wind, fire, and water. The funk-soul band Earth, Wind, and Fire neglects the element of water. Has the band ever explained why they left water out of the name?
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Did the analogy "The Birds And The Bees" truly originate from the Cole Porter song 'Let's Do It"?

As in, the analogy describing reproduction.
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What is Ma Rainey saying on a fragment of "Trust No Man"

Here is the link to the beautiful song Trust no man by Ma Rainey: http://youtu.be/xoZmWPb7r1o What is she saying from 1:50 to 2:15? The lyrics I have found omit this part.
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Why do record labels still exist?

I've had a song stuck in my head all day. I went on to Spotify (for which I pay and rightly so) to find it only to find that it wasn't there (it was before). After a bit of research I found that the artist (and a load of others) had pulled the album…
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What genre is the song "The Blues Done Come Back" by Count Basie Orchestra?

This song is "The Blues Done Come Back" by Count Basie Orchestra. Is this style swing, blues or jazz? As the link describes, this song is from 1953. Was swing still popular during the 1950s?
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What is Jimmy Rushing saying and meaning in Berkeley Campus Blues?

Here is the link to the song Berkeley Campus Blues by Jimmy Rushing: http://youtu.be/epA55odxsVw From 0:30 to 0:40, the lyrics go as follows: I'm gonna be that kind of cat that (unintelligible to me) Berkeley co-eds like What is he saying on the…
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What online resources are available for identifying songs from audio or score?

Spread across various questions and answers on Music Fans SE are mentions of tools to help identify songs given audio or an excerpt from a score. This question/answer(s) attempt to compile them in one place for easy reference. Please add your…
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What classical scores did Charlie Parker study?

In the Miles Davis' autobiography, Davis talks about how Charlie Parker gave away his classical scores before he died a few days later. Does anyone know the specific names of these scores?
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Johnny Cash's Father

In the 2008 film directed by James Mangold Walk the Line it depicts Johnny Cash's father Ray as a jerk, and it also makes him look abusive to Johnny Cash and his family. I have found nothing in my research about this being true. Was Johnny Cash's…
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Origin and meaning of "Didn't Leave Nobody but the Baby"

Most famously heard in the movie "O Brother, Where Art Thou", the traditional lullaby "Didn't Leave Nobody but the Baby" is performed by artists Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, and Gillian Welch. This song appears to be a southern folk song, and was…
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What's the difference between Bluegrass and Country?

I'm diving into North American folklore music of the 20th century, and two of the staples are the Bluegrass and Country genres / styles. They seem to be intimately connected though, so: How are they different? How are they related?
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