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Weekend Extra: Roses

Here it is the middle of November and the yellow roses are in full splendor. Maybe a horticulturist could explain the phenomenon of such an extended period of bloom, but let’s simply enjoy it and use it as a far-fetched excuse to summon a couple of Rose pieces from the archives.

First, pictures from the garden:

Yellow roses 1
Yellow rose 2

Then, Duke Ellington with Lawrence Brown and Ivie Anderson…

…and George Shearing’s quintet.

Have a good weekend.

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Doug is a recipient of the lifetime achievement award of the Jazz Journalists Association. He lives in the Pacific Northwest, where he settled following a career in print and broadcast journalism in cities including New York, New Orleans, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, San Antonio, … [MORE]

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