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Martin Sexton – Diggin Me

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I started a new tag with Ms. Apple called "Voice as instrument". No one deserves that honor more than Mr. Sexton.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQCdUz2WU2k

I'm a little shocked this is the first time I've played him.

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Friday Music Day

FMD 8/10/18: Brass

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Let's talk about brass. Jazz, ska, swing, whatever genre. Songs that utilize it just a little bit, songs that embrace it. What do you like? What don't you like? Which trumpet player was the best? What's the best use of a french horn in cinema (Young Frankenstein, right?)? Does that 76th trombone really add anything that the 75th didn't? Etc.

I was a trumpet player in school, so brassy sounds are something that always resonated with me, and I don't think we've talked about instruments for a while, so it seemed like something worth throwing out there.

I used this version of "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" on my summer mix this year, specifically because of the brass:

Then drop your top 10s and have a wonderful Friday!