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<blockquote data-quote="skeller047" data-source="post: 628715" data-attributes="member: 9069">We’ve had a few drizzles the last couple days.&nbsp; Maybe 0.1” total….&nbsp; maybe….&nbsp; We need more rain, though there has been some late season snow in the Sierras.&nbsp; Warming up next week.&nbsp; I travel to Reno in a couple weeks, and while I do hope there are some May snow storms (unusual, but not unheard of), I do hope they don’t happen on the day I drive. Funny how a tune will hit your consciousness at odd times.&nbsp;&nbsp; The End of a Love Affair - beautiful as a ballad, but often done uptempo double time by jazz players, sometimes with a Latin feel.&nbsp; I’ve played it behind singers, and I’m sure it must have come up in a jazz context some time or other.&nbsp;&nbsp; But I heard someone play it last week, and it got stuck in my ear, so I’ve been working on it.&nbsp; My favorite versions are Seth McFarland singing it as a ballad, and Eric Alexander playing it at a breakneck tempo.&nbsp; Will try to play it this week, at the jam tomorrow and maybe elsewhere.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="skeller047, post: 628715, member: 9069"] We’ve had a few drizzles the last couple days. Maybe 0.1” total…. maybe…. We need more rain, though there has been some late season snow in the Sierras. Warming up next week. I travel to Reno in a couple weeks, and while I do hope there are some May snow storms (unusual, but not unheard of), I do hope they don’t happen on the day I drive. Funny how a tune will hit your consciousness at odd times. The End of a Love Affair - beautiful as a ballad, but often done uptempo double time by jazz players, sometimes with a Latin feel. I’ve played it behind singers, and I’m sure it must have come up in a jazz context some time or other. But I heard someone play it last week, and it got stuck in my ear, so I’ve been working on it. My favorite versions are Seth McFarland singing it as a ballad, and Eric Alexander playing it at a breakneck tempo. Will try to play it this week, at the jam tomorrow and maybe elsewhere. [/QUOTE]

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