Al Casey

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Tired of Being Bombarded with Music

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Syncopators’ 2011 Tour: Day 1

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2011
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New Directions in Dance Events (Part 1: Performances)

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Who’s Your Market?

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Great Jazz and Great Jazz for Dancing

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Piano Talk

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I'd like to simplify it even more. If one acknowle
Great Jazz and Great Jazz for Dancing
2012-01-06 01:38:12Pete Petersen
I agree with much of what you've written, includin
Tired of Being Bombarded with Music
2011-12-01 14:25:25Keith
Re Adam: Thanks for posting. It might be tough to
Tired of Being Bombarded with Music
2011-11-22 16:29:22Glenn

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Fats and Al

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Oct
2009
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Dear Jazz Fans, I bought a copy of Fats Waller's The Centennial Collectionthis past week and it came with a bonus DVD with soundies that Fats performed in. Great CD, great DVD. In this particular clip, Al Casey, Fats' guitar player is featured on Honeysuckle Rose. Though this clip shows Al in a soloist role, what interests me most about his playing is his accompanying. Behind Fats' vocals on most songs, Casey is playing tasteful chord solos. Since Casey was playing the fills, Fats didn't have to, which allowed him to do more complex things vocally since he could just go boom-chick-boom-chick behind the vocals on the piano. Enjoy the video!Glenn

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