In THE SPIRIT OF LOUIS, 2009, not long ago,���I posted three video performances where the Scandinavian Rhythm Boys were joined by one of the remaining Elders, clarinetist Joe Muranyi.��� (http://jazzlives.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/the-spirit-of-louis-2009/)

If those videos eluded you, or the SRB are new to you, here they are, in Toronto, playing BLUE (and BROKEN-HEARTED).��� The “Boys” in this incarnation are���Hans Jorgen Hansen, bass saxophone and other reeds;���Robert Hansson, trumpet; Paul Waters, bass;���Michael Bøving, banjo and vocal.��� And the nicely-done video is by Flemming Thorbye, who has preserved so much fine jazz on YouTube.��� ���

I find this very affecting.��� It takes experience to play with such emotion yet to be...