Dan McClenaghan

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Member since 2002.

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Home: Oceanside, CA

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A lover of sounds, and the way they fit together.

I've always loved music. One of my earliest memories is from 1956, my older brothers bringing home two brand new 45 rpm records: Elvis Presley's “Hound Dog” and Bill Haley and the Comets' “See You Later Alligator.” The animal themes appealed to this four year old. And the sound of Elvis' up-from-the-gut power and The Comets' shake-rattle-and-roll rhythm mesmerized me. Jazz came to me later, in 1968, via a friend's Chico Hamilton album, The Dealer (Impulse!, 1966). I was hooked. I still am.

My Music

  1. "Time Stands Still" Satoko Fujii Ma-Do
  2. "Spring Storm" Satoko Fujii New Trio
  3. "Fortunate Action" Alex Snydman
  4. "The Circle Starts Here" Larry Corban
  5. "Alive" Tunnel Six
  6. "For We Have Heard" Steven Lugerner/Myra Melford/Matt Wilson/Darren Johnson
  7. "Lone Prairie" Corey Christiansen
  8. "Tienfentraum" Steffen Schorn
  9. "When Summer Comes" Frederick Moyer
  1. The Far East Suite--Duke Ellington
  2. Miles Ahead--Miles Davis/Gil Evans
  3. Someday My Prince Will Come--Miles Davis
  4. Kind of Blue--Miles Davis
  5. The Shape of Jazz to Come--Ornette Coleman
  6. Monk's Music--Thelonious Monk
  7. With Strings: The Master Takes--Charlie Parker
  8. The Legendary Dial Masters--Charlie Parker
  9. Ole Coltrane--John Coltrane
  10. Blue Train--John Coltrane
  11. The Dealer--Chico Hamilton
  12. The Original Ellington Suite--Chico Hamilton
  13. Paul Desmond--Desmond Blue
  14. The Band--The Band
  15. Music From Big Pink--The Band
  16. John Wesley Harding--Bob Dylan
  17. Time Out of Mind--Bob Dylan
  18. The Beatles--The Beatles
  19. Sunday at the Village Vanguard--Bill Evans Trio
  20. Portrait in Jazz--Bill Evans Trio
  21. Waltz for Debby--Bill Evans Trio
  22. Relax--Buck Hill
  23. Sky Blue--Maria Schneider Orchestra
  24. Day is Done--Brad Mehldau Trio
  25. My Foolish Heart--Jarrett/Peacock/DeJohnette
  26. Cantando--Bobo Stenson
  27. Explorations--Bill Evans
  28. Voices--Marc Copland
  29. Precipice--Denny Zeitlin
  30. I Love Paris--Bill Carrothers
  31. The Art of the Piano--Jessica Williams
  32. Touch--Jessica Williams
  33. Dark Eyes--Tomasz Stanko Quintet
  34. Music in Three Parts--The Ron Thomas Trio

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