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Mark Wein

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Couldn't find any of the original quintet, but this is the closest I could get on YouTube... and it's pretty damn close:



David Grisman Quintet and Hot Dawg are definitely two of the most fun albums of the late-70s... and possessed more musical talent in one space than should be legal.
 
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Strength In Numbers is utterly off the charts as far as talent goes. Probably the greatest amount of sheer talent in a single band in the past 50 years or so. Mark O'Connor is the most talented musician I have ever seen live, and this band is all just about at his level.
 
Strength In Numbers is utterly off the charts as far as talent goes. Probably the greatest amount of sheer talent in a single band in the past 50 years or so. Mark O'Connor is the most talented musician I have ever seen live, and this band is all just about at his level.

If you want to take it back 50 years, there've been some incredible jazz groups in that time - take Miles Davis's quintet with Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter, and Tony Williams...

But yeah, I'm in basic agreement with your thesis. It's a total shame that they only cut one album. I've heard each of the members come close to that kind of vibe in other bands, but it never really gels in the same way.
 
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