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Jay Leno has a spot on his show where he shows some new T.V. pilots being pitched to the networks, all are real and most are outrageous. The people have to tell which ones some network has actually picked up. The joke is in the choices that the networks make.

Recently I ran across a similar poll with jazz musicians as the subject. Respondents were asked to listen to a short snippet from a song by various musicians and decide whether the musician should keep their 'day job' or not.
The samples included songs from jazz greats like David Sanborn, Miles Davis, and John Coltrane, along with several really bad or mediocre musicians. The results were shocking - all three of the above named musicians were sent packing! Now of course these weren't hard core jazz fans who answered this poll, but it's still shocking to think that such great musicianship could go unrecognized.

This mornings song - "Sweet Home Chicago" by the Urban Knights from the CD Urban Knights III released in 2000. About seven years later this is still one of my favorite "Chicago" songs. Still brings back memories of the 'windy city'. All-star musicians who certainly don't need a 'day-job'!

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