Jazz for aficionados

My take exactly rok. The woman is considered a Nation Treasure In Canada and is as creative as a it gets .
When I first heard it my thought was " Jesus would love this all his children music" .

Last post . My beloved grandmother will throw me out of heaven if I don’t
do something Scottish after something in Irish . I found some in Scottish Gaelic , her native tongue and to my ears , the most beautiful one in the world .

https://youtu.be/a8v0_Hj_cG4?t=3

rok , I am well aware of what Legion did in Indo-China .
Saw a lot of destroyed French gear with my own eyes . My Pathfinders slept inside a huge old abandoned French Mansion miles OUT SIDE the 1st Cav perimeter if we had a mission next day because there were Vietnam eyes in side it that knew North from South .
My idea , I got a pat on the back for it , the Major that patted it would have got a Bronze . That’s life .
Also, Legion is just an integrated  Division of the French Army and has everything the rest of that well trained  and equipped Army has .
 A close Brig. General friend of mine was in A'gan several times and told me the Legionaires were the best commo guys of anybody .  Reason , same as two-thousand years ago, DISCIPLINE !!!

I agree about Anita , posted her several times with no replies . That's life .

Ok rok, maybe I got the wrong clips . I 'll try again .
BTW , I gathered right away you were likely Southern Baptist , all NCO's are not stupid . LOL

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The most real of all the real divas who ever lived gang .

https://youtu.be/50DD04JELHo?t=2


rok, I saw Rep 2 jump once , PERFECT drop ! .







rok , if they have a" once one , always one ," contest .


This is my entry .
https://youtu.be/TESCaD-iZQE?t=4
Should have made it my Plan B .
I would of had no problem either .

Obviously ,Your personal life effects what you like in Music . I will buy anything made by anybody if it its something I heard with my late wife .
rok, were you serious about that pop junk ?

While not written specifically
for Christmas this is one you hear a lot this time of year  in praise of God  here in USA's ground
zero  of choir music .
This IMO is the  most profound single religious piece ever written by an American.The  Belgium choir sounds like they were shot down from heaven just for this recording !
https://youtu.be/fRL447oDId4?t=6

If your going to listen to pop Christmas songs , you might as well listen to the best songs , sung by the most powerful male choir in history .Sad to say , many of these men died in a plane crash . On Christmas Day !
https://youtu.be/MOqPOrngccM
Try as they might Stalin and Company never killed the Christian Heart of Mother Russia and the Saints of Orthodox Christianity , the oldest branch
of Christianity , who died for it .

Sleep well , fellow Soldiers . And Jesus said " Love they Enemy " 
https://youtu.be/QF6zp7sdTSo

You must hang around with different kind of  white  guys than I do .

I know 0-10 . I've been in  the "Miss' as the black soldiers called it . And every other state in the South.

Many white soldiers grew up in families where the Confederate " noble cause' was the right one till this day .
Taking an oath to a country who says the opposite was a real struggle for many ,if only  unconsciously . Became easy to spot as soldiers contradicted them self in same sentence .Hardest job of Plt . Sgt was to keep the peace between the races .
I never faulted anyone on this as it was not of their doing .

frogman , Jesus wasn’t kidding when he said " Love they Enemy " .
Perhaps the hardest thing to do, but there it is .
I talked to many Russian Soldiers in Berlin , they were friendly , polite and the same thing I was , A soldier .

Frog , who was the conductor on your Philly clip ? Never heard them so totally wonderful , perfect tempo. Could be just the Barber , in my hears he is the greatest American composer period .
Almost got in a fight at a concert once when a "born again " nut was saying
no gay man could write religious music . And I always walk away from one . The Adagio is the un-official National Anthem , go to with every tragedy . If I was running things it would be the official one .Love is better than bombs .

No sweat .
Internet is not human , we humans use inflection as the real meaning of what we say .

If anyone is interested in what is the "real deal" in Christian Christmas Music , this is it .
https://youtu.be/VdO-7_NRa-g

Weihnacht  is German for Christmas .

Thanks rok , there were East Anglicans in my time .And were and are a regiment any good soldier would be proud to serve in .Could lose the" Royal "  IMO .
I fear the pols endless imalgamation stunts in the UK will ruin the Regiments. The 22 years in same one was the Lionheart of the British .And the solo replacements the curse of us .
I had a tizzy fit when the Black Watch , which my great grandfather piper  was one of   , and fell with  them in 1915 , marched to lay their colors down . Only time I was  glad my grandmother had passed . She talked of him and the Black Watch a lot .

Thanks 0-10, great coming from you .
My main deal on here in any genre is to remind that other lands make music too.  
As Miles Davis said , Europe is more refined  . LOL

This Estonian artist is the most prominent composer alive of serious Religious
Music . Sold more than 10 million recordings .

https://youtu.be/YOpa5Ec3i4s?t=37
He is the master of knowing that the spaces between the notes are as important as the notes them self . At some times even more so .

rok,  If there is  a greater fax pas than a German Army Band playing " The Glory  of Prussia " in  Red Square  I can't think of it .
Lucky they got home alive .

https://youtu.be/etj9CpsxuoM?t=4

Well said ,0-10 , well said .

I run 7 as well  but seems like its running  worse lately , must be my Fridge.I know Microsoft can't be it  .

One of the smartest guys in England tells it like it is in 24 seconds .

https://youtu.be/9zDa7e42ZIc

Frogman , a bit of Barber , think this is the band and artist for it with whats
on you tube . Slovenian is not in the spotlight but I like them .Nice clean orchestra with good conductor that serves the music . Barber's  winds and brass show what a great instrumentalist he really was. Melody is a given from God .This orchestra keeps tempo better than many more famous ones do .


https://youtu.be/CveX2LjVaw0?t=6

Perhaps someone  is man enough to not cause further trouble for others
with the powers that be . Unlikely though .

Well , op.31 is beyond words and from Berlin.Ain’t no bad music in that town !
Stern is beyond words as well . Just different words .


I chose Meyers because IMO her wonderful "del Gesu" was right horse for that course . Also nobody who studied with the great Joseph Gringold at Indiana is ever boring . I strongly considered moving to Bloomington before here , if it had a good hospital I would have . I like nothing more than to hear young artists in the recitals and Indiana is ground zero for that ..A national treasure for music

0-10 , I usually don't care for that kind of  music, but Burrell brought home
the bacon on this one . Very good arrangement  !

Pretty good for something that doesn't mention the birth of Jesus .

To my eternal shame I had forgotten the superb  Robert Shaw Chamber Singers .  Perfect diction and all .

Thanks .

81563 , What you say is right about vinyl .
Only problem is one’s brain didn’t study engineering and has a mind of its own .
I lived next door to a Retired Navy Admiral who was in charge of Navy
recruiting .I asked him why the great engineering schools were the prime place they scouted for pilots .

Answer( he had a few) was. Engineers are intelligent and are easily trained. .They could see them selves as pilots and lacked the imagination to see their self crashing into the back of a carrier on night ops .
English majors are other way around .

frogman , here’s what I’m talking about , a perfect mid between Gil and Akiko at 16.
And God lets me hear it , tears and all .
For awhile all is good on Planet Earth .

https://youtu.be/dXh_dCWfpOk

 I would like the contest and would win .
But A. I don't drink.
     B. Even with all the cheating devices on hand , you can't  graduate
         summa   cum laude   in a frat house  at a world class university .

IMO , this is cool  jazz .

https://youtu.be/sVWbEKmdfG4?t=2

For sure .

To a degree, rok.England will be the poorest country in Europe . Scotland will be the new Norway with 95% of sames GOP.
Wales will join the Irish Republic and be somewhat richer and have 6 times as much fun ,Northern Ireland will collapse and became a colony of Estonia .
Royal Family will be new Royals of South Africa .But not for long .What goes around ...............

That "Blue Daniel" is just plain lovely . Even the harsh sound can’t stop that ..

This the Best Betty Carter I have , to my hears anyway .

https://youtu.be/GJRGynQG2sI?t=3

In her first photo on this , the young lady was just stone -cold beautiful .
Up there in the Mary Jo range !

I can understand the first  but the later is often a blessing .

13 minutes of lovely straight -ahead with Mulgrew Miller on piano. Richie Goods on bass and Rodney Green on drums .
https://youtu.be/eyeib3BAqBo?t=4

10 minutes of  "Cherokee " in a real jam at Smalls with real deal improv by Mr. Miller and the boys ..
https://youtu.be/HglBsVRAC_8?t=5

When I was around German classical players who also , among themselves played jazz , this seemed to be their favorite .
I suspect because it is difficult and these guys could play anything.

https://youtu.be/c0Olxorz1fU
I’m sure I know less than anyone on here, but just starting out , God put my hand on this recording of Sonny Stitt , who is still my # 1 jazz man and if I could only have one jazz recording this would would be it .
P.S. I wish I good find more of Shadow Wilson .

0-10 to my hears Sonny was a more "everything" than any other Saxophone player . He could go from the sweetest lullaby to an Atom bomb
in a flash .
Of course , I am a very biased old man and I could be wrong , with much less hears than anybody on here .

Even I know that about Art Pepper . With all that you can be assured the drugs were doing the playing .
He was just obsessed period .
Wasn’t there , don’t know him but my guess he was just a kid who thought you had to do drugs to be accepted in jazz circles .Which was the general
   view of the US population at that time

As someone who has NEVER done any drugs but  almost certainly seen more of what they can do, than anyone on here, I don’t judge Pepper.
When I learned that that a prominent older leader paid the band off in weed
I took the 6 -7 LP’s I had and threw them into the trash . Don’t miss them .

acman 3 + Frogman ,thanks so much for the Shadow Wilson stuff .
His light touch was a perfect contrast to Sonny’s power.
pjw , I did a bad by no mention of Laurie Pepper . I have no doubt that if everyone had such true love and kept the " in sickness and in health" " vow the way they both did the world would  be a much better place.
. Families are the essence of humanity not the I must be this and that is pounded in your head today .

Thanks frogman , I get that once in a while .I operate on what the greatest Christian Theologian , St . Augustine said .

" Humility is having an accurate assessment of your self "

In jazz I have not heard as much as the others here. A fact .
And though I like jazz very much I don’t have the deep love of same
others do . A fact .

What I do have is what anyone who has been to several thousands of classical concerts and listened almost every day to Bach for almost every day for 50 years has.

The ability to know , within my limits , any genre, to hear if a piece is good, bad or indifferent in about 30 seconds . Have to listen for all of it , often more than once, to find if it is Great .
Anyone who has done this can do what I do, perhaps a little less , a little more .

Since I did not create myself , the music, , the air I breathe and play anything but my stereo, etc , etc, etc , no credit whatsoever resides in me , a sinner, and knowing what I know does not make better than any other human being .I can ONLY express my gratitude to the one who did create me and let me listen to all I have ,


In your case , takes one to know one , but I am not in your class which is quite unique . A fact.

I always remember what my Scottish grandmother told me when I was about 10 . "Never forget that every person you will ever meet knows how to do something better than you. "

I wouldn’t . Its a straight piece , piling Puente on top is like pouring maple syrup on your birthday cake .
Too much of a good thing .

Well , I like Mine better 0-10
Yours are a B+ , the boys from Warsaw an A+  .
Nothing personal

I don’t know pjw , that sounds too R&B for that clean piece IMO .
Something like this.
Less picking and more different rhythms .

https://youtu.be/7_5RUMCl0Gs?t=1

To my hears sound like these guys heard Jazz Messengers and Mil a time or two.

Good bunch .
https://youtu.be/mOxa-oMdiRQ?t=4
I lie , Damn good bunch ! Check that brass .   Dam, Warsaw is nice this time of year , let me check their gigs , 3-4
 non-stops from  Chi , still got 160,000 on United Miles ...hmmmm

frogman, I take it from your no comment , you didn't like the  Evangelista 
Evanio ?  (Brazilian ?)

I had the feeling he was a young guy feeling his way at times , that;s what
I liked about it .I was never all  that thrilled about Take Five in the first place. I thought it was note for note at some places but it never dawned on me that they were editing . Thanks .
I've said it on here before that I got to sit and listen to Morello rehearse for an hour  with my wife's niece on piano . Just the 3 of us . Great memory
of a great guy .

For those who have wondered, these Dutch guys are similar to how Mary Jo sounds as well .

https://youtu.be/IkOfKmGWdnU                                 These guys are doing her theme song .


https://youtu.be/6qHja9i9C4Y?list=RD6qHja9i9C4Y&t=1

I’m on a one of the most religious countries in all of Christendom kick this year.Jesus is actually more important than Santa !


https://youtu.be/EPfS6AaL4ds?t=2

I don't speak Polish , no need, the messages on their faces and voices are crystal clear .

Little shorter. This is what a Polish Church in rural Poland really looks
like on Christmas Eve .Been there, seen that .
Better be there a hour early if you want a seat . People stand outside the Church if necessary !

https://youtu.be/jkpc438Rz7s?t=12

Exactly frogman , I thought of Brecker few minutes in .
I love that term Monster player . Good as it Gets .That switch from Gypsy to straight ahead he often does is wonderful, hear much of jazz in one man , just a joy !
Re : Wolff , I almost said he was Mary Jo’s boyfriend , but thought better of it .