I’ve been listening to Helen Sung for quite a while, a lot of confidence which is concurrent with a lot of class . She reminds me a bit of a female Evans who has a better idea where she is going . I really like to hear play with Seamus Blake on Tenor or Soprano. to my old hears the blend is soo nice! If memory serves I believe this is the first time I caught her, does well with the guy on this outing as well . https://youtu.be/j_2hHgznUvg?list=RDj_2hHgznUvg&t=2P.S . You can hear right away she was Classically trained . It's much better to know what the rules are if you want to break them a bit . |
Of course even an old fool like me has to bow to those in the "force of nature" category . This artist is that in the pop/crossover world, and is one of my favorites. . All know his lovely voice and skill on guitar but doubt if many know his other instrument . The song was written by a famous rock star about a place in Scotland .Me being mostly Scottish has nothing to do with it(cough) . IMO this is the greatest performance I ever heard from him and I am certain it’s because , like myself , he was fiercely proud of his Scottish heritage ! https://youtu.be/cT7t3WNbK3Y?t=2And you may be certain that the Celtic audience had something to do with it . |
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Thanks frogman .
I've heard Elling live twice at the "Dakota" in Minneapolis .What really was noticeable was how much the musicians loved
to play with him , just another instrumentalist .
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Yes it sure is !Arty Shaw had a fabulous saxophone player name of Tony Pastor. Getting saxophone section to play as one and still improvise is no mean feat .Tony was rhythm itself in anything he did as a human being and kept Shaw’s saxophone section as coherent as coherent can be .Shaw was a perfectionist of the highest order and his band reflected that .Every man in the band drove the band .
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nsp. I tend to agree with you but take a listen on You Tube to the young Buddy Rich and/or Krupa rolling on with the tightest of all the big bands.Arty Shaw & Co .True lessons on how the relation between rhythm and melody is fundamental in jazz .
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The best example of what original can do I have is a series of Bach Cantatas with one of the pioneers , the Belgian Sigiswald Kuijkenwith his "La Petite Bande" .
I had over 500 Cantatas when I first heard him, I was a convert before the first CD was over.His label , ACCENT , folded before they finished the entire Cantatas ,but there are 64 out there, if hard to find .
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WOW, if than ain't jazz there ain't no such thing!Great sound for You Tube as well pryso, thanks so much .
I rest my case on the tightest band in Swing .
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If 20 minutes of bass and 10 minutes of all else is the best expression
of that work or that time works for me .
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alex, that Beatles song is not allowed in USA for copyright reasons ,
The other is fuzzy on my computer but I believe you.
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Indeed frogman .My current nomination in that category is Jonas Kaufmann .Nobody agrees with me though .
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Re Barbara , you don't necessarily have to have a good voice to be a good singer . Blossom D. proved that and did not even need to sing LOUD !
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Except that dime will be 158K $ .
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pryso, thanks for the Oscar Peterson , He had "Canadian Soul" ,that
perfect center beat on everything .
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Any body who loves music for the sake of music would put Shaw over
Goodman .Many symphony bands aren’t as coherent as Shaw’s was much less other big bands .Pastor did not have a great voice but he had fantastic rhythm! Watching the old clips, Tony’s natural walking gate was even rhythmic .
If Diana Krall had 1/20th of his time she’d have 50 times as much as she does have .Another largely forgotten great rhythm man , who many take as a clown and fool , which he was NOT, was Cab Calloway . Black folks in Harlem audiences knew what Cab was about .
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frogman, I call it Deep Time .A lot of the guys in the old big bands had it, notably,(to me) was Tony Pastor,Arty Shaw’s right-hand Saxophone man .
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Recorded one twice nsp, few mini-stokes make me lousy at this.One with his band which was an on and off thing .
"Where Tony Pastor be found ,rhythm doth abound ."
Shakespeare
For those who might not know, "Indian Love Call"was a slow, corny, long semi-standard till Shaw and the boys lit a forest fire under it !
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As I said, nsp after 5-6 mini-strokes my short memory is about 5 minutes and I’m no good at links , sorry .But it takes less than five minutes to type up Tony Pastor + band and get a lot of him with his own band .The visual Indian Love Call comes up on my post , that’s why I don’t link much unless I have a passion for some body as I do for Shaw .I grew up on swing and never heard a band as tight as Shaw’s.
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frogman, Perhaps Bill Evans playing "Like Someone in Love" .
When I hear Clfford Brown play "Laura" or" Stardust" its not a solo but I don't hear anyone else .
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NOTHING to forgive ! My guide line is hyperbole is the real and certain sign of someone who loves music so deeply that hyperbole over same is inevitable as a means of expression beyond rationality or judgment which Mr. Young certainly is in that piece !
If hyperbole was a crime I’d be doing 7-10 no parole .
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Yes nsp, Tony Bennett is a national treasure plain and simple !I feel uncomfortable to come down on anyone as hard as I do Krall.I do so because to make an icon of someone with little to no talent brings down the level of taste in a land where it is its already at a low level .Same reason is why I flap my jaws on "taste" as "Good taste vs Bad Taste". .Most people don’t grow up on the matter of taste like you have .
I do feel less guilty knowing Mrs . Costello is worth $ 100 million bucks .
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Couldn't get a better gift acman.A true masterpiece !
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Huh? Perhaps New Years but hardly Christmas jafant .
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acman 3, you are knocking your clips out of the park . Excellent taste !
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Funny , while mailing for my new Passport I noticed something onUS Government Official Travel C-19 map .
Any one in Western Europe can travel to US with restrictions.Any one from Russia can without any .
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Still have to have good taste and you do .
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Only shows what US does to folks coming in , no doubt assumes we are
above all .
Best bet is have you friends call National Passport Info center ,toll free , 1-877-487-2778.
Those from the entire Schengen area has to do 14 days quar. here.Only Slovenia which many still think of as Balkan is on that .So does UK and Ireland but not dear Russia .
I imagine Zagreb is safe bet but I won’t go anywhere these days without being sure .
P.S . if the c-19 is ever lifted there is a little Air Line called Air Canada . 2 way to Toronto , 2 way to rest of world .
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Jazz is like everything else on the planet, if you don't know how you got here you don't know where you are going .Not a good thing .
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I’ve heard the SPCO play in their hall , which is as good as any, both with the 1350 seats full and 20 people listening to rehearsal . To my old hears a SLIGHT more "’air"" was about it . To me LvB greatest is his last String Qts. I’m addicted to the old Yale Qt. on vinyl . This morning in my car I heard this Ray Bryant version of my favorite for the first time . Very original to the point of being compelling ! https://youtu.be/H61MChqwqG4?t=1 |
WOW nsp, I never heard Edmond Hall before , what a lovely player
on the stick ! Have to get some of him .He could play the clarinet parts in Borodin's 2nd Symphony !
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You fans of Karen A should move to Twin Cities , she is from Minneapolis
and sings at the Dakota lounge 4-5 times a year and yes , she is on the foxy side . Heard her live twice and she is very good .Waiting till they get her and Elling together !
frogman, have you played the Borodin 2nd ?
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Thanks , I tuned up my main system for resolution and caught that 3rd
and end on a Decca "Grand Prix Du Disque" from one of my faves who seems to be forgotten , Ernest Ansermet and his Suisse Romande . Mint and a cool buck at Salvation Army for just plain artistry .
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Can't thank you enough frogman , "Moonlight in Vermont " was my wife's favorite song, not surprising as she was from Vermont .
Proof positive of power of melody uber alles .Hope I can get both of these ! |
Lucky Day !
Got them both , would have got the vinyl of "Moonlight" were it not $ 88 .CD from Japan .Would has gone for total Roost catalogue but $ 498 bucks seemed a mite much .
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One of the joys of hearing live music is hearing a great player bring excellent players upwards towards their level .
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acman3,
Your WDR-Mendoza post is outstanding , they were made for each other !
Stone-Cold Beautiful Music !!
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Got up this AM and after my Bach cantata had to listen to acman3’sgreat WDR post, only a few days old to boot . Noticed this time their lady saxophone star , Karolina Strasssmayer,had not only played that but also flute and clarinet as well in those few minutes. I imagine she plays guitar and piano as well .Actually I know she plays piano ! Here is Randy Becker with the German National Youth Jazz Band .Very good all around and a saxophone solo that will knock your face mask off ! https://youtu.be/DE_uZ26Ku6I?t=4German National means the State pays all the bills . |
Frogperson,
I had the great once in a life-time luck this weekend to
hear Artie Shaw's "Clarinet Concerto" played by one Gabriel Campos Zamora
and the Minnesota Orchestra of which he is principal clarinet .
A ton of fun and Zamora is a fine player but unless memory fails me(a distinct possibility ) Vanska is even a tad better .
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Not many people can just flip from funk to Debussy .
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Frost was a guest artist (6-8 concerts) with the SPCO for two years , is a
great all around musician beloved by other players .
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alexatpos, I thought your post was excellent .
Always good to be exposed in serious music to what you don’t know in other serious music .
rok and others have the elements down.
My feelings are real sadness is the start of the path toward wisdom , which is
frowned upon in American music in general .
To be expected as it is taboo in our culture in general .
P.S . Tango is the National Dance in Finland .
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One of the things I like best about Jazz is the the ability to improvise can show depths to music that are not apparent when played in the genre for which it was originally written , This fine jazz pianist shows that in about the last genre you would expect ..He plays one piece I always thought would musically shine in a slower tempo that still respects it's original sound .At least to a music lover . https://youtu.be/Gr9QH9SnRbw?t=3 |
