Jazz for aficionados

curiousjim,

I understand.  Let me know if you want to part with some of those CDs.

Season's Greetings!

phillyspecial,

Starting your Jazz journey with "Chet" is a great jumping off point.

Happy Listening!

"The Grateful Dead coined the phrase "the music plays the band" to refer to this phenomena and it seems as good as any. Once experienced, it’s unmistakable and when musicians access this state, there’s no way the audience won’t be swept along."

As a veteran of nearly 100 Dead shows, I can attest that it was more than just the audience being "swept along." Members of the Dead have acknowledged many times that it was a two way street and that they fed off the energy of the audience, without which the music would not have been the same.

Of course, the Dead may have been somewhat unique in that regard. I've attended countless shows by other bands and performers from various genres, and similar experiences have been rare, at least from my perspective as an audience member. The Allman Brothers had something like that going on with their audiences, but I can't think of any others.

@jaym759

Wow -- lucky you! I grew up in the lower Hudson Valley (Middletown) but was too young to drive at that point.

At least for me trying to put words to non-verbal experiences is challenging

I don’t think this comes easily for anyone.

@mahgister

The musician must listen the other one or the result will be unbalanced.

I’d suggest this requirement is not limited to Jazz.

@alexatpos

If we consider an art as a form of expression (that later becomes ’validated’ as such thru different reasons, standards, morals and time) and by looking in many forms of it, it seems to me that there many possible conclusions, as well as there are many different men, (artists) why and how people choose to express themself .(thru some art form).

I heartily concur.

I am always more intrigued by the ones who lived and created things following their own rules or mindset, but thats probably because of my romanticism. Blame it on my youth.

I don’t view a tendency to reserve one’s deepest admiration for the class of artists you describe as purely an expression of romanticism, but it’s possible I’m a romantic, too, and as such simply don’t recognize the associated bias in my own perceptions. There have been, of course, many excellent artists in all genres who’ve hewed to tradition -- both in terms of aesthetics, conception and ways of working. Who’s to say that "renegades" are objectively superior to "academic" artists? Well, I do. . . so it would seem we’re in the same camp! ;o)

@ezywind

As a veteran of nearly 100 Dead shows, I can attest that it was more than just the audience being "swept along."

 

Fair enough. I’m not a deadhead and don’t pretend to understand that world or the "ragged but right" aesthetic/ethos. I value more mainstream conceptions of musicianship -- playing in time, in tune, etc. 

More to the point, you’d be mistaken if you’re assuming I’m not aware that audiences can and do significantly contribute to such "elevated" interludes during live musical performances!

Xosphere · Prince

Off the album Xpectation ℗ 2003 NPG Records, Inc. Manufactured and Distributed by Legacy Recordings Released on: 2003-01-01

Drums: John Blackwell

Bass: Rhonda Smith

Saxophone: Candy Dulfer

Violin: Vanessa Mae