Frogman, I meant no disrespect to Wynton Marsalis. I have recordings of him playing both jazz and classical music. And I was very impressed with his knowledge of jazz when he was interviewed in Ken Burns' great series on Jazz. I'm an old guy and I've heard a lot of music, and I've come to a point where I like what I like. I often tend toward 'abstract' jazz, John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Flora Purim. At other times I like old-school jazz. I've been playing a lot of the album of Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden playing standards. But I think you're right that I should express my views with more respect. And I will.
Ty Ray, a lot of the Brazillian jazz I own (on vinyl) was pressed in Brazil. I have old Wando albums from the sixties that were impossible to find in the U.S. Most, if not all, of my Tania Maria albums are from Brazil. I go fairly deep into Brazilian music. I would venture to say that you could spend a week at my house listening to my reocrdings of Brazilian music for ten hours a day and not get through it all. I know a bit about the different roots, but I don't lean toward history. I just like certain things and then maybe find out a bit about it. I even have recordings of Brazilian musicians who are still fairly young (in my book) like Luciana Souza. I went to hear her live several years ago.
But thank you folks for the welcome. I look forward to reading and learning.