Jazz for aficionados

@stuartk

PBS _ Jazz and Blues in (Country) Western Swing

And just for shiggles and gits: 

It’s my impression that the Spanish-Western Tex/Mex/Cali contributions to country music was and has always been way, way under credited and appreciated to that genre of music. Miguel Aceves Mejía, "Malagueña Salerosa"

And Malagueña Salerosa, also known as La Malagueña and not to be confused with Roy Clark - Malaguena -1969 who indecently was also a country and western entertainer/musician, written by Ernesto Lecuona of Cuba. Originally the sixth movement of his Andalucia Suite.

And check out Linda Ronstadt - ’CANCIONES DE MI PADRE’ {{H.D.}} (Complete) -1989

@audio-b-dog,

Yeah I knew who Django Reinhardt was. When I first started to take a deep dive into George Benson I was rather shocked actually to find out his favorite guitar slinger who I knew nothing about, at the time, was Django Reinhardt instead of Wes Montgomery! Needless to say I had to take a deep dive into his music, but at the time I didn’t have the musical wherewithal to take a deeper dive into the study of some of his bandmates as I was smitten by his broken fingered playing.

@tyray 

Thanks for the links.

Love Ray Benson. 

So, is Malagueña Salerosa Mariachi or some other style?

I love how Ry Cooder incorporated Ranchera music into his Chicken Skin Review. There was a great interview in Guitar Player back in the 70’s where he described how he’d heard Ranchera on the radio in LA and was moved to buy an accordion and learn to play it. Then he tracked down Flaco Jimenez and eventually managed to convince him to join with Ry’s Gospel singer buddies in a new group. Who would’ve imagined such a stylistic mash-up would be successful?  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uiq61V_HPgg&list=PL5D5ADD135428963F&index=6

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyCtEDGG_jI&list=PL5D5ADD135428963F&index=1

One of my all-time favorite groups.  

Oops-- I've managed to stray from Jazz again! 

@stuartk,

Yes!  It’s been many, many, many years since I’ve even thought of Ry Cooder! What a treasure, a (modern) human version of a consequential ’Bluesman’.   

So, is Malagueña Salerosa Mariachi or some other style?

To me ’Cancion Ranchera’ or Mariachi, absolutely, to me anyway.

Oops-- I’ve managed to stray from Jazz again!     

I think it’s ok cause Bob Wills not only incorporated jazz into his music but certain aspects of Mariachi/Cancion Ranchera also.

And one thing I know about musicians, they will steal each other’s licks. Don’t tell me Grappelli didn’t steal some licks from those American GI’s in France from them Southern boys (black and white) in WW1 and some from Grisman too.

@tyray 

Yeah -- it seems such "theft" is one of the defining characteristics of American musical genres, including Jazz ! 

@stuartk,

What’s that story about Charlie Parker? He’d go into a diner and play Hank Williams Sr’s music/songs on one of those old booth table top record players over, and over and over. He called it (white man’s) blues. A prime example of an audiophile if you ask me?