Bargain indeed; $2 would be $17.50 in today's dollars. I understand your feeling about jazz with strings; the arrangements often seem to put too many constraints on the jazz player. However, I happen to like that record a lot and posted it early in this thread; beautiful arrangements and beautiful playing by Desmond. What "Muzak" (I'm showing my age) could have been been and seldom was. If I leave my jazz expectation behind I find the music very enjoyable. Here's another that I like a lot. Very interesting concept and a great example for anyone wanting to understand the meaning of "Third Stream". It does a great job of straddling the line between jazz and classical with interesting and challenging string arrangements while leaving the solo saxophone entirely improvised. Considered by Getz himself as the best record he ever made: https://m.youtube.com/watch?list=PLfOleD7-7Oj90W890D0puroQgM7yTR-0P&v=sXxybiV4Pxs |
That's funny frog. Before reading to the end of your post I started thinking of "Focus" as the sole exception to my "no string orchestras in jazz" rule. In fact, I was going to find a link and post it. ;^)
So you saved me the trouble. BTW, I've had that album for at least 40 years.
Back to Carnegie Hall, your being in NYC means you would know, but my impression is most concert or Broadway play tickets today can easily begin near $100. So that inflation adjusted $17.50 still represents a phenomenal bargain.
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Pryso, you are correct re ticket pricing in NYC; and that's for starters. Re "Focus": great minds think alike 😎...just kidding. |
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Johnny Griffin- Grab This! |
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The "Jazz Crier" (jafant) is working overtime. He mentioned Johnny Griffin: The legendary two-tenors frontline of Johnny Griffin and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis; two of the most exciting tenor players ever: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SzJ1u93iSWQ |
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That is some good stuff Frogman. I can't even begin to think how awesome that was in person!
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This is one dynamite tune; immediately you can tell he's going into another state of mind, in fact he's going into another mind; "Celia's" mind, which he calls "The Isle of Celia" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crhYor3nbvoThere is nothing so wonderful and rare as when two people form a "mind meld"; that's when they're communicating almost telepathically, and the conversation flows in it's own natural rhythm leading to the deepest levels of communication. This person has discovered Celia, and now he is languishing on "The Isle of Celia"; a rare tropical paradise, too nice to believe. The conversation goes on as represented by the musicians: "The Isle of Celia" (Horace Tapscott) - 10:28 "Blues in My Heart" (Benny Carter, Irving Mills) - 5:59 "This is for Benny" (Tapscott) - 4:53 "All Night Long" (Curtis Lewis) - 3:59 "Crisscraft" (Sonny Criss) - 7:08 Personnel[edit] Sonny Criss - alto saxophone Dolo Coker - piano Ray Crawford - guitar Larry Gales - bass Jimmie Smith - drums |
I was on "deaths doorstep" in an emergency room with a lot of other folks who looked like they were worse off than me; not a good place to be be. After waiting forever, they took me to a temp room and took blood. I could have died between the time they took blood and the results came back.
Once the results came back, they took my clothes slipped on a robe with my but out, and rolled me to a room. Next they set up an I. V. They asked me if I was in pain? Since they knew the answer, it got me a shot of morphine.
Presently I'm enduring pain that goes away when I take more pain killer than prescribed; I'm just using such a time to post, (I'm at home, but will go to another facility next week)
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Sorry to hear you are not well. Praying for you. As my 92 year old father-in law says," The golden years are not so golden". |
Sounds like very rough going, o. So sorry. Wishing you a speedy recovery.
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Best wishes, O-10. Wishing you a full recovery. |
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Yes o10, back on your feet soon would be nice. But the important thing is that you get back on your feet again. So have patience, and stay positive. There is simply too much great jazz to enjoy yet.
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Beautiful, Alex. May I ask where that is? |
Frogman, its in the Adriatic Sea, some thirty miles off shore, near the island of Vis. If you would continue in direction south, you would end up in Italy, near the town of Pescara. The photos are facing west (some 200 miles of sea in front) and if you would continue that way, you would also end up in Italy, somewhere around Venice. The photos are taken with simple phone camera, no photoshop or any effects added, in a space of couple hours, roughly from the same spot, as we were drifting in the boat, hoping that tuna fish will bait |
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Maybe it's because I have to take so many painkillers that I drift in and out of time; presently here's where I am; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uJL8er_tV0This is a most appropriate tune; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WANNqr-vcx0Good music never leaves me, no matter the genre; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guKoNCQFAFkNow back to the subject at hand; Lee Morgan "New-Ma"; Pepper Adams sets his baritone on fire on this one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Omc5iNix0W0This is the first album to feature his own compositions, and the first without any compositions by Benny Golson. This Lee's best album in my opinion because it goes so deep into the music we call jazz; it also indicates there would have been no end to how deep Lee could go "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) – 9:24 "Heavy Dipper" (Lee Morgan) – 7:05 "Just One of Those Things" (Cole Porter) – 7:18 "Lover Man" (Jimmy Davis, Roger Ramirez, Jimmy Sherman) – 6:50 "New-Ma" (Morgan) – 8:14 "Just One of Those Things Personnel Lee Morgan – trumpet Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone Bobby Timmons – piano Paul Chambers – bass Philly Joe Jones – drums These are not only some of the best jazz artists, but they jam so well together; this is the epitome of jazz. |
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Professor "Fess" Longhair.
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Thanks for those John Handy tracks, Orpheus. A bit like something from the ECM label (well, those two tracks anyway). Hope you are getting stronger and pain is decreasing. |
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Pryso, that's a real winner, it also has a pretty cover. I have that complete series of CD's with the beautiful oriental covers; they're all nice.
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Ghosthouse, these doctors seem to work like painters who color by the numbers; as long as you have something that is the right color, and it fits the number in their coloring book, you're OK; but if you have something different and they are required to investigate, you're up a creek, microscopes are unknown.
I seem to get more answers from "Google" than the doctors, and I don't have to travel, or spend money.
In regard to pain and pain killers, I see why so many people are ODing; since the doctor can't find the root cause of the pain, it's a matter of taking pills till the pain goes away. That puts this drug OD problem in a slightly different light, plus there are "pain management" clinics that only push pills.
There is time spent going to the doctors office, waiting in pain at the doctors office, and not making any progress; all of this puts drug OD in a different light.
I appreciate your concern; never contract anything that's outside of the scheme of the doctors coloring book.
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I'm in the process of reviewing a CD I recently purchased by Ahmad Jamal titled "Marseille".
Right off the bat I don't get the three different versions of "Marseille", but since we're talking about one of the "great one's" I suppose it's OK. Back with conclusion after review.
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Finding good "new music" is harder than finding gold, but since I've given myself this burden, I shall carry on. I kind of left off in mid sentence on my last review; that's because I wasn't inspired to finish it; the CD, "Marseille" was good enough, but not inspirational. Jackiem Joyner is a name that I have never heard before, but I liked his tune when I heard it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8Ty1xV3vFEHere's another tune that's got life; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HR2wExh2AQI'm listening with open ears and mind by not comparing him with "old school". http://jackiemjoyner.com/While this is "smooth jazz", it's music of today, and maybe that's what they have to offer. |
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Hi O - glad to see you posting.
Just wanted to comment about your statement:
"Finding good "new music" is harder than finding gold, but since I've given myself this burden, I shall carry on."
I agree 100%, even if we do have pretty different tastes (though sometimes what we like DOES overlap). Anyway, I've been thinking a lot about my personal search for music that will have me coming back due to composition, performance AND recording quality!. It's like the 800 pound gorilla in the room (or maybe the gorilla that's NOT in the room but should be). Point being there's a lot of discussing and obsessing about the best hardware for audio when the critical variable that can make a mega $ system sound like trash or a mid-fi system sound great is the recording itself! No revelations there I know but just doesn't seem to get enough attention. This thread has been great. Wish there were others like it...one for each music "genre".
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A mega system is nothing without the right LP or CD. I forgot to leave a link to "Marseille" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBTxsnFCR6k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f98rHQI8y5QThese are the two best cuts in my opinion; what do you think? Not bad, but just not as good as what I was expecting from Ahmad. Ghosthouse, my time is too precious to spend looking for "new music". What I am going to do is peruse the past for music I haven't heard by the masters. While I stand the chance of a repeat, that's OK too; better to listen to a killer twice, than a dud once. |
"New" in the context here, is understood as new to me or you as listeners. Date of composition or first publication/performance pretty much irrelevant.
Found Ahmad Jamal’s "Marseille" on Tidal. The whole album. Not real sure what I think yet. Not a lot going on with that title track. A repeating piano figure over a sort of military drum tattoo. The percussion is maybe the most interesting thing about it. I’ll see how far into the album I get tonight.
...already liking Motherless Child more.
They captured nice tone on his piano. Wonder what kind it is. |
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Inna, it's for certain if I was under Dr. Gisela Joao's care, I would feel like a new man in no time. She reminds me of "Lila Downs"; I think both ladies are very beautiful, and I like their music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxsP6vbcQpQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIJZSs2gxdoWhen I was in the 6th grade, I sat behind a young lady named Victoria Gomez; she was every bit as beautiful as the ladies under discussion. Her long braids couldn't help falling across my desk, and I couldn't help playing with them. Her reaction was to turn around and give me a look that would kill a brick. (my first broken heart) |
Ghosthouse, your opinion is about the same as mine. That CD got a glowing review; they must be grading these records on some kind of curve.
No, I meant looking for "current" music is a waste, but I will continue to look for "new music" in the sense of being new to our ears.
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This is "Master jazz" by masters of the craft; Gil Evans – piano Johnny Coles – trumpet (soloist) Phil Sunkel – trumpet Keg Johnson – trombone Jimmy Knepper – trombone Tony Studd – bass trombone (soloist) Bill Barber – tuba Ray Beckenstein – alto saxophone, flute, piccolo Eddie Caine – alto saxophone, flute, piccolo Budd Johnson – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone (soloist) Bob Tricarico – flute, piccolo, bassoon Ray Crawford – guitar (soloist) Ron Carter – bass Elvin Jones – drums, percussion Charli Persip – drums This is an album I had, but presently do not have; that situation must be corrected. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjQyuualA6Y |
ghosthouse, your comment "there's a lot of discussing and obsessing about the best hardware for audio when the critical variable that can make a mega $ system sound like trash or a mid-fi system sound great is the recording itself!" should be posted on audio sites, not this music site. Proof in point, a few days ago I wanted to test an old NAD 3020 I recently had repaired for a channel drop out. The NAD is connected to a pair of nearly as old Signet speakers I used to enhance the audio with my TV. I mention that only to identify the system as both old and inexpensive. The disc I played was "Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington, The Great Summit". I was doing other things, only listening for background to see if an extended time would verify the repair was successful. But then I realized how great it sounded and had to stop and sit to listen directly, captivated by the music. The components were considered respectable in their day but certainly not great. And yet I was drawn in to appreciation by the playback! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEUKM-n3dq8 |
o10, we have a coupe of musical street fairs each year in an older neighborhood in town. Several years ago, about the time of the release of the movie "Frida", one of the performers on one of several stages was Lila Downs. In spite of a microphone problem she put on a great show and I've been a big fan ever since. There is such warmth and sincerity in her performances.
Also, I believe I posted that Gil Evens album previously. I somehow missed it when it was released but it became a favorite after hearing it a couple of years ago.
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If it's still available, I will order it; no doubt it's one of the best in your collection.
That was one performance I would like to have seen; nothing like live, you can absorb what makes that unique performer so special. |
orpheus10, yes, that’s my point. Find a female doctor, sometimes they are better for unclear cases. Their often deeper perception and intuition guide them. They are also usually better at sharing pain.
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