Jazz for aficionados
With the passing of Roy Hargrove its great to know there still stands among us some great jazz trumpeters like Christian Scott (3rd link) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTR_KfCeZhI&list=TLPQMjQxMDIwMTmm-E4mNWmUFg&index=2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhlqU5M19O0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SxzS4mtH9o |
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After 2 days I thought someone may have posted who the keyboard player is with Al Di Meola live at Leverkusen. His name is Mario Parmisano. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjI9JUeqBMY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ju-xEAWUkNw |
Today's Listen: Paul Chambers Quartet -- BASS ON TOP with / Kenny Burrell, Hank Jones, and Art Taylor Obviously one of the best ever Jazz Bassist, but I keep waiting for the Trumpets / Saxophones to come in. Conditioning. Still, If Chambers can't sell the bass as lead instrument, then no one can. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT0wEDDiKfA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjujhTjC3Z0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-f96wioSPg Excellent SQ. RVG Blue Note. Cheers |
Today's Listen: Jon Hendricks and Friends -- FREDDIE FREELOADER Some of the friends: George Benson, Al Jarreau, Turrentine, Wynton, McFerrin, Al Grey, the Count Basie Orchestra,......... Miles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3-wvcStsoo Hendricks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddbLKq_Xs_E Armstrong https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sDtgFTTblc Monk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkWgNjCv698 The booklet sets the standard for what CD booklets should be. Words to all the songs listed, plus generous narrative on each tune. Cheers |
Today's Listen: Modern Jazz Quartet -- A CELEBRATION MJQ plays with guest artists. All great, I listed three. Bobby McFerrin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeCoX9YjR7g Phil Woods https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9b_7qVaUuk Wynton Marsalis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYokT-IOnFI Cheers |
This Pandit Dr. Lakshminarayana Subramaniam is one amazing violinist and composer. Billy Cobham has a look on his face like man this dude can play! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytrU587-C50 Jean Luc Ponty & Lakshminarayana Subramaniam make for one helluva duo! |
Rubalcaba with 2 of the greatest jazz/jazz fusion guitarists: Rubalcaba on piano with Pat Martino on the album "Think Tank" : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAoYygrcVkc&list=OLAK5uy_mP6q3sIMufD84wJTYeehIIRjBcaiRYn6Y Rubalcaba on the Fender Rhodes with Al Di Meola on the album "Flesh On Flesh" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hJeqW5jAD4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Nx7QpZsprY Pat Martino’s "Think Tank" is an often overlooked album in his catalog and to me, its one of his greatest recording sessions. |
Pretty astounding musician. And on Schubert’s 44 magnum! It really does make a Yamaha sound like a toy. Thanks. https://youtu.be/RgKxbbL6xrA https://youtu.be/EYWHmfcnp5E We hear the tune often, the song not so much: https://youtu.be/925dvP3WP4w |
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**** Are you saying that technique and phrasing, trumps the voice **** Precisely. I might take “technique” out of that sentence. What I believe she is saying and I agree completely is that to an artist on that level, “singing” (or playing) is more about the delivery; the phrasing, the color, the emotion. She takes far more chances with all of those in the later versions of the songs. On the earlier ones, along with a voice that had far fewer warts, the delivery is much more straight forward hence less interesting. **** Within reason of course, **** Again, precisely. The technique can deteriorate to the point that the artist can not execute and deliver the message. I don’t think her voice ever got to that point. Perfect technique can’t make up for lack of artistry, but great technique AND artistry is something special. Her artistry kept growing even when the technique declined. The greater the artistry, the more that technique can be sacrificed. She was awesome; always “compelling”. |
Are you saying that technique and phrasing, trumps the voice? Within reason of course. When I think of her voice’s decline, I think of this song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImXVzNINKig Still compelling. Cheers Btw, Webster, Edison and Kessel are the players. |
Billie Holiday: I just received this box set, 3 CD, Billie Holiday -- THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION. Good sound quality and good selections, but, no ’Fine and Mellow’. In the notes, in response to the critics, that said her lifestyle had harmed her voice, Ms Holiday said: "Anybody who knows anything about singing says I’m for sure singing better than I ever have in my life. If you don’t think so, just listen to some of my old sides like "Lover come Back" and "Yesterdays", and then listen to the same tunes as i have recorded them in recent years." She said this in the mid-50’s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yczvZyzOXKA 1944 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRUlxvdy1iw 1952 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVKyUJVjZf8 1939 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DdK7il-NQs 1952 A case for an ’Aficionado’ decision if there ever was one, esp since some of you may have been at the performances. :) Cheers |
https://youtu.be/oZ16m7MyXJ8?t=3 If you are not a trained jazz musician you can learn more in these 20 minutes than you can in 30 years by yourself . |
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Sublimely beautiful tenor. Don't wow us with technical skill - show us beauty. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPvS6KEqUDc |
A favorite Burnside in his backyard, 1978. See my Jumper Hangin' on the Line. Thank you Alan Lomax. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_DOnKJ232M Later in life - Poor Black Mattie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8RtayjqqIw |
Loved the “Guantanamera” clip. Thanks for that. In case anyone doesn’t know it, there is an interesting story behind what is probably the most popular Cuban song. The melody was composed by a popular radio show host back in the 40s (30s?) who would set the news of the day to the tune. The song as usually known and as heard on Rok’s clip took off in popularity when verses from a poem by Jose Marti were set to the tune. Jose Marti was a Cuban poet and renowned author in Latin American literature who became a national hero as possibly the foremost leader of Cuba’s fight for independence from Spain. Just one of many wonderful Jose Marti quotes and applicable to the subject of this thread: |
rok , my idea of real soldiery marching was those Black Watch troops.Never had much use for toy soldiers like those German "Wack(Alert)bataillons . First time I came back from Berlin I was assigned to "Old Guard " 3rdInf. in DC . Went to CO and asked to be sent elsewhere . He said , fine , if you don’t want to be here we don’t want you. In a month I was in 11th Air Assault at Benning . Perhaps only unit in Army you didn’t have to be in . |
One more for the road... A bit soft sound but it’s Cale, "he can do whatever he wants..." "Sensitive kind" https://youtu.be/UfJcVhKGGXY |
Which brings me to: https://youtu.be/8JvyxKJToJs https://youtu.be/KJnhlMMhmds And my favourite https://youtu.be/ub1SGEVP6oA |
@schubert Your boys on parade. They come from the largest Battalion in the German Army. Some companies active, some not. All stationed in Berlin. I guess they do this very, very often. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35WyzcqQIZw Cheers |
Mo Elmo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzr1Rfn-P4Y Cheers Junior Kimbrough is another well known North Mississippi Bluesman. |
Acman, Robert Johnson is the Boss-man!! Too bad about the quality of his recordings. I have the box set but seldom play it because of the sound. Fyi, he is buried in three different places. All things are possible in the blues and / or Mississippi. I thought the crossroads was the intersection of highways 49&61 in Mississippi. Have I been worshiping in the wrong place? Thanks Cheers |
Earthly Blues for Her Royal Highness, Queen Mary the 13th. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKFfO1gP_JM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmaJkltpxaM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSfqNEvykv0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jcGY7NbaQw Cheers Btw, Chris was doing southern R&B. |
Because of that Yusef Lateef’s Ringo Oiwake, I had to find the original song... Ringo Oiwake by Misora Hibari https://youtu.be/bOHVKKkMcbo This is so that you need not to search for lyrics... https://lyricstranslate.com/en/ringo-oiwake（リンゴ追分）-song-apple.html You're welcome |
Wow, that Walking blues featuring Keb’ Mo’ is excellent! Video too. Imo, whoever made it, did the good job. Keb’ Mo’ is awesome, the other guy Chris does not fit my picture, being too expressive. I always thought that blues should sound simple, earthy and kind of raw...well at least the blues that I imagine in my head... |
