Jazz for aficionados
Hello frog hope all is well. I listened to the whole Bob Mintzer WDR (yes all 34 minutes) and really enjoyed it. And yes, that trombone solo 2:30-4:30 is played beautifully. Thanks for that. Yesterday while driving and listening to my pandora jazz stations on my blue tooth headphones I heard for the first time (was not aware of this session) Oscar Peterson + one. The "one" being Clark Terry on flugelhorn, trumpet and vocals. It was a beautiful tune that I like so much I noted the LP cover photo and searched for a cd copy on discogs. Here is a couple tunes from the session (23) Brotherhood Of Man - YouTube
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Always great musical recommendation i enjoy from frogman... Why? Because his advice come more from musical knowledge than from only his taste... And its appears more and more if we listen his advice and it is what i did... Thank frogman...
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I apologize to you jim5559 I forget that it was YOU who recommend it in the first place in my swift reaction... It is very good choice validated by our mutual friend frogman... My deepest respect for you... And thanks for all your recommendations...
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I discovered immediately listening his music he was a genius but listening the above interview (which duration is around 1h37 m. not the 3 hours indicated) with him let no DOUBTS about his experience, musical or spiritual and intelligence and humility which is mind blowing.... It is one of the best musician interview i ever listen to because of his deep understanding of music...
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it is your insistance on him that make me discover his music... I had already listened to many of his creations... I am glad to repay your education for me by this little interview address... Martino became one of my favorite jazz musician... This interview only confirm for me that he speak like he play and play like he speak....Deep.... What fascinate me is that in spite of his complete humility humanly his "musical ego" is so strong all musicians around him are put in a trance with him.... They play with him yes but also for him... A rare event that we listen only among the giants....
Thanks Frogman
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Just listening to live 4cd album ’In person Friday and Saturday at the Blackhawk’ of Miles Davis. Great sonics, and some fine playing from the band. I enjoy very much hearing Wynton Kelly in concert, it might be the only album where I heard him that way. Rythm section of Chambers and Cobb is great too. I have some slight reservations on some playing of Mobley, but perhaps that might be because he is not one of my favourite sax players (tonevise). Any thoughts from the guys on stands?
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Nice article, Alex; thanks. Thoughts? I would say it’s mostly accurate. Mostly. I think it puts a little too much emphasis on the notion of Miles being the “sensitive and introspective” one and Trane the “garrulous and long winded”. Probably true in their lives off the band stand, but depending on what period in their respective careers we are talking about those descriptions could easily be flipped as concerns their playing. As usual when writing about Miles, KOB becomes a kind of focal point in the article. This actually makes my point. Post-KOB Miles is often anything but “introspective”; certainly not in the way that I think the author means. Actually, I have always felt that in the KOB band it was in fact Cannonball, not Coltrane, who was the musical “odd man out”. Cannonball, as great as he was, was and remained a traditionalist; a very bluesy bebopper who, unlike both Miles and Trane, never really ventured into more adventurous harmonically “outside” territory. His “Ballads” recording is a great example of beautifully sensitive and introspective playing by Trane; as is his playing on one of my favorite cuts from KOB. One of the most concise and sensitive tenor solos that I’ve heard on record. Nothing “garrulous” about his playing on this:
Great record “….at the Blackhawk”. I love Hank Mobley, but not as much with Miles. I understand your reaction to his tone, but it doesn’t bother me as much as his ideas are wonderful. Again, just as with Cannonball on KOB, a saxophone player with a much more traditional approach than Miles’ “always forward looking” attitude. Maybe that is part of the “rub” for you; it is for me. I think he is more in his zone on this record:
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Acman, cant be proud of my ignorance, but I am littlle bit relieved since Frogman has not heard of M.Hill too...do you stream music? I just ask because you post wide randge of very different music, always wondered where do you find it...As much as I like my old school method (only for the sake of old school) I must admit that your way seems to be more efffective... some german (obscure,off course) jazz from 60's
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