The Good Stuff

Jackie Venson:

Band was good. Her voice not the best for blues.

Born in the Right State, went to the wrong school. I knew something was wrong.

Jackie Venson is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist from Austin, Texas. She graduated from Berklee College of Music in 2011. -- Wiki

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Wrong alley, I guess.  Some things never change 😊

Greetings to you, Frogman. I’ll be interested to read what rok has against Berklee.

Just finished listening to Cedar Walton’s Eastern Rebellion (the first one w/George Coleman). Another debt to Orpheus’ aficionados thread. Really like George Coleman’s tone throughout (and his 5/4 Thing composition very much).

Mode for Joe opened up today. Got intrigued and ended up with Joe Henderson’s album of that name. Cedar Walton also playing.. Old hat for many of you, but mostly all new to me with miles to go before I sleep.

Mode for Joe fr Eastern Rebellion

Mode for Joe fr the album

Frogman - re the Jackie Venson, her guitar playing is very good...electric and acoustic + she has great (and, to my ear, unique) tone. Her band is tight and the recording SQ is excellent (listened to the studio version of Love Transcends). The songs are good...some are strong. Agree with Rok, however...her voice, while good, ain’t the best for the blues. A little too white if I’m allowed to say such these days. There’s a place for superb diction. The blues ain’t that place. Anyway, thanks for the recommendation. I expect I will be listening to it again.

Female singers singing the Blues.  The first one was actually posted by The Frogman on JFA.   So I know he knows the real thing when he hears it.  Sometimes he just wants to, as Acman3 would say, start a ruckus.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=debDGhfzz-c

The ultimate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzLQKLGrC78

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Questions for The Frogman:

What is the deal with 'exposition repeats'?   Was it mandatory that the composer write them in the piece?  Talk abou it.

Thanks

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Rene Marie

VOICE OF MY BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY

Motema Music     2011

On back of CD case ::  "File under Jazz Vocals or Rock/Pop"  🤣

Just my imagination : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLzNJcDZ6J0

White Rabbit : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJmLNiX-ceU

John Henry : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqALXvi2C-Q

O Shenandoah : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joSjP3usatY

America The Beautiful : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUfUUk3tlog

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The Saxophone World, Indeed!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3C9L6VzOdY

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The movie Monkey Man introduced me to Zakir Hussain.  I'd never heard drums like that before.  Researching Zakir Hussain  led me to Bela Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer - The Melody of Rhythm which blew me away.  Probably not for everyone but man can those guys play

Lambert, Hendricks and Ross

SING A SONG OF BASIE

ABC Paramount / Verve   1951 / 2001

Everyday : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg6KjmIQm-E

It's Sand, Man : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGI1cqXU9h4

One O'Clock Jump : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Zwx6Nyma08

Cloudbrust : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_hVgEsnKas

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Jon Hendricks and Friends

FREDDIE FREELOADER

Denon 1990

The "Friends" include Wynton Marsalis, Stanley Turrentine, George Benson, Manhattan Transfer, Al Grey and many others

Fast Living Blues : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddbLKq_Xs_E

Jumping at the Woodside : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mz91_Lee8Ks

Stardust : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyDZsfMF8c4

Freddie Freeloader : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3-wvcStsoo

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McCoy Tyner Trio

featuring Michael Brecker

INFINITY

Impulse  1995

Great Stuff.   Who does Brecker think he is, Coltrane?  Tyner free at last!!

I mean you : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgwDTX_UAJo

Changes : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-KhxCvatWM

Happy Days : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yksCsllfWmY

Impressions : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzwVeEpFjvE

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Modern Jazz Quartet

AT MUSIC INN VOLUME 2

John Lewis(piano), Milt Jackson(vibraharp), Percy Heath(bass), Connie Kay(drums)

Guest Artist: Sonny Rollins  (tenor sax)

Atlantic / Collectables     1959 / 2006

Medley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJUZpu6U4e0

(Stardust, I can't get started, Lover Man)

Bags Groove : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jOI2PQ1spc

Night in Tunisia : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5ks3wKJ-po

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Various Artists

JAZZ IN AN R&B Groove

HighNote   2004  SACD

Includes these tunes:

Irene Reid : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blHXeGduaqQ

                  : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB5Ah1yGaxw

Houston Person : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRcqjIr6ItA

                           : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp6wei4_Qys

                           : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyRem_50oys

Dakota Staton : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LnEqXBAmIc

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Various Artists

THE BEST OF BLUE NOTE

A selection from 25 best Blue Note albums

Blue Note 1994 (complilation)

Moanin' Art Blakey - Moanin' : 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsJ3JjpZyoA

Caravan Duke  Ellington - Money Jungle : 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPnB56fQJNQ

Tune Up Sonny Rollins - Newk's Time :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKT0cZ5Lw_o

Que Pasa Horace Silver - Song for my Father :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK9vX7Ki5CQ

Blue Train John Coltrane - Blue Train :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HT_Zs5FKDZE

Criss Cross Thelonious Monk - Genius of Modern Music vol2 :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llsi6aDsdCI

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Robert Shaw Chorale

BATTLE CRY OF FREEDOM

RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra / Robert Shaw

RCA Gold Seal   All recorded  prior to 1972 / 1991

Battle Hymn : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFbboRBPZZQ

America : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgIEZwZWZhw

America, the beautiful : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_EhgaTisLE

God Bless America : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=on1GL9uALJQ

Star-Spangled Banner : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yv9w3YBMG_g

still great stuff after all these years.

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Various Artists

AFRO BLUE

Abbey Lincoln : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiHS8Hf7Tb4

Dianne Reeves : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp4YKvx37w8

John Coltrane : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIH3fNUsbnA

Liz Wright : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTxan25BJhU

Dee Dee : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Af9E-qH5vPA

Santamaria : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkXO_m05wfg

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@rok2id

Have you listened to

Ayo - Afro Blue

magos herrera afro blue

Have you listened to

Ayo - Afro Blue

magos herrera afro blue

Not until now.  Both are nice tunes, but Ayo is the better version of Afro Blue.

Of course, all are good, but Big John takes first prize. :)

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Another classic Skylark

https://youtu.be/qpOpVuIJv-k Linda Ronstadt - Skylark

https://youtu.be/b7oYKSWR2js Cassandra Wilson - Skylark

https://youtu.be/SbXvT68yVvk Ella Fitzgerald - Skylark

https://youtu.be/Q-80tw1psHw Abbey Lincoln - Skylark

https://youtu.be/OC-U3gHllxU Sonny Stitt Quartet - Skylark

 Another classic Skylark

Good stuff.    What do you think of Abbey Lincoln as a singer?  I never liked her voice, but maybe that's just me.  Ronstadt and Fitzgerald were great.  Wilson was her usual self.  Whatever that is.  But as a great diva once said, Its a Saxophone World.   Its Stitt!!

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Abby Lincoln has a "unique" voice which takes some time to warm up to like Cassandra Wilson, Terez Montcalm, Frazey Ford.

To me she has a similar vocal sound as Jimmy Scott

https://youtu.be/k7VfzwAfNxQ

et tu Wynton?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8d9cD_Es9k4

I guess they think they made it mo' better.  Why is Jazz the only genre suject to noise maker attack?

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Prince

THE HITS 1 

Paisley Park / Warner Bros    1993

Nothing Compares 2 U : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHKESl3jT8k

1999 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqURWsdG8Iw

Sign of the Times : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQi7v-mJtcs

Diamonds and Pearls : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abACpxkxJhY

Thieves in the Temple : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWANbk8Gik0

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From The Playlist (yt):

Don't start Lying : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuMvj56bNSg

Good to me : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow5yYr2R4Dc

Stop the Rain : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt9yRFWvY8s

Ease the Pain : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_r79eenvS4

St James : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfyN5xc2KKQ

Imagination : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLzNJcDZ6J0

Get Here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzS-INaPNJw

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Keb' Mo'

LIVE:    THAT HOT PINK BLUES ALBUM

Kind of Blue Music    2016   2 CD Set

The music label says it all, Kind of Blues Music.

 Nashville meets Clarksdale.  Great Blues Voice.

Tell Everybody : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTnIK-akshI

Government Cheese : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTw00qZTYYk

A Better Man : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNOtAL64tcg

The Worst is yet to come : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvQy_69NSAE

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Bill Connors - Return

A flawless gem start to finish.

Track 5

Minor Matters

Earth, Wind and Fire

GRATITUDE

Columbia / Sony    1975 / 1999

To be played on SACD players only.

Reasons : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxfInq7FN3c

Shining Star : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4csU7jM3BEE

Sing a Song : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4dsPZmeTys

Can't Hide Love : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TxgfbPl9Qg

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Harry Belafonte

BELAFONTE SINGS THE BLUES

RCA / Sony    1958 /2016

Losing Hand
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tHgLXfHBv8

One for my Baby
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObPlEtkLJ_Q

In the Evening Mama
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kd1wZN8jg0w

Hallelujah I Love Her So
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyRurphPtqU

God Bless the Child
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFOq4aNAEs0

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The Horace Silver Quintet

THE TOKYO BLUES

Blue Mitchell(trumpet), Junior Cook(tenor sax), Horace Silver(piano), Gene Taylor(bass), John Harris Jr(drums)

Blue Note   1962 / 1999

Sayonara Blues : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3zvumezFZI

The Tokyo Blues : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvsdNDOdpbc

Too Much Sake : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsdzGWs_1Ro

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Lest we forget.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYLbrZAko7E

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