alexatpos

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Jazz for aficionados
Bobby Timmons 'Workin out'album is a great one, and there he plays with Johnny Lytle. I will use the opportunity to point at couple of his albums as well. Timmons:http://youtu.be/ovPCAhzEvgwhttp://youtu.be/u58QYljKcf4J.Lytlehttp://youtu.be/Hm5cXBu... 
Jazz for aficionados
There is an interesting (imho) movie about the dynamics of relations betweeen members of classical string quartet, called 'A late quartet' with Cristopher Walken, P.Seymour Hoffman and others. I guees it can explain a lot about a complex way that ... 
Jazz for aficionados
"We don’t have to know a lot of stuff about sharps and flats and chords and all that business in order to understand music; if it tells us something – not a story or a picture – but a feeling – if it makes us change inside, and have all those diff... 
Jazz for aficionados
Speaking of 'new' jazz, this is something that I like. Dimitris Kalantzis Quartet, from Greece...http://youtu.be/da8eYZ3tYjghttp://youtu.be/_fVzQkW-G8Mhttp://youtu.be/ssqHgSdyjDc 
Jazz for aficionados
Howard Roberts, played guitar as performer since he was 15, blues in the begining, later has become a studio musician and educator. On couple occasions he recorded few jazz albums. Anybody interested in jazz guitar should not overlook his music. T... 
Jazz for aficionados
Orpheus, or anyone else, do you know more about organ and piano player Billy Gardner? The other day I was listening some Chaarlie Rouse album, and piano player was great. It is the same man that played with Grant Green and Lou Donaldson as well, b... 
Advice Request - Sonus Faber Toy Speakers?
I have had Cremona auditors, and Auditors m, now have Guarneri Homage. Also had Grand piano home, and for a period while I was looking to buy Guarneri's, had the SF Toy's. To be honest, I never considered it to be a 'real' speaker, but than again,... 
U-Discover Mag Lists The 50 Greatest Jazz Albums
There is no Dizzy or Baker, no Burrell, no Hawkins, or as gentleman previously said Tatum, and so on...never saw a list of that kind that I actually liked, and certainly one should contain at least 500 albums to take it seriously. The same is with... 
Jazz for aficionados
...'I downgrade performers more than most if I don't like their persona'......'I won't even listen to Wagner because I loathe him as a person'...I am afraid that doing so, by not distingushing personalitys from their art, you are narrowing your ch... 
Looking for Woody Allen movie old school music
Beleive that this would be one of the themes that you are looking for.It was used as theme in W.A.movie.'BlueJasmine' Jimmie Noone and his Apex club Orchestra, Blues (my Naughty Sweetie gives to me), from 1928.http://youtu.be/8PdILJqshL4More about... 
Jazz for aficionados
Maybe this album could make you change your mind?http://youtu.be/WoZZ08S4eywMy favourite would be Dean Martin, he makes me smile, always, Nat King Cole is something special, or Elvis, the King, but I could not say that Sinatra cant sing.I have one... 
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Very nice touch on bars, but good luck in finding his old albums...Gildo Mahoneshttp://youtu.be/13pBhIz8-eIhttp://youtu.be/RSrQCP7RR2UThis one is newer, it can be found on market...http://youtu.be/k-dBvQ5QzB0 
Jazz for aficionados
Aldo I have that Burrell's album, and do think that is great, Frogman's subject of great but now almost unknown players is more intriguing. So, I hope you all would not mind if I post yet another trumpet player, that has become 'famous' because of... 
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Rok, Than this is a great oportunity for you to learn something new. Here is Reuben Wilson's 2nd album that was cut for Blue Note,called 'Love Bug' featuring Grant Green, Lee Morgan and George Coleman.http://youtu.be/-p6b-o2CsEcThis is his 3rd alb... 
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...'The question I have is this: Does this audience in Switzerland know who wrote this tune?? Do they think it's an original of this so-called big band'?...As I am European I guees I should share some of my experiences. In swiss town of Montreux t...