frogman
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| Do you have to be “in the mood?” It occurs to me that this not unlike another of your recent questions: “Music lover or audiophile?”; but, considered from a somewhat different angle. You pose some interesting and sometimes provocative questions, but I think that there can be a do... | |
| Your favourite music movie? Many great suggestions, but I think that the distinction between “music movie” and “movie music” has gotten blurred. Some great (best?) music movies not mentioned yet:“Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould”. Brilliant“I Called Him Morgan”. D... | |
| Jazz for aficionados The train is picking up speed. A rarity, Ronnie Cuber on soprano. https://youtu.be/B8XCCsCzKI8https://youtu.be/TE8UqMXKR0Yhttps://youtu.be/WzVdwZlrxwo | |
| Jazz for aficionados The great Ray Barreto. | |
| Musicians in your living room vs. you in the recording hall? **** I am not sure any composer (or few) wrote their music with a view to judging it in a concert hall ****They certainly did! Composers did/do, in fact, make orchestration (instrumentation) choices and make dynamic level indications taking into c... | |
| Jazz for aficionados https://youtu.be/kCDMQqDUtv4Apology to all Smooth Jazz saxophone players for the “pin head” comment. Just me; can’t stand that style of playing. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Btw, thanks for mentioning Eddie Harris, pjw. He and players like Hank Crawford gave birth to a groove-based style of saxophone playing that all the Smooth Jazz pin heads (known to some jazz players as “mosquitos” because many sound like the buzz/... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Eddie Harris was a genius. Lots posted here early on; and, in fact, I would venture to say that “Compared To What” has been posted here more times than any other single tune. Don’t have the time to dig it up right now, but there is video on YouT... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Very nice Cory Weeds!Among the more established young players, one of the most original and distinctive voices on the alto today. Puerto Rican player whose sound and style don’t scream Cannonball or Phil Woods. Interesting blend of jazz and his Ca... | |
| Jazz for aficionados https://youtu.be/uIRb-j2bHQ0https://youtu.be/jhXN-tnWx1Ahttps://youtu.be/QJOuZNCCS1Ahttps://youtu.be/hU4J-iCGDrkNone quite as cute, however 😊 | |
| Jazz for aficionados Wonderful Teddy Edwards who sadly passed away several years ago. Very nice record, Schubert.pjw, speaking of Thad and Mel, Rich Perry has occupied one of the tenor chairs in that band for about twenty five years; post the recordings that you just ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados A favorite little known tenor player. Beautiful player with a gorgeous tenor sound full of nuance. Never hits you over the head and lets the listener lean into the playing to hear a beautiful sense of logic and depth:https://youtu.be/VnLfgzdya2Uht... | |
| Jazz for aficionados A favorite under-60’er. No flash or excess; just great sound and thoughtful story telling with just the right amount (for me) of attitude:https://youtu.be/rYfZY89Y0MIhttps://youtu.be/W87KWRewAas | |
| Jazz for aficionados Great Benny Goodman clips. Thanks all. Benny was wonderful. The whole issue of “best of all time” is an impossible determination. The context of where the music was at in its evolution puts it all in the only valid perspective, imo. Great comments... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Eddie’s biggest influence:https://youtu.be/iWVXTsPqH_ohttps://youtu.be/ntzKLE9BwVshttps://youtu.be/KPRkyleQJ2Ihttps://youtu.be/a-cYIUm-7s8 |