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| Jazz for aficionados Caught myself. Phew!Very funny. Barry Harris: definitely a contender, btw. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Moving away from piano players re O-10’s interesting question, there is one musician that has to be very near the top of the list of all time great sidemen. The quality of his playing needs no commentary. His discography as a sideman is mind boggl... | |
| Jazz for aficionados C’mon, O-10, talk about the pot calling the kettle black! Oh, shi#, are we allowed to say that in this day and age?! Anyway, you can’t possibly mean it; I know you must be joking. Is there someone else who is a real meany posting here without you ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Sorry you feel that way, O-10; I really am. I made it very clear, it is MY perspective. A perspective pertinent to the way I (!) would answer the question that you asked of everyone here. Why does it bother you so? You certainly have your own pers... | |
| Jazz for aficionados How’s the popcorn, Alex? 😋 | |
| Jazz for aficionados If that were all... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Any player, especially rhythm section players, will tell you that to a great extent their own playing on any performance is inextricably linked to, and even determined by, the playing of the other two; basic rule of ensemble playing. No smoke and ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados **** which sideman you think contributed the most to this great record. ****It’s a shame that one should have to preface comments this way. This is strictly a personal opinion and perspective; certainly not intended to insult anyone since it is ob... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Great comparison, Alex. Very funny movie. | |
| Jazz for aficionados **** You think we be stupid?? ****I think the answer is probably pretty obvious to anyone who isn’t. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Two seldom mentioned live Mingus recordings worth checking out:“Charles Mingus Sextet with Eric Dolphy: Cornell, 1964”. A two disc set recorded live before the same sextet would tour Europe with subsequent recordings. Fantastic performances and a ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados mary_jo, in my book the best indication of a person’s character is his/her evenhandedness and sense of fairness; not to mention, logic. You demonstrate all. | |
| Jazz for aficionados You’re welcome. Love Mose Allison.https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HomYZZYb0d4 | |
| Jazz for aficionados Very nice Ike Quebec clips; thanks! Fans of Quebec may also like this tenor player. A contemporary of Quebec they both played with a somewhat similar style rooted in the Swing tradition more so than bop. Both had a big robust tone although Jimm... | |
| Jazz for aficionados https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezbu3AOU2eQhttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JDVkbPpTGUQhttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OLs_TVipX7Y |