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| Jazz for aficionados Great clips, Alex. Thanks. Since our OP doesn't want to change direction:What makes any kind of "fusion" music special is ultimately a kind of limitation as well. The tune "Caravan" is really a Latin tune more than anything. Co-penned by a Latin ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Following in jafant's footstep and to respond to the "Caravan" posts:Ella:Sublime. It just doesn't get better than that; different yes, but not better. Arguably the best female jazz singer ever and shows why she was called, and speaking of "roya... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Being very familiar (unfortunately) with this kind of recent silly and pointless arguing I would like to, "for what it’s worth" (a comment that I will return to), offer some thoughts. While I realize some may question why I make an issue of this a... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Coleman Hawkins ("Bean"); fantastic player. His 1939 solo on "Body And Soul" is considered pivotal in jazz and one which took improvisation in an entirely new direction away from the comfortable linear style of the swing era to a more modern angul... | |
| Jazz for aficionados "Jug" would, of course, be Gene Ammons. Distinctive player out of the "Texas tenor" tradition. Very assertive style and HUGE sound.The issue if jazz nicknames is a fascinating one. O-10, there is some truth in what you say and thanks for bringing ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados One of the most common criteria used by jazz players when commenting about each other's playing is whether the player is "saying something" and not simply captivating the listener with impressive musical cheapshots. For me, few have been able to "... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Eenie, meenie, minie, mo. Catch an audiophile by his toe. If he hollers, let him go. Eenie, meenie, minie, mO(-10).....rats! O-10, O-10, O-10...must you? I have to believe that you simply don’t see or understand how provocative and downright unfri... | |
| Jazz for aficionados O-10, that's not what I said; actually the opposite. Imo, there would be no need to keep it private so ask here. Not that I particularly want to discuss the subject (I frankly don't care how anyone chooses to spend their money in this hobby); but... | |
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| Jazz for aficionados Thanks for your response, Inna. I still don’t know what you mean by "level". Level of "class"? Seems to me that class is a very subjective thing. Are you suggesting that the playing in the Connors clips had no class? Again, style/genre preference,... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Inna, thanks for the Tony Scott clip. I like the clip. Frankly, about the most enjoyable thing that I have ever heard by Tony Scott; he is generally not my cup of tea. Interesting player whose style always shows his fascination with folk music. Th... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Not meaning to bore anyone with personal details, but simply to make a point and (hopefully) food for thought:I have a mole on the left side of my neck that has been there for as long as I can remember. I have always thought that it was probably t... | |
| Jazz for aficionados At the end of the day (I actually kinda hate that expression) it's hard to argue with the opinion that he was the greatest of all tenor players. Just one year before "Giant Steps". Amazing:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QHj-E6AHo0A | |
| Jazz for aficionados Great clips! Jimmy Bruno sounds amazing. Talk about deserving more recognition! Killer player tearing up the changes of the tune. Thanks for the Woody Herman clip. Blast from the past for me as it was one of the very first jazz records I bought ba... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Well, I’ve been to an awful lot of Manhattan restaurants and I’ve never heard music like that in any of them. "Smooth jazz", yes, but the Connors cut is not smooth jazz; as I define it, anyway. "Mr. Cool" is not nearly as "bubble-gummy" as most of... |