frogman
Responses from frogman
| Jazz for aficionados Without a doubt one of the ones I would grab if my house were on fire 😱 Gorgeous record.  Jim Hall on guitar, btw.  | |
| Jazz for aficionados Imo, one of the most beautifully produced records featuring a jazz artist. Â All the things that can become a "can of worms" in the hands of a lesser producer: the use of arrangements that use strings and woodwinds compliment the overall attitude o... | |
| Jazz for aficionados O-10, as always, this is a case of "Mars/Venus"; two very different outlooks, frames of reference and interpretations of reality. I could stress that it is you that keeps bringing up the subject of new posters, but I think it is more productive, s... | |
| Jazz for aficionados **** What exactly does a record Producer do? ****So sorry to burden you with an answer to your question:A music producer does very much what a director does in the making of a film. A distinction should be made between the executive producer and t... | |
| Jazz for aficionados ****Â Some of us have been wandering why we don't have more regular posters; there are more reasons than we can think of, and many that we never thought of ......Whatever the reason, let me know when yall find out. ****O-10, I respect your passion ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Just finished listening to this record. Had never heard about this project. It is a great record; liked it a lot. Great playing all around and with a really tasty feel on all the tunes. I like the rhythm section a lot, particularly the drummer. A ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Great tune, swinging performance with great solos and no fluff:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0pw6zfYCu5UOut of control producer:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CKO2Vc2bWLwGiven that one is a live recording it's a bit of an apples/oranges situation. ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Correction, I meant and should have written :"the LATTER approach creates......"  Sorry....that second language thing....😀 | |
| Jazz for aficionados I love George Benson's guitar playing; I like his musical attitude.  The problem I have always had with Creed Taylor productions  (even some of the Freddie Hubbard and Stanley Turrentine projects which I generally like) is that, imo,  they always ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados And, of course, there’s the best known Stayhorn tune of all. Often credited to The Duke, "Take The A Train" was actually penned by Strayhorn and the story behind it is interesting. Duke’s band already had a "signature tune", but when Duke’s publis... | |
| Jazz for aficionados ****Â listening at a deeper level and the same music doesn't sound the same anymore, it sounds better. ****That is the goal and the whole point. Â Glad you feel that way. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Fabulous clips of a fabulous and very haunting tune. Late Joe Henderson was indeed very sweet. One of my very favorite tenor players who never relied on sheer volume and "saxophone splitting at the seams" attitude, instead playing with a lot of nu... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Another of my favorite Billy Strayhorn tunes bearing that unique melodic stamp that all his tunes have:https://youtu.be/sr8CM2kqUao | |
| Jazz for aficionados A couple more unique takes on this great tune. Â Not as a ballad, but at a medium tempo. Â Beautiful brush work by Elvin Jones:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9I4dLLA2lk8Someone who has gotten conspicuously little attention on this thread. Â Slow tempo... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Great one, Acman3! I actually had that in my post after the Joe Henderson version, but deleted it because there is so much to say about that cut and wanted to keep the post concise (for a change 😉). Interesting version of this great tune on severa... |