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| Jazz for aficionados Nice "segue", Ghosthouse, in light of the recent discussion re Sanborn/Crawford; don't know if it was intentional or not. The alto solo on that clip of Paul Butterfield's band is by none other than Dave Sanborn where he earned his stripes for sev... | |
| Dylan wins Nobel Prize in Literature Great comments, Mapman. | |
| Jazz for aficionados strateahead, thanks for coming to the party. Great moniker which is, believe it or not, one of the reasons that I made a comment here a while back that I was skewered for. I suggested, with no hidden meaning, that there were many jazz fans in Agon... | |
| Dylan wins Nobel Prize in Literature Haste makes waste; sorry for the typos. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Yup, soprano sax. Beautiful soprano tone at that. In the scheme of the saxophone world not particularly unusual although very different from what we hear from the likes of Kenny G: nasal, reedy and obnoxious. While I shudder at the thought of i... | |
| Dylan wins Nobel Prize in Literature To my way of thinking, the hyperbole that is the idea that Dylan is the greatest artist of the 20th century does no more than diminish his very real importance in the art world. Likewise, the true significance of the award should be tempered by t... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Great suggestions by Alex, the Kenny Burrell clips in his second to last post are all excellent and leave no doubt as to why he is considered one of the giants of jazz guitar. Hardly "traditional" Jazz guitar, but I loved his Ivan Joe Jones cli... | |
| Dylan wins Nobel Prize in Literature ****perhaps the biggest artistic impact on the world over his time****"Over his time" being the key distinction. Thank goodness for moderation. ****Absolutely and by a wide margin the most significant, influential, "important" artist of the 20th ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Never heard it described that way; funny 'though. Frankly, I'm not sure I care; I just know that the vast majority of it sucks. About the only genre of music that I find little value in....most of the time; some of it can be pleasant. | |
| Jazz for aficionados O-10, great clip; loved it. What would I call it? R&B. Some would refer to some R&B as "soul jazz". You said Hank Crawford was "soul jazz".From Wiki (if you won’t take my word for it 😉):++Soul music (often referred to simply as soul), i... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Ghosthouse, if you don’t know this guy’s playing it might be more up your alley. Amazing prodigy as a child this French, Django Reindhart-influenced guitarist is an interesting and exciting player in a variety of styles from Gypsy swing to fusion:... | |
| Jazz for aficionados O-10, please re-read my post, I didn't say it was. | |
| Jazz for aficionados One of my faves. GREAT alto sound; especially on stuff that leans more to pop. Don't hold it against Hank, Rok, but he was one of Dave Sanborn's biggest influences. Crawford, along with players like Maceo Parker (James Brown), created a style o... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Ghosthouse, thanks for your comments. No offense taken. How could I possibly be offended that you didn't particularly like three of the records on most jazz guitar fans' "top ten" lists. Yikes! I am not really surprised that you didn't partic... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Certainly is good for the soul; and one of the reasons I have been on this thread for so long ......just kidding (mostly 😊). Loved the Flinstones! In case anyone cares:The well known theme song for "The Flinstones" is a "contrafact". A contrafa... |