frogman
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| Jazz for aficionados jzzmusician, in local parlance there is only one word for that clip: Sabor! Thanks for that. | |
| Jazz for aficionados O-10, you may like some of these. The real deal and with Beny More, one of the greatest voices in Cuban music (there's some filler in there, unfortunately):https://m.youtube.com/watch?list=PLISpodrpNfpv5u45SNWga74-NqZNDw7IZ&v=dksbW7oa-gU | |
| Jazz for aficionados About as good an explanation of how fusion came to be as I've read. Btw, my comments re McCoy had everything to do with "Sahara" and Trane's influence on McCoy (and just about everyone that came after, as you pointed out). I don't understand why... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Newbee, excellent comments re good/bad. Glad you like "The Sound Of Red"; it is a great record. | |
| Jazz for aficionados McCoy "Sahara": not sure what it has to do with "fusion", but one of the best records of the 70s and a longtime favorite. Much has been made about why McCoy left Trane's qt., but the huge musical-influence debt that McCoy owes Trane is obvious on... | |
| Jazz for aficionados And btw, Jesse Cook is not even close to being a contender for "world's leading exponent of Spanish Guitar". Perhaps in the pop-ish World Music bag like the "Havana" clip; but no more than that. Contenders are players like Paco DeLucia, Juan Mar... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Btw, for anyone interested, the melody for the "tune" in the Jesse Cook clip was an appropriation (iow, "lifted") of a traditional Colombian "cumbia" with lyrics made popular in the early 50s titled "La Mucura". This is an early version by one o... | |
| Jazz for aficionados O-10, there is no contradiction. ****Are you saying the music of Cuba is pointless and bland.****I would hope that you are not serious with that question, because, surely, you must know that the answer is no. I am glad you like Jesse a Cook and ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados No, Rok, I am not wrong "again". Art is many things and sometimes it is greater than some individuals' ability and capacity to understand it. Even the "Great Unwashed" can't escape the inevitable result of not washing. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Sometimes neutral is all that the art aspires to be. ****our take on the music is determined by us, and not the music.****Exactly right. And exactly the point that I've been making for over three years. "Our take" on the music is usually a refl... | |
| Jazz for aficionados ****Everybody is listening****Well, duh!, some might say. A seemingly obvious expectation of musicians in an ensemble; but, there’s listening and then there’s LISTENING. As you point out, Acman3, these guys are listening big-time with wonderful in... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Bought this for my wife after hearing "This Is (Not) A Protest Song" on WBGO a couple of days ago (Acman3 posted a live version of the tune recently) thinking she would really like this singer. This is without a doubt one of the best, most complet... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Mel Lewis had one of the most distinctive time feels as a drummer; particularly his cymbal sound. Very relaxed but with good forward momentum.Loved the Jones "After Hours" clips. Thad Jones was a beautiful jazz player who could have been one of ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Thrilled to see mention of the Thad and Mel band. Had the pleasure of hearing the band when Thad was still here about half a dozen times; amazing band. Great YouTube clip! It some subtle and some not so subtle ways it goes to so much of what w... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Strings ain’t so bad 😉 :https://m.youtube.com/watch?list=PL-BVYLKzV5-HFL9MZfGMTtzPsW_cVS1kq&v=B_-6A0vGlLU |