frogman
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| Jazz for aficionados https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=C5rJ4g9EMUk | |
| Jazz for aficionados ****Today there was a crisis here in my home. 'Our' cat that has set up homestead in our back yard, cleaned out his bowl of food, and then walked right out into the yard and killed a bird at the bird bath. My wife wants to kill the cat. i asked... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Once again, grounded and significant exchange of ideas seems to get foiled by the tendency to want to take sides in a discussion/debate so as to somehow garner supporters. Alex, as usual, makes some very good, reasonable and evenhanded comments; t... | |
| Jazz for aficionados ****What the holy smoly does Prince have to do with Grant Green, ****A: Everything. Collectors (Japan?) sometimes have a different motivation from that of music lovers. The fact that a record is coveted by collectors is not necessarily an indicati... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Woke up to this this morning. Love 88.3 FM WBGO/Newark:http://youtu.be/aWTZQioaPnsFollowed by:http://youtu.be/NX70AsLRpxkNice way to start he day. Life is good. | |
| Jazz for aficionados For the record, and to keep my quoted comments in proper not incomplete/distorted context:****The often discussed great (and he was) Grant Green made recordings late in his career that where, in my opinion, considerably inferior to his classics.**... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Benson’s take on Mario Bauza’s Cu-bop classic which Grant Green recorded three decades earlier. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=11-TeC5wq90A generation that is not particularly appreciative of the "less is more" approach to things might be seduced b... | |
| Jazz for aficionados For whatever it may be worth, this one is said to be George Benson’s favorite; it’s one of mine:https://m.youtube.com/watch?list=PLAD175E05F352DF73&v=TpCdhmYDxT0 | |
| Jazz for aficionados It is rare the artist that retains the rights to unreleased material. It is possible to include a provision in an artist’s contract that stipulates that, should the label fail to release the recording, the artist then retains the copyright to that... | |
| Jazz for aficionados G.F. Händel: Water Music - Akademie für alte Musik Berlin:Fabulous! If I could could give it six stars (and anybody cared), I would. Beautiful and spirited playing of this wonderful music. Truth is, I have never been a huge fan of the "period i... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Later this eve. | |
| Jazz for aficionados And a sincere apology to mattmiller in case my attempt at stealth humor was not obvious; nothing directed at him personally. Thanks for the post and please stick around. Btw, we have recently checked out the great Michael Brecker. You mention B... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Yes, THE Mitch Miller. He played oboe on "Bird With Strings"; all oboe parts improvised, btw. Good catch; you win back the prize. | |
| Jazz for aficionados mattmiller, don’t worry, sometimes it doesn’t last very long......sometimes it does. Following Rok’s lead: Who can guess why I am posting this? The winner gets my prize of the loan of The Bey Sisters CDs; I think it’s transferable ☺️.http://youtu.... | |
| Jazz for aficionados ****Whew, that was close.****😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄 |