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Jazz for aficionados I agree "Silver n Percussion" was probably not one of his best (certainly not one of my favorites) and that his very "best" was probably before that date. However, I think a cutoff date of 1978 might be a little premature. Personally, I wouldn’t w... | |
Jazz for aficionados Wait, wait, wait! How could I be so mistaken? Rok, you may not have known it, but YOU are the Grand Poobah of Jazz 😎 | |
Jazz for aficionados Speaking of aristocracy, money and Grand Poobahs; the real Grand Poobah of Jazz:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8nppTSY-Rshttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=k341z3dsXy4 | |
Jazz for aficionados MY favorite Grand Poobah; I accept the title:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ATIkuOdDPnAhttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9CgNwBh8vOY | |
Jazz for aficionados There is something in psychology referred to as "projection". Several times over the last several pages of this thread I have had that word on the tip of my tongue because it is what I have felt the OP often did in his attempts at rebuttals of my ... | |
Jazz for aficionados For the opposite of bombastic trumpet playing (iow, tastefully inventive, warm, inviting) check out Tom Harrell on this, one of my favorite later Silver recordings (apart from some questionable intonation from the flutes). Bob Berg on tenor is hi... | |
Jazz for aficionados Rok, Peter Crosby is a nobody who posted that rant in his personal blog. His ill-informed opinions reveal a lack of depth of knowledge and feeling for what the music is really all about, and the attempt at an "authoritative" style in his writing c... | |
Jazz for aficionados ****I think it's foolish to get in a who is the best argument****Your best comment in quite some time.****, but I seem to get drawn into them sometime. ****Correction, you don't get drawn into them, you create them. | |
Jazz for aficionados Fabulous! Thank you for that, Alex. How can music that documents the beginnings of everything that’s talked about on this thread be "off topic"? It IS the topic. To understand and appreciate the music of that period is the way to best understand a... | |
Jazz for aficionados Sorry, can't do. Attempts at dialogue with you, O-10, are utterly pointless. In my opinion you have shown that your intentions are not good. Either you deliberately distort what has been said or you are incapable of understanding. Either way, ... | |
Jazz for aficionados ****Sort of like Magic Johnson coming back into the NBA today and being MVP, leading scorer and average a triple double for the entire season. That would reflect badly on the current NBA players, or maybe, just reflect on the greatness of magic*... | |
Jazz for aficionados Rok, I LOVED that clip. Had not heard that record and one of the reasons that I look forward to O-10’s retrospective; as much Silver as I have heard there’s a lot to catch up on. I think the title of this record is perfect timing for the recent sq... | |
Jazz for aficionados No, O-10, that may be what you feel; but it is not the case. Why, then, do you ask the questions; if you don't want the answers? I'll make you a deal, don't ask me questions directly and I won't give you any answers directly. I am sincerely sor... | |
Jazz for aficionados O-10, I asked you for musical yardsticks; iow, pertaining to the playing of the two trumpet players in question. Stylistic, command of the language of jazz; harmony, rhythm, inventiveness etc. You have provided none. While things like the number... | |
Jazz for aficionados Alex, thanks for that clip. Great Freddie! Had not heard that. Check this out; Freddie in his prime (weird audio quality, unfortunately):https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QnWRV_X5bKQ |