frogman
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| Jazz for aficionados Schubert, Sherman Irby is his name; terrific player. | |
| Squeeze Concert including one odd tidbit Disagreement is one of the things that make these discussions interesting and fun; and disagree we will. See, I knew I would be opening up a can of worms. I will concede that trying to determine a player's ability has to be in the context of the m... | |
| Squeeze Concert including one odd tidbit Wanted to thank Marty for his eloquent and very well written story. It, and the follow ups, inspired me to check out some of this band's music. Not much of a pop-music-phile for the last couple of couple of decades (for no other reason than hours ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados There is a certain beauty and logic in the shape of jazz. By shape, I mean jazz in the historical sense; its evolution. We all have favorite eras in jazz and we have a tendency to declare one or the other "the best". Even acknowledging that there ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Great clips; thanks. Want to put in another plug for Phil Schaap on WKCR 89.9 FM and his unbelievable resprospectives on jazz artists. His "Bird Flight" programs are a must hear for any fan of this music; unbelievably interesting and thorough. Tod... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Don't know that it's de rigeuer for trumpet ballad playing, but probably de rigeuer for that style of ballad from the American songbook regardless of interpreter. Exception being players like Coltrane who used very little vibrato in his ballad pla... | |
| Jazz for aficionados I know you're not fond of the "with strings" thing, but I have always had a soft spot for this record. One of my very favorites and features what I think is some of the greatest trumpet playing on record and possibly the greatest ballad playing by... | |
| Be honest please I know you're not fond of the "with strings" thing, but I have always had a soft spot for this record. One of my very favorites and features what I think is some of the greatest trumpet playing on record and possibly the greatest ballad playing by... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Fabulous! Your comment re Clifford/Wynton is spot on. Boggles the mind to think what someone like him, or Bird, or Lee Morgan, or George Gershwin, or Otis Redding, or.... would have accomplished had they lived more than thirty five years or so. | |
| Be honest please Idiotic and sophomoric comments about how much they spend on audio equipment? Yes; sometimes, by some. Who cares? There will always be idiots. Rude comments about how much we frugal (or poor) types spend? Where, when? I've been here quite a while ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Ha! It just came to me. I knew the silly comment reminded me of something.https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SKc4jipdqn4What a sound! One of my very favorite tenor players. Love the way he could say so much with just one sustained note and the shape an... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Like hitting one's head against the wall; feels so good when we stop? 😅 | |
| Jazz for aficionados Thank you Acman3 and Rok, very timely both. Humor is a good thing eventhough it goes over some folks' heads. You know, doctors say that it is very healthy to laugh; even when it is not sincere and one simply goes through the motions. O-10, I am be... | |
| Jazz for aficionados O-10, you need to take a chill pill. The only place that I was "going" was an attempt at humor which you obviously misunderstood. Humor (parody) which you feel free to dole out and obviously can't take. I offer this explanation out of courtesy; co... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Phew! Parody. After mistaking Donald Harrison (on alto!) for Trane, you had me worried for a moment 😉 |