frogman
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| Jazz for aficionados Schubert, it really is amazing how the bar had been raised by students in conservatory today. I have not heard that particular saxophone qt., but I am not surprised given what I know about the music program at IU. I will try and find a recording b... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Yet another example of why Jazz is here to stay; and, anyone who thinks there is no great jazz being played by new young players is simply not listening. This young kid can swing his ass off like there's no tomorrow; great player! (Oh, and don't w... | |
| Jazz for aficionados I roomed with a jazz guitar student in college and Howard Roberts was his idol. Very nice West Coast player. Thanks for taking me back 40 (!) years. | |
| Jazz for aficionados ####******The narrower minded person has it easy to say everything, not to his liking, is BS. ********Makes life a lot simpler. And in the final analysis, isn't this what everyone does eventually? **** ####Nope. | |
| Jazz for aficionados I agree; perfectly expressed and no different than anything I said. I am simply adding that it can't be stopped; it's the way it always has been and always will be. Only solution is for the public to educate itself and be able to make its own deci... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Re bullshit and critics:This has been an issue since time immemorial. It is the way it is and the way it will always be; as soon as someone is given a pulpit, personal agendas and politics of one sort or another will step in. However, there are so... | |
| Higher resolution Jazz Great record and serious music indeed. Miles' rhythm section; of course. | |
| Higher resolution Jazz As has been pointed there are a lot of very good sounding "older" Jazz recordings; albeit, and thankfully, with a different sonic aesthetic than the squeaky clean sound of some modern or "audiophile" recordings which doesn't serve the music nearly... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Christian McBride on "bullshitting":http://fightland.vice.com/blog/jazz-great-christian-mcbride-on-the-place-where-fighting-and-music-meet---part-2 | |
| Jazz for aficionados Agreed, further explanation would be good. What is BS about the thread, especially as things stand now? As the OP, perhaps you should "grab the bull(shit) by the horns". No? | |
| Jazz for aficionados Great clip of Jackie McLean, a classic non-bullshitter. First of all, fabulous contemporary alto sound. Re the subject of BS: pay attention to the shape of first six notes of the melody. A very simplistic analysis is that the third note of the mel... | |
| Higher resolution Jazz Elizabeth returns with a bang. Well said. I also love Jazzcourier's comment about ECM's sound being a "sonic iceberg". Many good suggestions so far. | |
| Jazz for aficionados A "bullshit" solo in musician parlance is a solo that doesn't stay within the music's context. It is usually characterized by overplaying and being self-indulgent with too many notes, too fast, inappropriate effects, or trying too hard to be "hip"... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Because that's not what I said. That was your premise, not mine. I thought my previous comment was pretty clear. | |
| Jazz for aficionados ****who decides what is good and what is bad?****We each do. Some listeners just want simple pleasure from the listening experience without room for being challenged or taken outside a certain comfort zone and that is absolutely fine. For others, ... |