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| Jazz for aficionados Rok, I can only assume that you were so excited to read something "supporting" your strange stance on "the African influence" that you neglected to read the entire article. From the very article that you linked:****I have discussed western influen... | |
| Jazz for aficionados I just read the Wiki article on "Mozambique". It says this:"Although the rhythm shares many characteristics with Sub-Saharan African music traditions, it does not have anything to do with music from the African nation of Mozambique"It's funny how ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Well, I'm batting .500; not bad, I suppose. ****In Cuba, like almost all other countries and cultures, history and music are inextricably interwoven.****Could not agree more.****I think I was on to something, when I said the "African" influence in... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Acman3, absolutely right! He was definitely an innovator in bebop drumming. I know you are a fan of big bands (liked the Big Phat....BTW). One of my favorite big bands of all time which featured two of my favorite tenor players, Lockjaw Davis and ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados ****Was there bad blood between Adderley and Hancock? Anyone know?****Probably not; other than the bad blood that existed between the "purists" and the ones who, in their view, "sold out" (Herbie/ funk, Headhunters etc.). Pretty silly and ironic i... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Pretty good call with one glaring omission: Lennie Tristano. I wouldadd JJ Johnson as important for putting the trombone on the bebop map. "Gershwin's World": one of my favorite records and mentioned on this thread many moons ago.Joni Mitchell: yo... | |
| Jazz for aficionados ****So in Jazz, we have Jazz, and then something or someone comes along and changes the way that pre-existing Jazz is played. That's 'influence'.****Rok, you have it exactly backwards; or, at least, only partially (a small part) correct. Yes, some... | |
| Jazz for aficionados ****What makes an artist an important artist? ****I thought I answered that question in the paragraph that followed. Put simply, it's an artist who was influential in shaping the direction of the art. I think that the Tatum/Scott example is a good... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Some thoughts about recent commentary:I could not agree more with the comment that the thread loses focus and is not as enjoyable if the commentary jumps around too much; I think the reasons why are obvious. However, I think that this distinction ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados I have to agree with O-10 re Valaida Snow. A wonderful talent, great entertainer; entertainer in an era when "jazz" was SUPPOSED to be unabashedly entertaining. Of her many talents, I like her singing the best; the most convincing. Her trumpet pla... | |
| Jazz for aficionados O-10, "The Offering" will not be available until the end of Nov; 9/24, I believe, his 88th birthday. I may accept that nomination; maybe :-). It will be available on vinyl.Today's surprise:****Today's Surprise!!World Saxophone Quartet -- DANCES AN... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Donde esta el Mejicano? +1 | |
| "Holographic" presentation I seem to recall that Wolf mentioned that the brand was Conrad's Johnson. | |
| "Holographic" presentation I think there may be some confusion with terminology. The often-touted advantages in soundstage presentation of mono-bloc amps have to do with improvements in stereo separation and specificity; sometimes resulting in a better defined soundstage an... | |
| Jazz for aficionados No problem moving on, but IMO there is MUCH more to add; it would be a mistake to think that there is no more new Cuban music worth exploring. Much of it may not be jazz (or even Latin Jazz; whatever that is) as we may think of it, but the musical... |