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Jazz for aficionados mary_joVery beautiful rendition of that song. Lovely vocal. Thank you. | |
Jazz for aficionados frogmanThe guy who wrote that article ,Kurtz, claiming LaFaro hijacked the Bill Evans Trio ,is either a troll trying to instigate others or is biased against bass players. LaFaro in no way tries to overpower or "hijack" the trio. In fact the coun... | |
Jazz for aficionados prysore: your 11/26 post all members solo on every number at live shows. I think this practice besides being monotonous also is cheating the paying customer . Most shows or music sets have a pre-determined time for the act to perform. If every pla... | |
Jazz for aficionados shubertI love Buddy Rich he is one of the few drummers I could listen to his solos anytime.But he really should be appreciated for how he drives the BB he is playingWith. Will have to check out some early youtube clips of Rich & Krupa .Absolu... | |
Jazz for aficionados frogmanI have to agree i am not a big fan of long drum solos . I more appreciate tgge accents, fills, etc. That the drummer provides in bvacking the musicians. I AM a big fan of songs where th e drummer trades 4's or 8's with other musicians. This... | |
Jazz for aficionados Happy Thanksgiving to all those who celebrate!!! | |
Jazz for aficionados pjwWill do. I will order it probably over the weekend. Been a little busy. | |
Jazz for aficionados frogmanOk got it.Makes sense. Bill Evans found a way to communicate through his music.Without any doubt Evans is absolutely my favorite pianist. And I can name at least 20other pianists I enjoy listening to but he stands alone at the top IMO. How ... | |
Jazz for aficionados pjwI saw that high price but it will not deter me. I have been selective and have not purchased much in last few months. I have been digging into my vinyl and cd collection and listening to stuff I own. This set is 5 discs and has a lineup that di... | |
Jazz for aficionados acman3Thanks for the 2 recent posts on Mingus( UCLA 1965 & Jazz in Detroit). Bo th are are on my short list to buy . I was not aware of the UCL A recording which was all new? Music and has been available for quite a while. | |
Jazz for aficionados frogmanNot sure I understood that post by mary_jo. Could you elaborate on why Bill Evans came to mind for you? | |
Jazz for aficionados prysoThanks for posting Sheila Jordan.I was aware of her but did not know sg e was off tgge jazz scene for so long rai sing her family. She has done 2 recordings on th e MA label in duet with bassist Harvie Swartz wh8ch I recommend. Great playing ... | |
Jazz for aficionados acman3Lol | |
Jazz for aficionados mary_joVery funny joke but sadly all too true. I have witnessed this personally where jazz musicians play to maybe 10 people and 6 of them are eating dinner and talking to each other not paying attention to the excellent music being played. shameful. | |
Jazz for aficionados pjwI am shocked!! Roy was too young. Wonder if it was sudden or did he gave a heart condition ? Wiki said it was cardiac arrest. Ever see him in c oncert? |