orpheus10
Responses from orpheus10
| Jazz for aficionados It was Billy Bang's music that took us to Vietnam, and it was his music that took us to Carlos Casteneda, and "Another Reality", as he called it.Music can take us many places, that's because music explores hidden caves in the mind, and the mind is... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Alex, worse than any and everything else is when far too many people began to accept too much BS from the government, that they know is BS. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Frogman, "lies" is a word best used for our politicians; fiction is the word best used for someone who claimed to observe another reality while under the influence of hallucinating mushrooms with an old man, who eventually reveals himself to be a ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Deep in the groove; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWEvjzbTLR4 | |
| Jazz for aficionados https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQIlitKOZRk | |
| Jazz for aficionados Billy Bang's "The Fire Within" was the first album I bought by him, It was at a time when I was deep into this weirdness; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Teachings_of_Don_JuanBilly Bang drew inspiration from this for that music.William Parke... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Keegiam, I was at a New Year's Eve party bringing in 69, sitting across a coffee table from a guy sitting on a couch. He was a well dressed, soft spoken, good looking fellow of about 27.This was early in the evening before most of the guests had ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Keegiam, it makes my day that you shared my appreciation of Billy Bang's music he created that was inspired by his Vietnam experiences. Billy Bang explored his experience in Vietnam in two albums: Vietnam: The Aftermath (2001) and Vietnam: Reflect... | |
| Jazz for aficionados You have no idea how precious this is to me; https://downbeat.com/news/detail/john-coltrane-out-of-obscurityI bought this album shortly after it was released in 1960. There is no way I can find words to explain how different this album sound... | |
| Jazz for aficionados https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGiSiISvDmc&list=OLAK5uy_ki6wUPDaNpp9p7yaz505SkudorI_y6NuY | |
| Jazz for aficionados Happy Birthday Alex! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gve_EOwoBcU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQJybhk47xU | |
| Jazz for aficionados https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn37QfXw1-E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj8hWnYyYDQ | |
| Jazz for aficionados Keegiam, I didn't know this guy, but my friends knew him. He got back from Nam in one piece, and everybody was so glad to see him that they wanted to take him out and celebrate. Since I was always up for a party; I said ,"Let the good times begi... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Keegiam, for knowing what's happening, I'm going to play for you, a little "Saigon Phunk"; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryU4UL9E0Fo | |
| Jazz for aficionados Two more I like by "Billy Bang"; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5nGbpSPtaU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVJMOpIHBgc |