orpheus10
Responses from orpheus10
| Jazz for aficionados Rok, there was one odd pea in the patch in that compilation we got, and his name is "Django Reinhardt". The book says 'Nuages' reflects his interest in bebop; I can't hear it. While I like Django's music, it's certainly vastly different from the r... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Rok, "Nica's Dream", has been my favorite tune for ages, my favorite jazz musician died in "Nica's" apartment, and until recently, I didn't know any more about her than you or Frogman.Although she was disowned by the family, she got her share of t... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Rok, I've got three books by and about "Nica". "Three Wishes" is the only one worth the freight. From a story book point of view, her life was far more interesting before she became "The Jazz Baroness".The rumors that she was intimate with "black"... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Jon Hendricks gets my vote for "The King of Scat". I bought "Jon Hendricks and Friends" after you recommended it Rok.Ursula Dudziak is a very unusual vocalist I've been enjoying lately, and she's not new, I just discovered her again while browsing... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Lou Rawls has a resonant voice that sounds musical when he's just talking; that's why it's so recognizable. He also has the deepest respect for the classic songs; for example, "Summertime" becomes even more "Summery" when he sings it, each song he... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Rok, I just found time to give Lou Rawls the serious consideration he deserves; review coming tomorrow. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Lou Rawls had a long and very successful career; he's well represented in my collection.I just received "The 100 best jazz tunes of the 50's", and I only quit listening to go to bed. This compilation is the perfect compliment to the book "Three Wi... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Frogman, "Many so-called "free" or "avant-garde" players have been shown to be nothing more than imposters since "musical political correctness" has been reluctant to call their playing what it is: bullshit." I mistakenly bought some of that "bull... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Grant Green seems to be one of the artists I'm in resonance with; that's when sympathetic vibrations occur, and the music reaches you consistently. I think we're on the same fundamental wave length. I rate musicians by how much I like their versio... | |
| Jazz for aficionados The day after the night before of frivolity, is when everyone has the blues in Maude's flat. Grant Green captures this mood on "Blues In Maude's Flat" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuJKFQ-OqPoEnjoy the music. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Here's one of my favorites by Grant. While all the solo's are beautiful, Joe Henderson's solo on tenor, put him on the map. This particular cut went overtime because Joe was sounding so good, that Rudy Van Gelder, the engineer, didn't want to stop... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Nica asked Monk, "If you were given three wishes, what would they be?"He was pacing back and forth, and he paused for a moment to gaze out across the river at the New York skyline. Then he gave her an answer.And she said, "But, Thelonious! you hav... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Thanks Rok, that was quite an article. Rumors about her and Monk, were just that, "Rumors", unless Monk's wife Nellie was in on the affair; but you can never stop "animalistic" people from having such thoughts. She was a very special lady.Enjoy th... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Rok, I was inspired by the book "Three Wishes", to find songs written in honor of "Pannonica De Koenigswarter" . Although there are twenty songs written in her honor, and I'm sure everyone has many different versions of "Nica's Dream" written by H... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Acman3, you really tied it together. Trane was on a spiritual journey that he was beginning to express through his music. I believe Alice Coltrane, his wife, exemplified the destination Trane was trying to reach. Her music is filled with Trane's s... |