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| Jazz for aficionados frogman great Don Byas selections.Don recorded a lot of live material after he moved to Holland. A few of his live releases have a young Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen on bass.I have 2 of these live recordings titled "A Night in Tunisia" and "Walki... | |
| Jazz for aficionados frogman I missed the word "husky" that you described "Lock Jaws" playing as. That is the word that best describes it I think. Hawk, Ben Webster and Don Byas had that same distinctive tone. | |
| Jazz for aficionados I have posted this at least twice before. Glad you posted it again frogman because this was the first time I saw it. Phil Woods is the "master" so "master class" is appropriately titled. Don't know if you know this but James Carter is a "saxop... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Schubert great Phil Woods selections.You should check out the "Live at Yoshi's" album titled "Bouncing with Bud and Phil.I have a large selection of Phil Woods in my collection but over the last 6 months I have been beefing up my Bud Shank collect... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Hey frogman great "Lockjaw" selections. I have all 3 volumes of the "Cook Book" sessions plus "Smokin' (which is really volume 4) in my CD collection. All were recorded in 1958 with Shirley Scott on Organ, Jerome Richardson on flute, baritone, and... | |
| Jazz for aficionados So Art Blakey went to Brazil to learn African drumming? Following the big band’s breakup, Blakey journeyed to Africa, initially as a spiritual pursuit. Raised in a strict Seventh Day Adventist family, the traveler sought new inspirations. Emb... | |
| Jazz for aficionados ROOTS IN AFRICA Describing the African-American influence on American music in all of its glory and variety is an intimidating—if not impossible—task. African-American influences are so fundamental to American music that there would be no America... | |
| Jazz for aficionados 010With all respect I am not trying to have a war of words with you but your very defensive answers, in which you are belittling me while not answering with primary sources your opinion/firm belief? absolutely nothing that came from Africa surviv... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Has anyone ever wondered why absolutely nothing that came from Africa survived US slavery? I disagree with this statement. All throughout the Caribbean and South America, stuff survived that came over with the slaves from Africa. But not eve... | |
| Jazz for aficionados frogman thanks for posting that Amazing Grace by Wynton. It made my day. Its amazing that simple hymn, within the context of all the complex music all over the world from classical to blues, from blues to jazz and rock and hip hop, is, and always ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Eddie Van Halen just died as well.I know this is a jazz thread but I grew up listening to Van Halen and Eddie R.I.P. was one helluva guitarist. My friends here just please take a look and listen:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLsEvZgmRVA | |
| Jazz for aficionados mary_jo Ok then, here it isThis and That Song I like Conjunction Junction what's your Function https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPoBE-E8VOc | |
| Jazz for aficionados Alex, what do you think of this album with Sonny Rollins? 010 I have that Dizzy Gillespie disc as well as "Sonny Side Up" They are both fantastic albums. In this instance it is not the same release (with the same songs) under a different title ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Thanks acman for the introduction to Monk'estra There are so many talented musicians and this thread is the place to be so you don't miss out. | |
| Jazz for aficionados What Is Hip!?!..The original Tower Of Power: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAatPPEaZDA And the Tokyo Groove with an instrument called a Shamisen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g46tXWxtsfY Those girls are getting their funk on! |