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| Jazz for aficionados Good afternoon alex and mary_joNice to see you two Croatian's are having a go at it. I have had a lot of bad experiences in my life and this is not the place for me to post songs that remind me of them and make me emotional. Just saying I understa... | |
| Jazz for aficionados frogmanBoth of your links are greatly appreciated and I will be looking to buy both recordings.There is a comment about Thad Jones and why he did not record more with a small ensemble. I do have "The Magnificent Thad Jones" and its a favorite of m... | |
| Jazz for aficionados UpdateI just pulled the Art Blakey book from my library. The title is "Hard Bop Academy - The Sidemen Of Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers"I highly recommend | |
| Jazz for aficionados frogmanBig Kenny Dorham (the uncrowned champion as Art Blakey called him) fan as I am I would like your opinion on how Tommy Flanagan handled himself on the following song. I know its nowhere near as complicated as Coltrane's Giant Steps but it ha... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Great links mary_jo all of them.I have the Iron City disc.I have the Garrett "Pursuance disc (I saw Garrett 3 times in NYC). We call him the "real Kenny G".Grif and Lockjaw I have all of their collaborations on disc.Mundell Lowe I have not one dis... | |
| Jazz for aficionados frogmanThanks for all your insightful posts this morning. You must have a few days off for the holidays (I don’t recall you ever posting this much material in such a short span of time).Some reflections of mine.Herbie Hancock was, and still is, a ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados frogmanAll of the "best" lists I have read, in jazz as well as other genres, are in my POV way off.As pryso stated upthread Morello is his favorite but does not claim he is the best. I feel the same way about my favorites. In other words I will ne... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Merry Christmas to all!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKG5X0QMSWA | |
| Jazz for aficionados frogmanI think you already knew the answer to that question which is, as you stated, NO. | |
| Jazz for aficionados acman3Do you have the Dave Brubeck album "Live At Oberlin" with Lloyd Davis on drums?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NPzdNpXr_4Both Joe Dodge and Lloyd Davis were more then capable drummers but not on par with Joe Morello. As far as Morello being... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Merry Christmas prysoCastillian Drums is one of my favorite drum solo’s. That live version at Carnegie Hall is a classic. I like the studio version on the "Countdown: Time In Outer Space" as well.It is a well thought out solo that seems to have a ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados That's a great Shelly Manne album I have the twofer version.Merry Christmas OPhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuZMY30TIJM&list=PLpPg4PQ9cbF2r3Ha1HIWnr-ghiHcOWjcq | |
| Jazz for aficionados frogman and orpheus10,I did not contend that Joe Morello was the best drummer. It was Playboy magazine and Downbeat magazine. My question was not "is there a best drummer" or "so and so was the best drummer"My question, which you both failed to ad... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Dave Brubeck Quartet "Take The A Train" live and what a terrific rendition. Is it just me or is Joe Morello one of the best at "keeping time" ever.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVwkRU-iYg4Morello was the recipient of many awards, including Playb... | |
| Jazz for aficionados frogman,When I was in the Philippines I stayed in Cebu. There was a big cock fighting arena right on one of the main roads in a densely populated area. I was curious so my wife's brother in law took me one night to this arena.They tie razor blades... |