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| Jazz for aficionados "Here's one of the places where I go when I wander off the jazz reservation"orpheus10 if that's the case what are your thoughts on Fela Kuti?Here is one I really like which has captions describing the music:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_D-Hh0h... | |
| Jazz for aficionados orpheus10, I like Kenny Wheeler. Not all of his output/songs but most. The Albums I purchased I like. And I do give them repeated listens. To me many of his songs are "rooted in emotion". The majority of his repertoire is not rooted in "the blues... | |
| Jazz for aficionados More Kenny Wheeler. He had great command of his instrument and also very lyrical as these songs will attest to:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbP709Cn4mEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Zo6IbnrwJwAnd live 3 years before his deathhttps://www.youtu... | |
| Jazz for aficionados orpheus10 Thanks for the Maynard Ferguson story | |
| Jazz for aficionados Kenny Wheeler is much more to my liking then Maynard Fergusen.Wheeler recorded quite a few albums on the ECM label which were brilliant. He was always accompanied by the great bassist and composer Dave Holland on those ECM sessions. John Abercromb... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Thanks frogman for the clarification on Maynard Ferguson.My favorite trumpet player has always been Clifford Brown.Clifford Brown # 1 then Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw, and Lee Morgan tied for # 2 | |
| Jazz for aficionados Khatia Buniatishvili is one great classical pianist!!!Man I thought those things were gonna pop out!!!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb_TLU_M7PE | |
| Jazz for aficionados frogman,re Maynard Ferguson.The first 2 links I enjoyed the music. "Jam Session" was released in 1955 and "Maynard 61" was released in 61 (obviously).The Kenton Big Band link is from a 1950 release "Stan Kenton Presents" and yes the high pitched t... | |
| Jazz for aficionados nsp, Regretfully I could not make it. I’m sure you had a great time. That band is full of top notch players. I recently posted some clips of Chick’s old bandmate from RTF, Al Di Meola (upthread same page). 2 hours is a long set which is always a g... | |
| Jazz for aficionados With the passing of Roy Hargrove its great to know there still stands among us some great jazz trumpeters like Christian Scott (3rd link) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTR_KfCeZhI&list=TLPQMjQxMDIwMTmm-E4mNWmUFg&index=2https://www.youtub... | |
| Jazz for aficionados After 2 days I thought someone may have posted who the keyboard player is with Al Di Meola live at Leverkusen. His name is Mario Parmisano.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjI9JUeqBMYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ju-xEAWUkNw | |
| Jazz for aficionados This Pandit Dr. Lakshminarayana Subramaniam is one amazing violinist and composer. Billy Cobham has a look on his face like man this dude can play!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytrU587-C50Jean Luc Ponty & Lakshminarayana Subramaniam make for... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Schubert,I am not familiar with the musician playing the Fender Rhodes on the Di Meola live links at Leverkusen above. He’s not bad but I’m sure Al would rather have had Rubalcaba. (although this guy is no Rubalbaba he's pretty good). | |
| Jazz for aficionados Al Di Meola live at Leverkusen 2006 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P25itL5ZfEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jzoni4jaD1Qhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZdgIWHkLb4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4l-uy_VPoghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5RDCsF... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Rubalcaba with 2 of the greatest jazz/jazz fusion guitarists:Rubalcaba on piano with Pat Martino on the album "Think Tank" :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAoYygrcVkc&list=OLAK5uy_mP6q3sIMufD84wJTYeehIIRjBcaiRYn6YRubalcaba on the Fender Rhode... |