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| Jazz for aficionados I listened to Coltrane’s "Blue World" last night in its entirety and it is another great "find" the music is fabulous. | |
| Jazz for aficionados FYI, Those great Sonny Stitt songs posted by frogman can be found at a reasonable price here:https://www.amazon.com/Musicians-Only-Bonus-Tracks/dp/B00KE0NN64/ref=tmm_acd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8...The Sonny Stitt & The New Yorkers is re - issue... | |
| Jazz for aficionados mary jo, those Coltrane cuts are beautiful. Spiritual is a favorite of mine. I was at the house today and put another rock on his tombstone. There are many rocks on his tombstone every time I go...... | |
| Jazz for aficionados frogman,This, believe it or not, is one of my favorite Sonny Rollins songs:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hHXhnKEmpMIts another piano - less recording with Jimmy Garrison on bass, Elvin Jones on drums, and Freddie Hubbard on the trumpet.Sonny (a... | |
| Jazz for aficionados I have off today and I am going to make another pilgrimage to the John Coltrane house in Dix Hills. Will also go to his gravesite which is 10 minutes from the house. Sometimes I sit and look up at the gable over the garage where he locked himself ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados acman3,Thanks for the clips of the new Coltrane album. I had already ordered it and it should be here today.Your posts made me all the more happy I purchased it. : ) | |
| Jazz for aficionados frogman,I agree 100% I would put Coltrane just a wee bit ahead of Rollins.But what about your beloved Michael Brecker? I must admit I have been listening a lot more to my Brecker discs over the past few months since reading your praise of his impr... | |
| Jazz for aficionados frogman,Thanks for the links. Love Sonny.One of the first jazz discs I purchased was the 1957 2 disc set live at the Village Vanguard which is also a piano - less trio. the bass player were Wilbur Ware or Donald Baily and on drums were either Pete... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Some really good live video of some of the best musicians that ever played:Sonny Rollins, Niels Henning Orsted Pedesen , and Alan Dawson:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGcsIaErFFwChick Corea, Christian McBride, Roy Haynes, Kenny Garrett, and Roy ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados frogman,I was not aware that Eddie Higgins played piano on that Wayne Shorter album which I do not have. I shall have to remedy that.Using Higgins without putting Eddie or Billy in front of it could confuse the uninitiated who may pop up here from... | |
| Jazz for aficionados nsp,I have the 3 Lee Morgan sessions on the Veejay label.Eddie Higgins piano on "Expoobident".Wynton Kelly piano on "Here's Lee Morgan"Both feature Clifford Jordon on tenor sax and Art Blakey on drums. The bass player changes from Art Davis on "Ex... | |
| Jazz for aficionados pryso,Coltrane's Blue World has received good reviews thus far on Amazon.I for one will definitely buy it. Its Coltrane nuff said! | |
| Jazz for aficionados alex,I just listened to all 3 songs off of the Fred Kaz album "Eastern Exposure"I like the groove of the first song "Ameer" but the other 2 songs I found nothing "catchy" in them to keep me interested. All Music site lists only 4 albums with him a... | |
| Jazz for aficionados nsp,Great story of Higgins encounter with Art Blakey. I had read on Wiki that he turned down the offer but with none of the details you gave.Thanks for the info on the Lizz Wright album.I still cannot believe Chick Corea is paying a venue that is ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados alex,That post was a handful!The first link to Higgins' "Soulero" I really like. On the first song the first 50 seconds piano solo sounds like classical not jazz. I have just 2 Higgens albums with him as a leader - "Haunted Heart" and "Dear Old St... |