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| 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... | |
| Jazz for aficionados frogman and pryso,Here is Pepper Adams' rendition of "Haitian Fight Song":https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIu87qCZnJ4 | |
| Jazz for aficionados Schubert,That version of "Old Man" is a wonderful alternative to the Neil Young song I have heard on the radio for over 40 years now. I wonder if she has an album with that song on it. | |
| Jazz for aficionados mary jo, definitely yes to "Straight Life"pryso, I have not read "Beneath The Underdog" so I cannot compare.I am an avid reader. I often read 2 books at the same time and as soon as I'm done with one I read another. I like boxing biographies and m... | |
| Jazz for aficionados nsp,I read the Higgins - Evans comparison on Wiki (not the best source): Eddie Higgins's delicate tone and conception were often compared to those of Bill Evans, one of the most influential and successful jazz pianists. He mostly played bop and ma... | |
| Jazz for aficionados nsp,I will look into getting tickets for the Chick Corea show. I can't believe a giant of the jazz world is playing at a small venue in the suburbs of Long Island an hour east of NYC! I will also check out that 3 disc session you mentioned which I... | |
| Jazz for aficionados frogman,I agree with your observations of Art Pepper’s 70’s early 80’s sessions. Arts playing really moves me in a way no other saxophonist ever had or still does.That rendition of "Laura" is beautiful and really long. I have that Coleman disc liv... | |
| Jazz for aficionados I can assure you mary jo "Straight Life" is not fiction. It is Art Pepper's life told by Art to Laurie Pepper. There are many other sources used also by people who were involved with Art throughout his life.If you are skeptical of biographies or a... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Art Pepper's last studio album. A duo with George Cables:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rafXSARZtSwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGib0BAT2I4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFX_hO96ino | |
| Jazz for aficionados frogman,George Cables is a great pianist no doubt about that. He was Art Pepper's favorite piano player when he made his comeback in the 70's.Speaking of piano players since I started posting on this thread I have never saw a post about Eddie Higg... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Here is a really good Jimmy Cobb interview for Billboard:https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8527648/miles-davis-kind-of-blue-drummer-jimmy-cobb-shares-m...I have had the pleasure of watching Mr. Cobb play in many of the NYC jazz clubs. 3 diff... |