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| Jazz for aficionados Settle down rokI may veer off course sometimes but I know jazz - real jazz as our OP puts it. The other day I noticed on page one of this thread after orpheus10's OP Count Basie was name just once I believe. Blasphemy!!!!!!https://www.youtube.com/... | |
| Jazz for aficionados acman3 definitely Frank Zappa!Cant believe I forgot about him owning at least 50 Zappa discs.Zappa was highly influenced by jazz. He even wrote a song about Eric Dolphy. 2 of Zappa's most "jazzy" albumshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRBR_SPPXKQht... | |
| Jazz for aficionados orpheus10 I know this is a jazz aficionado thread but I just cant keep from posting the following regarding the rock group Led Zeppelin and how they stole so many of their signature licks from the greatest African American blues masters of the 192... | |
| Jazz for aficionados acman3 almost missed your postGreat mellow Fender Telecaster playing by 2 great jazz guitarists! | |
| Jazz for aficionados One of the greatest Bluesmen:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpKB6OZ_B4cDoes the above sound familiar:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-5o2f9wzmw | |
| Jazz for aficionados alex as far as Jimmy Page is concerned I think his playing is good not great. 4 stars not 5.Led Zeppelin covered a lot of old blues songs with their own "twist" put into it like Willie Dixon and Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie.Kansas Joe McCoy... | |
| Jazz for aficionados alex I know what you are talking aboutJeff Beck comes the closest as far as rock which Jeff played. Jeff also played jazz/rock fusion. Another would be John McLaughlin although he never put out a pure "rock" album just jazz/rock fusion. There are ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Great song orpheus10 Albert King is another of my favorite blues guitar men. And here is one from a man BB King greatly respected and they even jammed together on numerous occasions including the 1969 Newport Jazz Festival:Blues:https://www.youtub... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Here is Albert Collins and Roy Buchanan on the same stage. Look at how long Albert's fingers are! and he does not use a pick!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIeZSUevSuc | |
| Jazz for aficionados They may have shopped at the piggly wiggly as well but all 4 predominately played the one and only original sounding Fender Telecaster.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender_TelecasterAs a matter of fact Albert Collins was dubbed the "Master of the ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados acman3 Pat Martino is one of my favorites and I have seen him live numerous times. I know he is still recording and touring. However, since he got his start in the early 60's, exclusively with one of my favorite tenor sax men, Willis "Gator tail" ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Here is one of 109 comments from the Roy Buchanan "Sweet Dreams" song I posted."This song by Roy Buchanan is the most soulful thing I’ve ever heard. It sends chills up my Spine! Roy played guitar like he came from a higher plain."Roy showing off h... | |
| Jazz for aficionados A question for guitar aficionados like myself.What do Roy Buchanan, Al Cooper, Danny Gatton, and Albert Collins have in common?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClRHx5FJ9yAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVq6F2dMhXUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Another example of a current jazz guitarist who is pretty darn good:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p2qja49-OcFast forward to 6:45 to hear Gilmore's solo.And then there is the great Bobby Broom, whom Sonny Rollins brought on tour with him numerou... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Oh I totally understand "why should I listen to that when I can listen to this" as a reason to never buy any "jazz" album after 1969.But all I am saying is there are plenty of "real jazz musicians" currently touring and recording "real jazz" roote... |