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| Jazz for aficionados Today’s Listen:Cannonball Adderley -- BOHEMIA AFTER DARKThis was originally a Kenny Clarke recording date, but the performance was so dominated by the the Adderley brothers, it is often reissued as a Cannonball date. Your chosen instrument is dest... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today's listen:Kathleen Battle -- SO MANY STARSwith / Grover Washington Jr, Cyrus Chestnut, Christian McBride, James carter,Antonio Hart, Tom Harrell and others.I received a CD in the mail the other day with a cracked case. I went to my "come b... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today's Listen:Harry "Sweets" Edison -- JAWBREAKERSwith / Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis(tenor sax), Hugh Lawson(piano), Ike Issacs(Bass), Clarence Johnston(drums).One of several albums by "Sweets" and "Lockjaw" playing together. Excellent booklet with ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados For the Queen. Today, Divas only.I would rather go blindhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9sq3ME0JHQmisty bluehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFUDub7m3cUthrill is gonehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j1dH7fZVDgI don't wanna fight https://www.youtu... | |
| Jazz for aficionados I keep a CD player loaded and on standby, just in case of noise attack. I just push PLAY. Like a vaccine to a virus, holy water to the devil, music to a noise maker.Anyone hear those noise making devils sizzling?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today’s Listen:McCoy Tyner -- SOLILOQUYThe third in a trilogy of Solo recordings by Tyner, ’REVELATIONS’ and ’THINGS AIN’T WHAT THEY USED TO BE’, being the first two.Notes: ".....preserved, as its two predecessors, at Merkin Hall adjacent to Linco... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today's Listen:Cannonball Adderley Sextet -- DIZZY'S BUSINESSI love how he introduces each tune and says a few words. This man was not only one of the all time greats, he also showed, how much he loved the music, and how much he loved playing i... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today’s Listen:Thelonious Monk -- THELONIOUS MONK PLAYS DUKE ELLINGTONwith / Oscar Pettiford(bass), Kenny Clarke(drums)Notes are the original ones that appeared on the Riverside LP. Tiny print, but excellent details on the genesis of this album. A... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Actually it also caught my ear, and I had it posted, but decided, since it was only 1:18 in length, to replace it with Isora.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today's Listen:Israel Lopez "Cachao" -- MASTER SESSIONS VOL 1with a cast of thousands. Even Andy Garcia.Excellent, if tiny print, booklet with photos and digest of each tune and other info.isora clubhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpqpwnwlLWom... | |
| Jazz for aficionados borrow a few CD’s that he thinks are a good example of non-noise and compare. I bet you still like what you like, at least till you start hearing what he is hearing. The problem is, this guy is batting a 1000 on recommendations. Has a great gi... | |
| Jazz for aficionados TWO copies of Bitches Brew and ‘Fusion’ on the Lord’s Day! Three actually, if you count the original issue LP. LP, CD, CD 'LIVE'.It's sort of like teetotalers, that buy whiskey for medicinal purposes only. Just historical in my case. Some t... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @frogman:Listening to recently arrived CD of Handel's 'Water Music.' Orchestra of St Luke's - Mackerras - Telarc.I remembered that they were the orchestra that played on "A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert"(Battle, Previn, Marsalis) Then I though... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today’s Listen:Bobby McFerrin -- SPIRIT YOU ALLSince it’s Sunday, how about a little ’Fusion’.Notes: Excellent booklet with pictures and lyrics for all the songs. The usual historical nonsense common with this music, but not too bad. Ali Jackson... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Where are my manners. It's Saturday Night in Croatia, and no blues posted yet!!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLXjh6S9AAo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqSB1G1u9dk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzr1Rfn-P4Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=... |