rok2id
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| Jazz for aficionados I'm not sure we're talking about the same book Same book, maybe different preface. Mine was revised in 2013. Book was published in 1987.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados To clear your head:at volume please.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLSLqpMXFdECheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados in the fifth grade:"when, mulishly trying to make sense of opening chapter of "The Brothers Karamazov", I twigged that Alexei and Alyosha were the same guy, ditto Dmitry and Mitya ---ditto maxima, Parker and Bird".as a music teacher:my students ha... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Not a complaint, just an observation. I have just started on the book. After just reading the prelude to the revised edition, dated 2013, and getting as far as page 7 in the main text, I can see that this guy is more into showing off his use of ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados CELEBRATING BIRD: THE TRIUMPH OF CHARLIE PARKERJust started, but it is obvious this book was not written for Jazz fans, perhaps his college English professors, his peers, or, heaven forbid, the faculty at Juilliard.He never uses common easily unde... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today’s Listen:Joshua Redman Quartet -- SPIRIT OF THE MOMENT: LIVE AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARDwith / Joshua Redman(saxophones), Peter Martin(piano), Christopher Thomas(bass), Brian Blade(drums)2CD Set. No notes to speak of, but he does thank everyone,... | |
| Jazz for aficionados https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wG6Cgmgn5UCheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Why isn’t this one of the great Trumpet solos? I think the applause was for Ella. She stole his thunder.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8YOLY4TatsCheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados ***** And is there something wrong with that? Isn’t that the goal?*****Not a thing and absolutely. Unforeseen consequences is the point.Many potential Jazz musicians would rather play in an orchestra or teach at university or even work at Amazo... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Now that we no longer have that combination available in many places we can not grow new jazz musicians.What are your thoughts? Excellent question. The Country changed. Working class America Changed. You could ask the same question about Boxing. ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today's Listen:Art Blakey -- THE JAZZ MESSENGERSwith / Donald Byrd(trumpet), Hank Mobley(Tenor Sax), Horace Silver(piano), Doug Watkins(bass), Art Blakey(drums)Very nice booklet with great photos. The notes talk about this being MODERN Jazz, an... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Factoid:Welk and O-10 have the same tailor.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Lawrence Welk:My Mom never missed his show, and since we only had one TV, that meant I never missed his show.Good musicians of course, but, they should leave Royal Garden Blues to Pops.But Welk is a good history / sociology exhibit. His type of... | |
| Jazz for aficionados (aloe!) Yep, he missed his calling. He could have been somebody, he could have been a contender, he could have been on The Ed Sullivan show!!!Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Bud Powell and Fats Navarrow made sweet music together. From the notes by Bob Blumenthal:"Yet when The Scene Changes was recorded in 1958, Powell could no longer channel what Max Harrison once described as his "admittedly delirious emotions" with ... |