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| Jazz for aficionados Music education:As the great NY Giant and Dallas Cowboy football coach, Bill Parcells said, "you are what your record says you are.If a Jazz player made it big in NYC, LA, Chicago, and Europe without education or practice, and signed with one of t... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today’s Listen:Hank Crawford -- MR BLUES / MR BLUES PLAYS LADY SOULThe ’Lady Soul’ refers to Aretha Franklin.From the Ray Charles School of Jazz. 2 albums on one CD. Brother Crawford likes a little Jazz with his blues. Southern style.teardrops htt... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @frogman You're preaching to the choir.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Rok, you get funnier every day, Ha Ha! Did I inadvertently make a funny?Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados but not everyone is capable of hearing it. Ain't that the truth. Good thing we aficionados have that capability.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados I liked the Perry Como better.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today’s Listen:The Quintet -- JAZZ AT MASSEY HALLwith / Dizzy Gillespie(trumpet), Charlie Parker(Alto Sax), Bud Powell(piano), Charles Mingus(Bass), Max Roach(drums)We have all heard the phrase ’All-Star lineup’, Well, this be one!Notes: Gibberish... | |
| Jazz for aficionados I have all of those 'must haves'. Great clips all around. Alex, two of your clips would not open.One of my favorite 'Salt Peanuts'. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ui7qVf0z9-E Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados It seems as if his entire recorded output was with Benny Goodman, which at that time, was probably a good place to be.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Albertson spoke of the recording time is relation to the length of time each player got to play. Solos very short. Speak your piece and get out.When I said, I wanted to hear more of Christian, it was not about the balance, or overall sound of th... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today's Listen:Charlie Christian -- THE GENIUS OF THE ELECTRIC GUITARwith / The Benny Goodman Sextet. Other notables include, Count Basie, Cootie Williams, Fletcher Henderson, Lionel Hampton, Georgie Auld, Click on "show more" for the lineup fo... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @frogman Meant to comment on this, but forgot. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiP7jKdAhD0&feature=youtu.be The great ones make it seem so easy and effortless.Great Clip.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados she was from Georgia and she wrote about the South from a southern view point. She wrote from her personal point of view. Unless, the entire population of the South authorized her to speak for them.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Everyone, Nice clips, info, and discussion of Tatum. I Put "Piano Starts Here" in my chart. First time The Frogman has ever said anything was 'must have'.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados if by any chance you do not have Tatum’s group masterpieces, you shoud get those albums too I don't have that set. I bought the Solo Set, one by one, don't remember why. Some of the group masterpieces are available at a reasonable price on A... |