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| Jazz for aficionados Yes I Can. It's that academic crowd. I think they are finally even getting to Wynton. He no longer sounds like he is from New Orleans. Sad.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Abstract Truth:***** Not the best albums ever,*****I agree with "the best" of anything being almost impossible to determine, but this album is as good as any.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Bobby Hutcherson deserves special mention.Loved Django.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Idle Moments:Outstanding title track. This should be up there in 'KOB' and 'Somethin' Else' Territory. It just 'sounds' like playing a sax softly is a difficult thing to do.The time length situation reminded me of the Emperor telling Mozart his... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today's Listen:Freddie Redd Quartet -- THE MUSIC FROM THE CONNECTIONwith Jackie McLean. Music composed by Freddie Redd.I don't think I have ever heard this much Jackie McLean. This music was written by Redd for a play by Jack Gelber called "... | |
| Jazz for aficionados https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KshrtLXBdl8 Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today's Listen:Count Basie and his Orchestra -- 88 BASIE STREETSort of subdued Basie, esp the full Band numbers. Much better on the small group (septet) numbers. I only recognized the names Basie and Joe Pass, on the list of credits. Maybe t... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today’s Listen:Dee Dee Bridgewater -- LIVE IN PARISThey all seem to have a compulsion to try to speak French. I wonder why.No notes to speak of, a folded piece of paper, with just a paragraph by Dee Dee. "Jazz is a music of improvisation, a music ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados I wanted to nominate Mingus' 'Oh Yeah', but thought better. Didn't want to start a 'ruckus'. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=donDOIiuWc0 CheersYou won't find every Tom, Dick and Harry 'covering' this. | |
| Jazz for aficionados ***** I’ll never know why Kind of Blue gets all the credit.*****I imagine because it has good tunes and is laid back. Accessible?? A term I hate when applied to Jazz. Also, the album has a great line up of players. I guess it struck a chord with t... | |
| Jazz for aficionados ***** you will have to wait in a long line for your "Mega Yacht"*****I ordered my mega yacht from China. I do not stand in lines. They wanted to know how many oars did I want with the boat. I think what we have here, is a failure to communic... | |
| Jazz for aficionados ***** Deprived people become depraved people. Now we're maybe talking about 3rd generation deprived, who are living in the midst of like minded people. They're concept of life is beyond my comprehension******Thus Saith The OP. 1000% correct.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados These guys sound better now than they did then. I think. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwkwjOd7MCU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vltC-O7PDYQ Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados OP,St Louis is not alone. They don't need guns. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6-GeJLhrPI Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Some Memories and associations:Away from home for the first time at college. Some guys in the next room played this all night. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAlVasHbipo On the corner, outside a university hangout in Atlanta, in a crowd, listenin... |