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| Jazz for aficionados The Frogman:The last several CD notes I have posted mentioned the phrase "17 piece band". What is the significance of ’17 piece’ bands. Google was not clear, or did not consider that number as special. Is that some sort of ’standard’ for the size ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today's Listen:Horace Silver -- HORACE SILVER AND THE JAZZ MESSENGERSNotes: ...."It was decided that this date would present Horace as a combo leader for the first time. He responded by getting Kenny Dorham and Art Blakey to join himself and tw... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today's Listen:Horace Silver -- THE HARDBOP GRANDPOPwith/Claudio Roditi, Michael Brecker, Steve Turre, Ronnie Cuber, Ron Carter, Lewis NashNotes: "There are two songs on this CD that are meant to be tributes. One of them is dedicated to one of... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today's Listen:Mongo Santamaria: -- MONGO SANTAMARIA'S GREATEST HITSNotes:"In mid-'64, Mongo inked a recording contract with Columbia. It was a great deal - artistic freedom, bigger budgets, better promotion - but they had to make certain the m... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Congrats on the Silver acquisition.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Alberta Hunter: My Particular ManNow that was when The Blues was The Blues!!! You could get arrested for a song like that. Ma Rainey type stuff. Love it.I really must seek out more music of this era. Esp by female singers. Talk about telling i... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Chanticleer- Loch Lomond:Excellent!!The Scots and The Irish have a way with songs.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Schubert,Cantus with one of my favorite groups. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqp6hWcZl5Q I have a CD titled "Witness: volume 1 Spirituals and Gospels"It's by a group called -- The ensemble Singers and Chorus of the Plymouth Music Series of... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today’s Listen:Alberta Hunter, Lucille Hegamin, Victoria Spivey -- SONGS WE TAUGHT YOUR MOTHERDivas --- No Flash, all Substance.Notes: "During world war 2, Miss Hunter made numerous U.S.O. trips to the "CBI" (China-Burma-India) theater of operatio... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today's Listen:Grover Washington Jr -- WINELIGHTThe last time I heard this was thru my JBL L-150s and Thorens 126MKll / SME. A revolution ago. Best enjoyed LOUD!!!Notes in Japanese. :( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPH1IuMtFGc https://... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today's Listen:Various Artists -- JAZZ IN AN R&B GROOVEa compilation disc, includes Irene Reid, Houston Person, Dakota Staton....These clips comprise the CD, but as shown, are from the original albums. SACD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=... | |
| Jazz for aficionados These two came up on my memory sticks while driving around on this beautiful Texas afternoon. Gotta share.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xqMY8UAGgg I remember where I bought this one. Music store in Nuremberg, Germany. https://www.youtube.... | |
| Jazz for aficionados The album cover lists, Armstrong, Hawkins, Tatum, Holiday, Hampton, Eldridge, Teagarden, Pettiford etc.....and you say: *****but it was not "my" music,***** You realize this calls your aficionado credentials into question.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today’s Listen:Everyone who was Someone -- THE FIRST ESQUIRE CONCERTrecorded in 1944. mono.The Notes certainly reflect the time in which they were written. They felt it necessary to point out that Red Norvo was the only white performer. All others... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Acman3,Thanks for the JBL clip. Awesome!! I noticed they played real music to demonstrate them. Most high systems on you-tube do not stray far from the solo guitar. They like to hear the strings vibrate.If I had the room, I would find the m... |