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| Jazz for aficionados One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich is a novel by Nobel Prize-winning Russian writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn. It depicts a typical day in the life of a inmate, or Zek, in the Soviet Gulag during the time of Stalin.If The Frogman had lived in Rus... | |
| Jazz for aficionados ***** rok , are you related to MacArthur ?*****No, but he was the Greatest General this country has produced.Recommended for the Medal of Honor twice.Was a general in the First World WarWas Army Chief of Staff before world war 2retired and ran the... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today's Listen:Stanley Turrentine -- HUSTLIN'with wife Shirley Scott on Organ. Burrell on guitar.I was just looking thru my computer printout of all my Jazz LPs. I no longer have a turntable setup. I was surprised to see that the artist most... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Breaking News:Rok has just declared victory, and has moved on.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados case in point: https://www.pbs.org/keepingscore/shostakovich-symphony-5.html Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados ***** Moreover, those dancers may have given a more inspired performance because they were relaxed.*****My point exactly. You make my argument for me. I just said the audience can and do effect the performers.***** If in fact those dancers w... | |
| Jazz for aficionados I know the Lord is testing me.My point was that the dancers should have been very relaxed compared to, say, performing before the Soviet elites back in the day. Where a lapse in the artistic area could have been life changing. For something we ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados I didn't say he would. That is the question. But, I think artists do consider the audience when they play. The appreciation level of the audience.Say a Jazz-wise audience in a NYC Jazz club, compared to a college crowd or even something like t... | |
| Jazz for aficionados The question, to me, seems to be, do touring American Jazz artists feel they have to 'put on a show' in front of foreign audiences.In other words, Would Miles, Trane, or any other top tier Jazz player, play any Jazz music, in Korea or Japan, ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today’s Listen:Ella Fitzgerald / Duke Ellington -- ELLA FITZGERALD SINGS THE DUKE ELLINGTON SONGBOOKElla sings with small groups and full orchestra.2CD set. Excellent booklet with pictures. I could have posted them all, it’s that good. 37 total tr... | |
| Jazz for aficionados The OP is correct, as he sometimes is, on this. ANYTHING western is a great curiosity there, and if it's done by black folks, it becomes THE THING. When ever I see / hear Jazz played in Asia, I think, another great performance wasted on foreig... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Carolyn Lee Jones:Very nice. Was not familiar with her, but Jazz can always use more Texas.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today's Listen:Coleman Hawkins -- DESAFINADOHawkins with guys I never heard of. During the Bossa Nova craze. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Spp2Pe9Whik https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOlPsz_jrpQ it's not what, but how you play. Jelly R... | |
| Jazz for aficionados I have always heard that the U.S. Air Force, and esp the Air Force Academy are 'born again' organizations. Which I think is a good thing. Colorado Springs being the perfect place for that.Of course Nuclear war is unthinkable. That's why Nucle... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today's Listen:Herbie Hancock -- GERSHWIN'S WORLDwith a cast of everyone. If you're looking for music to improvise over, Gershwin's music is a great place to start.Cast includes the ones listed here plus, James Carter, Chick Corea, Kenny Garre... |