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| Jazz for aficionados Two of my favorite divas are Ella and Dee Dee. It's hard to find the same song from Nina and other folks. A lot of her songs were 'message' or protest songs.Dee Dee:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sOygJsLDc4Nina:https://www.youtube.com/watch?... | |
| Jazz for aficionados *****"Dr John memorably described James Booker as "the best black, gay, one-eyed junkie piano genius New Orleans has ever produced."*****As we used to say in Mississippi:It takes one to know one. we were soooooooooooo cool.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Nina Simone:The first 'Spell' was brilliant. The lush strings, normally a disaster, actually makes this recording.Notice at 1:55, she sings / scats what the Sax just played. She going Ella on us?Great clip.The other two, not so good.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Genuine New Orleans:An original.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPd8yjSYxsM Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados *****I don't expect Mary Lou Williams music to affect everyone else, the same as it affects me.*****It might not, nor should it. Music is private. I just finished 'conducting' 'Bolero' and '1812'. At volume. I hope no one was watching.Glad... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today's Mary Lou:Mary Lou Williams -- ZODIAC SUITERecorded in 1945. Sound quality awesome. The notes give a short synopsis of the Zodiac signs, and the person she had in mind when she wrote each piece for that sign.Examples: Gemini -- Paul Robe... | |
| Jazz for aficionados A song that used to belong to Billie Holiday.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3C9L6VzOdY Been posted before, but you really can't get too much of this.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados The most expressive instrument of all.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNdJh79Ms88 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZexCpTTWHc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViV86TQI3ok https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55FgkTL15ok https://www.youtube.com/wat... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Sons of Kemet:Was that a song or was the playback thingy stuck? Seems as if they played the same thing over and over.On Impulse?? The label that Coltrane built?!?!? Blasphemy!!Cheers; | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today's Listen:Kenny Barron Trio -- BOOK OF INTUITIONhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYwxQ1RsDYQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpxqmHImTTI I think he likes Monk. Like Oscar Peterson and Gene Harris, this man does not make bad recordings.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados *****her playing is incredible, remind me of the great gato barbieri*****from a commenter on the Nubya Garcia clip.Nuff said. | |
| Jazz for aficionados *****Should I expect you to like it just because I like it? I think not.*****You think right.Everything and everyone is judged by what and who went before them. Going back in time, suppose you had tickets to a concert featuring Miles, or Morgan... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today's Mary Lou:Mary Lou Williams -- SOLO RECITAL MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL 1978I could not find the complete album on you-tube but I am sure these cuts are from that album.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktmyulf11sQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?... | |
| Jazz for aficionados The Piano Choir:Nice enough, but, I never know what is the purpose of music like this.I get in the mood for Jazz, spirituals, Motown, R&B, Classical, even Christmas music. I can't see myself ever being in the mood to listen to this.Probably... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Recent purchase. This guy can sing like they used to sing back in the day. He is from Europe, so I am not sure if he has the intangible thingy. The right touch. He was part of the Playing for Change project.Check it out.https://www.youtube.com/wat... |