rok2id
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| Jazz for aficionados Excellent explanation from The Frogman. We all appreciate the effort you make to be comprehensive in your responses. Where would this thread be without The Frogman?. I suspect it would have ended years ago. We all have our opinions, he actua... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Sheila E and Puente:Nice, but where's the Jazz, or even Music for that matter.cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Puente should leave 'Take Five' to Brubeck.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Just folks enjoying making music. The thunder was not quite right. Each clap sounded the same. Nevertheless, brillianthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c9-poC5HGwCheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Notice a few folks wiping away tears. Soulful.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8kpmiOUfjk I thought Webster's said Soul music was only for black folks.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados A few examples of REAL Soul music.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSif77IVQdYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elucuKKfda0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOKHyGtorXQ Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Question to The Frogman:Talk about the sax playing on this tune. To me it seems to be a very difficult piece to play. They way they, both the soloist and sax section, are able to maintain their tone while slow and low.https://www.youtube.com/wa... | |
| Jazz for aficionados *****Websters also defines "soul" as " A quality that is essential to or characteristic of the cultural heritage of black americans".*****Now this goes to my bigger point about cultural wars. Black folks having 'soul' is now in the dictionary. ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Saying Brubeck was a 'Giant among Giants', is just silly. There were not that many giants. He was a good player who had a nice career including a mega hit. Not bad. Most Jazz players should be so lucky.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Is that, THE Northwestern, outside Chicago? If so, impressive.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados I detest the word soul, as it is used in music. Always thought it was sort of arrogant. It made folks, especially singers, make all sorts of silly sounds trying to be 'soulful'.A certain person, whom we will not name, has gone from Pro, to Guru,... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Just to put things in context:In Nica's book 'Three Wishes' where she asked many, many, Jazz greats to list three wishes, Miles said he wished he was white.Nuff said.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados This man has such an elegant touch.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnW9wNN_IVg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiARr9JhLEo Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Proto-Jazz?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEHMtX3vGvAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIsrwDT93ZM Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Is this Victor Goines on horn. He plays with Wynton.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp4YKvx37w8Cheers |