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| Jazz for aficionados Some things should just never be attempted. Cringe Cringe.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq4yFgyeOjoCheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Lightnin' Hopkins:I remember seeing the posters and flyers when he came to my town. I was way too young to be allowed into a Juke Joint. Me and my 'posse' used to ride our bikes, park across the street and listen to folks like Hopkins and B.B. ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Just because music is written, does not mean all the performances will be identical. Since we can assume any competent pianist can play the notes on the sheet of music, what separates Horowitz from any other player?I have a billion CDs of Beethov... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today's Listen:The Clark Terry Quintet -- TOP AND BOTTOMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-CW6XN1qfYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nL5g17q3RXAIn Baseball he would be called a damn good journeyman. But folks like him are the backbone of Jazz. T... | |
| Jazz for aficionados *****“Building blocks”. I like it; but doesn’t “nuts and bolts” have more charm? 😉*****Nein.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados *****Do you recall an interview with Herby Hancock, where he stated how he goofed (played wrong chord or notes) and Miles came right behind him and made it all perfect; Miles thought that was what Herby intended to play. Improvisation is spontane... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Jazz Musicians:The Oscar Peterson interview drove home one point to me, and that is, there is a method to jazz improvisation. It's not just, let me start from zero and make up something. Building blocks are involved. Did you notice how easily... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Richard Greene:Great stuff. Amazon only shows LP and MP3 versions. I am not sure how well this music would wear on me. I would buy this CD, but sooner or later you need a piano or some sort of horn, to break up the constant Violin.Vary the reg... | |
| Jazz for aficionados A fusion, or coming together of sorts. Great CD. R&B and Country Songs, each sung by a Duet of R&B and Country singers. Great stuff.Three of my favorites:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3o_mDLyCDQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0gA... | |
| Jazz for aficionados I am sure this might sound incredulous to some, but the genre that most resembles Jazz to my ear, is Bluegrass.Check the solos. Love it. I have this on CD and DVD.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRi6yhqmuxUBTW, this was recorded at Historic Fisk U... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Seems to me that a lot of the music of George Gershwin would qualify as fitting the definition of Third Stream. Think of Rhapsody in Blue and An American in Paris. Porgy and Bess?Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados @pryso While attending school in Atlanta, a college friend of mine played that MJQ LP to introduce me to Third Stream Music. If would have helped if I had been familiar with streams one and two.He was from NYC and he made it his mission to educa... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today's Listen:Thelonious Monk -- THE THELONIOUS MONK ORCHESTRA AT TOWN HALLPepper Adams, Charlie Rouse, and Phil Woods comprise the Sax Section.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd5rGoDqTyEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvXOcLi47TYWhile in the A... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Everyone knows that Wynton is my main man. However, although he is a great Jazz teacher, arranger, player and keeper of the faith, a historian, he is not. He shows a shallow Hollywood - like vision of slavery.What's up with this drum ban stuf... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @ghosthouse In my haste to rant, I failed to mention that I found the Alboran Trio piece to be enjoyable to my ears. I don't know if they have a track record or not, because I have never heard of them. And you are correct in saying they were It... |