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| Jazz for aficionados Hubbard and Harrell:Two top Jazz Trumpet players playing a tune on Flugelhorn. Maskekela plays the Flugelhorn all the time, and he is more 'Popular entertainer' than H&H. He has to sing, dance and play.The best comparison would be with so... | |
| Jazz for aficionados First of all, I Love Barry White. The Frogman's comment is valid. It's within the realm of reason. Before the vocals start on "Stimela" it could be a Barry White type song, and when the guy starts singing, that deep voice, talking not singin... | |
| Jazz for aficionados My point is when I compared three different players playing Donna Lee, you call it silly and ridiculous. When I suggest Harrell was a noise maker, and why would anyone buy his CDs when right next to them in the 'H' section, was Hubbard. Again ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Point Of Order:***** Why listen to Wynton's band playing this music when I can listen to Duke; just not on the same level. *****You cannot use logic, or a line of reasoning, to make a point, that you previously lambasted, ridiculed or deemed si... | |
| Jazz for aficionados ***** I don't care for his brand of Africa meets West music which often ends up sounding like mediocre Smooth Jazz to me. *****No caring for his music is legit. Calling it "smooth" is just incorrect.Seems as if Most of his stuff is rooted in t... | |
| Jazz for aficionados ***** Is that applause I hear?*****That would be a big fat No!Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Back in the day, it was mandatory that everyone have a copy of Makeba singing "The Click Song". Some more Makeba with a little Simone and Maskekela thrown in.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-z6k27VG8whttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpPJjM0vMeMCh... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Full Disclosure:I own 4 Weather Report LPs, 2 Al Di Meola LPs, and 2 Pat Metheny LPs, The good news is, I don't have an operational turntable. All these were purchased in Europe, where often times the good stuff was hard to find.A load has been ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Weston said in the notes that the South Bronx or Bed Sty, where he lived, reminded him of an African village!! YIKES!!!! Hence the name of the tune.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today's Randy Weston:Randy Weston -- AFRICAN SUNRISE (selections from the Spirits of our Ancestors)This is a CD comprised of tracks taken from the 2 CD set 'Spirits of Our Ancestors'. But these clips are off the youtube posting of "Spirits"I hea... | |
| Jazz for aficionados ***** Now it's apparent why I know so little about this great artist; he couldn't get anybody to record his music. *****aaugh!!!!Well, I have 9 CDs by Weston. One big difference between the ones I have and the one you posted, is the album cover ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Keeping the Flame of New Orleans alive in present day America.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlMDR9bLeQMI know The Duke are Pops are smiling.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today's Listen:Duke Ellington -- NEW ORLEANS SUITEThere is just something that's just so right about Ellington giving us his take on New Orleans. The cover art has the perfect effect. Looking down from Mount Olympus??This was recorded a few days... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Why are my ears burning? | |
| Jazz for aficionados Sorry, left off the most important part. Close.Brown singing Opera, is not Opera, or Funk. it's a joke.Domingo Singing Funk, is not Funk, or Opera. It's a jokeANYONE playing Fusion, is Not JAZZ, or Rock. It's a jokeFairly simple. At least f... |