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| Jazz for aficionados Today's Listen: (Diva Day)Etta Jones -- DON"T GO TO STRANGERShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wP97iBFNdiYDee Dee Bridgewater -- DEE DEE's FEATHERShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9slDet0CndIAbbey Lincoln -- ABBEY IS BLUEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch... | |
| Jazz for aficionados The Frogman:Thanks for the insight. I discovered there is a different version of the same number by Porter. Wes Anderson's solo is very different on this one. Both are great. Maybe they did multiple performances.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados ***** I wonder If I could borrow Gregory Porter's head gear?*****He said it was a 'security blanket' type thingy. He said that in a the post from a while back, a video with him and Cassandra Wilson.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados These are two cuts from Wyntyon's new Christmas CD. I am posting them because they are great. The entire CD is. Ain't got it git it.But mainly, I would like The Frogman to comment on the body language and facial expressions of the other pla... | |
| Jazz for aficionados The Frogman:Thanks for the info. We won't even get into:"THE KINGDOM of SWING & THE REPUBLIC of OOP BOP SH'BAM"Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Yusef Lateef -- Back HomeAwesome!! Loved it!! 1968?? Yes indeed!! I closed my eyes, cranked it up, and found myself jamming at the Mexicana Club in Frankfurt, Germany. Those were the days. Santana anyone?Thanks for posting.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Leon Thomas:Some nice unique tunes, but can he sustain / carry an entire CD? I don't think so. The Viet Nam tune was just silly. Sort of ruined the entire record.I tend to buy music based on the entire CD. I have had my fill of buying a CD j... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today's Listen:Charles Mingus -- CHANGES ONEThe first track is the clip I have posted. " Remember Rockefeller at Attica"This refers to the bloody prison riot that took place while Rockefeller was Governor of NY.This tune sounds very upbeat to me. ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados I have to run an errand now. When I return, I would like to ask The Frogman a question about the names of, and the process that goes into, naming Jazz tunes.Later | |
| Jazz for aficionados Leon:On the Basie clip he had me wishing for Joe Williams.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Never mind. :) | |
| Jazz for aficionados BTW, both clips were awesome. I will have to play the CD toady.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados ***** differing opinions about whether it was Johnny Hodges, for whom the tune was written, or Stan Getz, who made it a kind of "signature" tune, that did the tune justice.******Anyone who cares to read the history of 'Blood Count', the conditio... | |
| Jazz for aficionados :@jafant Who is Leon? SURELY YOU JEST!! You're joking, right? Can it be that in the year 2016, there are still people who don't know who Leon is?Why, he is the most Famous Jazz player in the world, that no one has ever heard of!! This be ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados ***** Rok, I'm on a search for Leon on CD*****A lot of them on Amazon. They are pretty proud of them, i.e. they are very expensive. You did notice he is dressed like Sinbad, and is also from St Louis. Remember Miles?Cheers |