rok2id
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| If you could have only one Christmas album/CD, which one? Popular:Anything by Johnny Mathis,and Nat Cole.The song, 'Silent Night', by the TemptationsClassical:Messiah(highlights)- John Alldis Choir, London Phil Orch / Karl RichterSongs of Angels, Christmas Hymns & carols - Robert Shaw Chamber Singers... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Woods, my universe:He just seems to have developed and matured in a parallel / separate Jazz universe from the one in which I lived. This is surely not a criticism. That would be absurd. But, reading the piece, I only recognized one name in ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados ***** Sorta contradicts first comment, no?*****Not at all. The New Orleans thing just gives me hope for the future. Young players coming from New Orleans, are different from the young elsewhere in the Jazz world. Hard to escape the roots down... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Ute Lemper:Be careful when you criticize German performers. You say something wrong, next thing you know, they will need 'living space' where you live. :)It was bad. And Pops is the antidote to all bad music. "did our boy do something rash"... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Ellington / HarrellEllington has the stature, track record, and reputation to play anything, and it will be taken serious. Examined in detail. Discussed endlessly. Will become part of the Jazz Lexicon.No so for Harrell. Excellent Trumpet play... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Are you saying the OP has gone native on us? Maybe the aborigines invited him to dinner, and he misunderstood. Could he be, as we speak, in a big pot, water up to his chin? But our OP, would at least think of a Jazz tune appropriate for the ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Wo Sind Alle?Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Downbeat Magazine:December issue includes the 80th Readers Poll. :( Of the approx 30 entries under 'Jazz Album', I only own one. "The Art of Conversation" by Kenny Barron and Dave Holland. Amazing!I can only conclude that my music is disappeari... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Jaco Pastorius:An obvious talent, I just don't understand why he could not play double bass like all other Jazz guys. I see / hear electric bass, I think Rock!!CheersRok2id, President of the American Luddite Jazz Society. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Pulled this one off the shelf today. The Miles we all know and Love. As The Frogman might say, with a line-up like this, what could possibly go wrong? Answer; not a thing.He recorded more than 'Kind of Blue'. i know, I know, it's hard to bel... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Todays Revelation:[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgmD0n3Nsvw&list=PLxh5h5oEaVNpksRaBazHsrf723X_imDTF[/url]No sense just posting one track, the entire thing is wonderful. And no, that is not a misprint, the cast includes Carter, Woods,... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Dizzy:I really need to get more familiar with the founders of be-bop, both Dizzy and Bird. They sound a lot better than I thought.Whenever I see Dizzy I think 'Cubano be, Cubano bop'. which has to be one of the greatest titles in Jazz. He looks li... | |
| Jazz for aficionados *****If this is not yet more proof that this music (jazz) is just as serious as any other, I don't what is:*****Much more serious than most.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Lush Life:I liked the Nancy Wilson Version Best. Has nothing with her being a Stone Fox. The song just seems better suited to being sung by a woman. This has to be one of the most recorded of all jazz tunes. Surprisingly, its not on The Duke Ellin... | |
| Jazz for aficionados *****I posted this to let you guys know that I'm repressing my opinion of what you think about this subject, *****That's what is known as self-censorship. I look forward to hearing your repressed thoughts on the matter.Cheers |