rok2id
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| Jazz for aficionados Interesting article about the Saxophone is the October issue of BBC Music magazine. Celebrating the 200th birthday of Adolphe Sax, the inventor of the Saxophone.Slow acceptance into classical music, save the French Composers. Tells it's entire his... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Fred Kaplan--****He often writes about jazz and hi-fi equipment for Stereophile.**********It has probably introduced more listeners (certainly audiophiles) to jazz than any other record.*****This alone makess it suspect.***** From 1978 to 1980, he... | |
| Jazz for aficionados What we always wanted to know, but were afraid to ask. Now we know.http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/music_box/2009/08/kind_of_blue.htmlCheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados ****In regard to your current picks, while Oscar Peterson is Mr. piano, he always played too many notes for me,*****That puts him right up there with Mozart!! Not bad company.I guess some players don't consider 'silence' to be part of the music. M... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Well, just keep on pushing those soundwave folks. The day will come when Real Jazz will no longer be available, and the Soundwave Police will have confiscated all your Jazz collections and melted them down.When that day comes, don't come running d... | |
| Jazz for aficionados ****it's just that my mind went from one thing to another; kind of like "Dis, Dat, and De udder"****It's call Attention Deficit Disorder.O-10, after reading your post I am not sure what Jazz 'camp' you are in. Are you saying current Jazz is too in... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Arabian Jazz:I guess all things are possible.Interesting read.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_musicShe tries to distance herself, and her music from the West(USA), while playing it. Very amusing.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuj8lrE-9QsNot ba... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Chris Hogwood died yesterday. Some of the oldest CDs I have, are of him conducting The Academy of Ancient Music. Mozart Symphonies. Another one that I was introduced to by Stereo Review.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today's Listen:Lest we forget what the real thing sounds like. When Oscar brings his A-game, he is without peer. This CD, is his A-Game. "Cleanhead" plays Alto only. No vocals. :(Oscar Peterson -- OSCAR PETERSON+HARRY EDISON+EDDIE"CLEANHEAD" VINSO... | |
| Jazz for aficionados The Ulf Clip:Nice playing. My problem is, I just can't form a mental picture of this type performance. I can SEE Mingus and Miles etc... along with hearing them. I guess you like him because, along with you and Spike Jones, he shares the same tail... | |
| Jazz for aficionados The Youn Sun Nah clip was great. Really enjoyed it. BUT, the visual part was crucial to enjoying it. Not so sure I would like an entire CD of her. But watching and hearing her do her thing was great. A duet with Bobby McFerrin would be very intere... | |
| Jazz for aficionados *****That Japanese jazz was too stereotypical for me, it sounds like something I've heard a thousand and one times.***No kidding? It could be because they imitate very well. But I am determined to push on. After we circumvent the globe, you might ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Jazz in the Land of the Rising Sun.These folks are great at taking foreign things and ideas and making, or doing them even better. Did they succeed in Jazz?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_jazzhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiZW9SJfVwcI actua... | |
| Jazz for aficionados O-10:*****Cuong Vu got it right about Wynton and Miles according to me;******I agree to a point. However, in making the statement about Miles and Wynton ,Cuong Vu, kicked himself right out the musical genre called JAZZ!Because, if he is not pushin... | |
| Jazz for aficionados ****You wouldn't be referring to Miles aunt, "Madam Corrine", would you?*****The one and the same. Otherwise know as The OP's goto adviser on all things Jazz.****"Terje Rypdal"; he takes you to the "Misty Mid Region of Weir*****I wish I could go t... |