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| Jazz for aficionados Music Lovers:If you have Netflix, check out: THE LADY IN NUMBER 6Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Listened to these today, along with The Oscar Peterson Trio "LIVE AT THE BLUE NOTE". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiHS8Hf7Tb4http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELno08Zg42gAgree with the comments about Monty Alexander. I have Monty Alexander's "MY AM... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today's Playlist:Keith Jarrett -- AT THE DEER HEAD INNwith/Peacock and MotianThe Inn is in his hometown of Allentown,PA and site of his first Jazz gig. This is 30 years later.Not his usual quasi-classical recital type thing. Just Jazz. Great tunes... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today's Playlist:Chano Dominguez -- HECHO a MANOInteresting. Well played and the recording quality is awesome. Apparently this is an effort to merge Jazz and Flamenco.Things are real Jazzy on two tunes. Bill Evans' "Turn off The Stars" and Monk's ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Mitch4t:I find these little details fascinating. Just like the details in the music.Thanks for sharingCheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today's Tidbit:Fats Navarro's nickname was 'Fat Girl'. I would have thought those would have been fighting words!Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Listened to Stravinky's 'Rite of Spring'. A person has to have seen, and know the ballet, to really appreicate this music.It's interesting that the music tells you that you should be seeing something. You just know it.Sort of like the Nutcracker /... | |
| Jazz for aficionados ****well, I am really glad you liked it; let's leave it at that****What?******GRRRRRRRRR*****That comes under the heading of MESSING WITH THE FROGMAN :)You have the memory of an elephant!!I wasn't dissing Woods, just was never aware of him. Never ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today's Playlist:Herbie Mann / Phil Woods -- BEYOND BROOKLYNI have had this one for years. Never realized woods was on it, or more to the point, I did not reazlize his stature in Jazz.Very enjoyable well played CD. Mann never seems to stray too fa... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today's Playlist:Etta Jones -- DON'T GO TO STRANGERSThroughly enjoyable CD. Jones is as good as anyone not named Ella. Excellent song selection and accompaniment.Excellent recording quality.And all this time, I thought 'Fine and Mellow' and 'All t... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today's Playlist:Fats Navarro and Tadd Dameron -- THE COMPLETE BLUE NOTE and CAPITOL RECORDINGS.2CD set.My first CD by Navarro. CD #1 is Dameron with Fats on three different sets / groups, and another set of Dameron with Miles Davis.CD #2 is Fats ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today's playlist:Beethoven -- PIANO SONATAS"Pathetique" "Moonlight" "Appassionata" / Alfred BrendelFrom a master of Beethoven.Beethoven -- SYMPHONY NO. 9The Deutsche Kammerphilharmondie / Paavo JarviSecond Movement always reminds me of the NBC nig... | |
| Jazz for aficionados The Bird thing was great. I love tidbits like that. If Igor went to see Bird play, he can't be all bad. :)I ordered the Soldier's Tale and The Three Ballets. I hope the CDs have good notes. I have Rite and Firebird on LP. So, I did listen to them ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados *****BTW, did you know that Bird wanted to study with Stravinsky?******Are you trying to destory all of my idols in one night? :)Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados *****Rok, just curious, what do you base the "arrogant twerk" comment on? ******From the youtube of him you sent earlier. Just came across that way to me. Nothing to do with music.Well if he wrote more that LvB, he certainly did not have nearly th... |