rok2id
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| Jazz for aficionados Aficionados:Today is the first anniversary of this thread. We seem to be on our last leg, but we made it. :)Cheers | |
| Has education expanded your listening tastes? A music question:I think about this a lot. What is the difference between a first chair violinist in any of the world's top Orchestras, and a person that makes a career as a violin soloist. I assume a solo career would be more rewarding from both... | |
| Has education expanded your listening tastes? Photon46:I put the book in my CART. Thanks for the tip. My bookcase currently is filled with books about music and war / military, so I know I will like it. One of my favorite books "The German Way of War", has a section on 'The Orgins of Frederi... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Even better.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HXFzkX8sOYCheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados BTW, Wynton seems to be Gaining and Losing. Weight and hair!Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Who'd a thunk it?? He never strays far from Nawlins. This is about as close to the source as you can get. Great footage. Who the heck is, or rather was, Abram Wilson?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jK2MLRlDWzoCheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Also on Monk's 'Genius of Modern Music' 1 & 2.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados The Frogman:Thanks for the info. I was listening to Mingus' 'Tijuana Moods' this morning. A 2CD set. The entire CD #2 is just alternate takes of CD#1. Great music.Cheers | |
| Has education expanded your listening tastes? Photon46:Nice clip. I learned what a Canon is, and I thank you for that. I think we do not have any disagreement about all this. It could be just that, in previous posts, on a different thread, on this subject, we were talking pass each other beca... | |
| Has education expanded your listening tastes? *****What I do not understand is the folks who are obviously afraid that educating themselves more about music is somehow going to decrease their emotional enjoyment of it******This 'accusation' was made long ago, not by Learsfool, and went unchal... | |
| Has education expanded your listening tastes? *****I would submit to you that the reason the German kid says what he does is indeed education,*******I would say it's because Beethoven was German.Cheers | |
| Has education expanded your listening tastes? Soldiers? Check out the Old Testament! I don't like to talk religion, I'm just saying. :)Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Jazz Aficionados:I am listening to a CD by Monk entitled "Genius of Modern Music Vol Two"There are 18 tracks. A lot for a Monk record. Four of the tunes are listed twice, with 'Alternate take' in parenthesis by the second listing. We are all famil... | |
| Has education expanded your listening tastes? As far as expanding a person's listening tastes (likes / dislikes), Maybe 'Exposure' would be a more appropriate word than 'education'.I think most people are exposed to music as opposed to being educated about music. Can you dislike a certain mus... | |
| Has education expanded your listening tastes? ******Rok2id, nothing wrong with people having less than fully informed opinions about art forms they are a fan of.*****Whew! Am I glad to hear that. Now, please tell it to The Frogman and Learsfool!!!Cheerrs |