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| Jazz for aficionados *******Jessye Norman was too operatic********Lets just say she was teetering on the fence. :)******kathleen Battle and Fredrica Von Stade; they made me long for the magabuck system I don't have in order to hear everything, or to have been there in... | |
| Jazz for aficionados O-10:I agree about Christmas music. I am not into all these pop / Rock singers, and their "Christmas" albums. I prefer the traditional carols from England, Germany and the U.S. There are a few secular exceptions to the sacred music. They are Johnn... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today's Listen:Betty Carter & Ray Bryant -- MEET BETTY CARTER AND RAY BRYANTRay Bryant Trio: Bryant(p), Wendell Marshall(b), Philly Jo Jones(d).This CD consists of three different recording dates. !9 tracks in all. 1-4 Carter backed by a large... | |
| Jazz for aficionados The Frogman.To name such a distinguished prize 'no blues, no Jazz', Surely must imply agreement with the sentiment! Welcome aboard!Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados O-10Great clips. Enjoyed them all. Esp Kirk's version of 'The Entertainer'. I bet Scott Joplin didn't know he wrote THAT!!Dizzy's trumpet was not bent upwards. Do you know when, and why, he did that?Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados As my Baptist Pastor keeps telling me, "man can't live on Bop alone".Here are my Christmas recommendations and recent acquisitions.NEW: A CARNEGIE CHRISTMAS CONCERT -- Battle, von Stade, Marsalis, Previn. CD and DVD!!! Esp DVD!! 100 Stars!Only Ebe... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Acman3:May 2013??Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados I heard LvB at ther very beginning on piano, and at the end on guitar. But, as has been pointed out on this thread, I don't know how to listen.Overall, not a bad piece of music. The could have dropped the pretense at LvB.They seemed to be pretty i... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today's Listen:Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery -- JIMMY & WES THE DYNAMIC DUOI thought this would be a small group effort, but it turned out to be a big band thingy. Conducted by Oliver Nelson with Jimmy and Wes dueling out front.A lot of goo... | |
| Jazz for aficionados The Frogman / Learsfool:Thanks for the input on Beethoven. After thinking about it, and I do think sometimes, since I have many 9th's on LP / CD, then the video is the thing I am most interested in. I want to SEE all this magic, that I have been l... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Can anyone recommend a " DVD " of Beethoven's 9th? A performance you have seen on a TV and has first rate audio and video.ThanksCheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today's Listen:Marcus Roberts -- ALONE WITH THREE GIANTSMarcus Roberts Plays Solo Piano. The Three Giants are, Ellington, Monk and Jelly Roll Morton. All tunes are by these great players.All 15 tunes are well known standards. Only three by Morton.... | |
| Jazz for aficionados O-10:As far as working people:Back in the day Coleman Hawkins was rehearsing with Monk's group. Hawkins was complaining about the difficulty of the part he had to play in the tune. Monk said,"you supposed to be a saxophone player, ain't ya??? ahha... | |
| Jazz for aficionados In the book, Charlie Mariano's wish was:"I wish I had Bird's heart and technique. But who needs the technique? If I had Bird's heart, that would be enough."Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados O-10:Page 93. WTF? :) Also, on page 96 there is an entry from an 'Ali Jackson'. There is player on my Dee Dee Bridgewater CD 'Live At Yoshi's' named Ali Jackson(d). I wonder if they are kin. What do they mean when they say "I wish I could play the... |