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| Jazz for aficionados Dissing an artist because of her age!?!?!?!As 'Fats' Waller might say"Why, I never heard of such a thing!!" hahahahahhaI was so upset I had to reach for Wynton and Clapton and a little 'layla' and some 'a closer walk with thee' to regain my compos... | |
| Jazz for aficionados If this is Thursday, it must be change of pace night. Enjoy! You know you like them.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0oFadjx-ishttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFIOu2sYxochttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCTN0cmFTQohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0XMn0... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Todays's Dose:Carmen McRae & Betty Carter -- THE CARMEN MCRAE - BETTY CARTER DUETSRecorded before a live audience in San Franciso. Very enjoyable set. A lot of 'carryin' on' between Carmen and Betty. The audience loves it.9 tracks. All very go... | |
| Jazz for aficionados O-10:****How about the real deal?********* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDHpkYI5_FY *** When this record was released, it created quite a stir in the state of Mississippi.First of all, people assumed she threw a baby off the bridge. This was bac... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today's ListenThe Three Sounds -- EIGHT CLASSIC ALBUMSGene Harris(piano), Andrew Simpkins(bass), Bill Dowdy(drums) Nat Adderley and Stanley Turrentine appear on some of the CDs.Four Cds containing eight albums. One of the great bargins in Jazz. Gr... | |
| Jazz for aficionados ****The recording shows Bird playing with a warmer, less aggressive tone in deference to the musical setting*****Exactly. Now the question becomes, how much aggression can you take away, and how much can he defer, and still be Bird? I guess that w... | |
| Jazz for aficionados et tu, Frogman? :)I listened again and I will agree it's beautiful music. And great sax playing. Must have been the reason I purchased it. I just think there are many(several?) competent professional reedmen, like the Frogman perhaps, who could ha... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Why does a lot of Horace Silver's music have an 'Eastern" tinge to it. Or am I 'hearing' something that is not there.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados O-10:I thought you might like to hear 'Summertime' for real. I found myself wiping my brow from the heat!! :)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIDOEsQL7lAOther listens today:Horace Silver -- SONG FOR MY FATHERHorace Silver -- BLOWIN' THE BLUES AWAYWe... | |
| Jazz for aficionados you ain't one of them fusion and third stream folks, is ya?Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados We will agree to disagree about the 'strings'.Consider this, if he had been backed by a top notch be-bop crew, you would have heard a different summertime.You won't maneuver me into being critical of Bird. :) You do realize that Mitch Miller was i... | |
| Jazz for aficionados O-10,Charlie Parker with Strings: The Master TakesVerve 314 523 984-2The liner notes on this CD are much more interesting than the music. Read them. Good insight on the cultural war that raged within Jazz.Does not sound like one of the the creator... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Gabor Szabo -- THE SORCERERThis made a much bigger impression on me back when I started my Jazz journey, than it does now. I have a lot of his stuff on LP. How our taste evolve.Pleasant lightweight 'european' guitar. Good background music.No Blues... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today my local PBS station played:Duke Ellington and his Orch with HERB JEFFERIES singing 'FLAMINGO'.WOW!I didn't recognize the performers when I heard it, but it only took a few minutes to find it online.I understand he is still alive.Youtube is ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados The Frogman:I didn't realize you had posted this clip before. You know I would have commented. I would not have known what to say or how to say it, but that has never stopped me in the past.Most often after you make your comments on your postings,... |