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| The new Bob Dylan The latest wannabe, at best.Dylan could read the paper or watch TV and get ideals and material for his songs. The then current events almost wrote his music for him. He lived in those sort of times. Just like the great folk and protest singers bef... | |
| Jazz for aficionados ****"Rok, how do you like Marakesh?"****I ordered my one-way tickets today!!! See you there!! I wonder if I will be able to find a socket to plug my stereo into?Speaking of Marrakech:Randy Weston -- Marrakech: In The Cool of The EveningWeston play... | |
| Jazz for aficionados If you are going to listen to 'Carmen,' then there are many good performances. I prefer Callas.If you are going to WATCH Carmen, then the only choice is Julia Migenes Johnson, Placido Domingo, Orch National De France / Maazel. Julia Migenes Johnso... | |
| Jazz for aficionados This is the passage from the Abdul-Malik CD's liner notes."The public acceptance of a new Jazz musician is generally a difficult thing to attain. Many players after years of hard work find themselves forced to take jobs outside of the music world ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today's ListenAhmed Abdul-Malik -- Jazz Sounds of AfricaAbdul-malik (bass - Oud), Calo Scott (cello), Andrew Cyrille (drums) and othersNow this is a fine example (maybe the only one) of 'World Jazz'. This is high quality playing that leaves you wo... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Frogman:Great clip. I visualize her in Duke's or Basie's band. Not out front, but sitting with the guys. They solo then she does her solo. On vocal, Ella! hahahhahha No wonder the boys in the bands resented the Girl singers in the beginning.Ella, ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Ella? Alpha and Omega, of Jazz singing.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados The Frogman & O-10:It usually takes me a few tries for me to clearly get my thoughts together.Vermont: you are right about the lyrics being vital to the song being about vermont. My point was, if we had never heard of Moonlight, and just heard... | |
| Jazz for aficionados O-10:One last VERMONT comment. I feel you and The Frogman might be putting too much emphasis on the name of the tune. I don't think of Vermont at all. You gotta name it something. Something people can easily remember and relate to.Which brings up ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados O-10,I had to laugh out loud at your Miles Davis story. I could almost see it.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados ******Frogman wins by a TKO.*******Curses, foiled again! I was robbed! Rematch?O-10, as usual you have restored order and reason.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today's Listen:Billy Bang (violin) -- A Tribute To Stuff Smithwith / Sun Ra (piano), John Ore (bass), Andrew Cyrille (drums)Stuff Smith was one of the premier Jazz Violinist. Died in 1967.As the title says, this a tribute to him from Billy Bang. A... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Music Lovers:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWIGu6-r67YNot Jazz, but a great song by a great singer, that some how evaded my sensory net until now.Listen from the beginning and pat attention to the piano at 2:18 - 2:19. I always smile and say YES!... | |
| Jazz for aficionados ******That was not the point*******I know it was not your point. Just getting in a plug for the good folks at Mt Horeb. :)Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados The Frogman:They, Smith & Getz, seemed to be focused on playing 'moonlight in vermont'. Almost, but not quite, note for note as a singer might sing it. I think Person and Defrancesco just used it as a good place to start.Although Person went f... |