rok2id
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| Jazz for aficionados Frogman:BTW, I read liner notes after I buy. I don't rely on them to make a purchase. I just like to read details of the recording and the artist. I used to do that with LPs. Liner notes and album art have caused me to buy many LPs. But they only ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Well, your 'credentials' are very impressive indeed. You should 'kick' them more often. For now on, I will know from where you speak. So now, we have you on music and almarg on the techie stuff. It's good to have real sources on this site.I, on th... | |
| Jazz for aficionados It's honest. Comments about the slaves and drums etc.... remember? | |
| Jazz for aficionados Orpheus10:I did listen to Chucho valdes today. His 'Live at the Village Vanguard'. This guy is a monster on the Keyboard!! He is brilliant! The question is whether or not the music grabs you. I will leave that up to you. I like Jazz with a beginni... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Orpheus10:I listened to Nina Simone today. The Philips recordings 'Four Women'. All the usual adjectives just don't seem adequate. This is really some seriously great music / singing. She makes even pop songs special. The wife and I sat down and l... | |
| Jazz for aficionados I knew my ears were burning this morning for some reason . WOW! They really worked me over. That CHAZRO is a caution, ain't he? You would have thought that a guru from stereophile had been spotted in bestbuy, the way he was howling and foaming at ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Orpheus10:You are a Sage.I was just listening to Nina the other day. I have the CD with the LPs, 'In Concert', and 'I put a spell on you'. She was not known for biting her lip. very outspoken. Always spouting those inconvienent truths. I also have... | |
| Jazz for aficionados PAX to you also.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Jazz was created by African-Americans. Not folks in africa. We are talking about people of African decent. Pay attention. Guitars? other instruments? That's not 'influence'!Influence is when one thing changes another. Show me how Arabs have change... | |
| Jazz for aficionados O-10,It's sort of like politics. Either you define and defend yourself, or others will do it for you. 'Others' are trying to define Jazz. Although the odds are overwhelming, I for one, am going down swinging. 'Others' have already destoryed: Rock ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados To clear the air:First:I was mistaken when I refered to the Buena Vista Social Club Cd as Afro-Jazz. My mistake. No where in the documentation that came with the CD does the word Jazz appear. I loved the music whatever it is, and I am sure it's af... | |
| Jazz for aficionados "Ok, take away the Spanish, and Arab components and what is left? Drumming?"You might want to reconsider this.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Senor Rodiguez is quite the virtuoso. Jazz? If you insist. It could have come from a practice book. The Goldberg variations of the Jazz world?The point is this. If someone wants to play a Jazz number with a 'spanish' or 'arabic' or middle eastern ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today's Playlist:Laughin' to keep from Cryin'Lester Young, Roy Eldridge, Harry 'sweets' EdisonNo fireworks, just the best Jazz ballard playing possible.Lester Young is one of the true Giants of the music. Even plays Clarinet on a few tracks. And h... | |
| Jazz for aficionados There YOU go again misunderstanding my post. By use of the word 'stuff', I was speaking of all latin Jazz. This is a JAZZ thread. On ocassion I have said 'all the Blue Note stuff'. Don't be so quick to pounce! I try to be concise and precise.Take ... |