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| Jazz for aficionados ***** I think you miss the point…..surprising for the last remaining true JA. The point is that Jazz doesn’t always have to sound like a traditional form of Jazz….the way it is “supposed” to sound.*****Sounds like you are putting words in his mou... | |
| Blues for Aficionados Muddy WatersFOLK SINGERJames Cotton(harmonica), Otis Spann(piano), Willie Dixon(bass), Buddy Guy(guitar)MCA Chess 1963-64 / 1999The title is a misnomer if ever there was one. As the notes point out, this was an attempt to cash in on the 'Fol... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Easy, but probably foolish to question a genius on the very subject of his genius without digging a little deeper into the full meaning of something he has said.Personally, I like showers ……and I don’t like lists 😊 He is not the only one to try... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Jazz is not supposed to be something that’s required to sound like jazz. Perhaps he should reconsider this statement.Cheers | |
| Blues for Aficionados Muddy Waters35 years later. Muddy Waters / Clark Terry: Stormy Monday Blues (1977) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cY4YB_6P4qkCheers | |
| Blues for Aficionados Muddy WatersTHE COMPLETE PLANTATION RECORDINGSMCA Chess 1993Excellent Booklet accounting the history of the Library of Congress Field Recordings. A Long way from the electric Muddy of Chicago. Country Blues (No. 1) https://www.youtube.com/... | |
| Jazz for aficionados The Frogman's First Law can not determine the Best, but it will narrow the field.Here you are, all alleged Aficionados, talking about the best Trumpet player, and NO ONE has even mentioned Armstrong!!! Sad state of affairs. Sad.The unwashed wil... | |
| Blues for Aficionados Muddy WatersBLUES SKYMuddy waters(vocal/guitar), Johnny Winter(guitar/screaming), James Cotton(harp), Pinetop Perkins(piano), Bob Margolin(guitar), Charles Calmese(bass), Willie "Big Eyes" Smith(drums)Epic / Sony 1992Excellent Booklet! Jealous... | |
| Jazz for aficionados To quote the last remaining aficionado on JFA: As always, The Frogman is precise and concise. :)Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados As the only REAL Aficionado left on JFA, my take.The Black and white performance was good, but seemed well rehearsed. Sort of MJQish. But no complaints. The color version was more boisterous . More like Jazz's true element and spirit. ... | |
| Blues for Aficionados Robert WardHOT STUFFRelic Records 1995wiki: Robert June Ward, Sr. was an American blues and soul guitarist. He was known for founding the Ohio Untouchables, the band that later would become the Ohio Players. He played the guitar with a uniq... | |
| Blues for Aficionados Billy Ward & his DominoesSIXTY MINUTE MEN: THE BEST OF BILLY WARD & HIS DOMINOESRhino Records 1993Notes: "One of the most popular groups of the early 1950s, Billy Ward & His Dominoes owed their phenomenal success to three men: Clyde M... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Either the concept of democracy is corrupt or worse, the humankind is.We are surounded with hypocrisy, ignorance and silence on one side and with sheer greed for power and money on other and I am not optimist about possible changes that might so... | |
| Blues for Aficionados Little WalterTHE BLUES WORLD OF LITTLE WALTERDelmark 1993Notes: "In 1950-51 there was a new generation of Bluesmen whose evolving music synthesized the raw power of the Delta Blues, and amplified energy of electric instruments and the bold temp... | |
| Blues for Aficionados Little Walter THE ESSENTIAL LITTLE WALTERMCA Chess 19932CD SetNotes: "Little Walter was a singular figure among the Chess artist roster by virtue of the fact that he was the only one whose popular appeal rested principally on his skill as an... |