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| Sly Stone @goofyfoot Agree! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_j07QOX42Q Questlove's documentary on Sly Stone is highly recommended. Using archival clips, the film charts Sly Stone's rise from a Bay Area DJ to wild years with his band, the Family Stone. ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @tyray - Very nice finds, thanks! Look how much fun they are having. Hale Smith, with the cigar in his mouth....Love the groove on the live African Cookbook @ Montreux. | |
| Jazz for aficionados @tyray - You're welcome! There is so much great jazz out there. This thread, started in 2013, has opened my ears and mind. I'm grateful to all the posters/contributors. | |
| Jazz for aficionados @mahgister- "I read a decade ago a story of a black musician who decided to go back to Africa to study music there... He encountered a master and discussing with him, the master said listening samplings of western music and jazz, this "does not... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @audio-b-dog -Thanks for adding both Gato Barbieri and Mose Allison to the conversation. I have "Fenix" and play it a half dozen times a year, or so. Gato's recording-mates are impressive-Ron Carter, Lonnie Liston Smith, Joe Beck, and Nana Vasconc... | |
| Please Recommend some Charlie Parker Recordings! Fun thread, everyone. Happy to say I have every CD mentioned. Anyone heard Vincent Herring, Bobby Watson and Gary Bartz's CD, "Bird at 100"? https://youtu.be/-Sv--I-JFMY?si=Sj4Ve-2C3rj4MNbV | |
| For Hellecasters Fans (and all those who appreciate hot Tele picking): Fun Listen That's great! The Bakersfield Sound is alive and well. Thanks for sharing. | |
| Band/artist documentaries. Since Ken Burns' Country Music is mentioned, I'll add Ken Burns' Jazz documentary. Another one I just remembered is Louie Bluie. It's about Howard Armstrong, who was a member of the Black American string band, Martin, Bogen and the Armstrongs. It ... | |
| Band/artist documentaries. @scottya118 - Beware of Mr. Baker-How many documentaries begin with the subject assaulting the director? LOL | |
| authentic space recordings I'm thinking that music recorded in churches and cathedrals present "space." Here are some possibilities. They are examples of Early Music (pre-1600s) The Tallis Scholars Stile Antico Anonymous Four Trio Mediaeval And then there are albums ... | |
| Band/artist documentaries. @bdp24 - Wrecking Crew is a terrific documentary. This is one of my favorite parts-Tommy Tedesco ("the King of session guitarists"). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DVnW6SeOl4 | |
| Band/artist documentaries. Has anyone watched "Pop Go the 60's"? It's on youtube. Matt Williamson does pretty forward, decently researched features/segments on bands from that era. https://www.popgoesthe60s.com/ | |
| Band/artist documentaries. @immatthewj - Thanks for the clips. Going forward, I don’t think I will be able to watch Stevie Nicks sing without focusing on her nose. LOL. | |
| Band/artist documentaries. @immatthewj @bdp24 Another musician, of Beatle fame, George Harrison damaged his vocal cords with cocaine during his 1974 tour. I saw him at Nassau Coliseum, and I remember by the end of the show his intonation was non-existent and he was shou... | |
| Band/artist documentaries. @goodlistening64 - I'm laughing too...we should start a thread, "Singers who destroyed their voices because of drugs." Stevie Nicks Jerry Garcia Whitney Houston @lmnop -Good catch! The Kids Are Alright is fantastic. |