Alex, this is not what I wanted, maybe you can find what the first commentator was asking about; it's much better.
Jazz for aficionados
Jazz for aficionados
I'm going to review records in my collection, and you'll be able to decide if they're worthy of your collection. These records are what I consider "must haves" for any jazz aficionado, and would be found in their collections. I wont review any record that's not on CD, nor will I review any record if the CD is markedly inferior. Fortunately, I only found 1 case where the CD was markedly inferior to the record.
Our first album is "Moanin" by Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers. We have Lee Morgan , trumpet; Benney Golson, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie merrit, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
The title tune "Moanin" is by Bobby Timmons, it conveys the emotion of the title like no other tune I've ever heard, even better than any words could ever convey. This music pictures a person whose down to his last nickel, and all he can do is "moan".
"Along Came Betty" is a tune by Benny Golson, it reminds me of a Betty I once knew. She was gorgeous with a jazzy personality, and she moved smooth and easy, just like this tune. Somebody find me a time machine! Maybe you knew a Betty.
While the rest of the music is just fine, those are my favorite tunes. Why don't you share your, "must have" jazz albums with us.
Enjoy the music.
I'm going to review records in my collection, and you'll be able to decide if they're worthy of your collection. These records are what I consider "must haves" for any jazz aficionado, and would be found in their collections. I wont review any record that's not on CD, nor will I review any record if the CD is markedly inferior. Fortunately, I only found 1 case where the CD was markedly inferior to the record.
Our first album is "Moanin" by Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers. We have Lee Morgan , trumpet; Benney Golson, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie merrit, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
The title tune "Moanin" is by Bobby Timmons, it conveys the emotion of the title like no other tune I've ever heard, even better than any words could ever convey. This music pictures a person whose down to his last nickel, and all he can do is "moan".
"Along Came Betty" is a tune by Benny Golson, it reminds me of a Betty I once knew. She was gorgeous with a jazzy personality, and she moved smooth and easy, just like this tune. Somebody find me a time machine! Maybe you knew a Betty.
While the rest of the music is just fine, those are my favorite tunes. Why don't you share your, "must have" jazz albums with us.
Enjoy the music.
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One of my pet peeves is for an instrumentalist or vocalist to mess with one of the standards, and not follow the script in regard to the emotions of the song. For a song to survive longer than I've been living, it must have something special about it; follow the script or leave it alone and write your song. I'll give you an example with this song, maybe you can think of others, I wont give examples of people who've messed up standards. "Softly As In A Morning Sunrise" is the way love affairs begin. A fellow walks out of his front door not expecting anything different from yesterday, and decides to knock on the door of a lady he works with. This day happen to be one out of a thousand, and when she open the door, their eyes meet and something happens. From one minute till the next, things are happening that seem to be beyond their control, and they windup where all lovers windup. That's the way it begins; "love", flaming in all it's glory. The passions that give love, are the same passions that kill love. Next comes "Jealousy"; as sure as night follows day. Mr. Miles Davis told us about that. Softly as in an evening sunset the light that gave you glory takes it all away. Once he or she is gone; "What am I going to do, I don't know if I want to go on living without her"! [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZ9xS0raZ_M[/url] That's the story that song told, it was good enough for a short play. Enjoy the music |
Rok, I heard the classical, but I'm still waiting on the "jazz". As far as "dem dancing shoes"; I looked through my encyclopedia of dance steps, but I couldn't find anything to fit that music. I think that maybe the "Futterwacken" might be appropriate, but I don't know for sure, I think I'll ask Alice. |
Occasionally someone will post a musician who they think is really hot stuff, and when others disagree, they can't understand why. When I say others I'm including some other top jazz musicians. "But he can really blow the trombone", or sax, or whatever. There can be no doubt, that he got an A+ from whatever musical school he went to, and if he's playing a standard, or written music, he sounds fine; but when he's required to improvise, he comes up with every "cliche" in the jazz book. Since I've heard this 101 times, I'm not impressed; personally, I would rather hear someone with more soul, and less school. A musician who has not been to juilliard, but has jazz "soul", can sound ever so much better than the highly trained and schooled jazz musician. The "people" define who is and who is not a good jazz musician, not some "musical board of education". Originality ranks very high with my personal taste; that's why I like musicians and music that might not be the most popular. I've got worn out records of this artist, and just the other day, I decided to replace them with CD's. His CD's average $17, and he's got one that cost's $24. There must be a good demand and scarcity. Leon Thomas is the artist: Thomas died of heart failure on May 8, 1999. He was largely forgotten until a resurgence of interest in soul jazz. Several of his tracks have been sampled in hip-hop and downtempo records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSYwGEiowHg I just ordered this to replace my scratchy LP Enjoy the music. |
Frogman, my beef is not with higher education, but with musicians who lean on higher education when they play jazz; believe me, it comes through. I do not have a short memory, it's you who are stirring the pot. Yes, it would have been much simpler if you had just rolled your eyes, but you didn't. My statement was not "anti Juilliard", and you are doing a good job of clarifying it for me. "Juilliard is not considered a top jazz school"; there other schools better for musicians who intend to play jazz. Juilliard is "primarily a Classical music school" Many top and well known jazz players attended Juilliard, but they didn't necessarily attend the school to "learn to play jazz". They attended to learn things like advanced counterpoint, composition, orchestration and pedagogy in order to be better-rounded and more complete musicians. Of course, attending Juilliard does not guarantee that the student will become a great and individualistic jazz player; that's wonderful.To say that attending Juilliard will guarantee being a good jazz player with good "jazz soul" is no more absurd than to say that learning "in the street" without a more formal education will guarantee that the player will be a good jazz player. There are far more really rotten jazz players that never attended a music school than there are rotten jazz players that did. The main problem with your premise is the implication that NOT attending a school will be more likely to guarantee having "soul"; an absurd implication. There is so much I don't have to write because you have written it for me; it must be the "straw man" that disagrees with you because I certainly don't. The second paragraph is mostly what you have written that I agree with. That's the "straw man's" premise that not attending a music school will more likely guarantee having "soul". That is a most absurd implication; but that's the "straw man's" implication, not mine. Leon Thomas studied music at Tennessee State University. No I have not heard examples of my premise 101 times, but I have heard examples of musicians playing jazz "cliches" 101 times, and they sound "stereotypical" to my ears. Every last one of the jazz players who attended Juilliard that I know of are "good" jazz players; just not all of them are "great" jazz players. I will not provide any examples of anything because they would most certainly be "misinterpreted" the same way you misinterpreted almost every thing I say. I don't know any "street musicians", but I'm sure I would agree with whether you said they were good or bad. "The Peacocks"; I didn't like the cut you presented, but since Getz is one of my favorite musicians, and I have many of his albums, I might have liked "Skylark" on that same LP. You and I can like the very same LP, but will prefer different cuts. I hope this answers every thing in your post. Learsfool, I hope you're reading this, because it will save me from responding to your post. |
I am not going to turn this thread into another "Thrilla in Manilla", or "The Brawl of The Audiophiles". If anyone likes that sort of thing, I suggest they start another rap thread; or better yet, go to the projects in "Nawlins". If you don't want to look at what's "REAL in RAP", I suggest you by pass this link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1A7oJfanOE Now I'm returning to our regular programing. We have already covered the very best jazz musicians who ever lived, we have also covered the best "jazz albums"; now, with some help, I'm going to cover the lesser known artists; some who might have been as good as the best. Alex brought this musician to my attention, they call him "South Side Soul", and there is a very good reason for that. I have often written about the "South Side" of Chicago when I was a teenager; It was a magnificent place in many parts. The Pershing lounge was in the small part I lived in with my cousin. This part contained every ethnicity under the Sun with food to match those ethnicities. I can still remember the Pizza; while I've eaten a lot of pizza from a lot of places since that time, I've never had any pizza that good since I left the South Side. "South Side Soul" is Mr. John Wright's nick name; he earned it from making an album by the same name. He didn't have the skills of the top tier jazz musicians, but he produced an album that made you visualize a small part of Chicago; to me, that's magic, especially when this part of Chicago existed only for a small period of time. This is the only thing those people who lived there have to cling to, that verifies the fact that it ever existed; and they have a day every year to honor "South Side Soul", Mr. Wrights nick name. I would like to, with your help, to continue this new direction into lesser known jazz musicians; however, if you have something by one of the "top tier" jazz musicians that you would like to bring to our attention, that's fine. Enjoy the music. |
Rok, since when did Frogman become the Bible; "Frogman said the lesser known are lesser known for a good reason". While that statement in it self is gospel truth, there is the inference that they are not as good. Alex presented a guy on trumpet that according to what I heard was as good as anybody I've ever heard. I never heard of the guy because he had a drug problem and had very, very little recorded. (I never use two "very's" in the same sentence, but this time it was called for). Maybe the guy didn't live long enough, that's another good reason. Maybe his best music wasn't even recorded. In all cases, there is a good reason why the lesser known are lesser known, but the fact that they are not as good, may not be one of them. Alex, you've done a marvelous job of bringing lesser known players to my attention, please continue. Enjoy the music. |
Rok, the rest of the world must be classical musicians in jazz clothing. Why don't we ask an honest to goodness Classical musician, like Learsfool, what he thinks, and we will be able to ascertain with certainty, as to why they have gone "Ga Ga" over Keith Jarret. I must admit he sounds better when I put on my smoking jacket and light a pipe. (if only he would quit making those God-awful sounds) Enjoy the music. |
Rok, I'm on a search for Leon on CD, and I see that he's available under Pharoah Sanders. He's cheaper going that route than just looking for Leon. If you plan on adding him to your collection, the 2fer is cheaper. A little help from my friend wouldn't hurt. I'll get back after my search. Enjoy the music. |
Frogman, I hope you don't think I said I didn't like "The Peacocks" simply because you posted it. You're getting kinda weird lately. If you think that, it's what I mean by "kinda weird". The Peacocks was dreary, like a foggy, drizzly, rainy day, and I didn't like it. Does that explanation pass muster? Enjoy the music. |
Rok, very expensive counts me out. Look for cheap used Pharoah Sanders, I'll let you know which one's Leon is on, plus that's his best music. Since both him and Miles are from St. Louis, their tailor shouldn't be to far from me. Whenever I decide to get that fashionable, I'll look him up. Leon is more ancient Egypt, maybe that's why he's playing with Pharoah. Enjoy the music. |
Rok, try Pharoah and Leon on Amazon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwKbI2Y7lCc When you see a picture of Pharoah with black hair, instead of gray, there is a possibility that Leon is with him. If you find Pharoah cheap used, I'll buy, with or without Leon; I'm tired of these old scratchy records. Enjoy the music. |
Frogman, I listened to what you posted 3 times, and I told you it was "dreary" and I didn't like it. Whether Stan Getz made it a signature tune or not, I liked the one by "Duke Ellington" the best. I do not study jazz, anyone who wants to "study" jazz can take a course at a college, or just read Frogman's posts. Im not sure I get the relevance of your and Ohnwy61's opinions, but we're all entitled to one. I hope you will permit me to disagree. Enjoy the music. |
Leon Thomas and Count Basie go way back. Even before that, he was a high school heart throb. His bio is incomplete, because I remember something interrupting his stay with Basie, and he would have made some real money had he continued; I think he got drafted; but I'm not sure, but he didn't get fired. I prefer the yodeling as to him singing like Joe Williams. Somehow I've got an album that's half and half, and I don't like the half with him just singing in the conventional manner. I think his originality was what set him apart from everyone else, and he should have stuck with it. Rok, I'm going to avoid anything conventional by Leon Thomas. Enjoy the music. |
Rok, I don't know why artists put conventional and Avant Garde on the same album. Either a person wants to hear one or the other, but not both. So far I've ordered two CD's, and one of them is under Pharoah Sanders. "Leon The Blues Band", seems to be for you, it's got Joe Williams tunes. I've ordered "Kharma" plus "Spirits known and Unknown"; while that last CD only has two cuts that are for me, it's still a no lose situation because I like the outfit the home boy is wearing. Enjoy the music. |
Ry Cooder is one of the most diverse guitarists ever; he effortlessly goes from one genre to another, one musical landscape to another; he's what I call a "universal" player. Here he does the "Ganges Delta Blues" with V. M. Bhat; I like the way they combine the two; sounds like they belong together, India and the Delta blues. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Lnys8R2fXk From the Ganges to E. St. Louis in "Trespass"; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=050TIMlpmL0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rc10UdraDY4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAJOQKiqh2U I had a bad dream, it was like I went to sleep and woke up in a deserted warehouse or other large commercial building about 2:00 AM in E. St. Louis. The first thing I tried to do was find a phone; it was like real, I was so scared my heart was about to beat out of my chest; that's when I woke up stumbling around my bedroom looking for a pay phone. That night I had taken some pills to get to sleep; never will I take any more of those pills |
Yo Rok, I'm gathering the tracks so we can choose LEON IN BERLIN 01 Preview Shape Your Mind To Die 02 Preview Just In Time To See The Sun 03 Preview It's My Life I'm Fighting For 04 Preview The Creator Has A Master Plan 05 Preview Let The Rain Fall On Me 06 Preview China Doll 07 Preview Bag's Groove 08 Preview One 09 Preview Come Along 10 Preview Let's Go Down To Lucy's 11 Preview Welcome To New York 12 Preview Love Each Other 13 Preview Balance Of Life (Peace Of Mind) 14 Preview Um Um Um 15 Preview Umbo Weti - See more at: http://acerecords.co.uk/the-creator-1969-1973-the-best-of-the-flying-dutchman-masters#sthash.fvQxpmH... BLUES AND THE SOULFUL TRUTH Track Listing Sample Title/Composer Performer Time Stream 1 Let's Go Down to Lucy Alfred Ellis / Leon Thomas Leon Thomas 4:27 SpotifyAmazon 2 L-O-V-E Leon Thomas Leon Thomas 2:54 SpotifyAmazon 3 Gypsy Queen Gabor Szabo / George David Weiss Leon Thomas 10:19 SpotifyAmazon 4 Love Each Other Leon Thomas Leon Thomas 3:16 Spotify 5 Shape Your Mind to Die Neal Creque / Leon Thomas Leon Thomas 5:22 SpotifyAmazon 6 Boom-Boom-Boom John Lee Hooker Leon Thomas FULL CIRCLE Sweet Little Angel 4:59 Just In Time To See The Sun 2:58 It's My Life I'm Fighting For 10:10 Never Let Me Go 2:58 I Wanna Be Where You Are 4:22 Got To Be There 4:27 Balance Of Life (Peace Of Mind) 7:02 You Are The Sunshine Of My Life 5:47 What Are We Gonna Do? Title/Composer Performer Time 1 Prince of Peace Pharoah Sanders Leon Thomas 8:47 2 The Creator Has a Master Plan (Peace) Pharoah Sanders / Leon Thomas Leon Thomas 4:24 3 Song for My Father Horace Silver Leon Thomas 5:18 4 Bag's Groove Milt Jackson Leon Thomas 3:17 5 C.C. Rider Traditional Leon Thomas 6:20 6 China Doll Leon Thomas Leon Thomas 5:04 7 Just in Time to See the Sun Michael Shrieve 8 Shape Your Mind to Die Neal Creque / Leon Thomas Leon Thomas 5:15 9 It's My Life I'm Fighting For Neal Creque Leon Thomas 10:03 10 Balance of Life (Peace of Mind) Neal Creque / Leon Thomas Leon Thomas 6:52 11 Little Sunflower Freddie Hubbard / Leon Thomas Leon Thomas 6:40 12 Sun Song Leon Thomas Leon Thomas 6:03 blue highlight denotes track pick 4:52 Spotify 7 China Doll Alfred Ellis / Jesse Kilpatrick / Leon Thomas Leon Thomas 5:07 Spotify 8 C.C. Rider LEON THE BLUES BAND 1 Every Year I Get the Blues Leon Thomas Blues Band feat: Leon Thomas 2 Shake, Rattle & Roll Charles E. Calhoun Leon Thomas Blues Band feat: Leon Thomas 3 Every Day I Have the Blues Memphis Slim Leon Thomas Blues Band feat: Leon Thomas 4 School Girl Blues Leon Thomas Blues Band feat: Leon Thomas 5 Flip Flop and Fly Chuck Calhoun / Lou Willie Turner Leon Thomas Blues Band feat: Leon Thomas 6 Duke's Place Duke Ellington / Bob Katz / Bob Thiele Leon Thomas Blues Band feat: Leon Thomas 7 Blues Is the Blues Is the Blues Leon Thomas Blues Band feat: Leon Thomas 8 Next Time You See Me Leon Thomas Blues Band feat: Leon Thomas KHARMA (This is the same as Pharoah's CD) Track listing[edit] "The Creator Has a Master Plan" (Sanders, Thomas) (32:46) "Colors" (Sanders, Thomas) (5:37) Enjoy the music |
I made a mistake on my first post, this is Leon in Berlin Leon in Berlin Hide Credits A1 Straight No Chaser Composed By – Thelonious Monk 6:32 A2 Pharoah's Tune (The Journey) 9:10 A3 Echoes 6:00 B1 Umbo Weti 9:20 B2 The Creator Has A Master Plan (Peace) 8:43 B3 Oo-Wee! Hindewe 1:07 Spirits Known and Unknown Disc: 1 1. The Creator Has A Master Plan (Peace) 2. One 3. Echoes 4. Song For My Father 5. Damn Nam (Aint Goin To Vietnam) 6. Malcolms Gone 7. Let The Rain Fall On Me 8. Um Um Um 9. A Night In Tunisia 10. Take The A Train (Alt Take) 11. Take The A Train (Alt Take) 12. Take The A Train (Master Tape) 13. Walkin (Alt Take) 14. Walkin (Master Take) 15. Willow Weep For Me (Alt Take) 16. Willow Weep For Me (Master Take) 17. If It Didnt Hurt So Much (Alt Take) 18. If It Didnt Hurt So Much (Master Take) THE LEON THOMAS ALBUM Track Listing Title/Composer Performer Time 1 Come Along Leon Thomas 2 I Am Leon Thomas 3 Bag's Groove Leon Thomas 4 Um, Um, Um Leon Thomas 5 Pharoah's Tune (The Journey) Leon Thomas There are so many newly imported CD's that you have to choose carefully in order not to repeat. Enjoy the music. |
Frogman that was fantastic; I'm a scat aficionado, and that's the best I've heard; not only that, but he's singing one of my very favorite tunes. This is the very first time I heard "Mark Murphy"; it just goes to show how much music is out there from the past, that aficionados have not heard, which means there is so much more music I have yet to hear, that's from my favorite era in music. |
I'm not a classical expert, but I found something I liked; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkM71JPHfjk this is too tough, and it exemplifies how all the various musicians in a symphony contribute to the whole better than anything I've ever seen. I can't decide who is the most attractive, the wa wa girl or the conductor; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4niv522mbtM She can Wa Wa and whistle to. Nothing has ever explained a symphony to me like these two clips. |
Every time I attempt to interject a little humor in a clip, I get presented as a total MOWRON. Now it seems that I thought "The Good, The Bad, And the Ugly" was classical music. First Pryso informs me that it's not, and then after I attempt to clarify this, Frogman informs me again that it's not classical music; well, the MOWRON thanks both of you. Just as my taste buds tell me what's good food and what's not, so my ear buds tell me what sounds good and what doesn't; oatmeal might be good for me, but I don't like it. I liked the conductor, the "Wa Wa girl", and the music so much that I looked and listened several times; while you can keep most of your classical music with the oatmeal. |
I've spent a lot of time searching for "new new music". What I've found has not been "Da Bomb", or whatever expression you use for such. The music has been good, but not "that good". Ghosthouse comes up with "Da Bomb", and it's music that should already be in my collection. We didn't have PC's back then, consequently there was no way to know everything that came out. Just like that "Trane" got past me (probably put buying it off till another day, and that day never came) a lot of other killer works got past me I'm sure; my point of this dialogue is that no longer will I spend so much time and money on "new new music", when there is so much boss music from the past that has slipped past me. Shadorne mentioned "Mambo Sinuendo" by Ry Cooder; here it is; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nidoCkcTw1k&list=PLB--yRp2J0bEeqUMOxpetrdWPtp3WldGP |
Thanks Ghosthouse; no wonder I like Ry Cooders music so much, we're philosophical twins, we always root for the "under dog". (lately we always Lose) I would like everyone's help in focusing on "Ry Cooder"; contribute your favorite music by him. You will be astounded at how much we learn and enjoy in a short time. This is from "Pull Up Some Dust"; although I'm a jazz aficionado, this is my kind of song; it's all about the "under dog". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgUcW8KbnsU |
More diverse "Ry Cooder"; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Lnys8R2fXk&index=2&list=RDEMeaGKKsEjeInkMwOGl_8bzQ |
As everyone knows, I am not a Blues fan, but I most certainly have to make this one exception, this song is too authentic and real to be denied; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXKQlCQKtIg Along with Albert King; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOQE41oeHaY |
I don't know which CD this is on but I intend to acquire it. Acman do you have this on record? This is exactly what I'm looking for. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwKbI2Y7lCc We have too much to choose from. Enjoy the music. |
When I saw all these re-issued CD's by Leon Thomas, I thought I had struck a gold mine. I remembered that he had sung with Count Basie, but I thought he had left that behind for his "Avante Garde" mode, as Acman referred to it; that's all I wanted to hear. If I want to hear Joe Williams, I'll buy Joe williams. I think it would have been better if he had separated his different modes, conventional and yodeling, then both camps could be satisfied. I've got albums by Yusef Lateef and John Handy where they do the same thing; mix popular and unconventional music that I bought the album for. I recorded the unconventional, and forgot about the conventional, but that's half of the album wasted; which is what I'll do with Leon's albums. Speaking of Yusef Lateef I'll replace his scratchy records. He played some way out instruments like: bamboo flute, shanai, shofar, xun, arghul and koto, and is known for the blending of jazz with Eastern music. I don't think I have "The Blue Yusef" let's give it a listen. This cut is titled "Back Home", it's really kicking. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPrOVvqIEBA Does anyone have an album by Yusef where he uses all or most of those unusual instruments? I would certainly like to give that one a listen. Enjoy the music. |
Wardell Gray was popular for his "Bird like" Bop, but I preferred his ballads, they were very special to me; every time I heard them they brought back memories of long forgotten scenes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7en810UObk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yq1gBQENKOA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OsK-SX7Emo Enjoy |
While I'm not a big band addict, there are exceptions; this is one of them, it's "Gerry Mulligan and his Concert Jazz Band". His sound is so original, without a doubt he is one of the top baritone sax players in jazz. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwSdd0tC-cY Here he is with a most beautiful version of "Shadow of your Smile" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kpzbBZyF50 "Bernie's Tune" is a jumping number done by a lot of great artists; unfortunately I can't find all of them, but this is one of the best. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywIiXU94RX8 Enjoy the music |
Here's a beautiful tune by John Handy that I could listen to all night. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IZb8AJQ7ac Here's another tune from that same LP. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q-vKschzos Enjoy the music. |
Rok, I wonder If I could borrow Gregory Porter's head gear? It's real cold and snowing where I am. I can hear why he's so popular, although it's been said before, I'm going to say it again "The guy got a whole lot of soul". That piano player is boss and the band is a tight as a band can get. I'm not a big band fan, but that could change. The music behind Cecile is "Nawlins" all the way; it's so "retro", that it takes us back to another era; "Pops" is looking down smiling. As you pointed out many times, looking makes a lot of difference than just listening. It wouldn't be as good alone in my listening room without seeing, but since I'm doing both, I'm really enjoying it. Enjoy the music. |
Jafant, this is one of the cuts on "Jewel Of Thought" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4LwpPQQskM&index=4&list=PLF82BA5D373C56866 |
Frogman, although we've gone at each other like two pit bulls at times, we're very fortunate to have you on this thread; your knowledge of music and musicians is invaluable. I say this for me personally, and I hope I speak for others on this thread. Your last post indicated that musicians are longtime colleagues of yours. In regard to that, I'll tell you guys a story about an encounter I had with Grant Green. Since it's kind of personal, I've been reluctant to tell it, but it indicates the nature of musicians, and the love they have for musicians they've worked with. This bond is incredible; gangsters have this kind of bond. I hate to compare musicians to gangsters, but that's the only time I have witnessed so much love between two men. In regard to Porter and the band, I couldn't have said it better. In regard to Salvant, minus the band (but you are a musician) I reluctantly agree, but, this was Christmas time, and we're looking at it long after the season; during that time everyone is somewhat animated for the kiddies sake. Enjoy the music. |
Ok Alex, for you I will tell this story. When I read that Grant Green was going to be in town, I bought tickets, and was really looking forward to seeing him. During intermission he had someone tell me he wanted to speak to me. First of all I didn't recognize him; the Grant Green I remember had a head of thick black hair, and the build of a cowboy, he looked good in jeans. ( Alex, the mind is a funny thing, you expect people to look like they looked the last time you saw them up close and personal) I saw Grant Green up close and personal, from the time period I was from 16 to 20, this was before he became a professional. We spoke, and he quickly got to the point of why he wanted to see me. He asked me about a very close musician friend of his. I told him the truth. He became livid with anger. The two ton bouncer came up to us wanting to know what was going on. Grant walked off leaving me with a two ton bouncer, with a question mark on his face. (I got the feeling that the bouncer wanted to demonstrate why they hired him) It wasn't until many years later that I was able to understand this. Musicians are crazy; they are unable to understand, or cope with their own emotions. After Grant left me he probably cried because he couldn't stand what I told him; but messengers in the past have been slain for telling the truth. Next I'll tell about the musical Grant Green; he was fantastic from the day I laid eyes on him until the last time I saw him. Enjoy the music. |
"Sonny Rollins Strikes me............ Now I'm going to strike him; Bam! He done been struck. Inna here's is a Sonny Rollins record you should have in your collection for the recording quality alone; it's the same as having the purest sounding saxophone you ever heard in your listening room. Thomas Conrad (Stereophile) said he cued up "Way Out West" up on his Thorens turntable, and suddenly he was in a room with Rollins, Shelly Manne, and Ray Brown. It was recorded by "Roy DuNann" who some say was better than "Rudy Van Gelder". I'm sure that name rings a bell. The CD is on the JVC XRCD label, and I'm sure there are multiple vinyl renditions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5rCZcTfr2s&t=2145s Any time you can hear the quality of the sonics on "You tube", you know it's boss. |
bdp24, does "Ode To Billy Joe" qualify as "Country Music"? It's one of my favorite tunes regardless of genre. The first time I heard it, I was crossing a bridge spanning a muddy river near Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and I just knew I was crossing that Bridge Bobbie Gentry was singing about; "The Tallahatchie Bridge". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNB8AKMdqiQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0RCdSKogeI |