Well this is not a quiz show. (what's my line?) Tell us who he is. Then we will know. Checks from Blue Note? That's a big time label. You name him, and we will know if he practiced or not.
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Frogman, that was a very good link, and as far as I know, before "that Summer" he lived by it. During the time he was in my apartment, it's quite possible he would have liked to practice, but it was impossible. I'm only stating what I witnessed, no less and no more. As I reflect back to that time, I believe he knew his time was short, and nothing was more important than to get approval for his "new music" from the people, his fans; and he got that when we went to the clubs, he even played center stage under the ARCH here in St. Louis on the 4th of July. You can't get no bigger crowd than that, and he got rave reviews. This is in no way about my philosophy of practicing or not practicing; I'm just giving an account of what I witnessed during one of the most glorious Summers in my life. Rok, you have already given his "old music" four and a half stars, maybe you would give his new music an even 5 if you could hear it. May he rest in peace. Enjoy the music. |
After seeing David Pike for $40, I decided to go through my collection and dig out all that crap I bought based on "Stereophile's" recommendations, it ain't worth 2 cents. The stuff I don't want, nobody else wants it either, even when it was recommended by Stereophile. My music collection (the good stuff) is like the house I'm living in, whether the price goes up or down, I ain't selling. Enjoy the music. |
I paid $40 for a CD once. Oscar Peterson's "Girl Talk". Some sort of Japanese pressing. The only one I could find, and I had to have "On A Clear Day" on CD. $40 is not a lot to pay for great music. The key word being GREAT. I would pay 40 dollars for these. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wG6Cgmgn5U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrRhkY9CIz8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F28X8--2dFU Remember when music was always New and Exciting? Lord, I miss those days. Cheers |