Brubeck and the 2012 posts:
I am surprised I am / was so consistent. Would not change a word.
Thanks. I enjoyed reading all that.
Cheers
I am surprised I am / was so consistent. Would not change a word.
Thanks. I enjoyed reading all that.
Cheers
Jazz for aficionados
O-10, to quote Rok himself in the Brubeck thread: ****First, this is not an argument. It’s a discussion. **** A very good discussion in that thread, btw; of the kind that, frankly, I wish we had more of here. To quote Rok again (imagine that ☺️), "words matter". Let’s try and not be so quick to blame others for misinterpreting what we write. I think it would be far more productive if we tried to be clear about with what we write so that we don’t have to keep going back to the same tired issues like that of your musician friend who supposedly didn’t practice. Again? Yikes! 😬 re Brubeck: I love Brubeck. Of course it’s jazz and it is obviously good jazz. I love Paul Desmond even more. But it’s a different kind of jazz that is more genteel and SEEMINGLY (!!!!) more disciplined and "controlled" than the jazz represented by...let’s, for lack of a better term, refer to it as "Blue Note" jazz. This goes to some of what is at the root of some of the disagreements here about jazz and segues nicely (I think! Coffee hasn’t kicked in yet this morning....sorry) to the Marcia Ball clips: O-10, your description of Ball and her possible influences is spot on; in answer to your question, I think you gave an excellent description of her music. The problem for me is that she, while she is clearly having fun and is a good singer, is just too....dare I say it?.... white, for that music; not enough grease in her singing (her tenor player has some grease ’though).. Grease: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=65nDprifGek One of my all time favorite Jazz quotes: When asked how he got that amazing sound on the alto, Paul Desmond said: "I try and sound like a dry martini". Polyunsaturated: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7ak2aOWiYUo |
Frogman; I reported what I knew about, and I only knew about his practice habits for that one Summer. If I said he never practiced, I was reporting what I saw. Brubeck: I still have this memory of him coming up that long winding road to the top of the hill where the shrine amphitheater is, in a long limousine (is there any other kind). He was a distinguished looking gentleman with white hair, as opposed to the pictures I'm accustomed to seeing on albums (much younger) I don't recall any other musicians, just him on solo piano. Since the troupe of modern dancers, danced to the music, it certainly wasn't the jazz we're familiar with, or maybe it wasn't even jazz; Mr. Brubeck has a wide repertoire. Paul Desmond: A disc jockey who came on at midnight, used Desmond's "Desmond Blue" for his intro tune, and I was cruisin with my girl at about that time; consequently, even today, I love "Desmond Blue", I even love the album cover; Paul Desmond has the most romantic tone of all the saxes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FT5zGYaUN_Q I will in the future make every effort to prevent misinterpretation. Enjoy the music. |