Jazz for aficionados

Rok, that version is so hard to beat, that I'm going to simply try and tie it.

There was a version by "The Montgomery Brothers" that I had on an LP; this was before Wes became famous., that I don't think is on "you tube". I found the one by Wes; it's laid back, and there's a personal story that goes along with it. Every time I hear this, that personal story becomes crystal clear. Since I can't separate the two, I don't know if this would be my favorite without the personal story.



                        [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1Xozvcf0FA[/url]




Here's one by Kenny Burrell;




                      [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crNTPVGSt6E[/url]



Which one is best between Miles and Kenny Burrell or Wes, depends on how I picture the setting. If I picture the setting in a cozy club, in the booth in the back, and what goes with that setting, Kenny Burrell wins, but if I'm just sitting at home listening to the music, Miles wins.

For the heck of it, let's just add Chick Corea, and Bobby McFerrin.



                      [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shWrMVSj_hk[/url]








Enjoy the music.

   

I have the Burrell CD.  All, very good, esp Wes.

Speaking of McFerrin...   In Poland I believe....   High quality sound and video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgV-xKe6vGE

Cheers

Rok, I wonder why good new music is so scarce? When I bought Mingus's famous album"Mingus Ah Um" in 1960, I bought it because of the abstract art cover work, I had never heard of Charles Mingus. It was just that easy to buy good jazz at the record store. Now all I do is accumulate losers.

As we came into the 60's, there was a lot of prosperity in that decade; the auto industry in Detroit was booming, it seemed that everyone was driving a new car, and don't forget about "Motown". The same could be said for St. Louis, and Chicago.

Although I didn't go to LA during that time, it had a music scene that rivaled New York. What do you find in those cities now? If no one has anything to sing about, how can you expect musicians to make good new music?

Right now I think I'll take a step back to some better times and sample a little "Chitlin Con Carne" with Kenny Burrell, who is one of my favorite guitarists; he does jazz in a soulful bluesy kind of way. Here's an album no collection should be without, "Midnight Blue". Every cut on this is a winner, and when you add Stanley Turrentine's tenor sax, you got some downright low down blues. "Just throw me back in the alley and let me roll with the rest of the tin cans" is what I heard a lady say in a juke joint while shaking her hips and popping her fingers; she was feeling real good.

Take your time, settle back and relax while you listen to this complete LP.


            [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNWDwOsQqlw&list=PL4DB8E958D5D43CC3[/url]



Enjoy the music.

[URL]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=avpFGlv7iw8[/URL]

It sounds as if The Frogman was running barefooted and stepped on a nail.   Should we dispatch the Jazz medics?

Cheers