Jazz for aficionados
Alex, I'm going to almost clear things up; if such a person existed, his style would have been similar to Fred Jackson's, but that was before he lived in my apartment. The music he played when he lived in my apartment was so advanced from that music, and none of it was recorded. Acman3's statement is Gospel truth. The bottom line is; I can not prove the music he was playing during the time he was living in my apartment. My detractors might say, "You can't believe anything he say's". That's fine because I always provide links, no one has to believe anything I say; however, "The mystery jazzman did not practice for one single solitary day, nor did he give any inclination that he wanted to". Acman, I believe you know who the person that does not exist is, keep it to yourself, and maintain what I told you. Irony of ironies, when I turned on my rig, (my play list is so long that it plays continuously) the "Mystery jazzman" was playing as a sideman. That concludes this story forever. Enjoy the music. |
I guess you guys are tired of my stories by now; I've still got a few, but I'm absolutely not going to mention any names if their careers were shortened by substance abuse. Jeanne Trevor is a name I can mention. I remember when she was a stone fox; she's in 'semi retirement' now and performs at our church sometime. I've got her bio here. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/jeanne-trevor-mn0000814358 You can check it out, I remember when she performed at a most elegant establishment on Lindel Blvd., that's one of the ritziest streets in St. Louis. She wasn't recording when she was singing there, so I just discovered; that was a big mistake. She sang "torchy jazz songs" when I saw her; she was quite a fox then. Here she is at a concert in 2013. The best thing about Ms. Trevor is the fact that she's enjoying life; here she is with Wendy Gordon having fun. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjJK52t2k60 Enjoy the music. |
O-10, is the reason you do not want to name your friend because he was a substance abuser, and this shortened his life/career? If so, why? I don't think any serious listener's opinion of his playing is going to change because of that knowledge (certainly no serious musician's would!). If you have talked about this before, I'm sorry I do not recall it. If this is the only reason you are holding back, I would say that you do not need to worry about that. |
