Jazz for aficionados

Frogman, Alex has it posted, and you can listen for yourself. I'm listening to it at this moment; Grant Greens guitar is boss.

Enjoy the music.

Alex, I haven't heard the entire CD, only what you got posted, and I certainly don't regret I bought the CD.

I bought some of Byrd's music thinking it was jazz way back then, and it was like someone turning up a bottle of wine, and tasting whisky; or someone turning up a bottle of whiskey, and tasting wine; either way, they would spit it out.

I just ordered some of the same music that I took back, and I might order more. No it's not jazz, but I like it; that's because I can accept it for what it is; it's wine, and I wanted whiskey at that time, but now that I know it's wine, I think it's some pretty good wine; speaking of which, I think I will have a glass. If it was possible, I would offer you one too.


Enjoy the music.

It's been over 24 hours since I posted "Cape Verdeen Blues" by Mr. Horace Tavares Silver, and no one has posted in regard to that album. I'm going to assume that means the evaluation and review of Mr. Silver is concluded.

It has come to my attention that we have only reviewed known jazz divas, and other well known divas of various genres, with the exclusion of one of my favorite female vocalists, Ms. Dusty Springfield; therefore I will post a couple of my favorite tunes by her; "Since I Fell For You" and "The Look Of Love"; she sings these tunes in a fashion that makes my heart cry.


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kYYEpIumCo





    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPkp-pCJYCc




Enjoy the music.

Grant Green was a great jazz guitarist and I really like many of his recordings.  However, it would be foolish to think that every player can play in every style equally well; few can.  Personally, I don't feel that Grant Green's playing in "soul-jazz", "funk", "whatever one wants to call it" style is on the same level as that of the two other guitarists mentioned, George Benson and Wes Montgomery.  That's not to say that his efforts in that style were not good; simply that they weren't as convincing as those of other players playing that style.  I don't know why Blue Note didn't release some of his records after recording them, but I can surmise:

Grant Green's "His Majesty King Funk" was, in fact, released the same year that it was recorded (on lp of course).  This was the same time period that George Benson was making quite a name for himself with Brother Jack McDuff and his own "Cookbook".  It's a good record and as Alex points out has some catchy tunes.  But it's not a great record, regardless of style, and it has some problems; some of which have nothing to do with Green.  The rhythm section is not as tight as others in that style and they sound a little sloppy, and Harold Vick on tenor was a bad choice imo, sounding weak and unconvincing.  This record is on Verve and I have not heard the Blue Note recordings that O-10 refers to, but if this Verve recording is any indication of what some of those Blue Notes are like, I can see the powers that be at Blue Note deciding that those records simply couldn't compete in the marketplace with records and younger players like this:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?list=PL911F2BE54808509A&params=OAFIAVgL&v=6ILWPfmIvys&mode=N...

To me, this is simply better playing in the funk/soul-jazz style, all the way around (George Benson was 21!):

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=J-_ccqV-AdU

***** I'm going to assume that means the evaluation and review of Mr. Silver is concluded.******

Not so fast my friend.   You have not even mentioned some of his best LPs / CDs.  Examples:

Blowin' The Blues Away
Six Pieces of Silver
The Tokyo Blues
etc......

I am currently listening to "In Pursuit of the 27th Man".  Will report tomorrow.

And you can't leave Silver without mentioning the Dee Dee Disc.

There is a reason folks don't get into the giants,  it's just too much.  Wanna try Ellington?

Cheers