All of you have been on your A game the last couple of days! Wow, sweet!
On the Mingus "A Train" clip, Eric Dolphy would be dead in 2 short months.
On the Mingus "A Train" clip, Eric Dolphy would be dead in 2 short months.
Jazz for aficionados
A terrible shame. And to think that he died because the doctors at the hospital where he was taken thought that the diabetic coma that he was suffering was a reaction to substance abuse since he was, after all, a jazz musician; they then waited for the drugs to "wear off". Like a strange new cuisine; strange flavors and too hot, but after a few bites you understand and appreciate it: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CmdhSq5Hp6w&list=PLE59E566FD18327CA |
This is why the big band guys did not like having girl singers out front. They instantly became just the boys in the band. :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaf0oPqtp8U Interesting and informative. I love these guys! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfPUmIIlmGU Cheers |
*****Like a strange new cuisine; strange flavors and too hot, but after a few bites you understand and appreciate it:***** I have been trying since the 60's. I bought a lot of his music thinking I would grow into it. It does not sound near as strange as it used to sound. A guy once told me it was great music to play while reading 'Naked Lunch'. :) I'll get there. To my ear, His 'At the Five Spot' is more assessible. Cheers |