Jazz for aficionados

This thread is very important to me. "All" aficionados are important to me; without them, there would be no thread.

My time is very important to me; especially now, any time I'm strong enough, I will post. (please, no sympathy)

Frogman, and Alex; that's a very interesting debate in regard to what we like and why; just be honest with yourself and let it flow.

I'm going to post a couple of tunes in the soul groove that I feel very fortunate in owning these records;


      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y189ynRTISg


      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIqLJmlQQNM


Enjoy the music.

This thread is very important to me. "All" aficionados are important to me; without them, there would be no thread.

My time is very important to me; especially now, any time I'm strong enough, I will post. (please, no sympathy)

Frogman, and Alex; that's a very interesting debate in regard to what we like and why; just be honest with yourself and let it flow.

I'm going to post a couple of tunes in the soul groove that I feel very fortunate in owning these records;


      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y189ynRTISg


      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIqLJmlQQNM


Enjoy the music.

Ready to stretch a little? The Milcho Leviev Quartet (Milcho Leviev/Art Pepper/Tony Dumas/Carl Burnett) "Blues for the Fisherman". Live at Ronnie Scott’s Club - London June 1980. Mole Jazz/Linn Selekt Records - Stereo Mole 1.

Not blues at all but great jazz...

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=the+milcho+leviev+quartet&qpvt=the+milcho+leviev+quartet&view=detail&mid=714056D6480817021A47714056D6480817021A47&FORM=VRDGAR

Dave

Fantastic clips from Dave and O-10 both.  Johnny Hodges!!!  Hadn't heard this record; thanks.  One of the most distinctive alto saxophone stylists ever and one of the defining "voices" of Duke's band.  Duke wrote with each member of his band in mind in order to capitalize on each player's individual sound and style.  On this record it's Billy Strayhorn who leads what is basically Duke's band (same personnel) with a different piano player.  As we all know Strayhorn was Duke's composing/arranging partner and who contributed much of the material Duke became known for.  Love Hodges' "slippery" style with those wide note bends.  Very evocative player.

O's Roland Kirk clip:  Amazing!  One of the true geniuses of jazz and one who could bring a lot of humor to the proceedings without it sounding silly.  Fantastic player who could sound a little rough around the edges, but was always extremely creative.  In case anyone is interested the strange looking saxophone in the middle of the three (!!!) is a straight alto; same as the regular alto only that the tubing has not been given the usual bend in the middle.

The Art Pepper clip is great jazz as Dave points out.  And Milcho Leviev!  There's a name we don't hear too often.  Very interesting player that I know from some of his work with Dave Holland.  

I must say that I am intrigued by the genre descriptions by my steemed colleagues in jazz of their posted music.  Might be interesting to discuss this.  While all good jazz has a lot of soul, I would not use  the term "soul jazz", as I understand it, to describe neither the Kirk nor Quebec clips.  Similarly, and re Dave's clips, while not all jazz is blues, some blues is jazz.  Iow, that Art Pepper clip is definitely a blues: twelve bar blues form and very bluesy tonality.  Thanks for the great clips!

Frogman, if you look in the dictionary, you will see the definition of different words; they are meant for everyone. The definition of the words I use are for "specific" aficionados. They will know what I'm referring to because it's meant for their eyes only.

If we had a broad "universal" type audience that would include at least 50 members, then I would use "universal" definitions.

While there may not be any such thing as "soul jazz", there is according to Alex; consequently that has meaning, and that post was meant for him, although we all enjoyed the music.

If I was well enough, I would have written a post for Dave, because I know exactly what he meant, and in my lifetime of listening to "blues" and jazz; they can be most ambiguous when used as reference to one specific tune.

The bottom line in communicating with such a small number of people; I am communicating with "persons"; consequently, as long as that individual know what I mean, "all is well".