o10, I think that video is mis-labeled. I was expecting something by the Blue String Orchestra! ;^) More correctly it is -- Paul Desmond, "Desmond Blue" with string orchestra. I know, not your doing.
Aside from that anal reaction, I just never get into jazz albums when featured artists are backed by string orchestras. That seems counter to jazz in my mind. Just yesterday my favored local jazz FM station featured the Charlie Parker album with strings!?!
Anyway, to step down off my soapbox, frogman's suggestion for the Monk/Coltrane concert at Carnegie Hall reminded me to pull it out to enjoy it again. In addition to the music, the liner notes show a copy of the billing for the concert. Just imagine if you could hear Billie Holiday, Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Charles, Chet Baker with Zoot Sims, Sonny Rollins, and Thelonious with Coltrane, ALL for only $2.00 to $3.95 PER TICKET!!! Of course that was in November, 1957! But still, what a bargain!
Aside from that anal reaction, I just never get into jazz albums when featured artists are backed by string orchestras. That seems counter to jazz in my mind. Just yesterday my favored local jazz FM station featured the Charlie Parker album with strings!?!
Anyway, to step down off my soapbox, frogman's suggestion for the Monk/Coltrane concert at Carnegie Hall reminded me to pull it out to enjoy it again. In addition to the music, the liner notes show a copy of the billing for the concert. Just imagine if you could hear Billie Holiday, Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Charles, Chet Baker with Zoot Sims, Sonny Rollins, and Thelonious with Coltrane, ALL for only $2.00 to $3.95 PER TICKET!!! Of course that was in November, 1957! But still, what a bargain!