Jazz for aficionados
Take a step back in time with me and enjoy some forgotten vocalists. I got a thing about "Where Flamingos Fly"; I'm not sure I've been where flamingos fly, but it's for sure that's where I wanted to go when I heard this. Linda Lawson came and went, but I liked her; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE2C0kRBmj8 Another forgotten vocalist; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1INhj10CiCE |
Nor should you pass it up. Thanks for posting this. Interesting stuff. Some great reminiscences by so many of the musicians who knew him and obviously had tremendous respect for him as a musician. I particularly enjoyed Rudy Vangelder's and George Benson's comments. I think a testament to how highly regarded Grant Green was is the fact that so many of the persons interviewed made themselves available to be interviewed. I say this because in many respects Jr.'s approach to the documentary is extremely amateurish. Always very touching to witness someone's search for his roots, but I was surprised by his lack of understanding about just how important a musician his father was and his lack of understanding about music in general. Also, a conspicuous absence of music by Grant Green himself in the documentary. And why on earth the cheesy smooth-jazz used during some of the footage? Still, some really good commentaries about his dad. Thanks again and glad you're feeling better. |
Frogman, I made the same observations as you, but fortunately Rudy and the musicians saved the day. It was good for me to see those local musicians; Terry the pianist, and Kenny Rice the drummer. Kenny was the musician I wrote about who sat at our table during the "Trane" set. I often talked to "Terry",(who they introduced as an organist, but I thought of as a pianist) Where he played was my favorite hangout,so I saw him quite often. He was the go to pianist for the major jazz musicians who came to town without one. As good as he was, I wondered why he didn't leave St. Louis to become rich and famous. I discovered fortune didn't always come with fame, and besides, he made a good living without leaving St. Louis. Even with Junior's shortcomings, this turned out to be a very revealing story for me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdFYaK_nUCs This Grant Green Trio made in 69, is the same as an old friend talking to me; that's the true "Grant Green sound", no frills; I heard him when he played for himself. |
Sorry to do this to you, but listen to 1:04:05.I did not listen to rest of the youtube recording, so ymmv. Very good record, but was sorta stunned by this version of a Bob Dylan song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSGTYdI-VTE |
