Today’s Listen:
Ellington & Hodges -- BACK TO BACK: PLAY THE BLUES
The OP's favorite Blues
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azYeH-tn0qE
It does indeed sound weary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtQ-yfNTIyg
Cheers
Jazz for aficionados
Today’s Listen: Ellington & Hodges -- BACK TO BACK: PLAY THE BLUES The OP's favorite Blues https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azYeH-tn0qE It does indeed sound weary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtQ-yfNTIyg Cheers |
pryso, yes I did see your comment re Green: **** Just a steady foundation to each tune. **** Exactly! And we all know what happens when you take the foundation away. re Thad Jones and Monk. I think whoever posted your link originally screwed up. Did you mean this? Great record. Thanks for the reminder. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oRDxZpwJwks |
Ellington/Hodges. Not much to say. Fabulous! Not a Betty, and no Marian Macpartland, maybe O-10 knew this babe 😊: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7baIamNydvo |
Pryso, I bought "Bean Bags" probably in 61, naturally the album cover is stuck in my mind; bags of various kinds of beans. "Bags" is Milt Jackson, and "Beans" is Coleman Hawkins; those are the names they were given by jazz enthusiasts before me. I compare being an "aficionado" to being a wine "Connoisseur"; after many long years of diligent listening, we are qualified to pass judgment on what is the best jazz; just as a wine connoisseur is qualified to pass judgment on the best wine. I'm sure the very best grapes and procedures must be implemented for a 5 star wine; and so the very best artists at the top of their game are required for a 5 star jazz album. I have deemed this album 5 star, so if you only see 4 stars, that's wrong. After a lifetime of listening, the Aficionado savors every note on a 5 star album, the same as a wine Connoisseur savors every sip of the very best wine. I would like you to join me in savoring this music; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhgUUe5czxc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnTdGw9jDVI Bass – Eddie Jones Drums – Connie Kay Guitar – Kenny Burrell Piano – Tommy Flanagan Tenor Saxophone Tenor Sax – Coleman Hawkins Vibraphone Vibraharp – Milt Jackson |