Jazz for aficionados

Wpryso

"A Taste of Honey". This brings back memories of my first exposure to jazz. I had to post this cut from an album my parents bought when I was  a young kid. I couldn't get enough of the tune or the sexy cover photo. BTW  your  Woody Herman clip is a  much better version.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NC38-qqiVgg

I did miss your version of "Time After Time" on the 1st post. I found a Chet Baker version I like better. Miles version seems to have a bit of a reggae beat to it.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0ybMVHeJZ7w

That video of Sarah Vaughn is incredible. She has great range with her voice and also emotional expression. Her nickname "The Divine One" really fits. sublime. I am just getting into singers for about a year or so and don't have anything by her. I would appreciate if members can suggest albums /cd's of hers with good sound  where she is at the top of her game . 

Since it is assumed we are all "jazz aficionados"; we have the right to reject the music for whatever reason we choose.

While others who have been deemed objective experts can qualify the music, as fans and consumers of this music, it's only necessary that we purchase it if we like it.

As OP of this jazz thread maybe I have more responsibility than others, but I have always shared that responsibility as to what is "good jazz" and we have come to a unanimous conclusion.

While I have my opinions in regard to specific cuts on an album, as well as the album itself; they have never been too far outside prevailing views of other members of this forum.


If anyone of us finds the societal moves away from “old school” values to only be a negative and without any redeeming value (iow, the type of person who believes that society today and it’s values is inherently worse than in the past) then that is the type of individual who is more prone to not like or appreciate art that reflects the current society regardless of that art’s ultimate quality as defined by criteria that are not only subjective, but also objective.


That is a very difficult paragraph to interpret, but I would never accept anything just because it's new.


Back to the original question, "Can anyone present jazz, or any music that is a reflection of this society"?

nsp, 

As you must know, that Alpert cover has become one of the most famous over the years for LPs.

Regarding "Time After Time", it becomes confusing because of two different songs with the same title.  Baker covered the original while Miles adapted Cyndi Lauper's -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wBgcalM4c4

For Sarah, her only album I own is "After Hours", which I think is good, but have nothing else for comparison.

o10, not to get political but I can't imagine wanting any present jazz which reflects current society.  Too much discord and lack of tolerance.

Pryso, I think you have hit upon something, maybe that's why we never discuss "current" music, because there is very little worth discussing.

I noticed sometime ago when I bought a fairly current CD, it only had 1 cut that appealed to me, now I don't even bother.

What we talk about and like as a forum speaks for itself without my input.


I'm still waiting for the "new music", and I want each one of us to make sure they comment on it.

After this, we will return to whatever we like as individuals, and are comfortable with.

Enough talk, how about some good music;


      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-Q30Zq3IHU