Jazz for aficionados
I have an LP by Billy Bang titled "The Fire Within" that was inspired by books written by Carlos Casteneda. These were some really weird books that were supposed to be true; I found them very entertaining, but hardly believable. That sets you up for the music on this album, with William Parker on bass; it's definitely different. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CQ2wtSACmA Enjoy the music. |
I was immersed in ancient Tibet when I got this album; the books I was reading must have been a hundred years old, that made it really come to life. These words are all about Tibetan beliefs and their kind of Buddhism. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGKk4goM2Qk Enjoy the music. |
Two more winners from the OP. The Fire Within: I have this on CD. The book that inspired it might be weird, but this is great stuff. Bang is one of the few to make the Violin work in the Jazz idiom. Of course there is Stephane Grappelli and Stuff Smith. Bang is a Viet Vet. Great Tune. I have the Bang and Sun Ra CD, "A tribute to Stuff Smith" Chenrezig: I will have to ADMIT I liked this. I resisted at first, but it wore me down. It was just too good. Excellent!! If this had been played by Mingus, and it sounded like it could have, I would have declared the tune, an example of his genius. I think Cherry used to play the Piccolo Trumpet. Thanks for the clips. Cheers |
*****I never realized those jazz musicians we admire, could not have made a living without Europe and Japan. I knew about them going over there to escape racism here, but after that was no longer a major problem, I didn't realize they could not make a living without Europe and Japan even today. Have you ever sampled what passes for music on this forum?***** As the world begin to shrink, due to air travel, esp after world war ll, rather than fly from NY to LA to play a gig, for just a few miles more, you could fly to Europe, and have an all new audience. And one that was starved for entertainment. Not just a city, but an entire continent. Including the Soviet Union. It just made good business sense. Escaping Racism? Hardly. They went to a continent that had just recently murdered 50 million people because of race. The music was something different, the people that played it were different, so it was a natural attraction, esp for the avant garde (hip) crowd. Same in all countries. But I never bought into the idea that Europeans 'understood' or 'appreciated' Jazz more than Americans. They loved Monk and The Duke, but they loved Elvis and the Beatles more. Just like here, and everywhere else around the world. No one ever said the Great Unwashed had brains or taste. No one can make a living just in the USA any longer. Not even Ford, GM, Microsoft etc........ It's getting to be one world, and one market, for everything. Cheers |
*****Have you ever sampled what passes for music on this forum?****** This is a forum for buying and selling gear. Talking about gear. What passes for music here? Nothing passes for music here, because there is no music here. This thread accounts for over 60% of the total music posts on Audiogon. That says it all. I don't think music reproduction is the goal of most Audiophiles. It's Sound reproduction, along with the appreciation and pride in ownership of well made, beautiful, and expensive electronic devices. Cheers |
