Jazz for aficionados
You can't go wrong with Louis. Like sex, there is no bad Louis Armstrong. I once played some Hot 5, for a friend who knew little about Armstrong, and after about 5 seconds he said ," Oh Cartoon music". I still laugh over that. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXHdqTVC3cA |
No new revelation here since this has been said many times by many aficionados, but if one was forced to pick ONE musician that, more than anyone else, exemplifies what jazz is about it would have to be Satchmo. The number one aspect of jazz which defines it most and seperates it from any other music form is its rhythmic feel. Louis Armstrong played with a rhythmic feel that has never been equalled in its decisiveness and lack of ambiguity while at the same time having that great sense of looseness and swagger that defines jazz; and, on top of it all, always able to put a smile on your face. Its almost like a great magic trick; "it's impossible but he's doing it". |
Acman3: *****I once played some Hot 5, for a friend who knew little about Armstrong, and after about 5 seconds he said ," Oh Cartoon music". I still laugh over that.***** On disc three, the critic Gary Giddins relates a story where he played a record of Louis playing 'West End Blues' for a music professor friend of his. He listen to it, then asked Giddins to play it again, he did. Then the Music professor said "that is the most perfect three minutes of music I have ever heard". Notice, he said perfect MUSIC, not JAZZ. Interesting. Cheers |
Rok, as I stated before, "Frogman has a way with words". He certainly expressed my thoughts in regard to both Charlie Ventura and the Beys. I believe you've sold the Beys as well as they can sold in this room. Acman, I never thought about it, but I do recall that music from looking at early cartoons; it's amazing how much jazz is on "cartoons", you can also find Chico Hamilton. Frogman, this is the first time anyone has put the music I love into a "musical perspective"; that makes it fresh and new. Although I've been around a lot of musicians, they never talked music from a musicians perspective. Enjoy the music. |
O-10: ***** I believe you've sold the Beys as well as they can sold in this room.***** The Bey's music speaks for itself. Does not need selling. But, as you pointed out, I speak French and all of you speak Spanish, so agreement is futile. Listen to it again. The very words used to state what the Sisters lack, are the exact words that could be used to describe their brilliance. Something is wrong. Maybe those wussy high-end speakers you people listen to, can't capture the essence of the Sisters. Is an upgrade in order? May I recommend POLK? Pops had Polks. I think. :) Speaking of French: Sidney Bechet, was involved in a gunfight in Paris back in the 1920's, as a result of an argument over chord changes. Wounded two. This was in the middle of Paris in broad daylight! That's when Jazz was Jazz!!! :) Who has that kind of passion these days? Cheers |
