Jazz for aficionados
Beto y los Fairlanes are a regional legends in Texas. I think you can see why. Always a ton of fun. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjAdGCmw-IY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TryMlHt0AGc One of Bob Meyers Concept Orchestra Tunes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJOicnDA174 |
Thanks for the clips. On that first clip, in spite of the poor audio quality, I can hear the Bob Meyer that I remember; good writer, too. Your clips led me to, and reminded me of, a clip of Bob playing with South Fla legend and Chicago native Ira Sullivan. We often bring up the topic of players who seem to go into relative obscurity and and don't seem to get their due. As has also been pointed out, and as incredible as it may seem, some artists simply don't care about popularity and fame. These guys are incredibly dedicated to their art and they just want to play their music; Ira Sullivan is one of those people. One of the most interesting people I have ever had the pleasure of knowing and one of the most incredible multi-instrumentalists ever, Ira could burn on trumpet/flugelhorn, all the saxophones and on flute. He is 83 now and still playing great. Every instrument he plays sounds like his main axe; incredible! Ira on trumpet: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=igJKk5L8EF0 On tenor: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4y5-ImyDTr0 On flute (along with Joe Farrell, my favorite jazz flute player): On alto and trumpet: you can skip to 6:00 to hear an amazing exchange with another overlooked, and almost forgotten, great bebopper Red Rodney: [URL]http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=69zE8JrTdCg>http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ry-stUpBXEQ[URL] On alto and trumpet: you can skip to 6:00 to hear an amazing exchange with another overlooked, and almost forgotten, great bebopper Red Rodney: [URL]http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=69zE8JrTdCg |
Thanks for the clips. On that first clip, in spite of the poor audio quality, I can hear the Bob Meyer that I remember; good writer, too. Your clips led me to, and reminded me of, a clip of Bob playing with South Fla legend and Chicago native Ira Sullivan. We often bring up the topic of players who seem to go into relative obscurity and and don't seem to get their due. As has also been pointed out, and as incredible as it may seem, some artists simply don't care about popularity and fame. These guys are incredibly dedicated to their art and they just want to play their music; Ira Sullivan is one of those people. One of the most interesting people I have ever had the pleasure of knowing and one of the most incredible multi-instrumentalists ever, Ira could burn on trumpet/flugelhorn, all the saxophones and on flute. He is 83 now and still playing great. Every instrument he plays sounds like his main axe; incredible! Ira on trumpet: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=igJKk5L8EF0 On tenor: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4y5-ImyDTr0 On flute (next to Joe Farrell, my favorite jazz flute player: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ry-stUpBXEQ On alto and trumpet with another almost forgotten great bebopper Red Rodney. Skip to 6:00 for an amazing exchange between Ira and Red: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=69zE8JrTdCg |
