Jazz for aficionados
Sergio Mendes: Is it Jazz? Some of his stuff is Jazz. Jelly Roll Morton said, Jazz was a style, or way, of playing music. It’s Jazz from Brazilian roots IMO. My Mom used to tell us the story of how, way back in the day, Cab Calloway got into trouble for Jazzing up the National Anthem. Caused a National ’ruckus’. You can imagine, especially when considering the then current ’social conditions’. :) Cheers |
Well, Gato started his “jazz” career in the avant-garde jazz scene before he became popular with his fusion meets world music meets smooth Jazz whatever one wants to call it-recordings. Definitely not jazz in my book although I rather like some of it. I may have posted this recently: https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l7jQIUt0xolyL1v0m4tEvLfwJ-Hu3qiPg |
This is the only Barbieri album I think I knew about. I didn't listen all the way through so not sure if what I remember hearing came from this? Certainly not anything that interests me today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8dPNHriiZA Apparently it was a bit less than "a little". ;^) |
pryso You are right on both counts: Monk stayed in his style no matter who he played with but your choice of "Bags Groove" is a good one as he does adapt : http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bg5n2KQHAMs |
