Jazz for aficionados

Speaking of Christian McBride, I just received this afternoon, the CD of The Christian McBride Trio -- OUT HERE

I hope it's as good as hyped!

Cheers

I did a brilliant 'review' of the Bobby McFerrin CD 'Spirit you all" a while back.

Of course it was totally ignored by the Aficionado community.

It has been in my player everyday since.

Here is a youtube of my favorite cut. ' 25:15 '

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgV-xKe6vGE

The Cd is even better. No weak tracks and no filler.
Ain't got it? Better git it!

Cheers

Nice stuff from Bags and Hutcherson. Swinging classic jazz from two masters. Thanks for the clips.

O-10 is exactly right when he says: "Bags is saying more with fewer words". Hutcherson plays great, but his playing is much more notey and he likes to be flashier than Bags. There are certain subtle "statements" that players make for each other and for the audience that don't always have anything to do with the music in the usual sense, but speak volumes about that player's attitude and sense of self. For instance, notice how on "Just Friends" Hutcherson plays the first solo and takes 5 (!) choruses; that is a lot of blowing by any standard. Bags follows and has the confidence to, instead of saying: "Oh yea, I'm gonna take six", he says : "I don't need five choruses, I can can say it in two"; and he does. Love it!

I also agree about each player's tone; I prefer Bags' tone. A large (not all) part of the reason for the difference is the equipment they use. Both instruments do have a pedal (they all do). Since Hutcherson's is, overall, more streamlined, the pedal is harder to see as opposed to the pedal on Bags' vibes which is larger and more "decorative". Bags' instrument also has the large wooden side panels which tend to give the sound a fuller quality, as well as the arched resonator tubes which is really just a cosmetic difference to give the instrument that contoured appearance in the front. If you look closely at the mallets that they each play, you will notice that the heads on Hutcherson's mallets are smaller and less "fluffy"; hence harder. That is the main reason for the difference in tone. Bags' mallet heads are larger and softer giving the sound a slightly rounder, fuller and less metallic quality. Both beautiful players.

I loved the Mcferrin CD. It is currently on loan to a friend.

It is my unofficial biography.

Acman3:

As I said, I enjoyed the CD better than the video. Video can giveth, and video, can taketh away. It took away in this case.

See the talk on Milt and Hutcherson for an example of video helping..

Could have done without the screen in the background. Added nothing to the performance except to make it appear less serious.

"it is my unofficial biography" could you elaborate?

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