Jazz for aficionados

Every time brings new forms. Jazz as it once was was specific in many ways, and its hard to expect that things will remain the same.Without many words, the perspective on music is probably different in Europe than in States. It goes without saying that now education is considered as a plus. If you dont mind I will share two short live clips, gigs were held in my home country. First one is Gypsy jazz...

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Just to mention, violin player Florin Nicolescu attended Conservatorie de Paris, the accordian player Marjan Krajna gradueted on Russsian state music Academy, and the bass player Jurica Stelma is member of national filharmonic orchestra. Of course,all of that does not make them necessarily good jazz musicians, or does not prove anything, but imho it certainly helps.

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The young guy on vibrahone Simun Matisic, has also classical education, bass player is mentioned above. Somehow that seems to be pattern, in this present time, classicly trained musicians are playing jazz for their own pleasure.

Orpheus, on first album vibrahone is played by B.H. on second its Roy Ayers. You can find all mentined albums and more on Amazon

Alexatpos, very nice posts recently; thank you.

I particularly enjoyed the Billy Bean posts.  As you point out, Bean is a little known guitarists to most jazz lovers, but a local legend in the Northeast USA area.  Wonderful player with a beautifully fluid style who was part of the Philadelphia scene where he served to be one of the great and fellow Philadelphian Pat Martino's influences.  To Learfool's post: most major cities or major metropolitan areas in the USA have always had a local jazz guru who many of the famous players have gone to in order to study with them.  In Philadelphia it was Dennis Sandole, a guitarist who players like Bean and even John Coltrane went to.  The great Pat Martino:

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One of the most interesting stories in all of jazz lore.  Pat Martino suffered a brain aneurysm late in his careerand lost much of his memory and actually had to relearn to play the guitar by listening to his own recordings and studying with the students that he had taught..  Amazing individual and considered one of the very greatest by guitar players.  

Also enjoyed the Curtis Amy clips, very good player, but I don't consider him, or Dupree, have been (Bean? 😉) top tier players. I agree with Alex that many of these players deserve more recognition and its a shame that they are forgotten, but I will stick to my contention that with a few notable exceptions (Bean) most of the "forgotten" players are forgotten for a reason.

Alex's Hot Club Jazz clips take me back to moto_man's recent post re Lionel Hampton.  He was discussed early in this thread.  One of my very favorite clips from that era on all of YouTube and one that brings a little humor to several of the "Hot" topics of the thread:

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Jafant, haven't heard them yet, but I would be on the lookout for Peter Erskine's "Dr Um"; new for 2016.

Ahmad Jamal "Saturday Morning"  album is a masterpiece.  Everyone go take a listen.   It's been out a couple of years.  He is a master.  70 years in music still has the piano keys smoking! 

Yes! calvinj-

Blue Moon + Saturday Morning are (2) recent masterpieces by the master himself.

Thanks! frogman-

Big Peter Erskine fan here. He is a master w/ the brushes- love his work and did not know that he has a new release for 2016?