Jazz for aficionados
Rok, when Dinah died, she was married to "Night Train" Lane, a professional football player. I'm just putting the pieces together: "Her deep longing for something she had not obtained", "Honey if I told you, you'd faint", and her last marriage to an athlete who broke records for interceptions, which means he was long winded, and had a strong heart; maybe she fulfilled her last wish, but didn't live long enough to enjoy it; just speculating, what do you think? Enjoy the music. |
Man, O-10, you just sent me back forty years (ouch!) with those Deodato clips. Nothing beats the sound of a Fender Rhodes piano on that kind of groove. I was a kid in high school when that was on the radio constantly; love it! I believe it was the great John Tropea on guitar on those cuts. Made me think of another player who I was into back then who you might like if you like that kind of sound. The first clip "Last Tango In Paris" features a young Michael Brecker on tenor with one of my favorite recorded solos of his, and probably the reason that I started to play the saxophone after having started on clarinet a few years earlier. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OCBt4TMRl4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4E92y1wr2Gs |
Rok, I don't have Mingus at the Bohemia, but I do have "Jump Monk" from that album on a compilation. Mingus tried to simulate Monk's dance movements on his bass, which was impossible because if you ever saw Monk dance, you would know that he was moving to a beat that's never been heard. Although Monk's dancing could stand a lot of room for improvement, I liked Mingus's bass. That was a highly significant album. Enjoy the music. |
O-10: I have seen Monk dance WHILE playing the piano! :) I guess we can never own everything, but Mingus is one of those pl;ayers that makes you think you are missing something if you don't own everything he has done. BTW, how do/did you decide which CD / LPs to buy? When it comes to music reviews, I really miss Stereo Review. Their reviews have stood the test of time. Cheers |
Sign of the Times! They forgot to invite the Dixie Chicks and the Berlin philharmonic and a few Divas from the MET. This would be a great venue to perform 'LULU'. And what about our Bluegrass friends? And once all these folks were on board, and there was still room, hell, then they might as well consider a few Jazz players!! Can the End be far off!!! http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/clapton-springsteen-and-santana-top-2014-jazz-fest-lineup-20140114 Cheers |
