Jazz for aficionados

*****The coolest video ever!*****

It could be!!!

Great atmosphere, singing and playing. The Band was awesome. I think I recognized everyone the camera zoomed in on. Just don't ask me to name them. Comes with age.

Good to see Ella. They are all gone now. :(

Frank looked amazingly like Herbert von Karajan did in his later years. After his, Karajan's, pompadour collapsed. :)

Good clip.

Cheers

Today's Playlist:

Ornette Coleman -- SOUND MUSEUM HIDDEN MAN

Not nearly as irritating as I thought it would be. This stuff must be growing on me. BUT, I do think music like this should be 'explained' in the liner notes.

Coleman played Sax, Violin and Trumpet!! His playing was so compelling to me, I just forgot all my preconceived notions about his music. I did recognize "what a friend we have in Jesus"

There is a 'companion' CD to this one entitled 'Sound Museum Three Women'. It contains the same tunes plus one more!?!? Enough for one day, I will listen to the Three Women later.

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis / Harry "Sweets" Adison / Al Grey --
JAZZ AT THE PHILHARMONIC 1983

These greats are not so much playing as having a nice, relaxed (perfect tempo), conversation. The interplay between them is just awesome. Just great! Perfect? Nothing to say, you must hear it. A must have!
This is Jazz at it's best.

Chico Freeman -- DESTINY'S DANCE

This is as 'modern' as Jazz needs to be. Modern but still Jazz. Wynton Marsalis on trumpet. A young Wynton, the notes say. Recorded in 1981, so I googled Wynton to see how old that would make him. Born 1961 so he was 20 on this recording. While I was on the Wiki page I read his entry. WOW!!! Is there any award or honor this man has not received?? I mean world wide.
Please take a moment ro read this.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wynton_Marsalis

For a good laugh, don't miss the section entitled CRITICISMS. I was laughing out loud for real. What a bunch of jerks. The envy and jealousy is almost palpable.
Required reading for all Wynton Bashers!!

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Nice clip Acman3; lots of famous faces in that crowd. In order of appearence:

Frank (juiced and showing surprisingly bad time clapping his hands :-)
Betty White
Skitch Henderson
Ernest Borgnine
Ella
Tony Bennett
Jean Stapleton
Barry Manilow
Merv Griffin
Chris Isaak
Frankie Valli (?)
Carol Channing
Sidney Poitier
Bea Arthur

Those were the famous ones that I spotted. Now for the important ones :-)

Henry Mancini (piano/leader)
Jack Sperling (drums)
Cootie Williams (trumpet)
Conrad Gozzo (trumpet)
Pete Candoli (trumpet)
Dick Nash (trombone)
Bill Watrous (trombone)
Dan Block (alto sax)
Plas Johnson ? (tenor)

I love Lester Bowie! Some funny stuff, but listen till the end.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX24Ry3HxhM

At last, a trumpet player with whom I can relate :) I sounded just like that in high school :) Very 'interesting' clip.

I have at least two CDs with Lester Bowie.

Malachi Thompson & Africa Brass -- BUDDY BOLDEN'S RAG featuring Lester Bowie
and
Roscoe Mitchell Sextet -- SOUND

When I first glanced at your post, I thought I would pull them out and listen to them. After listenting to your clip, I am now afraid to listen to them. :) But, 'Buddy Bolden's Rag' should be safe. That's Nawlins!!

Both CDs are on the DELMARK label. That label is mostly associated with Chicago-based Blues artists. The Junior Wells and Buddy Guy crowd. Seems like an unlikely label for this type music.
Good Clip.

Today, I just made a Joyful noise.

The Fairfield Four -- STANDING IN THE SAFETY ZONE
Canticleer -- WHERE THE SUN WILL NEVER GO DOWN
Canticleer -- HOW SWEET THE SOUND
Original Cast -- THE GOSPEL AT COLONUS

The Human Voice! Wow!

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