jzzmusician, thanks for that Cannonball clip.
****Equal parts traditional jazz and fusion, a cup of blues and a whole lot of groove. ****
Perfect description! Cannonball was a monster player. His playing has always had for me that hard to describe quality that players like Louis Armstrong had; no matter the groove that Cannonball was in, funky, bluesy, whatever, even when he was screaming through his horn there was an "up" quality about it all. I always hear a smile in the playing. Nat is in fine form. I love the way Zawinal mimics the "twangy" sound of a sitar by playing the keyboard while putting his fingers on the piano strings to add to the Eastern flavor of the tune. Speaking of Eastern flavor, odd-meter time signatures are common in Eastern music and in case anyone wonders about the title "74 Miles Away", this is a clever choice of title; the tune is in 7/4 time with seven beats to the measure.
Thanks for a great and very interesting clip.
****Equal parts traditional jazz and fusion, a cup of blues and a whole lot of groove. ****
Perfect description! Cannonball was a monster player. His playing has always had for me that hard to describe quality that players like Louis Armstrong had; no matter the groove that Cannonball was in, funky, bluesy, whatever, even when he was screaming through his horn there was an "up" quality about it all. I always hear a smile in the playing. Nat is in fine form. I love the way Zawinal mimics the "twangy" sound of a sitar by playing the keyboard while putting his fingers on the piano strings to add to the Eastern flavor of the tune. Speaking of Eastern flavor, odd-meter time signatures are common in Eastern music and in case anyone wonders about the title "74 Miles Away", this is a clever choice of title; the tune is in 7/4 time with seven beats to the measure.
Thanks for a great and very interesting clip.