Jazz for aficionados

Steps..... "Smokin in the Pit"  just got through listening.  I only have one cd by them, "Steps Ahead."  This is just super fine!

Jack DeJohnette... When Charles Lloyd popped playing Forest Flower I was surprised.  I haven't listened to that tune in probably 30 years? or so.  I had forgotten how truly special this tune is.  Killer lineup and by golly, Keith Jarrett can really play!  And as you said, DeJohnette is simply stellar. 

Thank you for posting!

Bob

Frogman, while DeJohnette's druming is quite entertaining, I much prefer Chico Hamilton on this tune with the line up of; Chico Hamilton - drums, Buddy Collette - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, flute, clarinet, Fred Katz - cello, and Jim Hall guitar. What have you to say about this version of that beautiful tune?


      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SF_Kwdmg1Cg


Enjoy the music.

O-10, I take no pleasure from having to preface my comments like this. Given the history of ridiculous arguing and nonsense, I will stay clear of any request for dialogue that, in any way, smacks of sarcasm or baiting. As always, I welcome reasonable and (hopefully) intelligent dialogue and exchange of ideas. So, if there’s any chance that this feeling is mutual, all I can say is: try again.

In the meantime, a good place to start would be for you to get the personell on the "Forest Flower" that you posted correct. The personell that you posted are incorrect and from a different record. The personell, which could not be more obvious nor easier to identify, are: Hamilton, the composer himself Charles Lloyd, Gabor Szabo, and Albert Stinson. Lloyd could not sound more different from Buddy Collette, nor Szabo more different from Hall. Cello?!?! As far my thoughts on the music go, try again if you would like.

jazzmusician and Acman3, thanks for the Glasper clips.  Great drumming all around.  Marc Colenberg is ridiculous; drum machine with a feel!  I have to say, I'm not sure about Glasper yet; had not heard any of his stuff previously so need to hear more. I like his stuff CONCEPTUALLY; just not sure about his playing yet.  Impressive in some ways; but......don't know what it is yet.  Need to hear more.  Thanks again.

Frogman, if you took no pleasure in prefacing your comment the way you did, then why did you preface it that way?

I merely asked you to compare the drumming, you Frogman are the one who delights in this antagonistic dialog, because if you didn't, you would not start it, for example; this is the way you responded to Rok,s very reasonable statement.

"Sorry, way off base. If you care to have reasonable and intelligent
dialogue about this subject let me know."

And when I presented solid proof that you were wrong about Rok's statement, you never even responded, do you expect me to overlook that? I'm sure Rok is still waiting for a response, I know I am.

In case you have forgotten, this was Rok's statement:


****I think it’s possible, in the middle of playing improvised music, to play a few notes that have been played before in the same order in another popular tune. Intention would depend on the length of the passage played. A few notes might be an unintentional, subconscious ’quote’, too many notes, and you are playing Mona Lisa.****

Rok's very reasoned statement was presented in concrete form in regard to Charlie Parker's tune, "Now's The Time" and "Doing the Hucklebuck". I'll give you the opportunity of ignoring it again. Below is Bird's tune.


            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryNtmkfeJk4


Now we have "Doing The Hucklebuck";



        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X9lOWg7fNM


This time it's done by Frank Sinatra; maybe that will help you to respond.

I get a kick out of your responses that say; "I can do it to you, but you can't do it to me"; wanna bet.




Enjoy the music.