Jazz for aficionados
If anyone is still interested,I propose some music, for a change.... I guess the universal message should be same as the title of this next album. Jimmy Forrest 'Sit down and Relax' from 1961. with Calvin Newborn on guitar (brother of Phineas) https://youtu.be/kP3eWjXc4Nw https://youtu.be/-wkiXzau3sg |
Always interested, Alex. Have been trying to keep the focus on the music, but.....well, it's all pretty obvious. Ok, those two clips with Jimmy Forrest are without a doubt some of my favorites ever posted on this thread. What a tenor sound! Rich, suave, with just the right amount of grease. I had the pleasure of hearing him live at The Village Vanguard back in the mid-70s. Great player who, like another of my favorites, Dexter Gordon, always "told a story" with his improvisations. Similar rhythmic feel, but with a very different use of vibrato. Not sure how he would sound playing "Giant Steps", but in that style it really doesn't get better than that. I like Calvin Newborn; new one to me. I like his phrasing and feeling a lot. I also like his electric guitar sound which is a bit "raw" and un-finessed. I also find it very interesting (especially on "Tin Tin Deo") how his phrasing is very much like a piano player would phrase. Growing up with a piano player in the family? Great clips. Thanks. |
