Jazz for aficionados

The Frogman:

****Well, if you insist; and, please understand that my lack of enthusiasm for this performance and Niquet is the very reason that I had not commented.*****

Negative reviews can be more instructive / valuable, than the positive ones. This is the stuff I most want to hear.

Forgot to say this earlier.

Cheers

Frogman,I thought the Joe Sullivan big band narrative showed how there are enclaves of musicians all over the world, perfecting their craft. Community. Striving to move forward, knowing if they stop growing and stretching, they will stop getting that RUSH of playing music. I thought it fit into the conversation without actually commenting myself. Listen again if you get a chance.

Joe Sullivan has been in rotation for a while on my local college station KNTU at the University of N.Texas, which as you may know is a pretty good school for JAZZ. Did you notice the Youtube had less than 50 views?

I am a fan of Fred Hirsch, and have several of his CD's. I love the last CD with Julian Lage. Lage was new to me .

I am familiar with Ted Nash. I will dig into his music more. I have only heard him in other peoples bands. I listened to a little of the Presidents Suites, but only little snippets.

I would be lying if I said I had heard Rich Perry. His playing, from what I have heard today, has a beautiful breathy tone. Very nice! I did notice he had a CD out with Jim Mcneely's music. I am a big fan of Mcneely's writing and piano playing, so that may be a good one for me.

I have Tim Hagan's Animation and the live CD that followed. Lost track after that. He is a very good trumpet player. Sometimes the style he WAS playing got in the way of how good he was. Always fun though.

I will have to look into the other players. Only so much time!

As far as Donny Mcaslin,I Iike his music. He is a good soloist. As Rok mentioned he did get a little long, but he is young and having a blast. I personally like a lot of electronic jazz. I will have to keep an eye on him.

Have you heard of a pianist named Chris Parker?

Acman3, yeah, a shame that the Sullivan clip is only getting 50 views. You're right about the NTS, a lot of great young players have come out of that program and the One O'clock Lab Band. Do you ever hear about or know a trumpet player (also plays saxophone, incredibly enough) named Bob Meyer? When I was going to school at U of Miami in the late '70's there was a guy from Texas (Austin, I think) who was living and teaching at U of M. I remember that he was a rough-around-the edges player, but with fantastic jazz feel and style. I have often wondered what happened to him; I had heard he moved back to Texas.

I will checkout Chris Parker; thanks for the tip.

Found this online. Sorry if it is the same man. Seems to have done a lot. I have some Beto and the Fairlanes somewhere, and will see if he plays on it.

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/statesman/obituary.aspx?pid=165564976