Jazz for aficionados
Ghosthouse, thanks for the clip. I ve got that album as well. Orpheues, hope I did not evoked some painthfull memories... Acman, that song came with perfect timing. Some thoughts on the same 'subject'.... https://youtu.be/swP4GyfmrnQ?list=PLux2ruI39ROp4aO1oBrc5qQ4FWgeO5lan |
Alex, those painful memories also brought back memories of some of the best times. Girls are never so beautiful as in those early and mid twenties, plus they are very active. The comments under both Lenny Welch songs say it all; read them, we all seemed to share the same emotions for an eternity; but stop and think about how incredible that woman who caused those emotions must have been. That same scenario was repeated many different ways throughout my life, and my only regret is that I'm too old for it to be repeated again. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JSi3i_1lZQ Enjoy the music. |
I'm still down loading my vinyl to the PC play list, and making observations at the same time; the sonics on this $36 dollar 180 gram record are not as good as the original record. Think about it; it's easier for a lathe to cut through something soft, than something hard and heavy. The very best sonics I've gotten from any LP, is one that cost 50 cents at a Best Buy sale; it was flimsy. The music wasn't worth squat, but what was there, was as clear as mountain air. Rok, I'm sorry you sold your records, because current economics for "analog" as they call it (used to be just "records") are completely out of my league, plus we discovered those new CD's were better than my old LP's on that 100 best collection. Enjoy the music. |
Even one of the worlds greatest players knows all about loving and losing; http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1325443/Ava-Gardner-lover-Frank-Sinatra-tame.html |
I find it amazing how the lyrics to so many songs bring the reality of our existence into sharp focus, like a photographs taken at different times in our life. It's also interesting how so many others share the same emotions that the song brings into focus. Rich or poor, we all ride life's roller coaster with it's steep drop offs and sharp twists and turns; sometimes we don't think we will ever recover, but we do; only to get right back on for the thrill of the ride. In my mind, jazz lyrics are the most universal, followed by the Blues; however, with the Blues, it's the intensity of emotion projected by the artist, rather than the lyrics themselves. With Jazz, the music can express the words as well as the lyrics; take Lee Morgan, "Since I Fell For You"; I can hear Lenny Welch's lyrics through Lee Morgans horn; that's incredible, and beautiful at the same time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EjBJvYIj5Q Enjoy the music. |
