Jazz for aficionados
I remember when I was a child with my Grandmother who was in pain, and I asked her why was she aching, did she hurt herself; "No child, I've got arthritis" she responded. "Grandma, I ain't gonna never get old, and get arthritis" I told her, she just smiled; it's all in the genes. One of these days it's going to be all over. |
“Lyrical” is the perfect way to describe Morello’s playing. That clip of “Castilian Drums” is fantastic, pryso and makes the case beautifully. Wonderful drummer with a beautiful ease to his playing. He never banged on the drums nor forced the rhythm. It should be noted that an important aspect of his playing which contributed to his lyricism was the attention he payed to the tuning of his drums to specific pitches; easily heard in his solos. In my book the only other drummer who could equal him and arguably surpass his sense of lyricism was Max Roach: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=F_voXNIsobs |
Ella wishes you a swinging Christmas; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59xvZhJFQRQ&list=PL5A20A6534F2F8200 |
Never was into 'pop' or 'Jazz' Christmas music. There are two exceptions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XIjGei8zG8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0mgk0KgI0Q Drum Solos are intrusive, most often irritating interludes, that add nothing to most Jazz tunes. There is one exception: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzpnWuk3RjU Cheers |
