Jazz for aficionados

orpheus10
I have always dug Sonny Criss and have a number of titles of his. I will post something soon. Is he underrated/not well known in jazz world? I think he was one of best alto musicians of they period way back when. It's good to hear you can find new music in the time frame and style  you like. It's always great to discover new titles and or artists. I went through a perios several years ago where I did not think I would find new jazz artists to appreciate but I did . And now that i am participating in this forum I have discovered more music with the help of everyone. My thanks to you for starting this forum.

nsp, Sonny Criss is absolutely fantastic and his music ranks with the very best, I will have to get more of it.

On this thread, we are all benefiting from one another, I am overjoyed that you are benefiting from my posts.

Frogman is gone, and I do not miss him; I am tired of responding to his needless, un-necessary controversy. Time, time and time again, he has twisted my posts into something I didn't say; is the man jealous of me specifically?

Even with all his knowledge, that he flaunts like a threat (I'm going to leave this thread); "Please Mr. Frogman, don't leave us, we need your knowledge". For all of you who feel that way, make your personal plea to the Frogman. Mox Nix to me, because I don't understand technical jargon; it's like people who speak French to indicate they are highly educated.

So much of my opinion of the Frogman.


        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=py7URoogRj0


Git Down Charley Brown; Mox Nix; It don't make no difference.

Today is the 4 of July, and they just "let" me out of the hospital; (all's fair in love and war Frogman, I ask for no sympathy) Let me explain how this game goes, I went to the hospital in an ambulance on an emergency basis, but I couldn't leave the hospital until they "let" me out; kind of like being in prison; you can not get out until they "let" you out.

At least I can listen to some fireworks and post on this thread by myself. I wouldn't be posting if I was well; I would be off on a picnic with friends and Bar-B-Q, but I have to play the hand I was dealt, not the hand I want to have; I think I'll play the lonely DJ.


            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZQpxZ9cG-Y


When this was on the juke box, I was swinging high wide and handsome, sitting on a barstool nodding my head to the sounds while gazing into "Pretty Eyes", that's what I called her; we were both under 21, and full of the fire of youth; I can still hear her fingers popping, they were just like everything else about her, they had a special "snap".



         

o10, I'm sorry you feel the need to continue your dispute with frogman.  He mentioned being on a very long flight to Asia so perhaps he has not returned home yet?  Who knows if he's even had continual internet connections?

I for one hope he does return to these discussions.  My understanding is that he is a professional musician.  Clearly he knows more about the technical aspects of music than I do, and likely many others here as well.  Since I don't have any musical education I can't always understand his comments or explanations, but I often learn something within my limited range of comprehension.  And for myself, learning is a major benefit from this post.  Sometimes that can be an introduction to artist unknown to me, other times an album that I'm not familiar with by a known musician.  Still other times the discussion here explains a context, history, influence, or technical aspect of a given number or album.  For that I thank not only frogman but all of you with enough jazz knowledge to fill in some blanks.  I enjoy that all and find it personally enriching.

In other news, I'm enjoying a Louie Armstrong marathon on my favored local jazz station today, being the 4th.  For those of you who might not be fans and know about this Satch "adopted" the 4th of July, 1900 as his birthday.  One more reason to celebrate today!