Jazz for aficionados
An added plus is that it’s a great sounding record. Unfortunately, Ray’s records are not always that great sonically in my experience. Not that it matters all that much since the music is always so strong. https://youtu.be/wB-KN4Ojjbk https://youtu.be/-xBm5GRofeQ With the great David “Fathead” Newman on tenor: https://youtu.be/OLHKTZnfTbU |
There never has been, nor will there ever be, anyone to compare to "Nina Simone"; she is in a category of "One". In the beginning, I heard her artistic merit, and her virtuoso on piano; in the end, she conquered with raw power; her voice grabbed, and held you in it's vice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow6fQbpUli4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PMriloy62o A song has a life of it's own, the same as any human being; that is, if you can hear into the song and really know what it's about; this song is about; "It ain't over until I say it's over, cause I put a spell on you" This is three different versions of the same song, and I can hear the essence of the song on all three different versions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1AE_bCoPSI In that second version by Nina, the guy on guitar nails the spirit of the song. Since it's "Screaming Jay Hawkins" song, he can do whatever he wants to. |
"Dr John memorably described James Booker as "the best black, gay, one-eyed junkie piano genius New Orleans has ever produced." Why did so many jazz genius's have to be junkies; it didn't help them to play better, no junkie would ever tell you that lie, but it's common knowledge according to the public. Even if they were not musicians, they would have still been junkies, but that's another conversation. |
