Jazz for aficionados
...maybe tomorrow... Bill Evans & Jim Hall Duo - Romain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7-NGEEtWSI Grant Green - Maybe tomorrow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9oNHowrg4w |
OK, so riddle me this. I just saw the Green Book and liked it. (I'm not much for Hollywood 'big' movies but thought it was good). I was aware of Don Shirley as a name before and when the movie was first released, researched his recordings, most all of which seemed to be sappy covers of pop tunes rather than classical influenced jazz- the only one that seems to fit that bill, maybe, is Orpheus in the Underwood, which looks like it never got reissued. So, it seems like the movie story line that Shirley had to cater to popular taste rather than do his own thing seems accurate. I'm not posting this as social commentary, but more as a question of catalog. Are there any recordings of Don Shirley that are more in the classical music style of playing improvisational jazz (or original compositions?) I gather he did perform some straight classical pieces at one point, but am less interested in that than classical music influenced jazz, if you get my drift. Thanks, all. |
No, I watched it only once...I have no albums of Shirley, remeber that Frogman mentioned him before the movie talk started, For me the thing that got me thinking was segregation...not the first time that I saw it, of course,in film or in literature, but it is a really ugly sight... Pity that Rok (if you are reading this, hope you are well) is not participating, guess we could read some interesting explanations... |
