Fortunately I have a lot of Dom Um Ramao on vinyl; his rhythms are somewhat unique.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyM1WQtKDyA
Jazz for aficionados
Fortunately I have a lot of Dom Um Ramao on vinyl; his rhythms are somewhat unique. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyM1WQtKDyA |
Out of all the exotic rhythms, those of Bahia are the most hypnotic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3ORkB1eKWE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR7oXVELPgk I hope you guys will permit an old man to roam through the rhythms of his mind, and come along for the ride. |
Nice! Paul Bley was a monster. The clip and Alex’s mention of “emotion” made me think of this. I loved this YouTube poster’s comment: **** Chet plays sometimes a note that is so tragic, so wildly sad that it feels like an angel just died, died some agonizing poison by traitor death, and then to top it off no one goes to his funeral. **** https://youtu.be/Rl5wuQn0KJk No second line at this one. |
One of the definitions of insanity is doing the same thing over and over while expecting different results. I'll give you an example of how I did this for years. Since I already had the best jazz artists in my collection, I began to look for new artists and new music; rarely was I successful. This became a habit; a bad habit I might add, plus, at that time you had to buy the record before you listened to it. To make a long story short, I've got a lot of records that need to go to "Goodwill". Now that I can listen before I buy, and the names of the best jazz artists doesn't change overnight, I intend to have a 99% success rate. I have no idea why some like this and others like that, but as Rhett Butler said to Scarlett O' Hara, "Frankly My Dear, I Don't Give a Damn". Now I go for the best (as evaluated by yours truly) and leave the rest. It helps a lot to have other like minded people who have gone through the process of selecting what they consider the best jazz available; that enables me to add "winners" to my collection faster than I can scrape up the cash. What's music to one person is noise to another person; that's just a fact of life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHnjxPZGEmM Let us scrutinize that record; Donald Byrd – trumpet Julian Priester – trombone Frank Foster – tenor and soprano saxophone Jerry Dodgion (#1, 3) – flute Lew Tabackin (#2, 4) – flute Duke Pearson – electric piano Jimmy Ponder – guitar Roland Wilson – bass guitar Joe Chambers (#2, 4), Leo Morris (#1, 3) – drums Nat Bettis – percussion John H. Robinson Jr. – percussion Here again we have "Duke Pearson", plus other "A" rated musicians. I only want records that will stand repeated listens. |