Jazz for aficionados
pryso, your point is well taken. However, my take is that anyone who likes and knows what Cool Jazz is would not be confused and anyone who likes Smooth Jazz deserves to be confused 😊....and probably wouldn’t like Cool Jazz anyway. Btw, Miles himself chose to call the album NOT “Birth Of West Coast Jazz”, but “Birth Of The Cool” instead. pjw, your Lou Donaldson story about Coltrane reminded me of this. I have posted or previously and I hope no one is offended for the obvious reason: https://youtu.be/1Zn-P0ZH3_M |
Well, this jazz album is so smooth, I find it very cool..... Personnel: Harry Edison (trumpet), Stan Getz (tenor sax), Gerry Mulligan (baritone sax), Oscar Peterson (piano), Herb Ellis (guitar), Ray Brown (bass), Louis Bellson (drums) https://youtu.be/iu8aqbfGmak https://youtu.be/S0sEOTOZmD0 https://youtu.be/1-Np8XUP6Lg Paul, I like Green very much, but if I had to choose favourite guitar player, I guess it would be Burrell. Op, regarding sound quality, it depends very much on the way it was uploaded to ytube. Of course that you can hear the difference, (on web) but that does not mean that actual recordings will sound that good (or bad) Often, the new recordirings are more compressed than the ones made long time before. I try to buy 'original' issues as well, but truth to be told, since all jazz is recorded long time ago, there is a limit to all that recordings. Usually, when some album is published on some other label than original, its not even remasterd, its just a copy of an old edition. You might just as well try that edition that Paul recommended, if its not good, you are safe, he promised to return you the money... The Shelly Manne set is published on OJC label, few times I bought albums that were just plain copies (recorded on cdrw disc) with poor stickers and cheap copy of artwork, so no guarantee there either. |
frogman, It is well known that Bill Cosby was a "wannabe jazz musician". As he became more and more wealthy from Hollywood he produced many jazz recordings. Lou Donaldson You don’t seem like a fan of him as I don’t recall you commenting on his ability as an artist whether good or bad. To me, no reply one way or the other, is a polite way of letting someone know its not your cup of tea. When Lou first came to NYC he immediately was hired by many small ensembles including the famous Birdland live recording with Art Blakey and Clifford Brown. This reflects on his talent as an altoist. He was recording in the studio as a leader a few years after his arrival in NYC. Many jazz aficionado’s are familiar with Donaldson’s penchant for the blues/gospel/funk style jazz he veered into in the 60’s with his albums titled "Blues Walk" "Here Tis" "Good Gracious" "Alligator Bogaloo" "Possum Head" and "Everything I Play Is Funky". But Lou cut his career out in the beginning first with bebop and then hard bop which he could play with the best of them. Lou does not have the title of NEA Jazz master for nothing. Do you recognize the cats in this photo with Lou: https://www.bing.com/search?q=nea+jazz+master&form=EDGSPH&mkt=en-us&httpsmsn=1&msnew... From Lou’s album LD + 3 bebop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuagbw2TUFQ More bebop from "Lou Takes Off" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evDzBWnQcYY Lou with the Gene Ammons All Stars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXgjacSGTnc |
Here we have my favorite video with Lou's "Alligator Bogaloo" playing the background music complete with a call girl and a Hugh Heffner imitation. Corny, sleezy and sexy too!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLxbkAvIKGk |
