Jazz for aficionados

I like that record a lot. Yes, different, but still Horace Silver all the way. Very melodic with Silver’s typically funky grooves. Different for a couple of important reasons.

David Friedman on vibes. Different sound for Silver. Not just because of the sound of vibes, but also the way Friedman improvises. Another important reason that it is different and is not shown by that clip is consistent with the choice of Friedman for the record: Three of the cuts on the record feature the Brecker Brothers who played in a very different style from most of the horn players in Silver’s bands up until then. Two great players whose styles were Coltrane influenced and informed by their experiences as fusion players and in Pop settings; also a departure from horn players in Silver’s bands until then.

https://youtu.be/3XS79mmcs_0

https://youtu.be/yttc-i_vA8I

Just finished listening to it on my main rig.   I have that CD.   Are we sure it's a Silver CD?  I listened for his piano, and have come to the conclusion that he is not that great of a piano player.   Not in the same sense as Oscar Peterson or Gene Harris.   He seems to just pound on the piano with both hands simultaneously.   Tyner does that a lot also.

Pleasant enough, but not the Silver we know and love.   He's over shadowed by the group.

Unusual Blue Note personnel and cover art.   Recorded in 1972.   RvG edition remastered in 2002.

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This is the best group ever on this thread; that's because we are all aficionados of the first order, meaning we like jazz, and we know jazz. Not only that, but we have diverse opinions and can express them.

There are many people who watch this thread every day but never post; it's because they don't have the ability to express themselves in the written language. One such individual posted who said he had been watching this thread since the beginning. Naturally, I asked him why hadn't he posted. Although his answer was vague, it was apparent he hadn't written anything in a long time.

After I queried him, I knew that he was a "jazz aficionado" whether he could write or not. Rather than reveal the obvious, I continued to ask questions in hopes that he would continue to post, but he stopped.

All of us know that it takes some effort to compose your thoughts and put them down in a fashion that others will get your message. Although it's easier for some of us than others, it still requires effort.

I believe some people are frightened off because they see how well we communicate and don't think they qualify, or that it takes too much effort; but the amount of hits this thread gets verifies my thesis.

I want everyone to know how much I appreciate their participation, and my New Years resolution is not to get off track so much.


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Frogman I might be the OP, but everyone knows you're the "top dog" on this thread. That's because you have the ability to define and communicate what we're thinking.

You just did it in you're last post. I knew that I liked that record, but I didn't know all the reasons why, and you followed up and put them down for me.

Everyone appreciates all your musical knowledge and writing skills.


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Rok, I don't have to express my musical ideas about that album because Frogman did it for me.

For me, that is most certainly one of his best ever. I'm a Horace Silver aficionado as well, and no one knows better than me how radically different that is from anything he has ever done, but that doesn't change my opinion one iota in regard to whether or not that ranks among his best.

We have been communicating long enough for me to know your fundamental concept of what is and is not jazz; I call it "the Wynton Marsalis concept". Since this is way outside those boundaries I understand your conclusion.



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