Frank,
That's wonderful stuff, thanks for the links!
That's wonderful stuff, thanks for the links!
It happened again tonight
Playing Pink Floyd The Wall Side 4, nice and loud. Kind of loud live would be if they would keep it just short of harmful. Kind of loud you feel it. Run Like Hell comes and the lead guitar riffs are just exhilarating and have me going and then the beat picks up and I catch myself hyperventilating again. Its just so crazy clear and present and you are there, all I can say is Thank you, Krissy. From the bottom of my heart. Thank you so very much.
Chuck
Chuck
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^^^ Thanks, guys. I started going to the Lighthouse and listening to these musicians in 1955 when I was a Junior in High School. I had a Buddy who also liked jazz and the two of us would close the place up maybe twice a week, then try to stay awake in school the next day. And then back again on weekends. The club owner recognized us as real enthusiasts so he allowed us to sit in a rear booth and drink coffee all evening ... at twenty-five cents a cup. That was expensive. Twenty-five cents would buy you a gallon of gas at the time. All of the musicians were terrific, but I was especially enamored with the drummer, Stan Levey. If it was a slow night, I would sit right by the stage, looking up at Stan play the drums. In my opinion, Stan Levey was THE best jazz drummer of all time, even better than Shelly Manne. Some think they were close, but for me, Stan takes the cake. https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?p=stan+levey+drummer&fr=chr-yo_gc&imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.moderndrummer.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2016%2F05%2FStan_Levy_No_Credit-720x925.png#id=1&iurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.moderndrummer.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2016%2F05%2FStan_Levy_No_Credit-720x925.png&action=click I have all of their albums, and they are real treasures in my collection. They are still available on eBay for not a lot of money. They are on the Contemporary label, which was consistently a producer of good sound and great performances. Here's some cool pictures of what it was like: https://www.thelighthousecafe.net/history Ah, the memories. It was a great time to be a kid. Frank |
I was 'into jazz' back in the mid to later '60's.....junior high into high school, while others were all about the 'bubble-gum' pop music... Coltrane, Mann, Gillespie.....names since faded from memory, but re-aligned my ears until the shock waves of the 'Summer of Love' and all that jazz....;) Had a 'music appreciation' class in jr. hi....mentioned jazz to the instructor and she looked at me like I'd turned into a gnome.... Classical fans were like that.... |
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