Jazz for aficionados
A reminder. Today is the last day of WKCR’s incredible eight day Bird marathon. In some ways today’s all day broadcast promises to be the most interesting by looking at the music of Jazz artists who were influenced by Charlie Parker. Check it out. https://www.cc-seas.columbia.edu/wkcr/story/charlie-parker-centennial-festival |
Talk about strange segues! Easy to make fun of for being "too white" and not hip (speaking of "agendas"), but Lawrence Welk’s band was a very good band made up of the best studio players in LA. Clarinetist Henry Cuesta was one of the very best. https://youtu.be/-FVKRR5sRCA |
I didn’t expect you would; on both counts. No surprise there. Fine playing by fine musicians; that’s all. No claim to it being definitive. Just giving fine musicians their due. I hope we can all agree that is a good thing. “Too white” is an expression sometimes used by musicians (including white ones) to describe music that is perceived as being too “square” or not “hip” enough. Ah, those were the days; when one didn’t have to worry so much about being politically correct. Still used, btw. |
Lawrence Welk: My Mom never missed his show, and since we only had one TV, that meant I never missed his show. Good musicians of course, but, they should leave Royal Garden Blues to Pops. But Welk is a good history / sociology exhibit. His type of program would not even be considered for TV today. He even spoke with an accent. That would not be allowed these days. Back then, even Southerners spoke Southern. Now everyone sounds the same. Next step, we all think the same. Nice clip, but not Jazz. Maybe a caricature of Jazz. Cheers |
