Jazz for aficionados
Mary_jo, I have upgraded my rig to the point where the vocalists are in the room, and when I hear a vocalist who is no longer with us that I knew from childhood (we caught grasshoppers together in a field close by) When I hear him, as much as I like his music, I can't stand to play it all the way through. I don't know why I'm getting so emotional in my old age? |
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I am perfectly happy to, and do, ignore comments that I find to be mistaken at best. However, if alluding to me personally, you force me to respond on a level that I would very much prefer not to go to, O-10. Alas. No, I did not “compare Nubya Garcia to Trane and some of the other greats”. The “critic” involved did. Instead, I commented on the fact that I found it amazing that a music critic would compare Garcia to Trane and other greats mentioned. If you are really interested and if I thought that things would not devolve into personal bs, I might be willing to explain why I feel the way I do. |
Today’s Listen: Tony Allen / Hugh Masekela -- REJOICE Speaking of getting old. Allen died in Paris in Jan 2020. Age 80. I like the drumming, and have always loved Masekela’s flugelhorn, but the music, like The Duke said, has a sameness to it. Not much distinguishes one tune from the next. Very cheap packaging. Recycled cardboard with no notes. Very hard to read due to the color scheme. jabulani https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxPpDAv3ZQI agbada https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ug29HwC2T7A slow bones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6J-dCj-u6Yo In spite of the name, Tony Allen is a Nigerian drummer. One of the founders of "Afrobeat". The music on this disc is decidedly Western. Cheers |
