Jazz for aficionados
Thanks for your concern, mary_jo. Pretty wet around here. Really amazing amount of rain the last few days. A lot of flooding in NYC, but thankfully my home has stayed dry…mostly. https://youtu.be/9jDpI5-NzXI https://youtu.be/V_25vU4Rdeg |
mahgister, I could not agree more, Tom Harrell is a genius. I’ve been a fan of his playing for many years. The comparison to Marsalis is almost irrelevant; two entirely different types of players. Harrell is not the instrumental virtuoso that Marsalis is, but Harrell is a remarkable creativity virtuoso. Knowing a little about what you admire in a musician, I can understand why Harrell appeals to you. There is a warmth in his sound that is reminiscent of Chet Baker; the expression of humanity. His playing is very lyrical, like Baker’s, but with a more advanced (modern) harmonic concept. This is not intended as a criticism of Baker; two players representative of two different periods in the evolution of the music. One of the many remarkable things about Harrell is that his musical spirit is so strong in spite of the fact that he suffers from the mental illness, paranoid schizophrenia. When he plays is the only time he shows no signs of the illness. Remarkable human being. |
Knowing a little about what you admire in a musician, I can understand why Harrell appeals to you. There is a warmth in his sound that is reminiscent of Chet Baker; the expression of humanity. His playing is very lyrical, like Baker’s, but with a more advanced (modern) harmonic concept. This is not intended as a criticism of Baker; two players representative of two different periods in the evolution of the music.Thanks for these remarks spot on about me and these 2 artists... My deepest regards and appreciation... |
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