Jazz for aficionados
Yes, Parker’s innovations and technical virtuosity influenced not just every saxophone player, be it alto, tenor, soprano or baritone, but also every instrument played from the 40s through the 21st century. Paul Desmond and Sonny Stitt belong on the greatest altoist list for sure! |
A great group of alto players. I am an Art Pepper completist and have well over 50 CDs of Pepper in my collection. Jackie McLean recorded 3 albums in the 60s that are on my desert island list. Kenny Garrett and Vincent Herring. I have seen both live numerous times. I have a fairly large collection of KG albums and my favorite of them all is this live session. It features Pharoah Sanders and a very enthusiastic audience. KG discussing the album Kenny Garrett : new cd 'Sketches of MD' w/ Pharoah Sanders - YouTube The opening track "The Ring" . KG and Pharoah playing "the head" in unison. 01 The Ring Kenny Garrett，Sketches of MD - Live at the Iridium，Jazz Saxophone - YouTube Do you have this album?
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Frank Morgan and Art Pepper have 4 things in common. They both belong on the list of greatest all time alto players. They both had ongoing heroin addiction problems throughout their lives. They both spent a substantial amount of time in prison. They both overcame addiction and made monumental comebacks!
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As you can guess i am half the time in the world scene jazz not only on the North American jazz scene ...The world scene jazz is bigger and very creative ...
Who could say that there is no great Portuguese jazz composer and player ? Here a pianist who is creative as the greatest one and who has no great debt to Art Tatum or Bill Evans because he did not try to imitate them anyway ... Read his wikipedia entry ...Bernardo Sassetti... he died at 42 years old alas! I own almost all his albums ... As an appetitizer : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMj6Ad0JngM
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