Forum: General Music Discussion
May 9th, 2007, 11:17 PM
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Replies: 93
Views: 6,572
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Forum: General Music Discussion
May 9th, 2007, 11:13 PM
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Replies: 93
Views: 6,572
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Forum: General Music Discussion
May 9th, 2007, 11:12 PM
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Replies: 93
Views: 6,572
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Forum: General Music Discussion
May 9th, 2007, 11:10 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 3,005
Misquoting Duke
Gentleman that he was, what Duke really said was:
"There are two kinds of music ..good and the other kind."
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Forum: General Music Discussion
April 20th, 2007, 08:18 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,980
Speaking of Monk
Did our beloved prez dare to attempt to pronounce 'Thelonious'? Now THAT would be food for some comedy...
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Forum: General Music Discussion
April 20th, 2007, 08:05 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 530
Herman's eponymous recording
I'm fortunate to have a tape of Riley's 1984 quintet recording entitled "Herman" on the Jam label (Jam017C). Only 5 cuts, so there's room for Herman and the cats to stretch out a bit. Fender...
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Forum: General Music Discussion
April 20th, 2007, 07:55 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 470
Alice to soothe
Alice Coltrane has some soothing music (e.g., Translinear Light CD). Also, the "Steal Away" CD by Charlie Haden and Hank Jones.
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Forum: General Music Discussion
April 20th, 2007, 07:52 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 4,158
What about Wynton?
Any opinions on Wynton Marsalis' rap on "Where Y'all At?" on his recent "From the Plantation to the Penitentiary" CD? Or the other raps performed by the female vocalist oin the same CD?
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Forum: General Music Discussion
April 20th, 2007, 07:44 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 477
"Epitaph" in CSO jazz series
A performance of Mingus' epic is included in the 2007 Chicago Symphony Orchestra's Jazz at Symphony Center Series. See www.cso.org for details.
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Forum: Artists & Bands
April 3rd, 2007, 03:50 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 3,412
Rosnes in big band format
I've been a BIG Rosnes fan for years. Just picked up "Renee Rosnes and the Danish Radio Big Band" (2003, EMI/Blue Note 72435). I was a bit skeptical at the likelihood that she would get the solo...
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Forum: General Music Discussion
March 31st, 2007, 05:36 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,258
More 'bout Tony from AP
By ALESSANDRA RIZZO, Associated Press Writer
Sat Mar 31, 7:59 AM
ROME - Jazz musician Tony Scott, a clarinetist, composer and arranger who worked with such greats as Billie Holiday and Charlie...
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Forum: General Music Discussion
March 31st, 2007, 08:47 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,258
Vaya con Dios, Tony...
From today's AAJ news section onthis site:
The clarinetist Tony Scott died on March 28th in Rome, Italy, at the age of 86. The cause was prostate cancer. He died at his home in Rome.
The...
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Forum: Artists & Bands
March 31st, 2007, 07:30 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 781
Good news
Thanks for the update, B. He's a giant in his 80s and it's great to know that he was well enough to head home. Probably back to the 88s soon, too. ;-)
I had heard about Abbey as his roomie as...
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Forum: Artists & Bands
March 30th, 2007, 09:26 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 781
Update on pianist Hank Jones?
Any news on Hank Jones' health? I heard on KUVO 89.3 (www.kuvo.org) that he has been hospitalized with heart problems.
Hank is one of my all-time faves. Gotta love a member of the family that...
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Forum: General Music Discussion
March 16th, 2007, 09:00 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,423
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Forum: General Music Discussion
March 16th, 2007, 08:45 PM
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Replies: 3
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"Where Y'all At?"
I heard Wynton's rap-cut "Where Y'all At?" on 89.3 KUVO in Denver (www.kuvo.org), read the interview with Wynton in JazzTimes, heard an interview on NPR and read the 1 star review in Downbeat.
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Forum: General Music Discussion
February 22nd, 2007, 07:45 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 542
Una de las mejores
Hola, Spella -
En mi opinion, "Flamenco Sketches" es una de las obras maestras en cuanto a la improvzacion de cada artista en esta grabacion. Cada nota es sumamente exquisito en el momento...
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Forum: Artists & Bands
January 15th, 2007, 06:56 PM
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Replies: 68
Views: 29,253
Licorice stick faves
In no particular order:
1. Don Byron
2. Paquito D' Rivera
3. Jimmy Giuffre
4. Eddie Daniels
5. Ken Peplowski
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Forum: Artists & Bands
January 15th, 2007, 06:54 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,335
Ozone's older stuff
Makoto's recordings from a while back are stunning as well. Check out "Now You Know" (1987 on CBS Records; Produced by Gary Burton) with John Abercrombie (g), Marc Johnson (b), Peter Erskine (d), and...
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Forum: Artists & Bands
January 15th, 2007, 06:33 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,771
Don't miss Eigsti
Right, Sarah -
Taylor Eigsti is another superb young player. Check out his performances with McPartland on NPR's Piano Jazz, his debut CD "Lucky To Be Me" (backed by some top sidemen) and his most...
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Forum: Artists & Bands
January 15th, 2007, 06:25 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 872
What about Sir Roland?
Sir George joins Sir John and pianist Sir Roland Hanna. Hanna was knighted by Liberian President William Tubman in the 1970's. Hanna was a gifted musician and superb interpreter of Ellington,...
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Forum: General Music Discussion
January 7th, 2007, 07:50 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,050
JazzTimes 2002 visit to Copacabana
JazzTimes sponsored a group of us jazz lovin' gringos to check out the Jazz Havana Plaza festival in 2002. Part of the itinerary included a night at the Copacabana. (Regretably, I had to miss the...
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Forum: General Music Discussion
September 7th, 2006, 07:46 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,194
Listen to Andrew
A great way to keep Andrew in mind is to listen to his music, especially his latest release "Time Lines" (Blue Note). You can hear so clearly what he wants us to know...
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Forum: General Music Discussion
September 7th, 2006, 07:41 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 691
Scattin' with Jeanine
"Jeanine" is an excellent up tempo number that let's absolutely everyone stretch out. Cannonball Adderley's version would be a good source to start with...
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Forum: General Music Discussion
September 7th, 2006, 07:34 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 1,734
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