On a slight tangent, and out of pure, morbid, interest (possibly coupled with an idea about organizing a meet-up) … how many of you Jazz fans have been to the Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans?
This year is the 50th anniversary of the event, so it’s bound to be spectacular. When New Orleans celebrates anything it’s generally magnificent (I’m still finding beads from this years’ Mardi-Gras).
My fiancé (who’ll be my wife by then) and I are going. We’re both sort of the more-the-merrier types for this sort of thing. If there’s enough interest I’m sure I could see us organizing something. And even if interest is only moderate then at least making arrangements to get a group from here together.
Just be aware, if you’ve never been before … its a fantastic city, but carries the very real risk of coming back a lot fatter than you went out, with possible liver issues, and a burning desire to return.
To avoid derailing this thread … if you’re interested shoot me a private message and if appropriate I’ll create a suitable topic for discussion/organization.
I grew up listening. My Mother taught classical guitar and piano, and had a masters in Music. She’d listen to John Williams and would then play her renditions. Although the flashier stuff is very well known, I very much favor the Sor studies. https://www.discogs.com/John-Williams-7-Fernando-Sor-20-Studies-For-Guitar/master/486300
Oh, the flashier stuff… Compare John Williams and Andres Segovia on Albeniz’ Leyenda
I can’t get over Segovia’s technique. Absolutely superb.
Thank you for sharing I will definitely look into these artists. As you say the technique of some of these musicians is astounding. It’s amazing the emotions that can be brought forth with an instrument.
Thank you. Please note my edit of the first artist. I left out the last digit of copy and past, and instead of Sor Studies by John Williams, it said BIZ EURODISCO UK electronic synth pop.
Hi Percy…Thanks for sending me The Miles Davis/Sketches of Spain recording. I loved it! I have not listened to a lot of Miles Davis because I have mistakenly keep remembering the later stages of his interpretative efforts(Jazz Fusion etc). “Sketches” was made in 1959/1960 so I guess Miles was moving towards his later “Fusion” work. I have also been interested in Spanish Music especially Spanish Classical Composers. But,again, thanks for the Spanish Miles. I really enjoyed it.
Ok… I will very simply just put down what type of Jazz I like. I tend to be more of a traditionalist. Soloists…Louis Armstrong,Ben Webster,Coleman Hawkins and right through today to Wynton Marsalis. The Big Bands-Basie,Ellington,Kenton. Vocalists;Ella Fitzgerald,Billie Holiday right through Rosemary Clooney,Diana Krall,Abbey Lincoln,Nina Simone,Sarah Vaughn,Dinah Washinton. There are so many others.
I’ve been listening to Bitches Brew by Miles, much later more ‘fusion’ I really like this incarnation
of Miles.
Also early Al DiMeola has some very interesting jazz/spanish fusion, if you’re into the heavy guitar genre.
And the Sting LP is one of my all time favorites.
I’m a big fan of Joey Alexander’s music, and I had no idea he was just a kid! He’s going to be one of the greats - if not one of them already. Unbelievably good.
Although different than Joey Alexander in both age and style, I strongly recommended that you listen to the two Chick Corea Trilogy albums (Corea on piano, Christian McBride on bass, Brian Blade on drums). I would probably recommend the first Trilogy album (Grammy award in 2014 for Best Jazz Instrumental Album), although Trilogy 2 is no slouch.
So we appear to have some similar tastes (jazz, Susvara). Take another listen of the first and second CD’s of the first Trilogy album. Simply superlative - I’ve come to really like Alice in Wonderland.
Trying to find time to revisit my Jazz favorites. I never got to see Miles, but I’ve seen Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett, also Chick Corea. But I was listening to Radio Paradise last night, and along came Herbie Hancock’s Chameleon. I got to see him do that live, and it’s always a favorite, much as I like the popular Rockit, and the earlier Maiden Voyage, probably my favorite Hancock piece.
I am finding Roon Recommendations to be rather accurate in predicting my interest in a new jazz musician. In fact they are coming up with so many good recommendations, based on my current favorites, that it is keeping me very satisfied - and very busy. There is a lot of great jazz coming out today from artists I had never heard of; and some from Europe that are impressive. If I remember to give a “thumbs up” or “thumbs down”, the selection process gets to be more and more accurate
