But not to this, I would suggest.
http://youtu.be/4IFXjEgf1oM
But not to this, I would suggest.
http://youtu.be/4IFXjEgf1oM
"L'art de la statistique est de tirer des conclusions erronèes a partir de chiffres exacts." Napoléon Bonaparte.
"Je crois que beaucoup de gens sont dans cet état d’esprit: au fond, ils ne sentent pas concernés par l’Histoire. Mais pourtant, de temps à autre, l’Histoire pose sa main sur eux." Michel Houellebecq.
Originally Posted by stlukesguild
Well after a crappy day... April Fools and the first Friday the kids have had in 4 weeks due to meetings, conferences and two snow days... and I needed an evening of wings and beer... some good imported European stuff: Corsendonck Christmas Ale (on sale after the holiday), Samuel Smith Imperial Stout, and Ommegang Chocolate Indulgence (I'm saving that for last... I absolutely love Belgian beer and ale). Now its on to my favorite music for slipping slowly (or not so slowly considering the alcohol levels in this stuff) into inebriation:
Feel the loneliness of that trumpet, my friend.
Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine...
Been awhile since I visited the forums and when catching up on a few threads saw this posted...Moving on from jazz to the blues:
have to give a big thumbs up....Elmore is one of my favs...
"I do not intend to tiptoe through life only to arrive safely at death"-anon
I like jazz. And for me it does not matter period. I love Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Herbie Hancock and many others, old and modern artists.
I am going back and listening to some classic records, including Miles' "Sketches of Spain." I have always loved Gil Evans' incredible arrangements, especially with Davis' nonette group.
The arrangements on this record are very, very colorful and almost Ravel-like with delicate (fragile?) solo instruments, often in the extreme registers. It blows me away to think of these players reading through this complex stuff and by and large NAILING everything!
But in the end, the whole record feels under-rehearsed and there is something missing to "glue" the arrangements together into a singular, coherent performance that Evans/Davis envisioned. In fact, there is something nerve-wracking about it.
Does anyone else get this sense from this record? I realize I am being quasi-heretical and true jazz fans will react like I am denying Christ's divinity or something...it's just this odd feeling from listening to it...hard to put my finger on...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-_pp...CZtO9A&index=4
St. James Infirmary, George Lewis.
I've Heard that Song Before performed by Harry James, featured in the film Hannah and Her Sisters (and a load of others it seems).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhH2mIWStIw
Another good version of it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MA2hk_CIZeo
Edit: Here's another 100!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uO_4u...cgfhrBLDM2Pyh8
Last edited by LitNetIsGreat; 06-13-2011 at 03:02 PM.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOwEr...el_video_title
Charlie Parker - My old flame. I can feel myself reaching from that Belgian beer.
Here are two memorable performances from the best jazz band ever produced in the UK.
http://www.we7.com/song/Chris-Barber...e-Sessions?m=0
http://www.we7.com/song/Chris-Barber...e-Sessions?m=0
Last edited by Emil Miller; 07-04-2011 at 01:58 PM.
"L'art de la statistique est de tirer des conclusions erronèes a partir de chiffres exacts." Napoléon Bonaparte.
"Je crois que beaucoup de gens sont dans cet état d’esprit: au fond, ils ne sentent pas concernés par l’Histoire. Mais pourtant, de temps à autre, l’Histoire pose sa main sur eux." Michel Houellebecq.
And here is another.
http://youtu.be/CoKPS1YV73k
"L'art de la statistique est de tirer des conclusions erronèes a partir de chiffres exacts." Napoléon Bonaparte.
"Je crois que beaucoup de gens sont dans cet état d’esprit: au fond, ils ne sentent pas concernés par l’Histoire. Mais pourtant, de temps à autre, l’Histoire pose sa main sur eux." Michel Houellebecq.
Hey I like that one.
If you liked that one, perhaps you will like this one too, it's an early studio recording and the ensemble playing and solo work is up to the usual high standard. It's a particular favourite of mine.
You might have to close it down on the bottom bar at the end to prevent it playing other stuff.
http://www.we7.com/song/Chris-Barber...-Harlem-LP?m=0
Last edited by Emil Miller; 07-06-2011 at 01:38 PM.
"L'art de la statistique est de tirer des conclusions erronèes a partir de chiffres exacts." Napoléon Bonaparte.
"Je crois que beaucoup de gens sont dans cet état d’esprit: au fond, ils ne sentent pas concernés par l’Histoire. Mais pourtant, de temps à autre, l’Histoire pose sa main sur eux." Michel Houellebecq.
Yes I like that as well thanks; it makes me want to drink beer and watch Woody Allen though...
The recording predates Woody Allen, but obviously not beer which flowed aplenty in the jazz clubs and dance halls of my youth and which started at the tender age of 17 when I was finally free from school. One of my erstwhile school friends was bought a car on his 17th birthday and a gang of us used to travel around town (there was no breathalyzer in force then) to roadhouses and the like as advertised in The Melody Maker, a paper now defunct and replaced with the NME, which caters for musical illiterates who think the electric guitar is the only instrument ever invented.
"L'art de la statistique est de tirer des conclusions erronèes a partir de chiffres exacts." Napoléon Bonaparte.
"Je crois que beaucoup de gens sont dans cet état d’esprit: au fond, ils ne sentent pas concernés par l’Histoire. Mais pourtant, de temps à autre, l’Histoire pose sa main sur eux." Michel Houellebecq.
Great stuff, they sound carefree times.
Not beer and Woody Allen, but lager and 12 Angry Men, such a fantastic film.
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