Music Who is your favorite Jazz musician and what is your favorite song?

[morrobay]

Jazz ? I don't know about that

 

[pinball1970]

Jazz ? I don't know about that
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Listen to the track

 

[Hornbein]

 

[pinball1970]

Jazz ? I don't know about that
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Also.....

From one minute in and if you did not know this was Madness?

 

[pinball1970]

There are others but I will post this last one.

 

[pinball1970]

Another Buddy

 

[pinball1970]

In the 1930's jazz was a big deal in east Asia. I went to a museum in Malaysia that had jazz era 78s. It's still popular in Japan. The stars usually have a jazz number in their live set.



There are a number of big bands and there are still jazz hit songs.

That piano playing would have made Oscar Peterson sweat!

 

[pinball1970]

I'm a huge fan of 20s-40s jazz. I'm not big into any modern jazz.

1950s is not exactly modern Greg!

 

[pinball1970]

 

[pinball1970]

 

[pinball1970]

This is not all "pure" jazz. First few minutes? Absolutely what I love about close harmony jazz. 1977.

 

[lavinia]

I have always liked Jazz music (and blues, electric blues to be particular)

Who is your favorite musician and song?

I’ve always liked Herbie Hancock, especially his song “Maiden Voyage.”

Lately I have listened to Bill Charlap. Here are a couple Youtubes of him playing live.



" I was born in love with you" the way he plays it could have been written by Debussy. Here is a Johnny Mathis rendtion.

 

[Hornbein]

Patrick Bartley Junior. Best alto sax player on Earth today? Either him or Saori Yano.

 

[Hornbein]

That piano playing would have made Oscar Peterson sweat!

Riyoko Takagi is beginning to make it big. This week : first international appearances, in Hong Kong and Beijing. With Patrick Bartley Junior! First concert hall gig in Tokyo too.

Just a couple months ago I saw her in Atsugi Cabin, a dump on the outskirts of Tokyo with twenty-five people packed in there in chairs. No room for tables.

 

[pinball1970]

Patrick Bartley Junior. Best alto sax player on Earth today? Either him or Saori Yano.

That was brilliant, truly brilliant.
Imagining learning that chart?
What is great is the chords are all noted as well as the sax and are not too nuts/fast, so guarantee I will be chugging along with this when I finish work tonight!

 

[pinball1970]

Lately I have listened to Bill Charlap. Here are a couple Youtubes of him playing live.



" I was born in love with you" the way he plays it could have been written by Debussy. Here is a Johnny Mathis rendtion.

1.41 when the groove kicks in "Yesterdays", loved it.

 

[pinball1970]

That was brilliant, truly brilliant.
Imagining learning that chart?
What is great is the chords are all noted as well as the sax and are not too nuts/fast, so guarantee I will be chugging along with this when I finish work tonight!

Drummer match grip at 1.59? What does he think he is playing? Get outta here! He corrected it 5 seconds later but still!

 

[lavinia]

Here is the Johnny Mathis version

 

[Hornbein]

That was brilliant, truly brilliant.
Imagining learning that chart?
What is great is the chords are all noted as well as the sax and are not too nuts/fast, so guarantee I will be chugging along with this when I finish work tonight!

Here's an even better version, if you ask me. The whole band is great.



Though the Blue Note began in the NYC of 1984 --for jazz that's recent--it now has a worldwide reputation, so much so that people will take selfies in front of the door. Today it's a worldwide franchise that includes the most expensive and biggest jazz club in Tokyo. It's the showcase for foreign acts. I seldom go because like all music you are paying for fame, not quality, and it's hard for a foreigner to get tickets. The somehow-not or not-yet famous in tiny clubs are a better deal.

Patrick is secretive about his gigs. I was lucky to find out about one. Maybe the Blue Note wouldn't like it.

Somehow you can't tell in video but he's pretty chubby. 250 lbs. at least. Maybe if you want to play like Bird you have to be like Bird.

 

[Hornbein]

March Suzuki playing the heck out of a slow blues.

 

[Hornbein]

This is about as jazz as you can get.

 

[Hornbein]

Coleman Hawkins in Oslo.

Notice that the sidemen pick up the tune from the first few notes.

 

[Hornbein]

If there were ever a Best Performance By An Insane Homeless Person award this would win.



The band's solos aren't much good so skip forward towards the end.

 

[pinball1970]

If there were ever a Best Performance By An Insane Homeless Person award this would win.



The band's solos aren't much good so skip forward towards the end.

He was a strange one but no one played bass like him.

 

[Hornbein]

He was a strange one but no one played bass like him.

I was an ebass student in Boston. I went to see Pat Metheny, who was still a student at Berklee, playing with Dave Holland. Dave Holland didn't show up. Instead it was some guy on ebass. After the first tune I said to myself, this man is the best in the world on this instrument. I knew I would never catch up.

Phil Lesh of the Grateful Dead had the same experience. He said, "I thought maybe I should take up the drums instead."

 

[pinball1970]

I was an ebass student in Boston. I went to see Pat Metheny, who was still a student at Berklee, playing with Dave Holland. Dave Holland didn't show up. Instead it was some guy on ebass. After the first tune I said to myself, this man is the best in the world on this instrument. I knew I would never catch up.

Phil Lesh of the Grateful Dead had the same experience. He said, "I thought maybe I should take up the drums instead."

Who was the "some guy?"

 

[Hornbein]

Who was the "some guy?"

Jaco Pastorius. It may have been his first appearance in Boston. He had short hair then.

 

[pinball1970]

Patrick Bartley Junior. Best alto sax player on Earth today? Either him or Saori Yano.

I now have this stuck in my head as I listened to again this morning (still not got round to the chords)
It is fantastic.
Harry James amazed me with a solo where he was putting these bends in and vibrato.
I did not think you could do that with brass.
This guy does an incredible slur up in the heavens as well as everything else.
I do not know much about the techniques with woodwind and brass. When it's this good you know it anyway.

 

[pinball1970]

Jaco Pastorius. It may have been his first appearance in Boston. He had short hair then.

I guessed but wanted you to say it. Wow. Lucky to see him I guess!
I never saw my hero play, Buddy Rich.
I think seeing him at 20 would have inspired me to buy a guitar!

 

[Hornbein]

 

[Astronuc]

Peter J. Malmsjö - Autumn wind​

Stroll in Autumn Wind​

 

[pinball1970]

Peter J. Malmsjö - Autumn wind​

Stroll in Autumn Wind​

Just the images make me want to listen to this. It's on my list!

 

[BWV]

 

[Hornbein]

 

[pinball1970]

It warms the cockles of my heart to see young kids playing Jazz.

 

[pinball1970]

This is a level.

 

[Hornbein]

Akane Nakashima plays Body and Soul. Good Lord.

 

[Hornbein]

Swing! Yukari Nishimura on sax.

 

[Hornbein]

My favorite musician in the whole world. Right now she's playing a solo gig at Hon Atsugi cabin. I went to one of those last year. Best concert I have ever attended. Well worth the five hours on the Metro.

 

[Hornbein]

My favorite drummer. I had no idea he could do this. He's even better at big band than Senri Kawaguchi.



When I saw Dennis the slickest thing he did was retard with one hand while keeping a steady rhythm with the other.

 

[Hornbein]

 

[pinball1970]

My favorite drummer. I had no idea he could do this. He's even better at big band than Senri Kawaguchi.



When I saw Dennis the slickest thing he did was retard with one hand while keeping a steady rhythm with the other.

Horrible snare sound and he murdered Dancing men at the same concert.

 

[pinball1970]

Talking of Dancing Men

 

[pinball1970]

My favorite drummer. I had no idea he could do this. He's even better at big band than Senri Kawaguchi.



When I saw Dennis the slickest thing he did was retard with one hand while keeping a steady rhythm with the other.

Ah he actually goes into Dancing men after this. Yeah, hated it.

 

[Hornbein]

Like Hiromi Uehara with more swing.

 

[pinball1970]

 

[pinball1970]

Like Hiromi Uehara with more swing.

That totally makes up for Dennis Chambers.

 

[pinball1970]

That totally makes up for Dennis Chambers.

2.40 look at that left hand! Wow. Loved it.

 

[pinball1970]

That totally makes up for Dennis Chambers.

4.03 Right hand, classical training, finesse. Left hand jazz madness, left foot, steady bass drum, great sound. 24 inch Ludwig. Buddy would approve.

 

[pinball1970]

Like Hiromi Uehara with more swing.

12.48 Her foot is still playing that bass drum. Technique, PURE music, style, humour, talent in spades and I have only watched her for less than 20 minutes!
One of my favourite posts from you on this thread.
Hail Dorothy!