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[Pragi]

Orlando Julius & The Heliocentrics - "In The Middle"

Orlando Julius is one of the heroes of Nigerian music. A saxophonist, singer and songwriter, he began fusing African influences with American R&B and soul in the 60s.

 

Edited May 8, 2020 by Pragi

[Pragi]

17 hours ago, Wibbles said:

Africa meets Germany meets Japanese silver boxes:

 

This is the kind of music  I like most- no limits .

Edited May 9, 2020 by Pragi

[Notes_Norton]

Sometimes I just need a little Thelonious Monk

"Well You Needn't" - Thelonious Monk

 

Edited May 9, 2020 by Notes_Norton

[Pragi]

7 hours ago, Notes_Norton said:

Sometimes I just need a little Thelonious Monk

"Well You Needn't" - Thelonious Monk

 

Good to have a Monk for the personal health  .?

Edited May 9, 2020 by Pragi

[Pragi]

Tony Allen - Asiko

Tony Oladipo Allen (12 August 1940 – 30 April 2020) was a Nigerian drummer, composer, and songwriter who lived and worked in Paris, France. Allen was the drummer and musical director of Fela Kuti's band Africa '70 from 1968 to 1979.

 

[57Gregy]

My cousins Ryan and Atom Parks' band, Hologram Hug.

 

Kinda trippy.

Edited May 9, 2020 by 57Gregy

[Notes_Norton]

"Blue Rondo ala Turk" - Dave Brubeck Quartet

When I was a kid we played at a Muscular Dystrophy telethon. We played right before the Dave Brubeck Quartet. Backstage after the gig, Paul Desmond the sax player was very kind and encouraging to this teenage sax player just cutting his gigging teeth. We played during the commercial break so we didn't get on TV (mom was disappointed) but we loved the experience anyway.

This tune for me is infectious. When it goes from 9/8 to 4/4 it makes the swing seem even more intense, and Paul's alto sax lines are just brilliant (the rest of the band excels too)

 

Edited May 9, 2020 by Notes_Norton

[Notes_Norton]

Since Little Richard just died, I thought listening to his pre-rock 'n' roll blues album would be a nice tribute.

 

Edited May 10, 2020 by Notes_Norton

[Mesh]

This is an excellent album and played with such fluidity....a true master (CGP). 

 

 

 

Edited May 11, 2020 by Mesh

[Notes_Norton]

I met Chet in the late 1980s or early 1990s. He said that he really wanted to be a jazz guitarist, but he knew which side of his bread the butter was on.

I think many career musicians find that the genre of music we are successful at chooses us. In retrospect, it's probably the right one for us too.

Chet was "one with the guitar", a very talented player in any genre he tried.

Here is Jon Hendrick's  take on a Neil Hefti/Count Basie song.

Lil' Darlin - Jon Hendricks and Company

 

 

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typos

[Wibbles]

20 minutes ago, pwalpwal said:

like anti-prog ?

I'm in favour of that. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

... waits for the backlash from tiresome proggers.

Edited May 11, 2020 by Wibbles

[Mesh]

28 minutes ago, Wibbles said:

I'm in favour of that. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

... waits for the backlash from tiresome proggers.

[Wibbles]

5 hours ago, Mesh said:

And yet they manage to find time for a 15 minute keyboard solo.

[Wibbles]

Genius or insanity or both. Who needs a guitar when an electric rake will do instead?

 

[Notes_Norton]

IMHO Kenny Burrell is a very nice guitar player. I found him indirectly through Stanley Turrentine (sax) and Jimmy Smith (organ) many years ago. I liked his improv ideas, his tone, and his comping.

Midnight Blue (full album) - Kenny Burrell

 

 

 

[Pragi]

Medium Medium - Hungry So Angry 

 

[Mesh]

Oh yeah!!! 

 

[Pragi]

Zakk Sabbath - War Pigs

 

[Notes_Norton]

If there ever was a heavy metal symphony this is it. Prokofiev himself described it as 'iron and steel.'

It's not subtle, it attacks and affronts the listener, the dissonances are grating, and it's the closed 'classical' thing I know of to heavy metal. It was interesting at first and the more I listened to it, the more I liked it.

Symphony #2 in D minor -  Sergey Prokofiev - Neeme Jarvi conducting the Royal Scottish Orchestra

 

Edited May 13, 2020 by Notes_Norton

[Pragi]

Wes Montgomery -Airegin

Wes Montgomery was known for an unusual technique of plucking the strings with the side of his thumb and his extensive use of octaves, which gave him a distinctive sound.