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Maz

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Fnaar

Fnaar

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Hmm...Maz, you're not a jazz fan? ;)

Check this out... exhilarating music, phenomenal dancing (I may have posted this before sometime...) and the guy who starts off playing the piano (Slim Gaillard...one of life's natural geniuses, I bought him a drink once, y'know, and had a chat at the bar.... he was a fascinating person, and amazingly talented on any instrument you could care to mention)


View: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=TlQ-CxoxQnM


The clip is a bit non-PC these days (it's from a film called Hellzapoppin'... which was also a stage show... the black peeps are servants/drivers/chefs etc) and the white guys (Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellzapoppin') are putting on a show at a country house....

Be amazed! (or not...whatever rings your bell!) :smile:
 

Maz

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Fnaar said:
Hmm...Maz, you're not a jazz fan? ;)
Maybe I'm confusing Jazz with Improv, but it just seems a bit too random to me. I'll check out the links at home later and give you my honest opinion.
 
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Fnaar

Fnaar

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Maz said:
Maybe I'm confusing Jazz with Improv, but it just seems a bit too random to me. I'll check out the links at home later and give you my honest opinion.

I don't like any old jazz, I guess (a freind once palyed me a Norwegian jazz violinist...didn't do it for me...) but it's the 20th Century's classical music, as far as I'm concerned... here's another fave:


View: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=U4FAKRpUCYY&feature=related
 

galaxy1

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Jazz has got to be the best thing since sliced bread followed by world music .Who was the Norweian jazz violinist?Could be interesting.
 
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Fnaar

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galaxy1 said:
Jazz has got to be the best thing since sliced bread followed by world music .Who was the Norweian jazz violinist?Could be interesting.
To be honest, I can't remember who it was, it was years ago... jazz and violine (Yehudi Menuhin etc) really don't do it for me, I'm afraid! Brass, drums, bass and piano... sorted!
 

beancounter

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Recommend me some easy going jazz.

For reference, I really like Vince Guaraldi.

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That Slim G is a classic Fnaar... I saw it first post around and it was a real 'freshener'.
I quite like Horace Silver, Lee Morgan - the Blue Note lot... Here for those interested.

Meade Lux Lewis, Albert Ammonds - all great stuff, through to Buddy Rich and all the big band drummers. College was punctuated by Donald Bird, Grover Washington - Also, Theolonius Monk LP borrowing from Chelsea public library was a must - even if the stuff was a complete and utter mystery to me...:biggrin:

Chris Barber circa 1973 also...;)
 

galaxy1

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fusionfusionfusionfusionetc when jazz met up with rock for a drink. Some chick corea is pretty mellowish.Two of my favorite albums at the moment are Spain and Spain Again by Michel Camilo and Tomatito .Jazz Piano and Flamenco guitar.On them we have easy going and more hectic.I'd recommend them.
 
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