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What jazz are you listening to right now?
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steve_bank
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Sit back in a comfortable chair with a glass of wine and put on the headphones. Heard it on our local jazz station. What was called jazz fusion.
Live version.
Live version.
I was listening to my Oscar Peterson vinyl yesterday, and ended up having a look at his discography on Allmusic. I sorted by rating and discovered that the following is his most prized live recording:
I had a listen on Spotify and enjoyed it, but with Peterson it's all good to me. Rapid fire piano with swing.
I had a listen on Spotify and enjoyed it, but with Peterson it's all good to me. Rapid fire piano with swing.
Tharmas
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Here's some Oscar Peterson I've always enjoyed (with Stephanne Grapelli and Joe Pass):
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Really? Maybe its just because of where I live, but he seems to be pretty well respected by the jazz fans I know. Is this just one of those "commercially successful = sold out" kind of things?
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He's in my collection.
I bought myself a 60 dollar ticket to this show in my basement tonight. Live Oscar Peterson from near the end of his career.
I also picked up this one and listened this afternoon. I enjoyed it quite a bit.
I'm not sure if this Youtube is the exact disc, as apparently they did a few together.
I also picked up this one and listened this afternoon. I enjoyed it quite a bit.
I'm not sure if this Youtube is the exact disc, as apparently they did a few together.
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Very interesting. I have a fair collection of Count Basie. I think of him as primarily a classic swing band but mixed in with elements of Kansas City boogie woogie, so these duets with Peterson surprise me. I’ll have to expand my collection!
Swing (The World Is Mad):
Boogie:
That's the beauty of having read Ted Gioia's History of Jazz. I knew I'd heard Basie before but couldn't recall what he was like. I did know he was a bigger name, though, and that it was likely a nice record.
With two pianos I imagine they were forced to temper their respective styles a bit.
I re-organized my vinyl yesterday, pulling out any records I wasn't that interested in from my record case. With a little space to breathe in there I re-discovered this title from Stan Getz. I'm not sure how I feel about it. Getz was talented but it's a little too smooth for me. Maybe it'd hit better if I was sitting in a cafe on some island.
These days I'm wanting my jazz records to wake me up.
These days I'm wanting my jazz records to wake me up.
steve_bank
Diabetic retinopathy and poor eyesight. Typos ...
When Miles Davis saw the money being made at large rock conceits he morphed his music several times as a commercial success. Bitches' Brew. In the day called jazz rock fusion.
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Miles Runs the Voodoo Down
Provided to YouTube by Columbia/LegacyMiles Runs the Voodoo Down · Miles Davis · Wayne Shorter · Bennie Maupin · John McLaughlin · Chick Corea · Joe Zawinul ...
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Miles Davis - Spanish Key
Miles Davis - Spanish KeyFrom the album Bitches BrewColumbia Records 1970If you like the music, please support the artists by BUYING IT.
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It's hardly Arena Rock.When Miles Davis saw the money being made at large rock conceits he morphed his music several times as a commercial success. Bitches' Brew. In the day called jazz rock fusion.
Miles Runs the Voodoo Down
Provided to YouTube by Columbia/LegacyMiles Runs the Voodoo Down · Miles Davis · Wayne Shorter · Bennie Maupin · John McLaughlin · Chick Corea · Joe Zawinul ...
Miles Davis - Spanish Key
Miles Davis - Spanish KeyFrom the album Bitches BrewColumbia Records 1970If you like the music, please support the artists by BUYING IT.
I don't have the energy to track down videos of all the records I've bought lately, but here's a rundown:
I saw Cowell (an underrated pianist) at The Village Vanguard in 2015, so was thrilled to come across one of his records. Rare stuff.
- Oscar Peterson and Ella Fitzgerald
- Oscar Peterson and Herb Ellis
- Oscar Peterson and Milt Jackson
- Oscar Peterson and Roy Eldridge
- Oscar Peterson Trio at the Concertgebouw
- Stanley Cowell - Illusion Suite
- Cannonball Adderley - Jubilation - a compilation of his early recordings
I saw Cowell (an underrated pianist) at The Village Vanguard in 2015, so was thrilled to come across one of his records. Rare stuff.
A few stories about the show of his I saw.
On the day we were seeing him I ran into him in the Chelsea market near Greenwich Village. I introduced myself but was so starstruck (and caffeinated) I didn't know what to say, and let him 'get on with this day'.
During part of the show that night he was playing the interior of the piano, and Lorraine Gordon, the wife of the original owner of the club, in her nineties and with dementia, could be heard at the back of the club complaining that 'that asshole is going to break the piano'.
We only saw the first set as we were getting up early to try to get tickets to the late show the next day, but Cowell closed the first set with a song where he played finger piano called 'Let's Do This'. It was one of the more memorable moments I've experienced in live music. A few times during the song he let out a kind of scowling.. 'Let's do this thang'.
A couple years later he recorded the song on an album:
He was a widely respected and influential pianist, and played with some notable names, but made his living teaching music at Rutgers University in New Jersey.
On the day we were seeing him I ran into him in the Chelsea market near Greenwich Village. I introduced myself but was so starstruck (and caffeinated) I didn't know what to say, and let him 'get on with this day'.
During part of the show that night he was playing the interior of the piano, and Lorraine Gordon, the wife of the original owner of the club, in her nineties and with dementia, could be heard at the back of the club complaining that 'that asshole is going to break the piano'.
We only saw the first set as we were getting up early to try to get tickets to the late show the next day, but Cowell closed the first set with a song where he played finger piano called 'Let's Do This'. It was one of the more memorable moments I've experienced in live music. A few times during the song he let out a kind of scowling.. 'Let's do this thang'.
A couple years later he recorded the song on an album:
He was a widely respected and influential pianist, and played with some notable names, but made his living teaching music at Rutgers University in New Jersey.
steve_bank
Diabetic retinopathy and poor eyesight. Typos ...
Heard part of this on out jazz station today. KUOW Seattle is online for streaming.
Cannonball Adderly live
Cannonball Adderly live