Author Topic: Jazz.. (Read 32159 times)

Filler. · « **Reply #120 on:** March 10, 2011, 09:23:16 pm »

Holdsworth seems to be the master of cheesy jazz guitar tho no? Awful one dimensional wankery to me and I'm a Zappa fan. Is the joy and wit limited by his technical ability? One for purists I guess. One not for purists of course is Sir Richard Bishop, hated by all at Wire Magazine.

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Espresso Bar · « **Reply #121 on:** March 12, 2011, 07:11:01 pm »

Let's Get Lost - A film by Bruce Weber

Chet Baker Let's Get Lost Bruce Weber Part 1

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KERRYKOP · « **Reply #122 on:** March 13, 2011, 02:59:13 pm »

Quote from: zen on March 10, 2011, 08:26:34 pm

Absolutely love 'Headhunters' and 'Secrets' by Herbie Hancock, true 1970's, funky jazz. Purists would say it isn't really 'true' jazz, but well worth a listen.

Ya wouldn't class it as Jazz really more fusion/funk. I prefer 'Secrets' especially 'People Music", quality.

eAyeAddio · « **Reply #123 on:** March 14, 2011, 02:24:54 am »

Did somebody mention jazz funk.....?

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The China Fox · « **Reply #124 on:** March 28, 2011, 04:17:55 pm »

Quote from: Filler. on February 5, 2011, 10:18:53 pm

Jazz doesn't get the exposure it deserves in the mainstream - JazzFM for instance is cheesy beyond belief. Our casual aural universe hears jazz on a very particular level - one that's chilled, cozy, inoffensive and friendly. It gets used to advertise Levi jeans etc. More often than not it's dull. At the other end, It's surrounded by a sometimes impenetrably stuffy intellectualism that naturally puts people off. Another reason that jazz is sometimes difficult to get a hold off is that musicians move all over the place and don't set themselves up as a 'band' or unit that is the main currency in pop and rock. Not so much anyway.

Couldn't agree more. I play a bit of Jazz on the side and love aspects of the genre, yet too often you can only hear cheesy, overindulgent bollocks perpetuated by a very exclusive group. Some bitterness here perhaps. And yet there is so much going on which is fantastic, which doesn't get the exposure it deserves.
For original recordings, few can beat the great Django Reinhardt, torchbearer of the Gypsy Jazz tradition. Jazz with drive. A real early influence on my own guitar playstyle, and something I keep coming back to.

Django Reinhardt - Django's Tiger (on the chord changes to Tiger Rag)

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Django Reinhardt - Georgia on My Mind

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For more modern taste, developments in Electro Swing, fusion of early jazz swing with modern sensibilities.

Caravan Palace - Jolie Coquine

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Parov Stelar - Catgroove

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Butcher Knife Roberto · « **Reply #125 on:** March 28, 2011, 09:31:33 pm »

Quote from: Filler. on March 10, 2011, 09:23:16 pm

Holdsworth seems to be the master of cheesy jazz guitar tho no? Awful one dimensional wankery to me and I'm a Zappa fan.

Oh no no, he's got far more in his locker than cheesy guitar. Yeah he plays really fucking fast at times (Vai and Malmsteen fans take note, there's fast playing then there's Allan Holdsworth...) but if you read about his influences he's entirely influenced by jazz horn players like Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, etc. He wants the guitar to 'freak out' like a sax player does when they are really going for it, and he actually doesn't count any guitar players as influences. He's lumped in with the rock 'shredders' only out of convenience, there is something far more complex and thoughtful coming out of Holdsworth's music than merely shredding, it's entirely unique. His book 'Just for the Curious' outlines his take on music theory in staggering detail, the guy is a true genius and was using fast playing as a tool of expression years before your 80's hair metal shredders. In terms of pure technical ability no one comes anywhere near the guy, he's on a different planet entirely.

But yes, some of his work can be a bit challenging to listen to, and to be honest I don't think Holdsworth would have it any other way. I'll have a nose about the interweb for some of his stuff and attempt to embed it later...

Popcorn · « **Reply #126 on:** March 28, 2011, 09:34:56 pm »

Fucking love Catgroove

eAyeAddio · « **Reply #127 on:** April 1, 2011, 01:32:05 am »

Dig this:

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RedmeisterOZ · « **Reply #128 on:** April 25, 2011, 03:03:29 am »

Might get in the wrong hands on the coolest song thread

Les McCann: 'The Harlem Buck Dance Strut' (1973)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1CwgyzXMNk

Espresso Bar · « **Reply #129 on:** May 8, 2011, 04:50:41 pm »

Great movie / documentary

Watch in full

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RedmeisterOZ · « **Reply #130 on:** July 31, 2011, 03:54:54 am »

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RedmeisterOZ · « **Reply #131 on:** August 8, 2011, 12:26:32 pm »

Karl Seglem Quintet: in Nantes, France 2008

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/r644SP0_Yv0?version=3&" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/r644SP0_Yv0?version=3&</a>

RedmeisterOZ · « **Reply #132 on:** August 9, 2011, 01:13:49 pm »

Contemporary Noise Sextet: 'Zero Gravity'

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eAyeAddio · « **Reply #133 on:** August 9, 2011, 01:41:52 pm »

Perfect for the month of August..

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RedmeisterOZ · « **Reply #134 on:** August 19, 2011, 02:06:53 pm »

Yusef Lateef: "Like It Is"

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Not Bob · « **Reply #135 on:** August 19, 2011, 05:29:28 pm »

Quote from: zen on March 10, 2011, 08:26:34 pm

Absolutely love 'Headhunters' and 'Secrets' by Herbie Hancock, true 1970's, funky jazz. Purists would say it isn't really 'true' jazz, but well worth a listen.

For guitar jazz you've got your early Django Reinhardt as well as greats such as John McLaughlin and Larry Coryell, but for me the master is Allan Holdsworth. Completely unlistenable to some, an enlightened but troubled genius to others. I would recommend 'Fred' as a starter fro ten, the solo on it is a technical tour-de-force and unlike anything I've ever heard being played on a guitar before.

For me, no one even comes close to Grant Green's melodies on the guitar. I'm a huge Django fan, and I 'borrow' a lot of his style (the minor 6th chords, the gypsy strumming, etc) for my own music, but Grant Green is just a simple genius.

On another note (see what I did there?), after a visit to the doctor where I was told I have the lungs of a 77 year old man, I picked up a trumpet. Hopefully I can make some sweet Jazz tones in a few years, myself, all the while repairing my old-man-lungs.

RedmeisterOZ · « **Reply #136 on:** December 19, 2011, 11:51:50 am »

Warning: this topic has not been posted in for at least 120 days.
Precisely.
Weather Report - 'Boogie Woogie Waltz' (1973)

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RedmeisterOZ · « **Reply #137 on:** December 19, 2011, 12:27:08 pm »

Was looking for a clip of Lady Gaga dressed as an Ostrich, but choose this.
Oscar Peterson and Count Basie: 'Slow Blues"

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meff · « **Reply #138 on:** December 19, 2011, 03:52:11 pm »

Time signature(s) on the back of a postcard please.

Nic France hits them pots and pans really hard.. Jazz's Jimmy Chamberlain

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RedmeisterOZ · « **Reply #139 on:** February 5, 2012, 04:03:56 am »

'St. James Infirmary Blues' - Bob French's Original Tuxedo Jazz Band

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RedmeisterOZ · « **Reply #140 on:** April 15, 2012, 10:19:36 am »

Rudresh Mahanthappa's Indo-Pak Coalition: 'Apti' (2008)

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RedmeisterOZ · « **Reply #141 on:** January 4, 2013, 12:26:37 pm »

'Lotus' - The Elysian Spring (from Glass Flowers) 1969
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1l9WHdudd2Q&list=PL9ED2B8F5C2B1B9D9

sinnermichael · « **Reply #142 on:** February 5, 2013, 05:18:32 pm »

really enjoyed "dancing on the edge" last night on bbc2 about a 50's jazz band. the soundtrack is boss too.

eAyeAddio · « **Reply #143 on:** February 5, 2013, 10:04:20 pm »

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Filler. · « **Reply #144 on:** February 6, 2013, 07:26:42 pm »

This recent clip of Roscoe Mitchell of Art Ensemble of Chicago was linked recently in a Stewart Lee article here. I have about 3/4 of an inch of Art Ensemble stuff... and I really need far more. Sometimes it's like having your spine played as a piano...

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I'll be listening to the rest of this thread tonight... but this... this is just over two minutes of sit down, watch, fall in love brilliance. Even my near 3 year old seemed transfixed.

Yorkykopite · « **Reply #145 on:** February 7, 2013, 09:53:17 am »

Nice stuff Filler.

How about the great Lester Bowie, formerly of the Art Ensemble, and here blowing his horn with LB's Brass Fantasy?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ney1VWrcyw

RedmeisterOZ · « **Reply #146 on:** February 15, 2013, 12:31:08 am »

'Russell & Elliot', Yusef Lateef (1969)

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lastbaron · « **Reply #147 on:** February 15, 2013, 01:23:26 am »

Just listened to Charles Mingus' The Black Saint and the Killer Lady. Simply Brilliant!

Trada · « **Reply #148 on:** February 15, 2013, 01:59:35 am »

What is Acid Jazz?

I need to know so I can sound good when its picked on pointless.

dave 5516 · « **Reply #149 on:** February 15, 2013, 02:08:30 am »

Just listening to Moanin from the Blues And Roots lp by Charlie Mingus.

eAyeAddio · « **Reply #150 on:** February 15, 2013, 02:23:58 pm »

Blue Train - John Coltrane

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rafathegaffa83 · « **Reply #151 on:** April 27, 2013, 02:58:36 pm »

Been enjoying this Bossa Nova/Brazilian Jazz classic the past few days. The title track is fantastic

Komic · « **Reply #152 on:** April 28, 2013, 08:58:23 am »

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Loving this cover, very poignant after watching Treme

vagabond · « **Reply #153 on:** June 11, 2013, 09:34:14 am »

Sitting back to some Joey DeFrancesco trio, a feast for the ears

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RedmeisterOZ · « **Reply #154 on:** September 3, 2013, 09:52:47 am »

John Zorn 'Jazz in Marciac' Live 2010

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RedmeisterOZ · « **Reply #155 on:** September 3, 2013, 10:02:43 am »

Quote from: Trada on February 15, 2013, 01:59:35 am

What is Acid Jazz?

I need to know so I can sound good when its picked on pointless.

Acid Jazz is the same as normal 'Jazz' but the performers can wear, if they choose, smart primary colour pants when playing.

vagabond · « **Reply #156 on:** September 3, 2013, 10:05:13 am »

Quote from: RedmeisterOZ on September 3, 2013, 09:52:47 am

John Zorn 'Jazz in Marciac' Live 2010

This is an outstanding performance. Love John Zorn.

dave 5516 · « **Reply #157 on:** September 3, 2013, 08:48:04 pm »

Bock to Bock - Wes Montgomery

Is there another form that uses the vibes as much as jazz? I can't think of one.I love the way Montgomery is in the background and allows all the other musicians in with him to show off their chops.
Beautiful piece.

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vagabond · « **Reply #158 on:** October 5, 2013, 02:13:23 am »

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Boy, Erroll is, and with no exaggeration, a genius. Beautiful work, so good that I'm incapable of not paying attention.

Filler. · « **Reply #159 on:** November 14, 2013, 11:51:54 pm »

This took me over today: Fucking glorious.

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