http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUzFbT5JT1M (Coltrane/Dolphy - "Impressions")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6WwuxqXPOg (Coltrane - "Naima" (easier to listen to than "Impressions"))
Oh, and if you're a closed-minded pop-listener who isn't in for anything that isn't three-chord pop: best not look and best not respond.
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And then there's Afro Blue: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPleeHBOE0E
I love classic Jazz.
Now thanks to satellite radio I finally have the chance to enjoy this type of music. Before there wasn't one single station here in New York that played this type of Jazz 24/7 despite the fact that this city became a Mecca for Jazz musicians in the early 1900s.
For the past decade all FM radio stations ended up becoming mainstream followers of either adult contemporary, classic rock, alternative, country or latin.
Now I listen Classic Jazz at work, and trust me when I say that it relaxes me and helps me get through an stressful day.
Now thanks to satellite radio I finally have the chance to enjoy this type of music. Before there wasn't one single station here in New York that played this type of Jazz 24/7 despite the fact that this city became a Mecca for Jazz musicians in the early 1900s.
For the past decade all FM radio stations ended up becoming mainstream followers of either adult contemporary, classic rock, alternative, country or latin.
Now I listen Classic Jazz at work, and trust me when I say that it relaxes me and helps me get through an stressful day.
Well, to be really exact, this is not what is considered "classic jazz". Classic Jazz refers to swing and bebop, while this is post-bop (Afro Blue and Naima) and even early free jazz (Impressions). However, the bottom line is that it's great music.
I'd say that while music could be 'better', this is pretty sweet stuff. The kind of people I'd like to jam with.
Oh yeah! You'd have to die first, though. I guess that'd be well worth it though.
The pianist (McCoy Tyner) is still alive; since he isn't the guy for extremely complicated piano playing, I think Trane might be inclined to let me have a shot at filling in for him :-)
My dream-group would be something like:
John Coltrane - Tenor and Soprano Sax
Eric Dolphy - Flute, Alto Sax, Bass Clarinet
Thomas Quinn - Piano (dream on, dream on...)
Elvin Jones - Drums
Reggie Workman - Bass
Jimmy Garrison - Bass
Ah yeah, blissful dreams...
The pianist (McCoy Tyner) is still alive; since he isn't the guy for extremely complicated piano playing, I think Trane might be inclined to let me have a shot at filling in for him :-)
My dream-group would be something like:
John Coltrane - Tenor and Soprano Sax
Eric Dolphy - Flute, Alto Sax, Bass Clarinet
Thomas Quinn - Piano (dream on, dream on...)
Elvin Jones - Drums
Reggie Workman - Bass
Jimmy Garrison - Bass
Ah yeah, blissful dreams...
- Does music get any better than this???
Yes, absolutely. Anything done with elaboration and work is better than that.
It's just a pretty easy jam, anybody who can actually play an instrument could do something like that... you just need the backing rhythm section, and that's pretty much it.
Cheers
Yes, absolutely. Anything done with elaboration and work is better than that.
It's just a pretty easy jam, anybody who can actually play an instrument could do something like that... you just need the backing rhythm section, and that's pretty much it.
Cheers
I'm not a Jazz buff, but I do enjoy the genre a lot.
Whether it's swing style like Glenn Miller, Ella Fitzgerald, or quite simply traditional instrumental, Jazz is one of the most fascinating and musically crafted genres out there.
Whether it's swing style like Glenn Miller, Ella Fitzgerald, or quite simply traditional instrumental, Jazz is one of the most fascinating and musically crafted genres out there.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]M a t i a s M a y<h6><i>QZ's Rainmaker wrote: [/QUOTENAME]- Does music get any better than this???
Yes, absolutely. Anything done with elaboration and work is better than that.
It's just a pretty easy jam, anybody who can actually play an instrument could do something like that... you just need the backing rhythm section, and that's pretty much it.
Cheers[/QUOTE]
Although I initially wanted to say I wouldn't dignify this post with a reply, I changed my mind, as that itself would be a reply. And since I've already said this much, I might as well reply.
Please, don't talk crap about something you know nothing about. Improvising in pentatonic scales with a rock band is much different and much less complicated than jazz improv. Jazz is the hardest musical genre to fully understand, because it breaks all the rules - yet it sounds musical. Admit it... Jazz is WAY over your head.
You've been making musically arrogant posts like this for many months now. Tell me, who are your top five musical influences? How close are you to understanding what they were all about? From this I can maybe get a decent understanding of where you are right now on your musical journey.
Yes, absolutely. Anything done with elaboration and work is better than that.
It's just a pretty easy jam, anybody who can actually play an instrument could do something like that... you just need the backing rhythm section, and that's pretty much it.
Cheers[/QUOTE]
Although I initially wanted to say I wouldn't dignify this post with a reply, I changed my mind, as that itself would be a reply. And since I've already said this much, I might as well reply.
Please, don't talk crap about something you know nothing about. Improvising in pentatonic scales with a rock band is much different and much less complicated than jazz improv. Jazz is the hardest musical genre to fully understand, because it breaks all the rules - yet it sounds musical. Admit it... Jazz is WAY over your head.
You've been making musically arrogant posts like this for many months now. Tell me, who are your top five musical influences? How close are you to understanding what they were all about? From this I can maybe get a decent understanding of where you are right now on your musical journey.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Sir GH<br><h6>ah yeah</h6> wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]M a t i a s M a y<h6><i>QZ's Rainmaker wrote: [/QUOTENAME]- Does music get any better than this???
Yes, absolutely. Anything done with elaboration and work is better than that.
It's just a pretty easy jam, anybody who can actually play an instrument could do something like that... you just need the backing rhythm section, and that's pretty much it.
Cheers[/QUOTE]
Although I initially wanted to say I wouldn't dignify this post with a reply, I changed my mind, as that itself would be a reply. And since I've already said this much, I might as well reply.
Please, don't talk crap about something you know nothing about. Improvising in pentatonic scales with a rock band is much different and much less complicated than jazz improv. Jazz is the hardest musical genre to fully understand, because it breaks all the rules - yet it sounds musical. Admit it... Jazz is WAY over your head.
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I'll admit to that, and proudly!! While I love music that is vocally complicated (since I'm a vocalist by training and experience and so that's primarily what I'm listening for in any type of music...the lead voice if it's not a vocalist), I just can't focus on jazz. I generally need music or something around to help me think while I'm doing other things, and I can't do that with jazz. I might like it more if I had more knowledge of music theory, but I got short-changed on that in my acadmic career as yet.
That being said...I did appreciate the links for what they were. :-) Excellent stuff musically. Just because I didn't understand what they were doing doesn't mean it wasn't good.
Thanks for the links, Caspar
Yes, absolutely. Anything done with elaboration and work is better than that.
It's just a pretty easy jam, anybody who can actually play an instrument could do something like that... you just need the backing rhythm section, and that's pretty much it.
Cheers[/QUOTE]
Although I initially wanted to say I wouldn't dignify this post with a reply, I changed my mind, as that itself would be a reply. And since I've already said this much, I might as well reply.
Please, don't talk crap about something you know nothing about. Improvising in pentatonic scales with a rock band is much different and much less complicated than jazz improv. Jazz is the hardest musical genre to fully understand, because it breaks all the rules - yet it sounds musical. Admit it... Jazz is WAY over your head.
[/QUOTE]
I'll admit to that, and proudly!! While I love music that is vocally complicated (since I'm a vocalist by training and experience and so that's primarily what I'm listening for in any type of music...the lead voice if it's not a vocalist), I just can't focus on jazz. I generally need music or something around to help me think while I'm doing other things, and I can't do that with jazz. I might like it more if I had more knowledge of music theory, but I got short-changed on that in my acadmic career as yet.
That being said...I did appreciate the links for what they were. :-) Excellent stuff musically. Just because I didn't understand what they were doing doesn't mean it wasn't good.
Thanks for the links, Caspar
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Sir GH<br><h6>ah yeah</h6> wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]M a t i a s M a y<h6><i>QZ's Rainmaker wrote: [/QUOTENAME]- Does music get any better than this???
Yes, absolutely. Anything done with elaboration and work is better than that.
It's just a pretty easy jam, anybody who can actually play an instrument could do something like that... you just need the backing rhythm section, and that's pretty much it.
Cheers[/QUOTE]
Although I initially wanted to say I wouldn't dignify this post with a reply, I changed my mind, as that itself would be a reply. And since I've already said this much, I might as well reply.
Please, don't talk crap about something you know nothing about. Improvising in pentatonic scales with a rock band is much different and much less complicated than jazz improv. Jazz is the hardest musical genre to fully understand, because it breaks all the rules - yet it sounds musical. Admit it... Jazz is WAY over your head.
You've been making musically arrogant posts like this for many months now. Tell me, who are your top five musical influences? How close are you to understanding what they were all about? From this I can maybe get a decent understanding of where you are right now on your musical journey.
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^---Nothing but the truth. Jazz is an amazing genre. Glad to see fans of it around here. :)
Yes, absolutely. Anything done with elaboration and work is better than that.
It's just a pretty easy jam, anybody who can actually play an instrument could do something like that... you just need the backing rhythm section, and that's pretty much it.
Cheers[/QUOTE]
Although I initially wanted to say I wouldn't dignify this post with a reply, I changed my mind, as that itself would be a reply. And since I've already said this much, I might as well reply.
Please, don't talk crap about something you know nothing about. Improvising in pentatonic scales with a rock band is much different and much less complicated than jazz improv. Jazz is the hardest musical genre to fully understand, because it breaks all the rules - yet it sounds musical. Admit it... Jazz is WAY over your head.
You've been making musically arrogant posts like this for many months now. Tell me, who are your top five musical influences? How close are you to understanding what they were all about? From this I can maybe get a decent understanding of where you are right now on your musical journey.
[/QUOTE]
^---Nothing but the truth. Jazz is an amazing genre. Glad to see fans of it around here. :)
You guys should really get into DEVO
Whip it.
Ok, to address the above stuff Matias and Sir GH are on about -
Jazz is something you can almost 'fake', doing bastardized little jazz runs that one might've picked up here and there. But to be really, *really* good at it, you have to be a pretty damn flexible musician. I'd rate it just as tricky, if not trickier to understand than all that neo-classical stuff.
I can't really keep up with the crazy chords one usually finds in jazz, but I can usually figure out something sweet with the bass, or pretty rudimentary little solos (the kind you play if you've got an Epiphone Casino. Haha).
Ok, to address the above stuff Matias and Sir GH are on about -
Jazz is something you can almost 'fake', doing bastardized little jazz runs that one might've picked up here and there. But to be really, *really* good at it, you have to be a pretty damn flexible musician. I'd rate it just as tricky, if not trickier to understand than all that neo-classical stuff.
I can't really keep up with the crazy chords one usually finds in jazz, but I can usually figure out something sweet with the bass, or pretty rudimentary little solos (the kind you play if you've got an Epiphone Casino. Haha).
Not bad! Thanks for the links.
I enjoyed that. I was expecting not to but just shut my brain up and listened.