Never really listened to a lot of Louie. I kind of started in the middle with bebop and went forward from there. It's only recently that I've started to go backwards and pay more attention to swing and traditional guys like Lester Young ,Coleman Hawkins, and Sidney Bechet (because I'm a sax player). I'm sure I'll get around to listening to Louie more seriously but I haven't yet. It's not like I've never listened to him, but I haven't really studied or devoted a lot of time to his music like I have others.
gotcha cannonball. for me, and i don't "study" music, he transcends the trumpet and jazz music. to think what a big star he was in a time of such bigotry and how everything he touched was full of joy yet perfectly tinged with enough melancholy to make it feel real. he may be the greatest artist this country has ever known. he is as important sociopolitically as he is to the history of music.
I'm a huge fan of Jean-Luc Ponty and his work with the Mahavishnu Orchestra, and with Frank Zappa. The guy is amazing. I saw him play with both Mahavishnu and FZ in nice venues. Mahavishnu in an old single screen movie theater... Ponty was fantastic, weaving solos with McLaughlin that were out of this world, and I thought the ceiling was going to come down, and with the Mothers at the old Music Hall, which had great acoustics.
Charles Mingus Eric Dolphy Rashaan Roland Kirk Max Roach Dannie Richmond Buddy Rich Also, if you've never heard Money Jungle, I suggest you find it.
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And he also had to deal with the "minstrel" "house ***" labels from the black community. People are now listing vocalists but no mention of Sarah Vaughan is blaspheme. There has never been a vocalist like her. Never will be. I heart her. Also, Love Supreme trumps all from the Trane.
My favorite vocalist is Nancy Wilson. And more currently, I really dig Kurt Elling. There's a book about the making of that album written by Ashley Kahn. He also wrote a book on the making of Kind of Blue. Both are good reads. There's another one he wrote called "The House that Trane Built" which is about the relationship between Coltrane and Impulse Records but I haven't read that one yet. Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra did a big band version of A Love Supreme which is a pretty cool recording.
have to agree getz is the man: <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/gblFLC-FKbc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> have you listened to preservation hall out of new orleans? it's dixieland but lots of it is awesome. Sounds better in person but if you get the chance and are in new orleans highly recommend going to the 'preservation hall' Here is a sample: <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/b7M8ZkQma3I" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> It's classic go around the room trombone solo, then sax solo,then trumpet solo and so on... woody allen used it in his sleeper movie ..good stuff. can you post links of your favorite songs?
Been jamming to this album all week with my kids who both have a particular love for playing jazz (pianist and trumpeter). Checking in on Barry Harris' comping in general and Timmons on Dat Dere, a favorite of my wife. Cannonball was just funky. Adding to what has already been mentioned: I enjoy Wynton Kelly, Lee Morgan, and Roy Hargrove.
Yes, Kurt Elling is good stuff. He is a weird mixture of classic, vocalese and just plain goofy vocal instincts. Thanks for the heads up bout the books. I will look into them.
Great instrumentals with great voices...that's what I like. So I offer: John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman After all these years its still my favorite.
