Turn Up That Jazz, Captain
02-18-2012, 03:01 PM
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The late Grover Washington, Jr. almost singlehandedly started the "Smooth Jazz" musical style of the 1980s, with exciting recordings such as this from Live at the Bijou in Philadelphia in 1977. He was a talented improvisor, saxophonist, and band leader who died at an early age shortly after making a CBS Early Morning Show in 1999. In my view, his music transcended the dance floor category with passionate, withering saxophone solos that are still memorable many decades after their inception.
03-10-2012, 03:17 PM
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Classic music and good wine have certain things in common, namely that they both are very good at the time they are consumed. But recorded jazz has one additional thing to offer: recorded jazz may last long after the wine has been consumed, and whomever you enjoyed the wine with for that matter- it never stops being whatever it was the very instant it was originally created.
Lee Morgan- These Are Soulful Days
Lee Morgan- These Are Soulful Days
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03-10-2012, 04:31 PM
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03-16-2012, 04:17 PM
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Personally met and played a couple sets for this pianist (McCoy Tyner) in my early North Carolina days. These guys are all icons in their respective disciplines. Jack DeJohnette, Ron Carter, John Scofield.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZjis...eature=related
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