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Quasimado

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  1. Chet was who he was, he did what he did. In the musical field, a lot of that was great. Q
  2. "Some Other Time" - Blossom Dearie. Overlooked, but a remarkable vocalist/ pianist. The little-girl voice belies a very world-wise lady who moved in Birth of the Cool circle with Annie Ross, Gil Evans, Miles Davis etc. and who made "Moody's Mood for Love " with King Pleasure around 1952. Her piano accompaniment is something special. Q
  3. OK – I’ve listened a few times, and now I like it – to the point I’d like to hear more of what the band could do. I guess I sounded off, and I should have waited – after all it took me 50 years to hear Ayler. So, who is it for? Me, of course … Q
  4. C'mon Larry: "(not) alien to the ears of, say, an admirer of Mingus' music or Roswell Rudd's '60s work on Impulse" is hardly a recommendation. The questions are (1) Who is this for? Allen knows Bird, Lee, Schildkraut etc.were playing real shit in the 50's - and then there was Ayler in the '60s ("Billie's Bounce" etc.) - so it's hardly for fans of your man KG - so who is it for? (2) Why is it the best thing he has done? Well, Allen said that - I have heard some other things from Allen that seemed more interesting ... sorry ...I'm not particularly knocking the excerpt, but it's hardly exciting, more a reflection of the dilemma many musicians find themselves in - feeling they have to keep ahead, even to the point of glorifying the primitiveness of the past. Q
  5. Who is this for, Allen? I know you are a smart cat - I love Lester, Bird, Haig, Schildkraut, Lee etc. as you do - but serious questions remain. Q
  6. You'll find most of what you want here: http://tokyojazzsite.com/ Q
  7. Sorry, who is Eton boy? Q
  8. Bit hard to hear the group behind Shorty P. - Brookmeyer is certainly there. Ted Gioia says it's the Stan Getz band of the time with Bob playing "Have You Met Miss Jones". Q
  9. Exactly. Nicely put. Q
  10. Dan Gould said re Wooleys "Free Will, Free Won't" - There is not enough Excedrin in the world to make this "music" palatable to me. In fact I find it astounding that anyone could think of this as anything other than noise. Agree 100%. You can see why Wynton is there ... and Barry Harris continues to fight the good fight ... Q
  11. Larry, can we have your expertise, again (and again) ... Q
  12. There is some fine Raney to be heard on the Home page and in the Music section of this site. Q
  13. Good luck with this - you deserve it based on the research/ interest level of your various West Coast sites. Q
  14. Take care, Brownie. Q
  15. Just ordered Pasadena Concert. Thanks and RIP. Q
  16. That is just beautiful Lester! And he sings! JazzArcheology. Com. has personnel and details: LEE AND LESTER YOUNG'S BAND “A Little Bit South Of North Carolina” Prob. Hollywood, Feb ~July 1942 (Acetate probably made by a fan in a club, probably Club Capri). "Red" Mack Morris (tp, vo), Bumps Myers, Lester Young (ts, vo), Jimmy Rowles (p), Louis Gonzales (g), Red Callender (b), Lee Young (dm, vo). That Lester sang has been confirmed by Lee Young. lp, thanks for posting that! Q
  17. Gone again - (under the revised board it was "Latest Posts" or something similar) .... Q
  18. James Harrod covers those here: http://pacificjazz.blogspot.jp/2012/04/this-initial-post-covers-all-of-78-rpm.html Q
  19. Dumb, dumb thread Larry - low point reached with JSngry's public masturbation habits. Q
  20. Oscar Peterson Q
  21. Ronnie Ball Q
  22. Interesting as usual. I did not realize Durium was no longer with us ... a very informative site. Many thanks. Q
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