jazzhound

So Basie , Ellington , Miles , Monk etc. are not great ? I ask as someone who doesn't believe that primitivism or technical incompetence is the hallmark of authentic or expressive jazz . Technical sophistication is hardly the essence of greatness , let alone a prerequsite for it . Seems to me it is possible to possess great musical understanding without having instrumental mastery . Wouldn't this be true of some of the great jazz arrangers for instance ? who says Miles didn't have great technique? we are talking about instrumentalists not composers. anyone who thinks you can play anything decent without good technique never picked up an instrument. Some guys had strange technique like blakey but I don't consider that bad technique.

SOMETHING SPIRITUAL is a gem on this album.

Ok Brownie, I am totally jealous! You happy now? I guess Brownie's original doesn't have the out of phase cymbals which is a result of RVg screwing up. The original vinyl does kill the cd versions I have heard however so you can still be jealous.

it just so happens that the greatest musicians also had the greatest technique whether it be Rich , Coltrane, Mclauglin, Corea and so on. of course having great technique doesn't mean you are a great musician, it is just one prerequsite. Green often sounds limited by his technique to my ears. Benson sounds like he could play anything he could hear.

this is a great find to jazz . Fuel for some real time tripping

They were friends. When they were playing together, Grant knew he had to control the tempo. If he didn't, George would pick fast stuff and rip Grant to shreds. At a more relaxed tempo, Grant's sound and feeling couldn't be matched by George; nearly, but not quite. MG i totally disagree. Benson has tons more creativity. Much better technique and his clear sound demonstrates it. I wasn't talking about creativity; I was talking about emotion. But both had personal ways of expression. Though George had undoubtedly the best combination of sound and technique, if judged on sound alone, his sound isn't quite as beautiful as Grant's. No contest on technique - George wins hands down. But that was NEVER what Grant was about. MG [/quot technique and ability to express oneself on an musical instrument are inseparable, not two different things.

They were friends. When they were playing together, Grant knew he had to control the tempo. If he didn't, George would pick fast stuff and rip Grant to shreds. At a more relaxed tempo, Grant's sound and feeling couldn't be matched by George; nearly, but not quite. MG i totally disagree. Benson has tons more creativity. Much better technique and his clear sound demonstrates it.

this recording suffers from a the "room sound" syndrome. some listeners clamor for a recording that captures the sound of a band in a room but when they hear it they complain about the sound. this record sounds like New York City to me. I could do without the noisy connection on Young's organ though. there must be someone with live tapes from Slugs out there....

the strangest sale to me is Tony Williams Turn it over going for 150 when other sellers on EBay had it for 10 bucks!

GOT A GOOD THING GOIN JOHN PATTON my first Patton lp. holy shit! why would anyone attempt to play this stuff after these guys laid this down. I never heard a better groove laid down by a drummer in this bag ever!

can wait to get it. with Twardzik!

blue label Straight Ahead on ebay now cheap. with Eric dolphy. its great!

I just got a blue note with a laminated cover that has a nice red oval price sticker on it. anyone have experience removing such buggers without damaging the cover? thanks

i just got the lp and Benson smokes on this date. grant Green must have had an anxiety attack when he first heard George. Brought jazz guitar into a new era.

told you so. are you listening Lon??? watch the currency markets for your cue to enter the market. I saw a blue label Saxophone Colossus go off for 8 bucks on EBAY not too long ago. you guys are sleeping.....

after reading about this here I must get the KING!

excitement.. thats the word.

except Miller doesn't play with as much soul.

mulgrew miller sounds like Andre Previn.

must reinterate my recommendation of Disc Doctor fluid and brushes. just took an original Saxophone Colossus from G to VG,VG+ playing condition. Strange but true!

Dave Pike Bossa album on New jazz for 5 dollars. pretty cool album. this is on the heels of original mono Waltz for Debby for 40 bucks.

can't recommend the High Step two-fer. my beat up Score pressing sounds much better and can be had for resonable price. RVG difinitely didn't remaster these!

looking for original in nm condition thanks. Have some good stuff to trade if you refer. thanks

out front by Booker Little went off for only 135 when the last one went for over 300.