Free For All Posted September 15, 2009 Report Posted September 15, 2009 One of the baddest, greeezziest, joyful & hard swingin' MFs ever to grace the planet! Quote
John Tapscott Posted September 15, 2009 Report Posted September 15, 2009 One of the baddest, greeezziest, joyful & hard swingin' MFs ever to grace the planet! For sure. I never saw Cannonball "live." I was only 20 when he passed away - hard to believe it's been that's long. I was starting to explore the breadth of jazz at that point after having listened to mostly big bands for several years. I went out and bought the "Somethin' Else" LP. I recall playing it in my college dorm room that fall, and the fellow next door heard it, and said, "You listen to some really weird sh**"!" I took it as a compliment. What I really enjoy now is seeing Cannonball in performance on the recent Jazz Icons DVD. Quote
DukeCity Posted September 15, 2009 Report Posted September 15, 2009 One of the baddest, greeezziest, joyful & hard swingin' MFs ever to grace the planet! Do you Tallahassee guys get a day off in honor of? Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted September 15, 2009 Report Posted September 15, 2009 One of Free's favs for sure. This dude was good; and his brother wasn't bad either. Quote
BruceH Posted September 15, 2009 Report Posted September 15, 2009 I should spin a few Cannonball discs in honor of the occasion! Quote
ValerieB Posted September 15, 2009 Report Posted September 15, 2009 One of the baddest, greeezziest, joyful & hard swingin' MFs ever to grace the planet! cannot possibly give a strong enough "Amen" to that!! Quote
sidewinder Posted September 16, 2009 Report Posted September 16, 2009 I was only 20 when he passed away - hard to believe it's been that's long. Still remember hearing the announcement vividly on the radio - I was about 15. It was a Sunday night BBC jazz show I think and Cannonball had passed away that day so the news was literally 'breaking'. I'll spin a disk in his honour tonight though. Quote
BFrank Posted September 17, 2009 Report Posted September 17, 2009 One of the baddest, greeezziest, joyful & hard swingin' MFs ever to grace the planet! You got THAT right! Plus........you get to live in Cannon's home state! Quote
ValerieB Posted September 17, 2009 Report Posted September 17, 2009 i remember exactly where i was standing in my apt. in Venice when i heard the news!! Quote
JSngry Posted September 17, 2009 Report Posted September 17, 2009 REISSUE BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE!!!! Quote
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