Odd pairing.

[Hardbopjazz]

talking about odd pairing, i've just stumbled into this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdfPI-U6Bhk

See, Monk goes with everything.

[Chuck Nessa]

Looks like everyone watched the video.

[jlhoots]

Looks like everyone watched the video.

Yep - the whole 8 minutes+.

[flat5]

I enjoyed all of it except the sax player.

[Swinging Swede]

Louis Armstrong & Kenny G

[Chuck Nessa]

Louis Armstrong & Kenny G

I have changed my mind. I am now in favor of the death penalty - maybe public hanging.

[AllenLowe]

well, at our Knitting Factory concert we had Doc Cheatham and David Murray -

[Niko]

Louis Armstrong & Kenny G

I have changed my mind. I am now in favor of the death penalty - maybe public hanging.

Not that it would surprise anyone, but Pat Metheny has a more relaxed opinion on the subject...

[Free For All]

Not that it would surprise anyone, but Pat Metheny has a more relaxed opinion on the subject...

....."spewing his lame-ass, jive, pseudo bluesy, out-of-tune, noodling, wimped out, fucked up playing all over one of the great Louis's tracks".....

....."musical necrophilia".....

That still cracks me up every time I read it.

[alocispepraluger102]

monk and mulligan is about as disparate a pairing as these ears can stomach.

i have a pairing of pee wee russell and red allen--now that's good.

monk and mulligan is about as disparate a pairing as these old ears can stomach.

i have a pairing of pee wee russell and red allen--now that's good.

has anyone mentioned the metheny-ornette disasters?

[sidewinder]

You missed out

Teresa Brewer and David Murray.

Have we covered Theresa Brewer with Oliver Nelson and Chas & Dave ("Oily Rags") yet? Another Bob Thiele Flying Dutchman project.

British contribution: Acker Bilk and Stan Tracey.

http://www.stantracey.com/LinerNotes/HornofPlenty.htm

'Blue Acker'? Damn good album, another inspired Dennis Preston project.

Edited January 8, 2011 by sidewinder