Jazz for aficionados
Chazro, I really appreciated your in depth description of "Cachao". here is what I found on you tube that caught my ear. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekrHk9Ktxp4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYc76GeFSTo Here is my favorite. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN3XhJ6MpLw Enjoy the music. |
O-10: I liked the Blakey cut from the Drum CD. I have that on LP, but I will now have to get it on CD, Seems like everytime you post, it costs me money. What other music do you listen to besides Jazz? And will someone pleeaassseee comment on Dr John's 'The Monkey Speaks His Mind' I have mentioned it several times over the months, to total silence. Cheers |
I am no monkey, but I will speak my mind about the Dr. John cut anyway :-) In typical Dr. John fashion, amazing groove. And what a voice! Hard to believe, but as he gets older his voice drips more and more funk; it's almost scary. The band is smoking. Simple, repetitive playing, but grooving like there's no tomorrow in order to feature Dr. John's "from the gut" singing and Nicholas Payton's trumpet in great "call and response" interplay. I love the use of handclaps as percussion; somehow seems appropriate for a song about monkeys speaking to each other. What I find most interesting about the song is how a fun and infectious groove can be married to lyrics with a strong social-conscious message. And what a message. Great stuff! |
I felt the trumpet was 'commenting' on the lyrics of the song, or, talking to a seperate audience as DR John was telling his story. Simple playing, but taken in context, it is awesome!! The inflections spoke of 'outrage' or 'are you kidding me?' Probably just me. I love it. Cranked up in my car, wow! Reminds me in a way of Marsalis on Layla. Simple but wow! Cheers |
****I felt the trumpet was 'commenting' on the lyrics of the song, or, talking to a seperate audience as DR John was telling his story.**** That's a great way of putting. "Call and response": We're saying the same thing. From Wiki: ++++In music, a call and response is a succession of two distinct phrases usually played by different musicians, where the second phrase is heard as a direct commentary on or response to the first. It corresponds to the call-and-response pattern in human communication and is found as a basic element of musical form, such as verse-chorus form, in many traditions.++++ Wow is right! |
