Jazz for aficionados
Alex, here lately, every time you post it adds to the albums I don't have, but must have; the sidemen alone tell the story, Junior Cook, Tina Brooks, and Bobby Timmons are artists I never tire of, and don't have enough of. Each solo on this Kenny Burrell album is a revelation. It's amazing how many different ways "Caravan" has been worked, from the quirky "Monk", to the straight ahead "Ella". |
This is not an attempt to change the direction, I just felt like honoring "Sgt Pepper". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ooeMXnPuIg |
Great clips, Alex. Thanks. Since our OP doesn't want to change direction: What makes any kind of "fusion" music special is ultimately a kind of limitation as well. The tune "Caravan" is really a Latin tune more than anything. Co-penned by a Latin trombonist that idea should not be surprising. The co-composer was a jazz giant so when the two personalities combined you got Latin-Jazz fusion. We usually hear the tune performed by jazz artists and, as we know, we have some pretty fantastic versions of the tune. While clearly influenced by the Latin, because they are jazz players, the feel of the music will still be mostly grounded in the feel of jazz. It is interesting to hear how a group (especially the rhythm section) of Latin musicians play the tune and how they bring a completely different feel to it. My point about how all this could be a limitation of sorts is that, ultimately, neither the jazz element nor the Latin element get expressed as completely. I think this version gets closest to home in many ways: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gPex4QuaQwU |
o10, thanks for the kind words. It can be frustrating to read responses from folks who only seem to want to be argumentative, or at the least didn't bother to carefully read something posted before jumping in with inappropriate comments. frogman, thanks for that link. I have that Monk Ellington album among my collection of his recordings but have not played it in years. Now I need to dig it out so I can "dig it" again. ;^) In general I do differentiate between a title or general reference, typically by the media, such as "King of Swing" or "Queen of the blues" and a moniker or nickname assumed by a musician to the point they use it to refer to themselves. And while I'm not a sociologist or expert in this area, I always assumed that many black musicians appropriated "royalty" first names as a way to both demand respect for their talents and to honor the tradition started back in the very early 1900s, possibly by "King" Oliver. |
