Jazz for aficionados
Here’s another one with Getz that is very interesting, if very stylized. The use of voices along with orchestra is a bit of an acquired taste for some. Composed and arranged by Michel Legrand. For me, it is very evocative of the sound of French film scores from the 1960’s or so. I can imagine a couple speeding along a narrow mountain road in their Citroen. Getz, as usual, kills on this: https://youtu.be/2pQEsJGmXYk |
Acman, that was different, and I liked the title. The last time I was in Chicago, I stayed at the Holiday Inn on North Shore Drive, where Ahmad was appearing; he was fantastic as usual. I didn't even go to the Southside, didn't feel like crying. No that was not the "stereotypical" Toot, Toot; keep em coming. |
I love that kind of stuff frogman . I know personally that a lot of classical players love jazz and vice-versa . Like if both of you went to Indiana you both went to same classes etc. Even more so in Europe . Which is why I’ve made most of my posts from Germany where I still know a little about the scene . I read an interview of one the most up-coming younger classical violinists , a Chinese lady, recently . At 14 she turned down a full ride at both Julliard and Curtis for the German offer where everyone is trained as a chamber music artist and you are moved about from year to year to different schools . At 14 she said this,"The Americans want to make me a soloist but the Germans want to make me a musician " . |
Pjw, I really liked that "Art Pepper Unrealeased". All of those musicians sounded like they should have been famous, but the only one I knew was Art. I was in LA club hopping about the time this was recorded, and I heard a lot of artists who sounded like they should have been famous. I discovered there's a big reason for that, they didn't have to leave LA in order to make a good living, and in order to be famous as a jazz musician, you had to hit the road. That album is on order. |
