Jazz for aficionados

@tyray 

Yeah -- it seems such "theft" is one of the defining characteristics of American musical genres, including Jazz ! 

@stuartk,

What’s that story about Charlie Parker? He’d go into a diner and play Hank Williams Sr’s music/songs on one of those old booth table top record players over, and over and over. He called it (white man’s) blues. A prime example of an audiophile if you ask me?

@tyray 

I hadn’t heard that story but ’ol Hank sure enough had the Blues... no doubt about it.

@stuartk,

My computer is being fixed and I'm using my wife's. I can't find how to find PMs on here. I'm starting my writing day. If I have time and energy later, I'll poke around some more. But that's why I'm not answering.

I like that cut by Charles Lloyd. I'll Qobuz him and look through my collection. I might even have a recording or two.

Yes. I was lucky in many ways when I grew up. Once I received a college degree, I didn't really have to sweat  finding a job. I ended up in complicated high-tech sales and was able to make a decent living. A couple of other little addendums: I saw Benny Goodman play at Disneyland but I was too young and ignorant to appreciate him. When I went to my father's AFLCIO union picnics I sat at Pete Seager's feet as he played. I went to Shelly's Manhole before I could appreciate it. And I grew up with jazz around the house. I remember Ella Fitzgerald sings Gershwin.

@tyray,

I think Django got a couple of fingers of his left hand shot off during WWII. Another thing that makes him amazing. If you watch Richie Havens in that Woodstock film he plays with one finger barring the fret board. I have no idea how he tuned the damn thing. Maybe @stuartk does. 

Also, Ry Cooder uses a bottleneck, which I guess is like one finger. I have always loved Ry Cooder. He's one of the few musicians whose guitar I recognize without having been told it's him. Same with Stevie Wonder's harmonica. He makes a very distinctive sound. A sentence diversion: I have most of Stevie Wonders albums.

@audio-b-dog 

I believe Django damaged his fingers in a fire. 

Richie Havens was playing in an open tuning.  Don’t know which one, offhand. As the open strings in that tuning produced a major triad, he was able to play major triads up and down the neck by barreing. . Playing minor triads is not nearly as easy, although completely do-able with a bit of practice. I don’t know whether Havens never learned or whether it was a musical preference but at times he would cover songs that included minor triads (as originally written) and play them with all major triads. BTW, his extended Woodstock performance of "Freedom" was made up on the spot, because the next scheduled act was not ready to go on and the festival organizers asked him to play more after his set was finished. Turned out to be one of the highlights!  

Ry Cooder has used open tunings a lot and not just for slide. He’s often played rhythm parts in open D. He also occasionally used a 6 string bass to play rhythm parts!  Open tunings can be a lot of fun. BTW, Dylan wrote/played most if not all the songs on Blood On the Tracks in open D. 

I will reconstitute the list I sent you via PM here, once I get back from walking the dog.