frogman
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| Jazz for aficionados Great stuff, pjw! Loved the Booker Erving cut. Didn’t know that record and what an interesting pairing!, Erving and Woody Shaw. Surprising until one thinks about it. Erving’s sound is associated with Monk. Angular, kind of quirky. Never thou... | |
| Sat front row at the symphony... @viber6 Why do you expect to “be nearly deaf if (you) get to be 100”? Honest question and no judgment implied, but the comment made me wonder if that is tied in to your need for a lot of “detail” in your music. You are clearly a music lover and t... | |
| Sat front row at the symphony... To be clear, I should have written: “…one can hear every MUSICAL detail that there is to be heard and as seen in the score”. As mahler123 points out there are a lot of extraneous “details” that are the result of the physical act of playing an ins... | |
| Sat front row at the symphony... Not only is it not the case that “this level of analysis is essential to enjoying…” a musical work, this perspective misses out on the full expression of what great composers intended. @viber6, again with respect, I still feel you miss the point.... | |
| Sat front row at the symphony... With respect, I think you miss the point. The composer’s intent always wins. It has to. The composer knows that listeners will not have the conductor’s perspective. Moreover, a conductor often has the assistant conductor sitting in “the house” and... | |
| Jazz for aficionados From the same record. This brought to mind a recent discussion about the “worthiness” of drum solos. Why it’s even debatable is a mystery to me. Anyway, I think the reason that some react the way they do to drum solos is that drummers have the lea... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Feels so good!!! Great story telling to boot. https://youtu.be/DQ0JOgvLg1g | |
| Jazz for aficionados You’re very welcome @curiousjim . Fantastic player who doesn’t get mentioned nearly enough. https://youtu.be/H9ptavf96_k | |
| Sat front row at the symphony... @viber6 I couldn’t disagree more. Yes, following a score is a great thing and, sure, sitting up close one can hear MORE of the individual details, but not necessarily more details which in a good hall are all there and in proper scale. In fact, ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Ok, I’m relieved. My jaw hit the floor when I read “More fusion”. I should’ve known. Anyway, a new favorite piano player: https://www.facebook.com/Jazzcorner/videos/joey-calderazzo-trio-mikells/5372610389506959/ | |
| Sat front row at the symphony... The idea that “the conductor’s perspective” (location) is best is flawed. Good orchestral composers and orchestrators are keenly aware of and exploit the fact that instrumental sounds blend to create specific desired colors and textures when heard... | |
| Big orchestral sound in pop, rock etc. Check out “The Carpenters with the Royal Philharmonic”. When I first read about this project I thought “Uh, oh!”. Why mess with a good thing? Boy, was I wrong. Richard Carpenter produced, orchestrated and conducted The Royal Philharmonic in a rew... | |
| The Good Stuff https://youtu.be/up4_6UKrcxE | |
| Good old days Good to hear. | |
| Good old days Any progress? |