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NJ Joe

#1280
March 12, 2015, 06:17:16 PM
Jazz musician Kermit Driscoll posted this article on his Facebook page yesterday:

http://thejazzline.com/news/2015/03/jazz-least-popular-music-genre/
"Music can inspire love, religious ecstasy, cathartic release, social bonding, and a glimpse of another dimension. A sense that there is another time, another space and another, better universe."
-David Byrne

Dancing Divertimentian

#1281
March 12, 2015, 06:40:37 PM
Quote from: Mirror Image on March 12, 2015, 06:02:46 PM
Of course, the french horn isn't anything new to the jazz world as Julius Watkins was one of the premier bebop hornists of his day. Have heard his work with Jimmy Heath? Great stuff.

No, to be honest the thought of the french horn in jazz had never occurred to me. It's something I've never encountered before, even in big band music.

Thanks for the suggestion, MI. I'll do some Youtubing on Mr. Watkins. :)

Veit Bach-a baker who found his greatest pleasure in a little cittern which he took with him even into the mill and played while the grinding was going on. In this way he had a chance to have the rhythm drilled into him. And this was the beginning of a musical inclination in his descendants. JS Bach

Dancing Divertimentian

#1282
March 12, 2015, 06:58:31 PM
Quote from: NJ Joe on March 12, 2015, 06:17:16 PM
Jazz musician Kermit Driscoll posted this article on his Facebook page yesterday:

http://thejazzline.com/news/2015/03/jazz-least-popular-music-genre/

Interesting read. Thanks!


Veit Bach-a baker who found his greatest pleasure in a little cittern which he took with him even into the mill and played while the grinding was going on. In this way he had a chance to have the rhythm drilled into him. And this was the beginning of a musical inclination in his descendants. JS Bach

Mirror Image

#1283
March 12, 2015, 07:19:51 PM
Quote from: Dancing Divertimentian on March 12, 2015, 06:40:37 PM
No, to be honest the thought of the french horn in jazz had never occurred to me. It's something I've never encountered before, even in big band music.

Thanks for the suggestion, MI. I'll do some Youtubing on Mr. Watkins. :)

8) Sounds good, DD.

San Antone

#1284
March 13, 2015, 02:08:46 AM
Quote from: Dancing Divertimentian on March 12, 2015, 06:40:37 PM
No, to be honest the thought of the french horn in jazz had never occurred to me. It's something I've never encountered before, even in big band music.

Thanks for the suggestion, MI. I'll do some Youtubing on Mr. Watkins. :)

I think it is in ensemble writing that the french horn has been used to best advantage in jazz: Gil Evans and to some extent Gunther Schuller. 

Robert

#1285
March 13, 2015, 09:55:33 AM
Quote from: Dancing Divertimentian on March 12, 2015, 06:40:37 PM
No, to be honest the thought of the french horn in jazz had never occurred to me. It's something I've never encountered before, even in big band music.

Thanks for the suggestion, MI. I'll do some Youtubing on Mr. Watkins. :)
Julius Watkins  Mark Taylor

Dancing Divertimentian

#1286
March 13, 2015, 07:00:13 PM
Quote from: Robert on March 13, 2015, 09:55:33 AM
Julius Watkins  Mark Taylor

Thanks!


Veit Bach-a baker who found his greatest pleasure in a little cittern which he took with him even into the mill and played while the grinding was going on. In this way he had a chance to have the rhythm drilled into him. And this was the beginning of a musical inclination in his descendants. JS Bach

escher

#1287
March 17, 2015, 01:48:15 PM
Quote from: sanantonio on March 13, 2015, 02:08:46 AM
I think it is in ensemble writing that the french horn has been used to best advantage in jazz: Gil Evans and to some extent Gunther Schuller.

yes, it was used on Birth of the cool
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gobogqQ7Bc4

Karl Henning

#1288
March 18, 2015, 05:07:22 AM
Also:

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Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

San Antone

#1289
March 18, 2015, 05:23:26 AM Last Edit: March 18, 2015, 05:27:45 AM by sanantonio
Quote from: karlhenning on March 18, 2015, 05:07:22 AM
Also:

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Hall Overton provides a great example of ensemble arranging in jazz; I did not know he included a french horn.  Nice to know.

I Googled it and found the personnel in Wiki

Thelonious Monk — piano
Donald Byrd — trumpet
Eddie Bert — trombone
Robert Northern — French horn
Jay McAllister — tuba
Phil Woods — alto saxophone
Charlie Rouse — tenor saxophone
Pepper Adams — baritone saxophone
Sam Jones — bass
Art Taylor — drums

Really interesting ensemble; great rhythm section.

Mirror Image

#1290
March 19, 2015, 07:57:47 PM
Quote from: karlhenning on March 18, 2015, 05:07:22 AM
Also:

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Great album. One of my faves from Monk.

Artem

#1291
April 05, 2015, 10:30:42 AM
Not a bad album, not particularly great either.

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Mirror Image

#1292
April 06, 2015, 07:23:26 AM
Quote from: Artem on April 05, 2015, 10:30:42 AM
Not a bad album, not particularly great either.

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Yeah, this isn't a bad album, but my favorite Jim Hall solo album is Concierto. Complete magic. Also his work with Chico Hamilton, Sonny Rollins, Paul Desmond, and Art Farmer remain strong favorites.

Artem

#1293
April 06, 2015, 05:52:27 PM
And what about Bill Evans?! I think Undercurrent is one of the best jazz albums ever.

Other than that I actually haven't heard that many albums by or with Jim Hall. He's not exactly my priority, but I'm curious about his work.

Mirror Image

#1294
April 06, 2015, 06:04:05 PM
Quote from: Artem on April 06, 2015, 05:52:27 PM
And what about Bill Evans?! I think Undercurrent is one of the best jazz albums ever.

Other than that I actually haven't heard that many albums by or with Jim Hall. He's not exactly my priority, but I'm curious about his work.

Undercurrent is a nice album as is their other album together Intermodulation, but I prefer Evans in the trio format with bass and drums. Not really into the guitar/piano only combination. Speaking of Evans, he's definitely my favorite jazz pianist. So many of his albums are desert island material for me.

Artem

#1295
April 06, 2015, 06:14:30 PM
I'm probably used to the classic Bill Evans Trio too much since it was one of my favorite jazz groups when I started paying active attention to jazz in my first or second year of university. I was skeptical about the piano/guitar duo, but after several listens I found the minimalism and the pointillist like contrast of guitar with the flow of piano notes very appealing.

Henk

#1296
April 08, 2015, 09:25:06 AM
'The 'I' is not prior to the 'we'.' (Jean-Luc Nancy)

escher

#1297
April 08, 2015, 01:10:01 PM
Quote from: Artem on April 06, 2015, 05:52:27 PM
Other than that I actually haven't heard that many albums by or with Jim Hall. He's not exactly my priority, but I'm curious about his work.

check out his work with Jimmy Giuffre.

Henk

#1298
April 09, 2015, 02:17:25 AM Last Edit: May 15, 2015, 07:45:54 AM by Que


Recently released. It's a great album again by Miller. Liked his previous one Renaissance also very much.
'The 'I' is not prior to the 'we'.' (Jean-Luc Nancy)

Mirror Image

#1299
April 14, 2015, 09:02:36 PM
Quote from: Henk on April 09, 2015, 02:17:25 AM


Recently released. It's a great album again by Miller. Liked his previous one Renaissance also very much.

Can't say I'm fond of Miller's music.
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