Jump to content

zootsi

Members
  • Posts

    35
  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Donations

    0.00 USD 

Contact Methods

  • Website URL
    http://
  • ICQ
    0

Profile Information

  • Gender
    Male
  • Location
    New Hampshire
  • Interests
    All kinds of music, guitar, skiing, gardening, travel.

zootsi's Achievements

Newbie

Newbie (1/14)

  1. I like most of what's been posted already - here are a few that haven't been mentioned, that I really like: Dianne Reeves, Stacy Kent, King Pleasure, Georgie Fame
  2. With the loss of Johnny Otis (west coast) and Castor (east coast), we're seeing the end of the early r&b era. In addition to his 70's hits, I believe Castor was a session musician at a lot of the 50's New York doo-wop recordings.
  3. zootsi

    Milly Scott?

    I was surfing youtube for jazzy Broadway tunes, and I came across this interesting Dutch video of a Milly Scott: My link Kinda like Sarah Vaughn. I can't find out much info on her as far as recordings, etc. I don't believe she's the same Millie Scott - 80's pop singer.
  4. A great loss - one of the grand daddies of r&b. His live albums are among the best live r&b recordings. I believe Shuggie passed away several years ago.
  5. BeBop - If you've never been to Youtube, you will be blown away. There are thousands of obscure jazz & r&b recordings out there. Some have video, most are just recordings. The first time I eve saw a video of T-Bone Walker was on Youtube!
  6. Is the music you are looking for out on Youtube? If so, you can just record it down to your pc using some freeware like Audacity. Audacity lets you save the recording as MP3. You can then burn it to a cd. Very easy, quick and free. I've gotten lots of hard to find stuff this way.
  7. Fun topic - a few things I picked up for a buck each at our town library yard sale last week: McCoy Tyner - Reflections Dr. John - Television Putamayo's Cuban Lounge Dan Hicks - Beatin' the Heat You never know what you'll find at yard sales - 99% of it is Madonna and Kiss - but every once in a while... I remember the good ol' days spending hours at Le Marche du Disc in Montreal where they had a ton of vintage r&b and blues for under $5 Canadian - things like Wynonie Harris, Little Willie John, Ruth Brown, Lee Andrews, etc. Strangely, the best deals on vintage collections I've found have been overseas. In a little shopping mall in Portugal I found 'Cuban Legends' (2 cds), and a Big Joe Turner 4 cd collection, 4 euros each.
  8. zootsi

    Wanda Sa

    I've seen it spelled both ways - Wanda Sa is how NPR spelled it in their article.
  9. zootsi

    Wanda Sa

    Any Wanda Sa fans out there? I just discovered her when NPR did a little segment on her the other day. Apparently she's appearing in New York. She's the real deal for Brazilian bossa nova and has been around since the '60's. Love her simple uncluttered sound.
  10. Here's something that's been bugging me for 40 years - who are the 'Fabulous Cyclones'? They were included on several budget oldies albums in the '60's, I believe on the Design label. Whoever they are, they did some above average r&b instrumentals like 'Deep Love' and 'On the Road' that feature both tenor sax and guitars. Are they just a bunch of session guys or were they a real band? Anyone?
  11. zootsi

    Tony Bennett

    I'm not sure if he's a true jazz singer or not, but he is a living legend, and I could listen to his stuff all day long. I greatly admire the fact that in the early 60's he refused to 'sell out' and do more rock oriented material (even though I enjoy rock). He hung in there doing his own thing and rose to the top. A very class act.
  12. zootsi

    Billy Joel

    Never been a huge 70's-80's pop fan, but Joel is one artist from that era that I somewhat enjoy. He is often compared to Elton John, but Joel has that 'New York street smarts' soul that I can identify with. Elton is very talented, but doesn't grab me. My favorite Joel tune is 'Get It Right The First Time'. I find Elvis Costello somewhat annoying - he doesn't have any real vocal abilities (IMHO), although I like the fact that he has a taste for good American standards. I once saw him performing on tv, playing a beautiful vintage Gibson L5 jazz guitar - he was literally banging on it with lots of distortion - painful for me to watch.
  13. I haven't been on this forum in a while, but this is a fun topic. I typically like to play my own eclectic mixes, but here are a few lesser known cd's I'm always playing: Gene Harris Quartet - At Ste Chapelle Winery Akiko Tsuruga - Sweet and Funky (very listenable B3 stuff with Eric Johnson doing some very nice guitar work) Jimmy Rivers and the Cherokees - Brisbane Bop (Rivers was an amazing western swing guitarist) Doug Sahm and the Last Real Texas Blues Band (A live recording, very tasty covers of r&b classics) Greg Piccolo - Homage
  14. Here's a doowop one I remember: Revels - Dead Mans Stroll http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvraXl8BArg
  15. I remember hearing him live on the radio every Saturday night from some club in Newark in the early '60's.I was a teenager then, just getting into blues guitar. Wow, I wish I recorded some of that stuff!
×
×
  • Create New...