Durium Posted August 31, 2007 Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 (edited) That's my favorite jazz blog out there. I hope he can keep it up ... too many have disappeared into net static. Thanks Neveronfriday that you visit my daily (!) Keep swinging web log ( http://keepswinging.blogspot.com ) so often!! Keep swinging Durium Edited August 31, 2007 by Durium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makpjazz57 Posted August 31, 2007 Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 Visit My Website Vocalist Carol Sloane's blog. Some very interesting stories - Lenny Bruce, Jimmy Rowles, Carmen McRae, others. Carol is a great writer and I think you'd enjoy the read. Marla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted September 1, 2007 Report Share Posted September 1, 2007 Visit My Website Vocalist Carol Sloane's blog. Some very interesting stories - Lenny Bruce, Jimmy Rowles, Carmen McRae, others. Carol is a great writer and I think you'd enjoy the read. Marla Yes, I did. Always had a soft spot for her. She's a good writer. One only usually thinks of people in one way. But really, they are all sorts of things you don't expect. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papsrus Posted September 1, 2007 Report Share Posted September 1, 2007 I see that this thread was started a while ago. Blogs have probably progressed a bit since the early comments here. I find the ones that interest me most are written by musicians or people who focus almost exclusively on reviews. A few I like: 1. Free Jazz 2. Point of Departure 3. Destination Out 4. Do the Math 5. Spider Monkey Stories Some offer opportunities to add your comments, some don't. None that I've come across offer the wide-ranging discussions that take place at sites like Organissimo. They seem very specific in focus, which is where their strength lies, IMO. Political or current events blogs are a different story altogether, with rambling discussions (shouting matches, flames, trolls, etc.) that go on forever. Extracting any insight at all from these discussions is pretty labor-intensive. Anyways, my 2 cents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 on POD and DTM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 Darcy James Argue's Secret Society Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bill Barton Posted September 12, 2007 Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 Be Jazz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKE BBB Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Here's our member Fer Urbina's very interesting Easy Does It jazz blog. Highly recommended! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Thanks, EKE BBB, will definitely check that out. Another one: Jazz Lives Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDK Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 One of my favorites. I have never seen a Strata East album in person. http://strata-east.blogspot.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmilovan Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 http://relativeesoterica.blogspot.com/ This is about jazz till end 1940s, film, fashon etc. Trully marvelous work behind this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKE BBB Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 I have started my own jazz blog, Mule Walk & Jazz Talk: http://www.thereisjazzbeforetrane.blogspot.com/ As title says, "Random thoughts, casual writings and specific research on early jazz styles. If you think there is no jazz before Coltrane, you may have come to the wrong place." I will write in either English or Spanish (and hopefully sometimes in both). Regards, AgustÃn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 I have started my own jazz blog, Mule Walk & Jazz Talk: http://www.thereisjazzbeforetrane.blogspot.com/ As title says, "Random thoughts, casual writings and specific research on early jazz styles. If you think there is no jazz before Coltrane, you may have come to the wrong place." I will write in either English or Spanish (and hopefully sometimes in both). Regards, AgustÃn Excellent news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.:.impossible Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Www.rvajazz.com is a great example of the blog as a local news source specifically focusing on regional, jazz-related events. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesnik Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 i was going to mention Marc Myers and jazz wax but i see it has been talked about before. highly recommended. there are always lots of articles (on the most different items) and a lot of interesting interviews in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fasstrack Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 (edited) Blogs seem to be all the rage in political circles, but are there any good ones in the jazz field? Hear hear, Jim. But let's clarify: You do mean a blog, not a forum, correct? For, gentle reader, 'here's my story, sad but true': I wasted time on both Branford Marsalis' and for a shorter time Phil Woods' forums. I am a musician and should've known better. For the record, Phil has been a friend to me and continues to be. Bran has always been cool with me even when I took the craziness on his site (not to mention myself) waaay too seriously. I came away with some friends from Bran's. Remember I said I wasted time. My thing, my trip. I don't have the time to waste anymore and don't. I spend every spare minute trying to get gigs or practice or compose. Everyone has a right to their opinion, but my experience has been that on these forums---especially the ones centered around a single personality-0--things can get rather nasty. There's a lot of ass-kissing and even more trolling. You can do as you please, but my advice would be to either read a blog if interested (as opposed to a forum) or, better yet, find some friends to hear your heroes with when they come to town. Or support local guys like Jim and the crew. Also I'd be leery of even a blog. It's only opinion and should be taken with a huge grain of salt. Get to know the music and as you do your ears will improve and then your taste. Trust me on this one. (For the record I tried my own blog briefly on my myspace page, but simply haven't the time or interest to keep it up. I hope someone saw it and got something out of it. If interested: www.myspace.com/joelfass and click on blogs---or something ) If you don't have the time, better yet Having said all this, this forum is the best by far I've seen. People don't take themselves too seriously, the guys are local good players and too busy cranking out a living for ass-kissing even if there were any. I haven't encountered trolls here, and if there are any they are nowhere near as insane as the ones I had the misforune to meet on both Bran and Phils joints. I like it here, but still only come here for amusement after a long day. Edited February 12, 2009 by fasstrack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKE BBB Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 My mule is walking again, this is... I've brought my Mule Walk jazz blog back to life! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 I like this guy's taste in music: http://jazzprofiles.blogspot.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKE BBB Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 (edited) The wealth and quality of the information/documentation about early jazz on this blog is truly amazing: http://the78rpmrecordspins.wordpress.com/ Edited March 6, 2013 by EKE BBB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christiern Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 My mule is walking again, this is... I've brought my Mule Walk jazz blog back to life! That very good news, AugustÃn. I was hoping that it was just in a long slumber, which is why I kept the Mule link on my own blog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niels Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 As a vinyl buyer who recently got a little bit more involved in some more serious collecting I really like the London Jazz Collector blog: http://londonjazzcollector.wordpress.com/ There's really a wealth of knowledge on this blog, especially regarding labels and how to recognize all the different pressings etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 the one jazz blog I'm checking almost daily (nothing new, mostly, but when there is...) is http://crownpropeller.wordpress.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKE BBB Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 My mule is walking again, this is... I've brought my Mule Walk jazz blog back to life! That very good news, AugustÃn. I was hoping that it was just in a long slumber, which is why I kept the Mule link on my own blog. Thanks, Chris. Some Bessie Smith content coming... stay tuned! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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