Shrdlu Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 ... au piano, 'Erbie 'Ancoque, à la contrebasse, Ron Car'tair, ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrdlu Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 When I think of the name Wynton, I always think Kelly, never Marsalis. Well said! So do I. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete C Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 Phineas Newborn (I seem to recall him saying "fine-as") Yes, it rhymes with Linus. James Williams named his concert production organization Finas Sounds in honor of the proper pronunciation of his mentor's name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minew Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 When I think of the name Wynton, I always think Kelly, never Marsalis. Well said! So do I. Marsalis Fact: Wynton Marsalis was actually named after Wynton Kelly by his father, Ellis Marsalis, himself a bop pianist and Kelly admirer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Storer Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 (edited) As for "so-lul" and "jucky," I think you guys are confusing a French "ah" sound with an English "uh" sound. They don't say "Jacky" like an American would, but nor do they say "Jucky" like that would sound in English. It's more like "Jah-cky". Closer to "jockey" than "jucky." And Solal is pronounced more like "so-lol" than "so-lul." How about Paul Quinichette? Is it "Kinishett" or "Kwinishett"? Edited March 24, 2004 by Tom Storer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete C Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 How about Paul Quinichette? Is it "Kinishett" or "Kwinishett"? Neither. I'm pretty sure that. spelling notwithstanding, it is pronounced Kwinn-uh-SHAY, Monsieur Storaire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 Here are two that I hear debated all the time: ..... Tina Brooks ("tee-nah" or "ty-nah"...the latter being derived from "Tiny") Michael Cuscuna (whose name could well be listed among the frequently mispronounced) cleared this up in his notes to the Tina Brooks Mosaic box set: It's Tee-nah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 How about Paul Quinichette? Is it "Kinishett" or "Kwinishett"? Neither. I'm pretty sure that. spelling notwithstanding, it is pronounced Kwinn-uh-SHAY, Monsieur Storaire. Who in all the world brought that up??? If French spelling applies, it is clearly Kinishette!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete C Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 If French spelling applies, it is clearly Kinishette!!! Have you ever tried to say street names in New Orleans using proper French pronunciation and gotten blank stares from locals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vibes Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 Michael Cuscuna (whose name could well be listed among the frequently mispronounced) So what is the correct pronunciation of "Cuscuna" then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 Read the damn thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vibes Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrome Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 How about the Singing and Swinging Betty Roche? Roach? Ro-shay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 Grachan Moncur III I've heard "Gray-shun" is correct, but there are still a lot of "Grah-shun" and "Grah-shaan" around. The "III" part, I believe, is undisputed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Brown Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 Chrome asks about the pronunciation off Betty Roche. Her name was actually Betty "Roach", but Duke Ellington decided to make it more classy by changing the spelling to "Roche" with an accent on the final "E". It was pronounced "Roe-Shay". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete C Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 Grachan Moncur III I've heard "Gray-shun" is correct, but there are still a lot of "Grah-shun" and "Grah-shaan" around. The "III" part, I believe, is undisputed. William Parker introduced him as Gray-shun when Moncur was part of a Parker ensemble a year or two ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAL Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 And is (Keith) Jarrett pronounced as Jare-rett or Jare-ray (or is it Jar-rett, Jar-ray)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete C Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 It rhymes with Parrot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 How about Sam Yahel? I'm guessing that the accent falls on the second syllable, but I don't like guessing. Would it be YAH HELL'? Thanks in advance for assist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leadingoboe Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 I've tried asking the pronunciation of Martial Solal's name on another bulletin board with no luck also. No one knows? It depends on how close you want to get, but Mar Siall So Lall should be acceptable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 It rhymes with Parrot. That's the only way I've ever heard it pronounced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 Read the damn thread. Do I have to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 How about Sam Yahel? I'm guessing that the accent falls on the second syllable, but I don't like guessing. Would it be YAH HELL'? Thanks in advance for assist. Thought I'd "repost" this as it seems to be drifting out of sight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave James Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 It rhymes with Parrot. That's funny, I always thought Jarrett rhymed with unbearable. Up over and out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 Essiet Essiet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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