Jazz Kat

I love those posts with just a smiley. hmmmm. never used that one before..

Interesting character. Where would the boards be without ARIC. Seriously, I dont know the guy, but he brings such life to the forum. lol, dont understand the caps lock,. He takes all the criticism. Never seen him blow up or respond to any of it, ever.

Do we really need the Last Edited by..... on.....?? Whats the point of that? Almost seems of a invasion of privacy.

Oh, is Verve considered a major label? Gosh Garry... I know I am getting my information on a very unreliable source. No, not Garry. Maybe...

oh yeah, what record company did Bird record those Strings albums on? Was that Columbia?

Carnegie Hall? Hmm, Gary Giddins said he never played at anywhere that big..

I'll never forget what my dad said, about bag pipes. We were talking about annoying instruments, (annoying to him) and saxophones came up. yada yada yada, it was St pats day, so I said dad, hey what about those bag pipes, he was like, (rather surprising) "Oh, let them have their day."

the top five cd's I despirately want to own are: 1. Meet The Jazztet 2. Grant Green- I Wanna Hold Your Hand 3. The Three Sounds- Here We Come 4. Sonny Rollins- The Bridge 5. Ornette Coleman- The Shape Of Jazz To Come One more is Giant Steps, Trane. I have heard the whole album, but I do not own it. That is one of my favorite albums ever.

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I dont really remember saying bass players dont need to know harmony. You probaly interperted it a different way from which I meant you to. To get the gist of what I said, I need a front line instrument, and the guitar is perfect for me I guess. I am not lazy about learning the chords, just get down a lot because I dont know any, nor know really how to learn. It's like books, teachers.... Whats the best way.

I dont usually play this album, probaly because it was so groundbreaking. Doesn't make sense, I know...

Was groovin to this b4. What you like the most?

I think that link should be for the person who started this topic.

yeah seems he was the only bassist, at the time! He must be the bassist on at least 85 % of the cds i own. Yeah I know Percy plays cello alot, the picture on the front page of the newspaper had him in his kitchen with a cello.

Joe Morello talked to me about her a lot. I have her Live At Shanghai Jazz. You like that? I thought there were about 5 good songs on it. It was kind of a bore.

Some musicians say they stuck with one instrument their whole life, and never got tired of it. I am constantly going back and re-examining my playing, not being satisfied with how I sound, and what instrument I am playing. I started out on drums, but fairly recently, I just needed something with melody. I played trumpet for a while, but I just got no chops on it. So I went back to drums. But then I took piano lessons, I got pretty good at jamming, but for my lack of jazz chords, I stopped telling myself I was gonna be a piano player. So of course I went back to drums, I have always wanted a saxophone, but can't afford it. I tried2 play guitar for about a year, (on and off, about 25 % of the year was playing it, I hardly played it often) with no success. But recently I have gotten good at it. I solo pretty good and can move pretty swiftly up and down the neck. But for my lack of chord knowledge, and guitar not being heard as much as a sax or piano, it got me down. So I tried bass so I didnt have to learn any chords, but then the issue of needing an up right and how much they cost came in so I got down on myself again. Allright, I need an instrument with a melody, so currently I'm with guitar.I just need to learn chords pronto. I can solo great, just dont know any chords. some suggestions on this would be helpful.) Heres the main thing. Since the guitar isnt used as often as other horn instruments such as saxophones and trumpets, I am trying to model my guitar playing after horn men, (Newk, Trane, Miles, Mobley, Garland, Jamal, everyone!!!) Do you do this? (Model your sound on your instrument like someone else who plays a completly different instrument as you?)

We just had a topic on this. Oh well, he deserves two topics.

Really?? Haven't heard. A solo cd? That must be his first ever album udner his own name. There was an article about him in the paper once. He lives over here on Long Island. Yeah some 80 year olds still swing, but some just grow deaf. I'm so sorry for saying this, but my friend, played with these really old cats and he recorded it, I think it was night train. I was like it must be the tape, it sounds like its not in tune, and he replied "its not!" laughing. But I love those old-timers!

I gotta march 3 and a half miles in the parade with a snare drum on my shoulder.

I would like to design album covers one day if I had the talent. Usually when I'm bored I just draw an album cover with made up names and songs, its really fun!. I know it shouldn't be, but the album cover is usually how I determine if I'm gonna buy the album or not. I kind of, "judge the book by its cover," if you know what I mean.

One of my favorite albums too! The reissue of the album (with the original non-Cat-ner cover ), is due out on April 12th. I know. It was already issued about three years back, but ever since Alpert has been re-mastering ALL of his Tijuana Brass recordings, it's coming back out in April on the Signature Series. I already have Lonely Bull, South Of The Border, and a CD of Tijuana Brass cuts never before been heard and released.

This is a hard one. They both swing really hard. They were both prefect for Blakey's band.

This music makes me naucious.

you're missing Al Hirt! Or was he on that list..

One of my favorite albums too!