Jazz Kat

I gotta get me an elevator.

It was All Blues that did it.

That happend to me with, Kind Of Blue, (of all albums). When I got it, I knew nothing about jazz, and just thought of it as boring. As I got older, I easily understood of its greatness.

You had me looking at my date. Hmm Sep. 16, 2004, .........

Horace Silver, Song For My Father

Im just kidding.

No elevators I been in. My dad didn't seem to think so either.

Why that the day you joined?

So where did the term, 'elevator music' come from? I never heard no music in any elevator.

Well what are you into?

You got it. I think when people lock jazz into different styles, bop, avant garde, free, cool, it really hurts the artist. Say an artist gets comfortable as a bop musician, then gets labeled a bop musician, he will only play strictly in a bop sense. It prevents the artist from creating something new, and it all stays the same, and even though the artist might be making some A+ stuff, he is not really doing anything new or creating something nothing that has been done before.

.......before I break this thread...

I really didn't get the feeling it was mainstream. My take on it was, it was recorded during the avant garde's height, and it was greatly influenced by it. It's pretty wild stuff.

I believe Monk's Dream from Unity was a duet.

Right now, I would really just love to hear that song. Maybe I will invest in that.

Allright, who thinks Tyner is absolutely at the top of his game for this session. This is one of my all-time fav's when it comes to Elvin Jones at the throne and any other avant-garde BN's from the mid 60's. I got the whole album down on the drums, Four By Five is the brightest most, fun piece to jam along on the drums. And at the end of Passion Dance, when Tyner and Henderson solo off eachother, I dig that! Great album!!!

I got a couple Stan Kenton albums. And no they weren't good sound quality. Don't remember the name, but I got one with drummer Nick Ceroli, brown cover.. Tons of reverb. That's what I ordinarily go for. I love that on the BN albums, but it doesn't work for me, for a big band.

Yo, the greatest day in Harlem! Got the DVD on the photo. It was nice. B-)

Don't know. All I know is they featured it on PLanes Trains And Automobiles, (1987) and I never ever heard the song, being played or being mentioned ever! I mean ever!

let's try this: S*T*O*P*

I think Jimmy Smith's style was predominantly steeped in the blues.. He always played everything soulfully, often mixing blues influenced runs and phrases into his solos.. There was also bebop influences, but mostly blues.. Yep. Home Cookin' is practically filled with it. Wait, it IS filled with it!

I have been answering my own questions lately..

I know. That's a loooooooooooow position.....

Yes, he does. I was talking about saxophones in general. My fault.

Actually no, it's quite obvious. BTW, McCoy Tyner, Real McCoy any sec. now.