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The Magnificent Goldberg replied to randissimo's topic in Forums Discussion
It must work; I never see any spam here. You can't be deleting them as soon as they appear 24 hours a day. MG -
Coming Soon On Proper...
The Magnificent Goldberg replied to sidewinder's topic in Mosaic and other box sets...
I got the Wynonie Harris, and I like it, but no way is it complete. I thought it was all the recordings he made in the period covered. Isn't it? MG It's a heapin' helpin' of Harris, but it's missing some stuff. Ah, OK - thanks. MG -
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The Magnificent Goldberg replied to Jim R's topic in Miscellaneous - Non-Political
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What vinyl are you spinning right now??
The Magnificent Goldberg replied to wolff's topic in The Vinyl Frontier
Willis Jackson - Single action - Muse orig Bill Doggett - Honky tonk popcorn - Polydor reissue Wilton "Bogey" Gaynair - Blue Bogey - Jasmine reissue MG -
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The Magnificent Goldberg replied to The Magnificent Goldberg's topic in Miscellaneous Music
There are three more tracks as well: Wabash Blues, Tampa Shout, and Going Away Blues. These and the two 78s that Lon mentioned can be found on the excellent release on Timeless: "Jazz in Texas" Thanks John. Is that the Dutch label, Timeless? MG -
How's the weather?
The Magnificent Goldberg replied to GregK's topic in Miscellaneous - Non-Political
Stand by for a Siberian cold-blast over the next week. The wildlife will be totally confused. Yes, now it's evening, the wind is BITTER! (unfortunately, not Brains Best Bitter) MG -
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The Magnificent Goldberg replied to Jim R's topic in Miscellaneous - Non-Political
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Towerrecords 36% off sale...
The Magnificent Goldberg replied to Rupertdacat's topic in Recommendations
15 % of 75 = 11.25. So it should be 36.25 off. Another Tower rip-off MG -
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The Magnificent Goldberg replied to The Magnificent Goldberg's topic in Miscellaneous Music
Hershel Evans on tenor eh? Thanks Lon. MG -
How's the weather?
The Magnificent Goldberg replied to GregK's topic in Miscellaneous - Non-Political
Quite a pleasant day today, though a bit windy. Sun was slightly warm in the garden (or the bit of it that it can acually rise and shine on at this time of the year). MG -
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The Magnificent Goldberg replied to Jim R's topic in Miscellaneous - Non-Political
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The Magnificent Goldberg replied to ghost of miles's topic in Miscellaneous - Non-Political
I've just thought... does that mean you're a Dick head? Probably a very old joke. MG -
Coming Soon On Proper...
The Magnificent Goldberg replied to sidewinder's topic in Mosaic and other box sets...
I got the Wynonie Harris, and I like it, but no way is it complete. I thought it was all the recordings he made in the period covered. Isn't it? MG -
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The Magnificent Goldberg replied to The Magnificent Goldberg's topic in Miscellaneous Music
Ah yes. Carr and Johnson are both on my list for exploration. I know Julia Lee's post-war work and I imagine you may be right there. Never heard Troy Floyd, though I've heard the name. Is such material as he recorded available? Good thoughts John. MG -
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The Magnificent Goldberg replied to The Magnificent Goldberg's topic in Miscellaneous Music
I do have it, thanks. Recommended to ALL! MG -
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The Magnificent Goldberg replied to The Magnificent Goldberg's topic in Miscellaneous Music
It is? There must be some version of it I've not yet heard or played... Every version I've come across is a 12-bar blues from start to finish, save for the intro. Sure you're not thinking about "Please Come Home For Christmas"? That one's got an 8-bar bridge, but the A-sections are also 8 bars. "Saint Nick came down the chimney, 'bout half past 3 Left all these pretty presents, that you see before me". Ain't that the bridge? And for an eight bar joint, I thought of "I'm just a lucky so-and-so", this morning. Haven't listened to check. MG -
I went into the AAJ new releases and found Roy Eldridge's "What's it all about" listed for 29 Jan, so I hit the link to CDUniverse and found that it's the same as OJC853 - even got the same cat no. But instead of being $11.98, it's listed at $15.99. It hasn't been remastered - or it doesn't say so, anyway. And it was available just before Concord took over Fantasy. So it looks like they deleted it so they could reissue the exact same record at $4.01 more a couple of years later. Oh, and it's not listed as a new release on the Concord site. Anyone know what's going on at Concord? MG
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The Magnificent Goldberg replied to The Magnificent Goldberg's topic in Miscellaneous Music
Yes, 12 bar blues with a bridge, as in so many Buddy Johnson (and Percy Mayfield) songs. MG Not necessarily 12 bars with a bridge, eh (you can do a blues progression in 8 bars if you do the I-IV in the first 4 and then do some kind of turnaround sequence in the next 4. The possibilities for variation are pretty open)? But rather tunes that suggest the blues form w/o necessarily adhering to it. Charles Brown did a buttload full of 'em, but, of course, that was after Buddy Johnson. Here's a simple (and oft-used) example: C7/C7/F7/Bb7 (or keep it on F7 if you wanna be all rudimental about it)/C7 A7/Dm7 G7/Em7 A7/Dm7 G7 That's it - 8 bars played thorough twice, then you put in a bridge, and back to the A-section. Standard 32 bar song form, but the A-section more than hints at a blues due to the first 4.5 bars. It's the pivot chord - the A7 (VI 7 for all you geeks ) in the second half of the 4th bar that steers it into standard song form rather than a blues form. If it was going to be a 12, you'd most likely keep that I chord (C7) for the whole bar. More importantly, by keeping the I chord in place for only 2 bars instead of the usual 4, you're automatically compressing the form by half. So unless you're really having fun, you're setting up the expectation for either a 6 bar blues (unlikely...) or an 8 bar unit, which then traditionally leads to either an AABA song form or an ABAC (or ABAB-altered). This prototype is, I think more common that the 12 bars w/a bridge. They A-Sections often feel like 12, but they're usually 8. Of course, there are exceptions. Count the bars of some blues ballads sometimes and see what you think. Ah Jim (lad!) You've bleedin' lost me. "Merry Christmas baby", which everybody knows, is 12,12,8,12. If you suggest a title that's 8,8,12?,8, I'll know what you're talking about. I can almost think of one, then my mind shies away - it's because I've got Jimmy Smith playing "Stormy Monday" on at the moment. MG -
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The Magnificent Goldberg replied to The Magnificent Goldberg's topic in Miscellaneous Music
Ah - that looks very promising - though they weren't a big band, they seem to have been in the vein I'm looking for. I'll put them on my list for early purchase. Thanks Brownie. MG -
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The Magnificent Goldberg replied to The Magnificent Goldberg's topic in Miscellaneous Music
Would Herman have been doing blues ballads before 1940 ("Please Mr Johnson" & "You won't let me go")? I think he billed himself as "The band that plays the blues". Basie/Rushing I've not heard much of, but what it seems to be is blues, again. MG -
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The Magnificent Goldberg replied to The Magnificent Goldberg's topic in Miscellaneous Music
Yes, Erskine Hawkins is one of the bands I've had a couple of albums of for a long time. "After hours", of course, is a straight 12 bar blues. And I don't think that band started recording blues ballads until a while after Buddy Johnson. MG -
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The Magnificent Goldberg replied to The Magnificent Goldberg's topic in Miscellaneous Music
Yes, 12 bar blues with a bridge, as in so many Buddy Johnson (and Percy Mayfield) songs. MG -
"Star bag" is fabulous! One of Gator's best ever! MG The others are all very very good too. PS "Wild Bill Jennings" was a mistake on the sleeve of one of those LPs - he's just Bill Jennings.