Milestones

Hardbop, So what does that mean--put the music back into the main computer to play it properly and then take it off from there and put back into the cloud when done listening? I still cannot figure out the cloud (and for that matter external HD) when it comes to playing the sequence of an album. I can only get one track at a time, thus constant stop-and-go.

I pretty much find that you can't go wrong with Tyner. I have the majority of his work, and he is one of the most well-represented artists in my collection--both in pure numbers and in high percentage of his total output. I love, love, love The Real McCoy and Expansions, and I love Tender Moments (all on BN). McCoy Tyner's stature is such that he deserves a full biography.

I love the Tyner/Williams duet on "I Mean You." Talk about two players totally amped up.

I was not initially that big a fan of McCoy in piano trio format, though I did have the ones on Milestone (Trident, Supertrios) early on and always enjoyed them. There was quite a bit of trio work on Impulse (some of it excellent), and the trio became a much bigger factor in the post-Milestone period. Of these later trio albums, I find Remembering John (and we know who that is) to be an absolute classic.

On another note, does anyone know why tracks would play only one at a time on the external hard drive? That is, once a track ends the next track jumps back to music on the computer itself.

Who understand how this works? So far I don't. After years of Dells and HPs, I have shifted to Apple. My wife has used Apple for decades; and she has said that when you have Apple, the icloud is as certain as death and taxes--but in general she does not seem to have a firm grasp of it either. I have been ripping and downloading a great deal of music. Some music goes to the cloud. In fact, it seems like a recent Tom Harrell album went half and half--first 6 tracks a regular download, the last 6 in the cloud. I also get messages about icloud being full or nearly full. I don't actively work with icloud in any way, and at least it hasn't created any serious havoc in my recorded music. But it sure is strange.

200,000 hours...that just boggles my mind!

I really don't want to add much (if any) physical artifacts anymore. I used to buy the occasional CD from Amazon or from Half Price Books. At the latter, a few years back I found a jewel: Pete LaRoca's Basra. Like many, I'm finding that there is enough (or perhaps too much) physical product. That said, I still do appreciate these things.

In terms of streaming, I mostly go with YouTube Music. In most cases (at least with jazz) it is just audio--no video, which is what I prefer. The amount of jazz on this service is impressive.

I have been re-creating my music as far as having it on my computer--and a fair share of it was only on the computer. I have not yet cracked 1,000 hours of music and feel like I am close to satisfaction (bearing in my mind that I will still collect, though at a pretty slow pace). On my last computer I had about 3,000 hours of music, with just over 2,000 being jazz. I don't stream much, principally using it to sample and to decide on new purchases. But streaming has been a big thing for quite some time, and even some older and traditional folks (like many of here on the forum) are going this route more and more. So...two questions: 1) How much music do you actually own? 2) How does steaming play into your musical enjoyment?

A great, great figure in Rock and Americana. Spinning The Basement Tapes now. R.I.P.

I am intrigued by The Jayhawks, including their backing of Ray Davies on some recent albums.

I've never been a big fan of country, but I do like a good deal of country rock. I am thinking of things like The Basement Tapes by Dylan/The Band, much of John Fogerty and CCR, The Allman Brothers Band, "Act Naturally" by The Beatles, some Neil Young, some Byrds, etc. I am not so much into country artists adopting a rock sound. I have been re-creating music and playlists on a new computer and would appreciate recommendations. Thanks!

The Catchy Comedy channel has been running these shows throughout the weekend. I was just a tyke when the show was first on and I really don't know it too well. I have been watching quite a bit and find it to generally be hit-and-miss. It is odd that these shows are cut down to 30 minutes, which is a 50% drop of the original running time. They are leaving out the music acts. I guess the Modern Jazz Quartet was on many times. Also the likes of B.B. King, Aretha, Supremes, Bobby Darin, and countless other acts worth seeing and hearing. Does anyone here have distinct memories of the music on this show?

A legend for sure. Not into Tony Bennett when I was young. I was into rock and then jazz fusion and bebop and hard bop. I eventually came to appreciate him greatly. Like many, I felt he was at his best in his later years.

Here are a few thoughts: 2) This sure sounds like Dizzy to me. Familiar tune as well. It’s quite enjoyable, but I can’t place it. I will add this to my collection. 4) This is bopping big band number with trumpet that might Freddie Hubbard and Joe Henderson. If that’s so, it must be a rather be a rather obscure record. 5) “No One Knows You When You’re Down and Out” eight: That must be Art Blakey and the tenor, I would think, is either Sonny Rollins or Hank Mobley. 9) This opens with some nice flute, then we have the entry of Dizzy. I believe this is “Kush,” though not a version I have previously heard. 11) This sounds like the great Freddie Hubbard piece “Red Clay.” Certainly not the original, but quite good with the strong tenor sax and overall feel. 12) I know this singer…I know her…but can’t name her.

I went to a Kool Jazz Festival in Cleveland in 1984--actually my first show ever. Here is who I saw: Miles Davis, Gerry Mulligan, Bob Brookmeyer, Art Blakey, Dizzy, the Marsalis Brothers, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Tony Williams. That Festival really rounded up some legends--and all for one rather low price.

It's arguably the most popular tune of all...seems like Bird built most of his career on it. There seems to be plenty of variation--this coming from someone who is neither a professional or amateur musician.

So could #8 be David Murray, James Carter, Bennie Maupin, or Marty Ehlrich?

When it comes to bass clarinet it's pretty much Dolphy--and then all the rest. Of course, David Murray is good too. Or how about James Carter?

What good fortune that so much great material by Coltrane has been dug out of the archives in this century. Here we are more than 50 years past Coltrane's death (and nearly 60 since Dolphy's)--and we are about to receive this material! I am a fan of both artists and eagerly await this release.

Miles Davis: "Concierto de Aranjuez" Does music get any better than this?

I also fixed up East/West by Frisell in the same manner--and that was an actual CD I bought.

It's a glitch, for sure. As I say, all the Jazztet tracks contain the same info, yet the album is split into two albums or folders. .... a minute later...Bingo, mjzee! That (album artist) created the fix.

Any album you import (or upload, or download, or whatever the term is) has identifying info like artist, album title, year of release, genre. You sometimes need to enter these yourself, as when putting in a burned CD. I had everything matching on Meet the Jazztet (Golson), yet the album appears twice--first with the opening 2 tracks and second with the remaining 8. A store-bought usually does not have this issue.