Joe G

Well, we didn't get to see Frisell's show, but we did see him in the hotel lobby a while ago. But it was Harold Maburn who gave us all the time we could want. With hardly any prompting, he sat and told us about the cameradarie that he was blessed to have with all those great jazz players from back in the day right up to the present. Made me want to head back up to the room and practice. The show went really well; I don't know how many hundreds of people were there, but they sure were enthusiastic. Everyone has been so gracious and helpful. Briefly met Tom Marcello, too. All in all, a beautiful day here in Rochester.

Drove straight through to Rochester yesterday. Lots of rain, but today the sun will shine. Not too much to report about the trip, though we did encounter a gas station restroom that was truly an assault on the senses. Jim has a pic to prove it. Looking forward to the hang (might get to see Bill Frisell), and the show today!

Fun thread!

We Will Rock You.

I appreciate the compliment! Though I don't even think of it that way. I just play a bit and make way for Jim and Randy.

I'm not talking about Jarrett. It's the "just" that gets me here. As in, "oh, I'm just sitting here watching tv..." Takes a LOT of work to improvise at a high level, just as much work as it would take to become a great composer. In the moment, it may seem to come easily, but the homework has to be done first. For the purpose of this thread, Hardbopjazz is defining composition in the narrow sense of tunes, songs, pieces ... things that you put your name on and give a title to. More broadly, we can say that the use of any preconceived music, such as licks, lines, patterns, melodies, specific chord voicings, etc., would constitute compositional playing. Most of the improvised solos that we hear in jazz contain various degrees of compositional playing, though usually not in the sense of being through-composed. That's what we call the Jazz Language. There's no value judgement here, but for the practicing musician it is a distinction worth making. So for example, Oscar Peterson didn't write many tunes, but in order to play fast and continuously as he often did required him to have lots of patterns, licks, and lines well-practiced and at the ready, and to be able to work with them on the spot. Jarrett has a bunch of tunes in the first Real Book, so we can say he's done all three: composing, compositional-improvising, and pure improvisation.

"just improvise" My favorite phrase.

He also has a healthy attitude toward the musician's life. I'll try to find the interview I read that was posted on facebook a couple months ago. Here it is. ~ Thanks Jim. I'll have to seek that one out.

He also has a healthy attitude toward the musician's life. I'll try to find the interview I read that was posted on facebook a couple months ago.

I just discovered Standards In Silhouette a few months back myself. I'm in no way a Kenton fan, but this one actually moved me, something that KentonMusic rarely does. Is that the one that Bill Mathieu did arrangements for?

The other cool thing is that all those tunes are in the first Real Book. Great stuff.

They sounded good on that tour.

Wake up, Chowtahead!

Yep. And Virgil Donati is the drummer's equivalent of a "shredder".

My thought as well. Facts only known by folks spending time with GRP recordings. It was the 90's, Chuck, everyone was doing it!

I've never seen so many GRP refugees in one place!

I don't care what they may say, Nessa is just all right with me. Oh yeaaaaaah! A happy day to you, sir.

They've redesigned the website since I checked it out a year or two ago. I like the idea of having complete works available in one place. Good for researching.

Sprinkling some fairy dust on it?

Anyway, sorry if it ever seems like I'm a spammer. I am a real, jazz-loving human being. I just think that the people willing to take time to look at a discussion thread called "Jazz Radio and Podcasts" would probably be interested in our subchannels. Oh, and BTW, we are playing Organissimo on the Organ Jazz channel and others, including the main channel, New School, and Groove Jazz. Great stuff! It's all good. ~ I keep forgetting to look for the new Bill Heid.

Kurt doesn't grunt, he sings!

I'm posting here just to see how many posts I have. It's been probably over a year since I noticed.

The birthdays come fast and furious this time of year!