FWIW, Gettin' Around is one of my favorite Dexter records. I prefer it over all of Dexter's Blue Notes -- except (maybe) for Go.
Different strokes and all that. . .
The Adam Kolker is excellent.
After listening via YT, I decided to order this John Lewis solo-piano CD:
Afternoon in Paris (Dreyfus)
I also ordered Chet Baker's Peace on LP (Enja, German pressing!) from Dusty Groove:
I went for this LP for David Friedman's contributions as much I did for Chet's. I've really been enjoying Friedman's music lately.
Looking forward to spinning this on my 'table, hearing the improved sonics -- since I now only have it as an MP3 download.
optatio - You unintentionally just gave me a good laugh. When I saw the title of this thread, I assumed that it was going to be about music with a left-leaning political point of view!
I had the good fortune to see Larry Willis perform on Friday night at the Velvet Note, a local club. It was an excellent show, the highlight of which was a performance of "Flamenco Sketches." Very, very moving.
Willis' sidemen were Curtis Lundy on bass and Jason Brown on drums.
So glad I had a chance to see him. If you ever have an opportunity to see Willis perform, don't think about it -- GO!!!
The Oscar Peterson records that I've enjoyed the most are:
- Night Train (Verve)
- Oscar Peterson Trio + One [with Clark Terry] (Verve)
- My Favorite Instrument (MPS)
- Tracks (MPS)
- Oscar Peterson & Harry Edison (Pablo)
Oscar provoked (provokes?) some STRONG reactions, doesn't he?!?! Both pro and con. Along with Miles, Thelonious famously dismissed Peterson's playing by pointing to a toilet. And then others think he's one of the greatest pianists ever. ... I guess I fall somewhere in between. Sometimes Peterson's playing is astonishing. And sometimes it can be "too much of a good thing" -- at least for my tastes.
Is OP is the jazz world's equivalent to György Cziffra in classical music??? From what I've learned of Cziffra, he seemed to provoke the same sort of extreme responses, both for and against.
Just now seeing this thread.
Has anyone else noticed that amazon has removed their Advanced Search page? Or have they just moved it? (I can't find it anymore.)
If it's gone, I wonder why they got rid of it?!?!