Hardbopjazz

I'm listening to the TOCJ version. I haven't heard the bonus tracks yet. The tracks from the orininal release are great for a live performance. Blue Mitchell is on the top of his game.

This lineup was together for a number of years, which is a feat in itself for a jazz group.

April 26th is coming, so I'll list the album that I'd like to discuss. It will be Horace Silver's Doin' the Thing. Recorded live at The Village Gate, NYC on May 19,20 1961. A now defunct Night Club. I've been there, and it was a great sounding club, anywhere you sat. I saw Phil Woods and Jon Hendricks. Line up, Horace Silver- Piano Blue Mitchell- Trumpet Junior Cook- Tenor Sax Gene Taylor- Bass Roy Brooks- Drums Tracks 1) Filthy McNasty 2) Doin' the Thing 3) Kiss Me Kate 4) The Gringo 5) The Theme (Cool Eyes)

Is she just another pretty face, or can she play? There was a big display at Borders in the jazz section for This Girl's Got to Play. I was tempted to buy it. Anyone have any thought on the CD or her guitar playing?

Here's who will be playing with Horace Silver in his up coming shows. Horace Silver, piano Michael Mossman, trumpet Eric Alexander, tenor sax Ray McMorrin, tenor sax Steve Davis, trombone Conrad Herwig, trombone Jon Weber, bass Joe Farnsworth, drums

They will.

That's shit on shit.

Kind of Blue was the first CD I lent him. I thought of playing a joke by giving him Unit Structures. But I might set him back. I lent him Lou Donaldson's Lou Takes Off. Nice record to keep the interest.

From what someone has told me, Jackie is feeling pretty good. I'm not too sure where he heard this. I would love to see vintage McLean.

How many musicians here write music they hear in their sleep? I always have melodies come to me while I'm sleeping. The hard part then, is getting up and writing down melodies down so I don't forget them by morning. Anyone else have music come to them in their sleep?

To me, I can hardly hear any distortion.

Not sure what he listens to outside of jazz.

Do any of the other guitar players here listen to mostly other guitar players, or do you find yourself listening to other instruments? I find I listen to more horn players then guitar players. It also effected my playing by listening to horn players.

I have a friend that started listening and buying jazz. I lent him John Coltrane's "Giant Steps". At first he couldn't get into it. I told him, listen to it a few more times. He gave it back to me this morning. He said it grew on him and that would be the next CD he is going to buy. Now would "A Love Supreme" be too much for a newbie to understand? How far along does it take to fully understand a piece of work like Trane's "A Love Supreme." He saw me listening to it this morning. He wanted to check it out. I said it might turn you off to Coltrane. This piece is his signature work, and very model.

I was listening to Grant Green's Standards this morning. The back of the CD case states , "The slight phasing effect on the cymbals on serveral performances is derived from an azimuth problem which occurred in the 1980 tape transfer of this sessions." Now, I really can't say I hear anything that I shouldn't hear from the cymbals. Anyone know where I should be listening for this?

This has been reissued already? I thought it wasn't coming out thill the end of April.

Right Now,, 53F going to 85 F and Sunny.

Wow, sad to hear he didn't have it. He's one of the great trumpet players in the 50 through the 70's. "Getting old sucks!" I saw Clark Terry in December,and those were his words.

This pesrson sang on some of Horace Silver's records in the 80's.

It is easy getting up there and playing, but you also then have to market yourself. Is this the hardest part of being a musician?

I would love more Larry Young and Duke Pearson as well.

Any good dry red wines for about $15?

The vocal person not the group.

Anyone know something about this artist?

Walter was a wonderful spirit and I wish for more too. So, which ones do you have? Just Davis Cup and stuff with him as a sideman. Art Blakey and the Jazz messengers