So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[BillF]

[Gheorghe]

15 hours ago, Peter Friedman said:

Jackie McLean with The Great Jazz Trio (Hank Jones, Ron Carter, Tony Williams) - New Wine In Old Bottles

I must have that, Jackie McLean is one of my all time favourites as a musician, and I´m an addict of his sound and phrasing.....

Ron Carter and Tony Williams dream team, Hank Jones is a wonderful sounding pianist and plays beautiful, though I don´t have albums under his name. 

I have read more about those records of topnotch hornplayers with Carter-Williams done in Japan I think. Wasn´t there also one of Sadao Watanabe with that trio ? 

Who are the others who played with that rhythm sections. I think I missed that and it went OOP very early. Wasn´t it on Galaxy Label ? 

[jazzbo]

[jazzbo]

[JSngry]

6 hours ago, Gheorghe said:

 Wasn´t it on Galaxy Label ? 

Inner City released it in the US, leased from Japanese East-Wind label.

Discogs shows no European release!

https://www.discogs.com/master/329214-Jackie-McLean-With-The-Great-Jazz-Trio-New-Wine-In-Old-Bottles

[jazzbo]

"Meet Betty Carter and Ray Bryant" Legacy cd

At first I was only going to listen to the mighty Betty's part of this (which includes all the material on the excellent LP I have "Social Call") but darned if the Ray Bryant trio portion isn't sounding excellent today.

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[BillF]

[HutchFan]

[jazzbo]

Finished something I've been dabbling with for a few weeks, a short address I am going to make at my father's funeral Saturday. Feels so good that it's done, and I'm happy with it.

 

When I closed the document for some reasons, well perhaps knowing my Dad an obvious reason, I thought of the Coltrane composition "Spiritual" so I put on a disc from the Village Vanguards box.

 

John Coltrane "The Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings"

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[Peter Friedman]

[mjazzg]

1 hour ago, jazzbo said:

Finished something I've been dabbling with for a few weeks, a short address I am going to make at my father's funeral Saturday. Feels so good that it's done, and I'm happy with it.

 

When I closed the document for some reasons, well perhaps knowing my Dad an obvious reason, I thought of the Coltrane composition "Spiritual" so I put on a disc from the Village Vanguards box.

 

John Coltrane "The Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings"

Pleased to hear that you've got to the point where you feel the address is ready. I wish you well in its delivery at the weekend. 

[jazzbo]

14 minutes ago, mjazzg said:

Pleased to hear that you've got to the point where you feel the address is ready. I wish you well in its delivery at the weekend. 

Thanks. I'm glad to be at this point and hope to be beyond soon.

[HutchFan]

12 minutes ago, mjazzg said:

Pleased to hear that you've got to the point where you feel the address is ready. I wish you well in its delivery at the weekend. 

Yes indeed.  I'm sure you'll do a great job speaking about your father.

 

 

 NP:

[jazzbo]

I'm just hoping I can get through it without breaking down even slightly. It's been a very emotional month, and there's going to be a lot of people present.

[mjazzg]

14 minutes ago, jazzbo said:

I'm just hoping I can get through it without breaking down even slightly. It's been a very emotional month, and there's going to be a lot of people present.

But even if you do break down it will be an honest and heartfelt reaction. I gave the address at my younger sister's funeral (my parents were too distraught to even think about doing it) and it was very difficult but I'm glad I was able to. I broke down at the end for a moment or two, no-one cared.

[Rabshakeh]

Duke Ellington and Ray Brown ‎– This One's For Blanton (Pablo, 1975)

 

[Peter Friedman]

[jazzbo]

1 hour ago, mjazzg said:

But even if you do break down it will be an honest and heartfelt reaction. I gave the address at my younger sister's funeral (my parents were too distraught to even think about doing it) and it was very difficult but I'm glad I was able to. I broke down at the end for a moment or two, no-one cared.

Yes I know. The bar is high for me. My Dad won a national speech making contest when he was 18 which partially funded his first few years of college. And he was a fantastic writer and deliverer of sermons. And he always took pride in how well I would make readings at a service or speak in public etc. So. . . I want to do this flawlessly, and knows that it will be okay if I don't.

[Rabshakeh]

1 minute ago, jazzbo said:

Yes I know. The bar is high for me. My Dad won a national speech making contest when he was 18 which partially funded his first few years of college. And he was a fantastic writer and deliverer of sermons. And he always took pride in how well I would make readings at a service or speak in public etc. So. . . I want to do this flawlessly, and knows that it will be okay if I don't.

Wishing you all the best with it on Saturday.

[jazzcorner]

1 hour ago, HutchFan said:

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[jazzbo]

22 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said:

Wishing you all the best with it on Saturday.

Thanks.

Now playing

Hank Mobley "Soul Station" Audio Wave XRCD

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[HutchFan]

Now:

 

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[John Tapscott]

2 hours ago, Rabshakeh said:

Duke Ellington and Ray Brown ‎– This One's For Blanton (Pablo, 1975)

 

Now:

1 hour ago, jazzbo said:

Yes I know. The bar is high for me. My Dad won a national speech making contest when he was 18 which partially funded his first few years of college. And he was a fantastic writer and deliverer of sermons. And he always took pride in how well I would make readings at a service or speak in public etc. So. . . I want to do this flawlessly, and knows that it will be okay if I don't.

Say it out loud to yourself a few times either by yourself or to your wife before delivering it in public. It helps with the emotions. You sort of deal with them ahead of time in the more private renderings.  At least I find that for myself. I have to speak at my mother's funeral service in a couple of weeks; in fact I am the main speaker, and I'm certainly going to follow my own advice here.

All the best. You'll do well. 

[jazzbo]

Oh I do that each time I have to . . . and it does help. Sorry to read about your Mom, keep thinking of the good times and best of luck with your service.

[JSngry]

I volunteered to play "Amazing Grace" at my mom's funeral. The leadup to doing it almost killed me (and almost literally....blood pressure and pulse just trunning wild). But the moment I began to play, it all went away, because it was from the heart, and that's something I can do.

So just keep your heart open. It'll all be all good.