Teasing the Korean Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 (edited) I dreamed, rather vividly, that I was in a college music class and I had to write a paper on Latin jazz from the angle of the authentic vs. imitation. In the dream, I was jotting down notes with a red pen. I was writing that "authentic" is a problematic word when dealing with cultural traditions. I then started making a list: Machito, Chico O'Farrill... I also made a note about how the imitators often didn't get the bass patterns correct, and wrote down "Al McKibbon" to demonstrate an important exception. I was also going to explore how non-Latino musicians took what you could broadly call Latin Jazz into interesting directions. Finally, I said to the professor, "Do you know the album Chile con Soul by the Jazz Crusaders?" He replied "No." I said to him, "You have to hear 'Agua Dulce.' When I used to DJ, it was one of the tracks I reserved for the peak of the action." I then started going through my LPs, but I couldn't find the album. I then woke up. I was kind of disappointed that I didn't have to write the paper after all, and also disappointed that my dream professor did not get to hear that Jazz Crusaders track. Off topic, auto-correct just now tried to change "Machito" to "machete." Edited February 6 by Teasing the Korean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 This dream isn't from last night but from many years ago: Jack Teagarden was languidly/gorgeously playing "Stars Fell on Alabama" while Paul Desmond embroidered what Big T was doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted February 5 Author Report Share Posted February 5 26 minutes ago, Larry Kart said: This dream isn't from last night but from many years ago: Jack Teagarden was languidly/gorgeously playing "Stars Fell on Alabama" while Paul Desmond embroidered what Big T was doing. Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgcim Posted February 6 Report Share Posted February 6 8 hours ago, Teasing the Korean said: I dreamed, rather vividly, that I was in a college music class and I had to write a paper on Latin jazz from the angle of the authentic vs. imitation. In the dream, I was jotting down notes with a red pen. I was writing that "authentic" is a problematic word when dealing with cultural traditions. I then started making a list: Machito, Chico O'Farrill... I also made a note about how the imitators often didn't get the bass patterns correct, and wrote down "Al McKibbon" to demonstrate an important exception. I was also going to explore how non-Latino musicians took what you could broadly call Latin Jazz into interesting directions. Finally, I said to the professor, "Do you know the album Chile con Soul by the Jazz Crusaders?" He replied "No." I said to him, "You have to hear 'Aqua Dulce.' When I used to DJ, it was one of the tracks I reserved for the peak of the action." I then started going through my LPs, but I couldn't find the album. I then woke up. I was kind of disappointed that I didn't have to write the paper after all, and also disappointed that my dream professor did not get to hear that Jazz Crusaders track. Off topic, auto-correct just now tried to change "Machito" to "machete." You seem to focus on your college music school experiences a great deal, my son. We have a drug that just came out that I'd like you to try that could completely wipe out any negative experiences you had in college music class, or anything else for that matter... Now tell me the name of your pharmacy, and I'll phone your script in, and they'll have it ready for you in no time! As for my never-ending series of jazz dreams, last night I dreamt Rob McConnell was coming over my house, and I was working on writing an arrangement of Moondog's "Bird's Lament"for him. He seemed to be okay with it, even though he was a valve trombone player, and I was writing it out for sax! This will affect me in real life by probably becoming my 57th arrangement I've written for big band during the pandemic. The leader of one of the big bands I play with just got a 60K P/T gig teaching in a college that has a state-of-the-art recording studio, and has said that they're dying to have us record in it. So be prepared to hear my endless Gene Puerling rip-offs on some type of medium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted February 7 Report Share Posted February 7 On 2/5/2023 at 7:37 PM, sgcim said: So be prepared to hear my endless Gene Puerling rip-offs on some type of medium. Sounds great, sg! By the way, what was the If song you wrote an arrangement for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgcim Posted February 7 Report Share Posted February 7 1 hour ago, GA Russell said: Sounds great, sg! By the way, what was the If song you wrote an arrangement for? I've done two of their songs from their first album WCAFS WDISATBJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted February 7 Report Share Posted February 7 4 hours ago, sgcim said: I've done two of their songs from their first album WCAFS WDISATBJ One August, '77 or '78 I think, I visited Ontario (to take in a couple of Canadian league games, natch!). I don't recall the television of the motel room in Toronto having cable TV, but it had a cable music channel. That was an avant garde thing in those days. There was no announcer, no advertisements, just music. Imagine my surprise when on came WDISATBJ!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgcim Posted February 7 Report Share Posted February 7 14 hours ago, GA Russell said: One August, '77 or '78 I think, I visited Ontario (to take in a couple of Canadian league games, natch!). I don't recall the television of the motel room in Toronto having cable TV, but it had a cable music channel. That was an avant garde thing in those days. There was no announcer, no advertisements, just music. Imagine my surprise when on came WDISATBJ!!! You'll never hear that on a US channel. DM's best writing; it's kind of a suite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted March 2 Author Report Share Posted March 2 Perhaps inspired by a recent real-life visit by an Organissimo board member, last night's jazz dream involved @Larry Kart coming over to check out my LP collection. He brought with him some Now Sound LPs that he didn't like that he thought were up my alley. One of was a Liverpool Beat jazz album, with a Union Jack on the cover, consisting of jazz standards played in a 1964 British beat group style. I told him that it was a very desirable album. I can't remember what happened after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 Interesting. Don't know what Now Sounds is though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted March 2 Author Report Share Posted March 2 1 hour ago, Larry Kart said: Interesting. Don't know what Now Sounds is though. "Now sound" is one of those retroactively created genre names, like "yacht rock" or "denim pop." Now sound is essentially any jazz or easy listening music from the post-Beatles era, in which the artist is turning on and tuning in to the moods and vibrations of today. Any jazz or easy listening version of "Light My Fire" or "Spinning Wheel" gives you a good idea of what it's like. I'm pretty sure the real-life version of Larry Kart would unload this stuff, just as your dream incarnation was doing last night. 😹 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 Is denim pop music? Bing is not coming up with anything musically related. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted March 2 Author Report Share Posted March 2 18 minutes ago, GA Russell said: Is denim pop music? Bing is not coming up with anything musically related. Yes, it is used to describe early 70s acts like Bread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gheorghe Posted March 3 Report Share Posted March 3 I had on several occasions dreams that I am on stage and have hand gloves so my articulation is not clear and while playing I try to take them gloves off but don´t succeed. Or I dream that there´s something funny with the keys, like if there is a blanket over them and I try to finger out my stuff but it doesn´t come off.... And long ago I dreamt I got a call that I have to make a one nighter with Al DiMeola and it was during the time of RTF. Well the music I was used to play might be acoustic jazz, and I wondered what will be the set list and if I know the tunes or at least can jump on it by listening.... During the time I played with an electric jazz/funk-jazz group sometimes the stuff I actually composed came out of a dream. So I think all the jazz dreams have been and will be about me involved in music..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted March 3 Report Share Posted March 3 19 hours ago, Teasing the Korean said: Any jazz or easy listening version of "Light My Fire" or "Spinning Wheel" gives you a good idea of what it's like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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