JSngry Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 Mr. Propulsion!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 More than Freddie "Mr Rhythm" Green? Just wondering ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted January 27 Author Report Share Posted January 27 2 hours ago, Big Beat Steve said: More than Freddie "Mr Rhythm" Green? Just wondering ... Different shapes of movement for different shapes of movement. Literally different strokes for different folks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted January 29 Author Report Share Posted January 29 Referring to his banjo playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 Aaahhh ... different "strokes" indeed, then. And me was thinking that all these "different" comparisons might just as much sum up the differences in approach by the Ellington band vs the Basie band. Pity this name did not come up many years ago here. It might have been interesting to see if Chris Albertson might have had something to say about a comparison between Fred Guy and Elmer Snowden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted January 29 Author Report Share Posted January 29 Recent events have directed me back into (very) early Ellington. The way that Fred Guy hooks up with Wellman Braud and Sonny Greer is damn near rambunctious! I'm also imagining how people (civilians and showgirls alike) would be dancing to this, and that really brings the rambunctiousness into a more vivid relief. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 Will have to dig out certain LPs from my stack of early Ellingtons, I guess ... (Upo to ca. 1930 they are filed in the "Classic Jazz" corner). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted January 29 Author Report Share Posted January 29 I got hooked on the Ellington In Order (via Spotify) and finally bought the 3 CD Decca set. Maybe I'm just in the mood for it now, but these things are really tickling my fancy as far as feeling movement. Love it when that happens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverM Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 10 minutes ago, JSngry said: I got hooked on the Ellington In Order (via Spotify) and finally bought the 3 CD Decca set. Excellent set! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Duckworth Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 In his autobiography Barney Bigard explained that during his time with the Ellington organization he listened to the Fred Guy rather than Duke as Duke would utilize notes that would confuse Mr. Bigard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted January 30 Report Share Posted January 30 Mr. Guy had great time, razor sharp. Seems he never recorded outside the world of Ellingtonia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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