Do either of you jazzophiles like Ornette Coleman? He recently garnered some big award (the Pulitzer or McArthur, I think). It's good to know that he's not _entirely_ overlooked these days. Candice --- kasper salonen <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > sah-weet > > KS > > On 03/09/07, andrew burke <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > Kasper - Going dot-to-dot from Round Midnight, > next stop is A Love Supreme > > by John Coltrane. I also love My Favourite Things, > especially when Eric > > Dolphy is with Coltrane. There are many versions. > > > > To follow the tradition of both gospel and Duke > Ellington, go to Mingus > > Dynasty or Mingus-Ah-Um - by Charles Mingus. > > > > For 'chamber jazz', if you;'re not too revolted by > the term, listen to the > > Modern Jazz Quartet's European Concert - one of my > all time favourite jazz > > albums. > > > > For vocals, hear Billie Holiday, early middle or > late career >g< She is my > > benchmark for all other singers. You could of > course add Ella Fitzgerald, > > but she is the opposite bookend to Billie. > > > > Just listening to A Love Supreme, and thought I > might chat about it ... > > These are the 'big' names. One of my old > favourites is almost anything by > > Lambert Hendriks and Ross/Bavan - 'Sing a Song of > Basie' was the first one, > > then live recordings are perhaps best after that. > > > > I'm sure all the other jazzophiles will have > suggestions too. Maybe there's > > an album of Jazz to Study By >g< maybe Bill Evans > for that. > > > > Andrew > > > > > > On 03/09/07, Patrick McManus > <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > > > Yup there's a great group called -'moles galls > and starlings'way out > > > too!!though a bit lost at the moment:-) > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On > > > Behalf Of rupertmallin > > > Sent: 02 September 2007 16:52 > > > To: [log in to unmask] > > > Subject: Re: jazz blogging ... > > > > > > Yup, I'm into Jazz - the more contemporary and > edge the better - because > > > here I find Poetry. If anyone in the UK got to > see the late Pete Jacobsen > > > live, 'electricity' ain't no big amp but what > happens inside you. > > > > > > Likewise, 'Brass Jaw.' They're a five-piece > saxophone band. Phew. Catch > > > them > > > > > > on tour. > > > > > > My poetry/art/music interests ever cross-over. > Don't care if it's > > > classical, > > > > > > folk, jazz, blues, beatbox, hiphop, world, > bass'n'drum or what. New > > > spirits > > > Are (irrespective of age). You'll not have heard > of Yum-Yum but young > > > female > > > > > > singer has a voice Mai Ling followers will die > for! > > > > > > Rupert x > > > > > > www.mallin.blogspot.com > > > > > > > > > -- > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > > Version: 7.5.484 / Virus Database: 269.13.2/984 > - Release Date: 02/09/2007 > > > 12:59 > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Andrew > > http://hispirits.blogspot.com/ > > http://www.inblogs.net/hispirits > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/aburke/ > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Shape Yahoo! in your own image. Join our Network Research Panel today! http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7