Amph Official Jazz and Blues Appreciation Thread (was: JCC, I need your infinite wisdom)

I knew a girl named Joanie, who absolutely could not hold her alcohol. I'd say 60% of the shows she saw, she was passed out after an hour... seriously. She rarely made it to the end of a concert.

 

For all Blues fans--

I recommend the movie Black Snake Moan. But, word of caution--it's laden with violence and moments that approach soft-porn.

However, it's a wonderful film.

It draws on the Delta Blues (Mississippi) movement. It's got a Christian overtone--but it's not too preachy so I think it should be tolerable for most folks.

Samuel Jackson is in it--and he's awesome. He plays and sings as well.

The marketing campaign was absolutely horrible--so if you were subjected to it, I'm sorry. Please ignore it as it horribly misrepresents the film.

 

Howlin' Wolf. Exquisite. Spoonful is one of the most incredible things ever recorded. I never knew the blues could be so happy.

 

RIP Hubert Sumlin.



http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2011/12/rip_hubert_sumlin_legendary_bl.php

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OweEOTY4B4

 

Ugh, 80 is young for a bluesman to die nowadays.

 

haven't been listening to much jazz as of late apart from some charlie parker and mccoy tyner, whose solo work is actually really good.

 

http://www.pbs.org/inperformanceatthewhitehouse/

"In Performance at the White House: Red, White and Blues" will honor the musical form that sprang from the Mississippi Delta and flourished in the Westside of Chicago with deep roots in Africa and slavery. The performances will explore those roots and pay homage to the great figures of the Blues and the songs they made famous by tracing the influence of the Blues on modern American music from soul to rock'n'roll. Airing on your local PBS station Monday February 27 at 9 p.m. ET.

Performers: http://www.pbs.org/inperformanceatthewhitehouse/performers.php

International viewers can catch it from 2am GMT when it's streamed at http://www.pbs.org/whitehouse

(yay, mid afternoon!)

 

I'm trying to branch out beyond my usual blues/blues-rock suspects, and I'm thinking about Buddy Guy. I've heard a decent bit of his music from Pandora, but don't own any of it. Is there one particular Buddy Guy cd that I should look into first?

 

You all need more sax

This may be my favorite Coltrane solo(the second sax solo)

 

Some Day My Prince Will Come is a criminally underrated album.

 

How come Django Reinhardt hasn't made it in here yet?

 

cuz I just got here?

 

For the incredible guitar solo by Wes:

 

Bring Em In

I've been enjoying Shuggie Otis as of late.

 

Just heard a really interesting album. Basquiat Strings with Seb Rochford. Basquiat Strings is a string quintet; Rochford is a jazz drummer. They do jazz standards. It's odd and unique and occasionally amazing. There's an amazing section where a violin sounds exactly like a smoky sax off in the distance and a bit where the quintet plucks their strings and creates a sound not unlike Basie on the piano. Some of selections are fantastic. The treatment of In a Silent Way in particular is really gorgeous.

 

Saintheart

 

For more geat jazz Hollywood connections,

Art Tatum's "20th Century Piano Genius" recorded at Ray Heindorf's private parties in Hollywood and the Miles Davis musical soundtrack for Louis Malle's "Ascenseur Pour L'Echafaud."