...for the jazz cats ...

Can't believe this is the first time I'm seeing this thread.

Mingus is probably the end-all for me, but I'm still pretty new to jazz in the grand scheme of things.

I also love Coltrane, Joe Henderson, and the later Miles stuff. Still so taken back by how extensive and expressive this style of music is. Totally new to playing and pretty new to listening.

Looking forward to reading through this thread.
 
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Little talk of west coast jazz, so I'll offer up a personal fave. I can't find a YouTube link for this one, but here's the CD info http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1036385/a/At+the+Manne+-+Hole,+Vol.+1.htm

Shelly Manne was a mother******. One of the most tasteful drummers I've heard. Shelly had great hands but it was his musicality that captures me. He could sit back and lay a swinging foundation or he could kick the band in the ass and stoke the fire. Great dynamics, great touch, great understanding of the FORM.

I recommend this one without reservation. The take of Love For Sale is my fave on this one.


There is a really fantastic album out there called "back to back" which features the Jazz mandolin wizards Jethro Burns and Tiny Moore,with, Eldon Shamblin, Shelly Manne,and Ray Browne. It's on Acoustic Disc label. Check it out!

russell
 
Can't believe this is the first time I'm seeing this thread.

Mingus is probably the end-all for me, but I'm still pretty new to jazz in the grand scheme of things.

I also love Coltrane, Joe Henderson, and the later Miles stuff. Still so taken back by how extensive and expressive this style of music is. Totally new to playing and pretty new to listening.

Looking forward to reading through this thread.

Welcome to our little corner of the forums! Enjoy reading through, there's a ton of cool stuff posted throughout.

russell
 
I somehow never saw this before just now. At least, not that I can remember. If someone already posted this, I somehow missed it. Anyway, this is just sublime. Papa Jo, beautifully filmed in a fantastic performance. Wow. http://youtu.be/eANTTBvIXmI
 
Aren't his hands just beautiful to watch?

They really are, BFY. That's the first thing that captured me.

It's funny, I watched a Max solo just before the Papa Jo clip and was thinking the same thing, how great his hands looked. From around the same time, too. The Papa Jo clip was one of the videos that appeared in that compound view of like 9 suggested videos that pops up right after a video ends.

Maybe YouTube marketing has refined the science of marketing to such an extent that they have cookies for "drummers with nice hands"? Wouldn't surprise me....
 
Speaking of drummers with nice hands:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyOhXLjERzQ

I love watching Alex Riel playing. It's just sublime. His musical choices are stunning. I love the way he just backs right, right off when it's the right thing to do but keeps the energy going with intricate brushwork with just the right level of accenting on important points. His use of different cymbal tones is outstanding too.

I look at these guys play, then I look at my own hands and they just looked cramped and awkward!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ2IVTJXxY8

I've watched this video more times than I care to admit. It's the dynamic control that floors me every, single, &$^@*(& time.
 
Speaking of drummers with nice hands:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyOhXLjERzQ

I love watching Alex Riel playing. It's just sublime. His musical choices are stunning. I love the way he just backs right, right off when it's the right thing to do but keeps the energy going with intricate brushwork with just the right level of accenting on important points. His use of different cymbal tones is outstanding too.

I look at these guys play, then I look at my own hands and they just looked cramped and awkward!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ2IVTJXxY8

I've watched this video more times than I care to admit. It's the dynamic control that floors me every, single, &$^@*(& time.

I know the feeling... Amazing musicians all...
 
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