Kev Kev
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the influence these two had on music in the 1900's, and still today, cant be overstated. ellas voice never fails to bring a big old cheesy smile to my mug
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The Jazz Thread
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the influence these two had on music in the 1900's, and still today, cant be overstated. ellas voice never fails to bring a big old cheesy smile to my mug
HotPocket69
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Hell yeah!
Ballthyrm
Member
I think the original version is so good it's really hard to improve, so much emotion.
As a Frenchman it's really hard to describe the poetry of the delivery and the lyrics themselves
Kev Kev
Member
Yeah man that’s beautiful. And I’m sure youve heard this before but French is such a beautiful and elegant sounding language to those who don’t speak it, it compliments the music so well. Great choice
HotPocket69
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Kev Kev
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a lot of the tunes used in fallout 4 (diamond city radio) are pop songs that became jazz standards. i love the old sound of this kind f stuff. some of it is more rockabilly, classic country or just straight pop, but many of them are american songbook classic that jazz bands and combos still play to this day. basically, there are roots of jazz found in some of these tunes, and its just good old classic music thats enjoyable to listen to in any situation... i could listen to the diamond city radio playlist all day
Track List:
00:00 - Right Behind You Baby
02:24 - Uranium Fever
04:47 - Rocket 69
07:30 - Whole Latte Shakin' Going On
10:20 - Good Rockin Tonight
13:21 - Dear Hearts And Gentle People
15:32 - Personality
18:21 - Accentuate The Positive
21:03 - Pistol Packin' Mama
24:03 - Sixty Minute Man
26:34 - Grandma Plays The Numbers
29:14 - Easy Living
32:16 - I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire
35:21 - Wonderful Guy
37:15 - Civilization
40:20 - Mighty, Mighty Man
42:53 - Undecided
46:14 - Butcher Pete (part 1)
48:41 - Anything Goes
51:51 - It's All Over But the Crying
54:40 - Orange Colored Sky
57:11 - The Wanderer
01:00:09 - Worry, Worry, Worry
01:02:34 - Crazy He Calls Me
01:05:48 - He's A Demon, He's A Devil, He's A Doll
01:09:01 - Atom Bomb Baby
01:11:18 - Uranium Rock
01:13:25 - Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall
01:16:33 - Crawl Out Through The Fallout
01:18:55 - Keep A Knockin
01:21:24 - Butcher Pete (part 2)
01:24:05 - One More Tomorrow
01:27:24 - It's A Man
01:29:49 - It's The End Of The World
01:32:27 - Maybe
01:35:20 - Way Back Home
01:38:18 - Happy Times
Track List:
00:00 - Right Behind You Baby
02:24 - Uranium Fever
04:47 - Rocket 69
07:30 - Whole Latte Shakin' Going On
10:20 - Good Rockin Tonight
13:21 - Dear Hearts And Gentle People
15:32 - Personality
18:21 - Accentuate The Positive
21:03 - Pistol Packin' Mama
24:03 - Sixty Minute Man
26:34 - Grandma Plays The Numbers
29:14 - Easy Living
32:16 - I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire
35:21 - Wonderful Guy
37:15 - Civilization
40:20 - Mighty, Mighty Man
42:53 - Undecided
46:14 - Butcher Pete (part 1)
48:41 - Anything Goes
51:51 - It's All Over But the Crying
54:40 - Orange Colored Sky
57:11 - The Wanderer
01:00:09 - Worry, Worry, Worry
01:02:34 - Crazy He Calls Me
01:05:48 - He's A Demon, He's A Devil, He's A Doll
01:09:01 - Atom Bomb Baby
01:11:18 - Uranium Rock
01:13:25 - Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall
01:16:33 - Crawl Out Through The Fallout
01:18:55 - Keep A Knockin
01:21:24 - Butcher Pete (part 2)
01:24:05 - One More Tomorrow
01:27:24 - It's A Man
01:29:49 - It's The End Of The World
01:32:27 - Maybe
01:35:20 - Way Back Home
01:38:18 - Happy Times
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Kev Kev
Member
i bet i posted this earlier ITT, but its just too good to not post again. such a beautiful ballad. the climax into the last 20 - 30 seconds of the tune is enough to move someone to tears.
great trombone player. great band. legendary recording.
enjoy 'The More I See You', by Count Basie and His Orchestra, featuring Al Grey on trombone. recorded 44 years ago at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1977
great trombone player. great band. legendary recording.
enjoy 'The More I See You', by Count Basie and His Orchestra, featuring Al Grey on trombone. recorded 44 years ago at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1977
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Kev Kev
Member
The great Pat Martino
For those who don’t know, Martino was a well established jazz guitarist back in the 60s and 70s. In 1980 he suffered an aneurysm that resulted in brain surgery where they had to remove a piece of his brain to save his life. As a result, he was unfortunately left with no memory of his career or how to play guitar.
Miraculously, Martino relearned guitar by transcribing himself and by 1987 he returned to his former glory with a new album released named “The Return”.
Becoming jazz famous once is insanely difficult, more so than becoming famous as a pop artist. Becoming jazz famous twice?
Legendary.
Martino recently passed on November 1st, 2021. His music and inspiration will never be forgotten and as a musician myself struggling to learn guitar post 30 years old, Mr. Martino’s story really motivates me and it’s hard to imagine just how many he has motivated to be great over the years.
For those who don’t know, Martino was a well established jazz guitarist back in the 60s and 70s. In 1980 he suffered an aneurysm that resulted in brain surgery where they had to remove a piece of his brain to save his life. As a result, he was unfortunately left with no memory of his career or how to play guitar.
Miraculously, Martino relearned guitar by transcribing himself and by 1987 he returned to his former glory with a new album released named “The Return”.
Becoming jazz famous once is insanely difficult, more so than becoming famous as a pop artist. Becoming jazz famous twice?
Legendary.
Martino recently passed on November 1st, 2021. His music and inspiration will never be forgotten and as a musician myself struggling to learn guitar post 30 years old, Mr. Martino’s story really motivates me and it’s hard to imagine just how many he has motivated to be great over the years.
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Kev Kev
Member
nice! this tune is movin fast!
totally different kind of jazz, but Superliminal is a recent-ish game that has an AMAZING jazz soundtrack. its mostly piano ballads but they are gorgeous. and the game is great too, kinda portal-esque if youre into that kind of thing. check out the game if you can, but def check out some of the soundtrack if you like pretty sounding jazz
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tommib
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tommib
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Genesis Noir is another game released this year that has been completely under the radar. Probably the classiest soundtrack of the year.
MachRc
Member
I love jazz! Total wannabe kjazz member!
Big on string, and piano
not too much on brass
I came to post Pat martino and noticed some of his stuff is already posted!
edit: damn RIP, hope he lived a sweet long life for a guy that looked like a 60s rockstar in my favorite video.
One of my all time favorites
Big on string, and piano
not too much on brass
I came to post Pat martino and noticed some of his stuff is already posted!
edit: damn RIP, hope he lived a sweet long life for a guy that looked like a 60s rockstar in my favorite video.
One of my all time favorites
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Kev Kev
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I don't know much about Gigi Gryce (theres some homework for ya), but Clifford Brown is one of the best jazz trumpet players that ever lived. He plays so clean and intentional, weaving in and out of the melody with his solos, implying other tonalities with arpeggios and scale like runs, and creating an entirely new melody on top of the already existing one in the head.
Listen to Gryce on saxophone and Brown on trumpet. There is an intro at the beginning before it goes into the main melody aka the head. Which is beautiful all on its own! they really make it sounds interesting with the counter melody, implying all kinds of different tonalities. After the head they go into solos, and Gryce and Brown both just destroy it. It sounds so crafted and rehearsed but it's mostly pure, on-the-spot improvisation. They are both masterful with their instruments in the jazz world. Check it out.
For more Clifford Brown, check out Cherokee at break neck speed! Love this recording.
Don't forget Donna Lee!
Listen to Gryce on saxophone and Brown on trumpet. There is an intro at the beginning before it goes into the main melody aka the head. Which is beautiful all on its own! they really make it sounds interesting with the counter melody, implying all kinds of different tonalities. After the head they go into solos, and Gryce and Brown both just destroy it. It sounds so crafted and rehearsed but it's mostly pure, on-the-spot improvisation. They are both masterful with their instruments in the jazz world. Check it out.
For more Clifford Brown, check out Cherokee at break neck speed! Love this recording.
Don't forget Donna Lee!
Grildon Tundy
Member
These are dying for lo-fi hip hop beats to study and relax to, if they haven't already been co-opted.
Kev Kev
Member
Yeah he’s amazing. I only discovered him bc he came and did a master class at my college, but he’s legit the best jazz guitarist in the world atm. I didn’t bring my guitar and he insisted that I play his, the same one he’s holding on the album cover there. I tried to say no like 3 times and he wouldn’t give up. He was one of the nicest people you’ll ever meet. A lot of people in the jazz world are saying he’s a true living legend, even rivaling the greats of the early to mid 1900s. And he’s only like 35 lol. Insane. Check out his stuff on Spotify, he mostly does solo guitar just like in those 2 you quoted. So if you liked that you might dig the rest of his work.
Kev Kev
Member
one of my favorite things about jazz is how the players completely change the tune around and improvise the melody.
here is misty, one of my favorite jazz ballads. the trumpet version is about as straight forward as it can be, then the ella fitzgerald version sarts taking some liberties but she doesnt go too crazy, then you have a saxophone and trombone duet where things start to get a little off the rails (in a good way of course) but you can still hear the melody clearly, then errol garner flips the whole thing inside out and just melts the room with his skills. all of it coming from the same simple melody. incredible stuff here.
then this mad girl plays in all the different styles of some of the most famous jazz pianists of all time (including erroll garner style!)
here is misty, one of my favorite jazz ballads. the trumpet version is about as straight forward as it can be, then the ella fitzgerald version sarts taking some liberties but she doesnt go too crazy, then you have a saxophone and trombone duet where things start to get a little off the rails (in a good way of course) but you can still hear the melody clearly, then errol garner flips the whole thing inside out and just melts the room with his skills. all of it coming from the same simple melody. incredible stuff here.
then this mad girl plays in all the different styles of some of the most famous jazz pianists of all time (including erroll garner style!)
Kev Kev
Member
that groove tho!! this is sick
InfiniteCombo
Banned
Any bossa nova experts in here?
That Getz/Gilberto album is one of my favorite jazz albums of all time. I want more like it!
(Not sure how bossa nova albums roll, but having a female vocalist -- Astrid Gilberto in that case -- is a HUGE plus!)
That Getz/Gilberto album is one of my favorite jazz albums of all time. I want more like it!
(Not sure how bossa nova albums roll, but having a female vocalist -- Astrid Gilberto in that case -- is a HUGE plus!)
Werewolf Jones
Gold Member
Went to a Jazz Bar last night in Amsterdam. It was cool. A LOT of young people there too.
InfiniteCombo
Banned
Dude that's pretty awesome.Went to a Jazz Bar last night in Amsterdam. It was cool. A LOT of young people there too.
I love jazz bars and go to them as often as I can.
Kev Kev
Member
i was playing in big bands in combos from about 2018 to 2021 and they were all young people. and the kids were pretty cool, a little hyper lol but they were really good kids that just loved music and wanted to jam. they still run and participate in jazz jams and clubs over in orlando, one of them even started his own big band that is quite successful. jazz is a timeless art. its really refreshing to see it's still reaching those younger audiences.Went to a Jazz Bar last night in Amsterdam. It was cool. A LOT of young people there too.
InfiniteCombo
as far as bossa nova, i dont know any entire albums, but i know of some of the tunes we played that i really enjoy like girl from impanema, chega de saudade, agua de beber, one note samba, blue bossa, song for my father, the shadow fo your smile, triste, how insensitive and recorda me, to name afew.now the thing about jazz is players like to play tunes in different styles. so although you may google the shadow of your smile and find a swing version, there is a bossa nova version, a ballad version, a bebop version, and so on. hell you could probably find a funk version of all those tunes as well.
so when searching for jazz tunes, always clarify the style you want. once you find a player or composer you really like, check their discography for albums dedicated to bossa nova, and that'll get you started. happy listening!
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InfiniteCombo
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Awesome tips. Thanks, Kev!i was playing in big bands in combos from about 2018 to 2021 and they were all young people. and the kids were pretty cool, a little hyper lol but they were really good kids that just loved music and wanted to jam. they still run and participate in jazz jams and clubs over in orlando, one of them even started his own big band that is quite successful. jazz is a timeless art. its really refreshing to see it's still reaching those younger audiences.
now the thing about jazz is players like to play tunes in different styles. so although you may google the shadow of your smile and find a swing version, there is a bossa nova version, a ballad version, a bebop version, and so on. hell you could probably find a funk version of all those tunes as well.
so when searching for jazz tunes, always clarify the style you want. once you find a player or composer you really like, check their discography for albums dedicated to bossa nova, and that'll get you started. happy listening!
Futaleufu
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Kev Kev
Member
dont think i know that one, do you have any recordings you can share?