We Got The Jazz!
It’s Friday! It’s payday! And as ZZ Top would say, “I got a pocket full of change.” Happy Old School Friday! This week’s theme is Jazz. I cannot express enough to you how much I love Jazz. Whenever I’m feeling a creative funk, out come the Jazz records. Feeling down, play some Jazz. Feeling up, play some Jazz. A good friend of mine once stated that if you listen to John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme at least once a week, you are guaranteed a happy life. I couldn’t agree more.
I must admit that I’m somewhat of a snob when it comes to Jazz (oh, who am I kidding? I’m snob when it comes to music in general). My contention that Miles Davis was a genius at finding genius players to play with him, rather than being a genius player himself, always gets me into trouble; but I stand by it (which isn’t to say that I don’t enjoy Davis’ albums. I just think Coltrane, Bill Evans, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones, et. al. were better players). Regardless, let’s get this started.
Me being a Jazz Snob w/Coltrane in the Background
Here’s John Coltrane playing “Naima” along with Elvin Jones (drums), McCoy Tyner (piano), and Jimmy Garrison (bass). I wish I could find him playing it with Eric Dolphy because that was killer.
One of the greatest drummers of all time, Art Blakey, doing “A Night in Tunisia” with his Jazz Messengers
I can’t do this without giving props to the originators and the vocalists, so here’s Billy Holiday and Louis Armstrong doing “The Blues Are Brewin’.” It sucks that it gets cut off at the end, but what you get is fantastic.
Thanks for playing, y’all, and as always, much love to all the other OSF participants.
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loving your jazz snob picture
cripchick ´s last blog post..dear ada generation,
John Coltrane’s “A Love Supreme” is a must have in any jazz snobs collection.
I know your theme is old school jazz but have you checked up Madlib’s “Shades of Blue” album. Its pretty hot with a great spin on some classics.
Tafari
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@cripchick: Ha! Thanks!
@Tafari: Ah, man! I’m all over everything Madlib does. That cat is the bomb! I know you’re down with Yesterday’s New Quintet, right?
Awesome stuff. There’s no such thing as too much Coltrane.
Also, I agree with cripchick, the Jazz Snob photo is great.
“Yesterday’s New Quintet” Ummm, I gonna lie & say yes as I run to iTunes for an introduction!!!
Tafari ´s last blog post..My Family, My Drama
@smadin: No. No such thing as too much Coltrane. Evah!
@Tafari: You will like! Trust. Madlib can do no wrong!
Very nice…very, very nice…
I agree with Tafari on “A Love Supreme”…even if you don’t like jazz, you should own a copy of that one.
Have a good weekend!
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Billie Holiday? Wow. Yeah, you did that.
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aaaaahhhhhh!!!!
I love Coltrane and I love, love, love Ms Billie!
Thanks for the tunes!
By the way I own 2 copies of “Love Supreme” …just in case I wear one out!!