teddy
Duckmeister
This is a list compiled by an English politician. I will endeavour to post one every day. I found it of interest and I am sure that it will meet with your approval. I have very little issue with it as it mirrors many similar comments made here.
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Hot Fives And Sevens - Louis Armstrong
My first choice has to be L A (1901-1971)., who is always thought of as a traditional New Orleans jazz musician but thats not to give him his due credit. This album showcases the music he made as a young man in the mid twenties-a real musical leap forward from the old Dixieland trad jazz prevelant at the time. Listening to this for the first time as a young man made me realise that there was a lot more to trad jazz than banjos and that kind of thing. The tracks he cut at the time show good technical ability with real originality and improvisation. His musicianship is just beyond compare and it moved the music up several notches. Some purists might disagree with me but I believe this captures him at the peak of his creativity as a musician when he was transforming the way the music was played. Ironically for all that he achieved, he always thought of himself primarily as a jobing musician making a living-but this is quality music.
teddy
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Hot Fives And Sevens - Louis Armstrong
My first choice has to be L A (1901-1971)., who is always thought of as a traditional New Orleans jazz musician but thats not to give him his due credit. This album showcases the music he made as a young man in the mid twenties-a real musical leap forward from the old Dixieland trad jazz prevelant at the time. Listening to this for the first time as a young man made me realise that there was a lot more to trad jazz than banjos and that kind of thing. The tracks he cut at the time show good technical ability with real originality and improvisation. His musicianship is just beyond compare and it moved the music up several notches. Some purists might disagree with me but I believe this captures him at the peak of his creativity as a musician when he was transforming the way the music was played. Ironically for all that he achieved, he always thought of himself primarily as a jobing musician making a living-but this is quality music.
teddy