Rating The Jazz Piece Above Me

[gord]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Badw-6vP2ss
mike and steve, you will probably like this, i know steve will.it is one of my favorite coltrane recordings. gord

 

[gord]

steve, horace silver-que pasa,from the classic album song for my father.i can only give it10 out of 10. gord

 

[White Knight]

gord, back at you for the Trane piece--10/10. Not only was Trane great on this, but I loved Garland's piano vamps and the steadiness of the rhythmn section comprised of Chambers and Taylor. Most excellent! Now try another stomper from one of the greatest sax players and groups ever--at least in my humble opinion; if this doesn't get you to stand up and start moving and clapping your hands, then I doubt anything will: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJgadY99m48&feature=related

 

[OLDUDE]

Onto page 6 already.
I'm gone for a week and I have a mountain to climb to catch up.

Mat - Charlie Haden - 7
Mike - Marty Paich - 8
Steve - Art Blakey - 9(It might seem odd for me but i really like his groups)
Gord - Oliver Nelson - I reserve judgement till I hear it again)
Mike Ralph Sutton - 9 (I'm a fan)
Mike - Lonette McKee - 6.5 (not in my top list)
Escher - Red Allen - 10 (Red can do no wrong for me)
Gord - Anthony Perkins - 5 (Not in my top list)
Mat - Kuba Badach - 5(Sorry Mat, not for me)
Mike - G Shearing - 5 (I love the guy but could this be rated as Jazz?)
Steve - Wayne Shorter - 3 (Shudder)
Escher - Dave mcKennon - 4.5 (wouldn't make my top 20)
Mike - Nat Gonella - 9 (I've always rated him for entertainment - OK he takes off Louis but he's good at it)
Mike - Dutch Swing - 7 I rate them but this is below par)
Mike - Buddy Rich - 7.5 (One of my top rated drummers but this isn't the best swing track I've heard by him)
Gord - Lee Morgan - 8.5 (I've decided that I like Lee Morgan after being dubious for some time)
Steve - Cannonball - 8.5 (He's getting well up in my regard)
Mike - Woody Herman - 6 (One of my top swing outfits but this lets him down a bit)
Escher - Pee Wee - 9 (How I love that totured clarinet)
Gord - sonny Clark - 8 (IT gets the mark for the trumpet solo by Donald Byrd)
Steve - miles Davis - 9 (all for the Miles solo, Coltrane?, well you all know my feelings for him - yuck)

Cheers John
hope to catch up tomorrow

 

[Mat]

... if this doesn't get you to stand up and start moving and clapping your hands, then I doubt anything will: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJgadY99m48&feature=related

Steve, that's a 8/10 in my book. Though I must confess that I managed to remain seated...

Here's a Nirvana cover by Leszek Możdżer.

 

[gord]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW33ye4fPBA
steve,cannonball can do no wrong in my opinion 10
mat,leszek mozder, reminded me a little of george winston,it was ok 6
the above the two greatest jazz tenor sax players from a classic album.

 

[White Knight]

gord, that's a 10/10 every time! It's a beautifully flowing and melodic piece, with two master craftsmen seamlessly seguing from one to the other. Outstanding in my book.
Now, for a little different kind of "back and forth": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKVWbAZOhZU&feature=related

 

[gord]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wHHkrcr0eI&feature=related
steve,blakey excellent as usual. i give it 9. i love this thread, keep them coming.
the above is a cover of bill doggetts great number honky tonk. i like this version better, i imagine you wont like this steve.you have said you are not to keen on the organ in jazz. gord

 

[Mat]

I didn't like this one, Gord. Found it a bit boring, I'm afraid. 5/10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItSzKzLk3tg&

 

[White Knight]

In spite of the guitar's presence in this piece, overall I found it to be very melodic and with a good ebb and flow; I liked the tone and technique of the man on tenor sax, of whom I've never heard before. I'd rate it a 7.5/10.
Here's one of my all-time favorites on the same instrument: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ld-9MZ9Xezs

 

[gord]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGlhszS6JdU&feature=related
steve,the shorter track was excellent,but what else do you expect from this very talented musician.
now rate the above,you have probably seen this before. wynton kelly is just awesome on this. gord

 

[Mat]

^^ That's not 7/11. I say it's an 8 or even 9/11. Very nice, Gord. I loved Wynton's playing.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOxa-oMdiRQ

 

[gord]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzvCukVIMz8
hi mat,dont know much about polish jazz. one thing i do know though is that piece by jerzy milian swings powerfully.i will give it a 9.
the above is from what i consider the best album by a non jazz artist. incredable backing by the buck clayton allstars, gord

 

[White Knight]

I don't usually go much for vocals in my jazz, but this was pretty good; I especially liked the piano playing on it. For me, it's a 7/10. Now listen to a stripped down version of the same song by another master of the sax: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0o1IaY_1js&feature=related. To my way of thinking, this version better captures the very "soul" and essence that I believe the composers wanted--and so smoooooth and mellow!

 

[Mat]

Loved this version, Steve. 8.5/10.

Here's an excerpt from Diana Krall's Live in Paris concert. If you like the video I'm posting, Live in Paris is a must-have for you. Pure brilliance. Enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Osc8B9HJNd4

 

[White Knight]

Overall, I'd give the Krall piece an 8/10. I liked the interplay and the riffing between her piano and the drummer--great with the brushwork--but I'm still not sold on the electric guitar being a part of a jazz group. I'm also really not that much into vocals, even though she does have an extraordinarily sexy and sultry voice. She's not hard on the eyes either. Anyway, getting back to more familiar territory for me, please assess this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhFDVFyIPeY&feature=related

 

[escher]

7
i love shorter and though this is not one of my favorite compositions of him
is nevertheless good
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BOzbOyRdXQ

this one is actually a mercer (and not duke) composition

 

[Mat]

Nope, not to my liking at all. 4/10.

This piece comes from Thomas Crown Affair movie. 10/10 in my book. How 'bout you?

 

[White Knight]

Mat, the piece you posted is short and groovy; in my book, it also gets a 10/10. Now, though a bit longer, let's sample another fast moving piece by one of my all-time favorite trumpet players: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nRAL6O6Jjc&feature=related

 

[gord]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TGhSC5Iry8
hi steve, once again you prove to us just how good lee morgan was, and such a tragic loss to the jazz world at a very young age. i rate this a 10.
the above is by a great tenor sax who toiled in obscurity, i rate this a10, what do you think. gord