Jazz

[buckaroo]

While perusing the old forum, I've been listening to www.pandora.com and entered Arturo Sanduval's name and got a channel for him. That Cuban trumpeter has become my #1 horn now for about five years or so, and since Maynard Ferguson died, Arturo has no equal. But the trumpet is just one instrument that I love.

When it comes to jazz, I'm pretty much open to just about anything with the exception of Dixieland jazz. Bebop, fusion, smooth, big band, you name it and I'll listen to it. Watched Randy Sabien live in Minneapolis the other night and was blown away. Randy plays jazz fiddle and had a drummer, guitaris, and bass fiddle playing with him on the streets of the city. Kind of reminded me of Noel Pointer from back in the 70's and 80's. I love that slow smooth jazz, but I can get things hopping with the likes of Russ Freeman and the Rippingtons. How about Bela Fleck and the Flecktones? Bela plays a jazz banjo. If you've never heard him, you'll be amazed at his sound. You might have heard his hit "Sinister Minister" or "Michelle". How about Tom Scott and his sax? That'll get you moving for sure and then you can come back down with Chris Botti on the horn.

Jazz fans, who's your favorites? Join in Guido and tell us who you like.

 

[Benevolent One]

I love Jazz in a lot of different forms.

Return To Forever has been a long-time favorite of mine. Their album Romantic Warrior is one of the finest albums ever recorded in my mind. Chick Corea, Al Dimeola and Stanley Clarke are all in on that project. I like most of those guys other work as well.

A partial list of my other favorite jazz artists would include, but not be limited to...

(in no particular order)

John McLaughlin
Miles Davis
Herbie Hancock
Stanley Jordan (truly amazing guitar work)
Frank Sinatra
Harry Connick Jr
Kenny G
Kevin Eubanks
Weather Report (Jaco Pastorious was a truly great bassist)
Waymon Tisdale
James Ingram (actually went to my high school a few years before I did)
Ray Charles

By the way, The Rippingtons are great. I'd never really listened to them until you mentioned them. I pulled them up on Rhapsody and am listening to them right now. Very nice so far. Deep Powder is a nice song.

I generally like my Jazz without lyrics if I can get it, but I like some of the lyrical stuff too.

Any other jazz fans out there? If I can admit liking Kenny G, you guys should be able to share anything, right?

 

[buckaroo]

Kenny G! It really is "what trips your trigger" and if Kenny does that for you, then good for you. I can tollerate his music, but when he came out, it quickly became the same song, no matter what the song.

I found the Rippingtons way back when the Jacksonville Jazz Fest was on PBS, somewhere in the early 80's. This one hour special opened with the Rippingtons featuring Russ Freeman. Along with them followed Arturo Sanduval, Bala Fleck and the Flecktones, Chick Corea and finished with Dianne Shuur. Both Corea and Shuur were favorites of mine at the time, but finding the others was like finding a gold mine. Sanduval has quickly become one of my all time favorites, but the song Dream of the Sirens by the Rippingtons just rocks, whether it's live or recorded.

I can't give a list of favorites because there just are too many. But there are new artists popping up every day and that is what is so great about these internet radio stations.

Ben One, I know you said you like your jazz sans vocals, but there are some great jazz singers out there who can melt your heart. And who would think that southeast Asia would be a great place for jazz. Two ladies that I want you to check out are Jacintha, a vocalist, and Vanessa Mae, a violinist who can turn any classical composition into hot jazz. See if you can find "Jazz Will Eat Itself". I'm tellling you that you will go crazy over that song.