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AirCap said:
Yes, cool player.
Some good stuff from Frank, with Chick Corea's Elektric Band.
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I caught Chick Corea's Elektric Band with the Gambale/Weckl/Patitucci/Marienthal lineup at a club in Las Vegas in 1989? 1990? and somehow wangled a table at the edge of the stage, right in front of Gambale. Criminy, what a talent. And a firm, friendly handshake after the encore as he left the stage. The sound engineer for that gig earned his shekels, because I'll tell you what, my head was six feet from Gambale's cabinet, but I could hear the entire band perfectly. I have since seen him a couple times with Steve Smith's Vital Information, and he was equally fiery and mindblowing, but I was otherwise never in such intimate proximity.
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Saw Holdsworth multiple times. Every time his band was killer and his playing was godlike. Somehow a bunch of my local players convinced a local bar owner to hire him, telling him the place would be packed. It was, but he made all his money on beer and mixed drinks and no one was drinking - just sitting with their mouths open. Boy, was he mad!
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Underrated artist Buzz Feiten doing the jazz/funk/pop/fusion thing at a show at Musicians Institute some time back. Mostly known these days for his Feiten Tuning System and guitars he's marketing under his name, he was a member of the Butterfield Blues Band after Elvin Bishop's departure, did a tenure in The Rascals in their later years, and has done session work with loads of folks. Might have been more famous if he had not, like many musicians, struggled with addiction in the 70's. This is a worthwhile show for the entire band's performance, but Feiten's rhythm chops are very much worth checking out.
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Some modal Jazz, So What, Miles Davis
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Miles Davis, Kind of Blue, released 60 years ago August 17, 1959. If you don't own a copy this is essential to have.
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A Sweetwater video "documentary" looking at Kind of Blue...
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I know Julian Lage’s name, but can’t say I’m very familiar with his material. I think I need to immerse myself!
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AirCap said:
I would say prog is prog. Although some prog may have some jazz influence of some kind if it was mainly a fusion of jazz and rock then it would be fusion rather than prog.
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We went to my daughter's (12) saxophone teachers' birthday party gig saturday night. He is astoundingly good. Very much of the 50s-60's small-combo jazz.
His band was tenor sax, piano, standup bass and drums. I don't think I can say I have seen a better drummer or bassist. The piano player was Kirk Lightsey, who normally resides in Paris was brilliant, has an substantially impressive resume.
What amazes me about players of this caliber is they will sit in seamlessly with other players. My daughter's teacher has several combos he works with. I think all they need on most occasions i a cursory rehearsal.
His band was tenor sax, piano, standup bass and drums. I don't think I can say I have seen a better drummer or bassist. The piano player was Kirk Lightsey, who normally resides in Paris was brilliant, has an substantially impressive resume.
What amazes me about players of this caliber is they will sit in seamlessly with other players. My daughter's teacher has several combos he works with. I think all they need on most occasions i a cursory rehearsal.
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