JAZZ - THE THREAD

Yeah, I have some George Benson. I really like White Rabbit, but don't have anything else by him.

I keep meaning to pick up some Charlie Christian and Tal Farrow too.

  On 5/29/2015 at 3:06 AM, LimpyLoo said:

 

 

  On 6/7/2015 at 8:27 PM, th555 said:

 

  On 5/29/2015 at 3:06 AM, LimpyLoo said:

 

 

this is great stuff

 

WTF I was roommates with this guy in college. Small world. He was an incredible guitarist then too, not surprisingly.

Yeah totally

I had sorta lost faith in jazz for a while

As being un-progressive, self-indulgent and sometimes even puritanical

And instead I was drawn towards more conceptual-minded composers

In other fields

But folks like Mark Turner, Miles Okazaki, Dan Weiss

Reaffirmed

That jazz doesn't have to be

Dudes running scales

Over generic swing

(Which to me is about the least interesting thing)

Miles Okazaki especially

Hits my Steve Reich g-spot

I gotta go out and buy his book

Wait, I missed that

You were roommates with Miles Okazaki?

Yeah haha. I didn't know him for very long - just a couple of years really. But yeah we worked together in the dining hall and whatnot. We even took a jazz survey course together which was a joke for him, but opened my eyes quite a bit and is why I know anything about jazz really. Cool that he has a fanbase on here.

cheesy yair, but it seems like they're having fun, must be nice having an on point withit band, and there's some moments of sickness.

  On 6/4/2015 at 4:52 AM, LimpyLoo said:

 

  On 6/4/2015 at 3:04 AM, cwmbrancity said:

 

ta for this! rhythmic modes alone = *mind-blown*

 

 

 

 

  On 5/29/2015 at 2:58 AM, LimpyLoo said:

he just put out a book

a sort-of systematic presentation of his ideas

i'm gonna try to pick it up this weekend

but here's his website (lotta great conceptual stuff about form and rhythm and counterpoint):

 

http://milesokazaki.com/research.php

 

dude, check out "rhythmic tiling"

 

here's the hidden youtube companioin vids for the book: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJq-zBbCa8jOIbFbdIU5GHdvH22UNAUW0

 

last vid is "rhythmic tiling"

Holy hell! I can't believe a video about tuning a guitar could be so fascinating! Thanks, that was unexpectedly cool!

I know!

After tuning my guitars

I was always confused why the G string was always outta tune

Never once had I heard someone mention just temperament when talking about tuning

Never ever ever

Another bit of proof that

the people who taught me about the world

were full of shit and didn't know how to say "I don't know the answer to that"

the one they all copied off and admired even charlie christian .. reinhardt

https://youtu.be/0W0C15PQpK8?list=PLjEAIrWz38Qb6jWU_WUxnBTIYDM_1_245

i remember seeing stéphane grappelli a a year or so before he died, he was as withit and musically irreverent as ever, amazing.

in another video george b was tlaking about soloing and saying that really as complicated as jazz can be broken down he finds that as long as you know the key you can just bust the chords out and play to your ear what sounds right and it'll be ok, well this is a late night dleetr version of what he said but it was rather comforting for an half arsed bitch such as myself to hear, nao if only i could have learnt to play through those changes, heh ..

Jazz is like unto an entire genre itself.

Ornett Coleman has sadly died today. I'm at work so can't post any great tunes. Will later.

RIP Ornette Coleman. Thanks for all the great tunes.

man, that sucks so much

RIP Ornette.

Not to suddenly change tack, but I'm always wanting to find out if anyone likes these guys as much as I do (whenever a Jazz thread pops up).

round my old man's earlier, for stroganoff w/Oscar Peterson,,,,,,,,,,,,,, noice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeP3LGY3jaI

Thank's for the Miles Okazaki tip, it's great stuff.

Yeah, he's good stuff.

(Also, he gives private lessons, but that probably doesn't make sense unless you've shed his book for a year or so...)

insomnia, opiate pain-meds lean & Sun-Ra

mary halvorson's album saturn sings is great. if you've heard trevor dunn's trio convulsant, she's the guitarist from that. her albums have different sounds, but this one reminds me of her work with the trio convulsant, which i like a lot, its some of my favorite guitar playing. some great use of brass on it, too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhC8_Hyx8Co