Jazz?

Post by **Primula Baggins** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 8:02 am

Great photo!

But I am helplessly reminded of Lena Horne, which is no help at all.

It's got to be the elegant cheekbone.

Post by **Alatar** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 10:31 am

Satchmo?

Post by **JewelSong** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 12:31 pm

Miles?

Post by **Alatar** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 12:35 pm

She already has Miles and Duke I think...

Post by **cemthinae** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 12:52 pm

Yeah, I have a Duke (Ellington) and a Miles (Davis), as those are two of my favourites.

*adds Alatar's suggestion, plus "Louie" to the list*

I wish I could find a jazz musician that was called "Sport" as that is what I am calling him right now & he really responds to it.

So far the suggestions are:

BDH (Big Darn Hero) or Hero for short
Sonny (Rollins) as he is sometimes referred to as the "hero of jazz"
Sport
Satchimo (Louie Armstrong)
Louie (Armstrong)
Johnny (Williams) as in the film composer, who incidentally started in jazz
Grover (Washington Jr)
Charlie (Parker)

Not sure how I got so many sax players in there.... as I'm not really a sax fan...

ETA: Here is a pic of my jazz trio...

Miles, Duke and Sport (top to bottom)

Post by **Alys** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 1:15 pm

Would he suit Dizzie (Gillespie) or (Count) Basie?

But if he likes Sport, then maybe it really is his name?

I was looking for something Tolkieny to call Murphy when I brought him home from the cattery, but Murphy he became, all by himself...

Post by **JewelSong** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 3:29 pm

I'd say call him Miles.

He looks like a Miles, as in Miles Davis.

ETA: NOT posted by JewelSong!

*goes to accost the culprit*

Post by **Alatar** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 3:36 pm

She already has a Miles!!!! Try to keep up Jewel

Post by **JewelSong** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 3:54 pm

I didn't write that!!!! Looks like someone posted without logging me out first.

Um...at a wild guess, I would say it was PrinceAlarming, who coincidently lives here. He is not used to having to log in first!

I will speak to him!

Post by **tinwë** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 7:53 pm

I vote for Bela!

Post by **cemthinae** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 4:28 am

Thanks for the input.

I think we're going with Sport.

I'll leave you with a parting picture or two:

Post by **cemthinae** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 8:53 pm

Or Louie...

Make that Louie.

His name is Louie.

Post by **cemthinae** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 1:36 am

Picked this up in a used album store for $5. A real steal.

Herbie Hancock- Gershwin's World.

This is a must for Gershwin fans, even if you don't like Hancock. The liner notes alone are fabulous. (If you want to read them you'll have to talk to TTBK. I don't do that sort of thing!)

Of particular interest is the Ravel piece. It starts out so delicate, and at the end is a jam session.

I'm in love... and TTBK is quickly getting sucked into the Gershwin frame of mind. Bonus!

Post by **yovargas** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 1:52 am

Funny you bumped this, I was just thinking of posting in here. As previously noted, I've never got much into jazz. It doesn't bother me, generally, but I also find I can't "get into" it. I've been trying hard, though, to expand my relatively limited musical horizons, in whatever direction takes my fancy. I had heard so many times in so many places what an uber-classic Kind of Blue is, and in particular that it's the kind of jazz album that even people who don't like jazz can love. So I bought it this week. I'm listening to it a second time as I type. And...it's pleasant enough but, jeez, I just don't get it. Can someone please help me understand? What is the draw to this sort of music? What is the emotional resonance those of you who love this sort of music find in it?

Post by **cemthinae** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 10:00 am

Emotionally.... it comes off as the confusion I generally feel. Life is so messed up in many ways... And Miles Davis just has a way of making you feel like you're not the only one who feels like that.

I honestly wouldn't have picked Miles for you though, yov.

You seem more like someone who needs something.... Norah Jones... or perhaps Billie Holliday....

It can be hard to "pick" jazz for someone else. It is something you have to find on your own. The album I mentioned in my post above is a pretty broad collection of styles. Herbie Hancock plays the piano & is very versatile.

One thing that my husband hasn't quite learned is that jazz can be very subjective to what you are feeling, and what he might like to listen to isn't always what I need to listen to. That is also why it is sometimes hard to listen to jazz on the radio.

Hope I'm makin' sense.

When TTBK & I got engaged I started writing him emails with samples of jazz hits to help him understand why I enjoyed it so much. It's such a culture on its own. I could probably post some of them, if you'd like. I particularly remember Billie Holliday's version of "You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You" being a big hit with him. It helped turned the lights on, so to speak.

Post by **Lurker** » Sun Nov 09, 2008 10:15 pm

Yov,
I have to agree with you that "Kind of Blue" (Miles Davis) is not for everybody's listening pleasure. I can't explain it, it's like abstract painting it's either you get it or don't. Like I would explain to a friend, it's not about what the painting conveys but it's the brush strokes that the painter used especially if we are looking at something the looks like child's play. They go

.

I couldn't answer the emotional resonance question why I like jazz so much. First off, I don't buy a certain type of music because it emotionally affects me. I buy it because it makes me relax or makes me high. I guess, I grew up with jazz music always played at home. Now, I have jazz music played to our babies all the time.

I don't know what's the draw at all. It's like asking somebody who likes Heavy metal music. Right now, I'm into Acid Jazz which is way way different from the contemporary jazz a lot of people listen to. I like the purely instrumental ones rather than the lyrical ones. It's a matter of taste I guess.

Maybe you should try Quincy Jones.

Post by **cemthinae** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 5:55 pm

Brian Wilson- Reimagines Gershwin

I knew I had to have this cd when I first heard it was coming out. TTBK got it for me for our monthiversary. Today I jokingly dubbed it "yov's worst nightmare"!

It's not really jazz, but definitely something different. I'm finding I go from "OH I love this" to "Meh" between titles.

They Can't Take That Away From Me is perfect.

I'm pretty sure I'd recommend the Herbie Hancock Gershwin before I'd say get this one... but I'm definitely a Beach Boys fan so this had to go into my Gershwin collection.

Wed Aug 25, 2010 6:28 pm

I heard about this, and I must say that my reactions was "huh?"

Post by **cemthinae** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 9:29 pm

Lol!

My response was a lot more enthusiastic, but honestly some of Wilson's best stuff has been in the last 10 years.

I'm liking it more, now that's I've been through the disc twice. It's a very interesting mix.

Wed Aug 25, 2010 9:40 pm

I'm glad you are enjoying it.

I respect Brian Wilson's creativity, although I've never been a particularly big fan. And I know virtually nothing about Gershwin, other than the name. It didn't really seem to be a "fit" to me, but that probably had more to do with my own lack of knowledge as anything else.