22-12-2010, 13:52
(This post was last modified: 22-12-2010, 14:46 by JazzyRandy.)
Got in two Jazz albums this morning:
Myron Walden Countryfied 2010 and Christian Scott Yesterday You Said Tomorrow 2010
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Since its release earlier this year, the latter has received effusive praise from Jazz reviewers. I don't hear it yet, but I hear enough good things to keep listening. It's just that the songs that don't get me going really turn me off. This is distinctly post-bop and not as peppy as Blue Note 60s jazz, lacking a certain melodic glue that keeps less sophisticated listeners (like me) engaged. Sometimes, I think any jazz with a guitar included induces some Jazz reviewers to increase their ratings. But I digress...
Countryfied is simply a good time listen. This one grabbed me right away and kept up the getting. Walden says this is his tribute to the sound of the south of his youth, and it sounds like it. Think groovy jazz with hints of James Brown, rockabilly/country, and good times; the liner notes refer to "roots music". Very enjoyable and very likely to get played a lot around my ears.
Myron Walden Countryfied 2010 and Christian Scott Yesterday You Said Tomorrow 2010
Since its release earlier this year, the latter has received effusive praise from Jazz reviewers. I don't hear it yet, but I hear enough good things to keep listening. It's just that the songs that don't get me going really turn me off. This is distinctly post-bop and not as peppy as Blue Note 60s jazz, lacking a certain melodic glue that keeps less sophisticated listeners (like me) engaged. Sometimes, I think any jazz with a guitar included induces some Jazz reviewers to increase their ratings. But I digress...
Countryfied is simply a good time listen. This one grabbed me right away and kept up the getting. Walden says this is his tribute to the sound of the south of his youth, and it sounds like it. Think groovy jazz with hints of James Brown, rockabilly/country, and good times; the liner notes refer to "roots music". Very enjoyable and very likely to get played a lot around my ears.