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Music Head Wrote:Gil Evans (Ian Ernest Gilmore Evans) - died on this day in 1988 at the age of 75, of being 75
Down Beat Jazz HOF
2 Grammy Awards
Miles Davis sometimes sidekick
his own composition here
He was important enough to jazz as it worked it's way free of bebop-only, to rate more. His Wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gil_Evans Bro MH played his best known, maybe most important single piece but here's a few more.:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUJ8P-aeZhE << If you think this isn't jazz, what would you call it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUQM06Mbjys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84WxKvQ39c4 << All world-class players who asked to be on this session
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MrqTL-vOEg << From a great covers album (if you want to use such a common term for his and the band's re-imaginings) << The way to get it is packaged with
Great Jazz Standards--both together at about $10 at the Usual Suspect << No idea why it cuts off abruptly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wtf2yu2jw9w << Listen for Steve Lacy's soprano sax work--brilliant!
BONUS: Near-hour interview with this deeply-feeling, deeply-thinking, to-the-bone jazz man:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do4fHA3KKt0 << sure shows you the essence, occasionally obliquely.
A man accustomed to hear only the echo of his own sentiments, soon bars all the common avenues of delight, and has no part in the general gratification of mankind--Dr. Johnson
What he said. Amen, Bro--JazzboCR
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Alan Barton - died on this day in 1995 at the age of 41, in a bus crash
vocalist for Smokie
I'm cheating here as he was not a member of the band when this was done
but any chance I get to play it, I do
and there's just not enough musicians dying
[video=youtube;4RsrYZ2PA3U]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RsrYZ2PA3U[/video]
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Music Head Wrote:and there's just not enough musicians dying
So who are your favorite candidates? Maybe we can organize a Nigerian or Middle Eastern tour for them and Boko Haram or ISIS/ISIL can whack'm. Just a thought...
A man accustomed to hear only the echo of his own sentiments, soon bars all the common avenues of delight, and has no part in the general gratification of mankind--Dr. Johnson
What he said. Amen, Bro--JazzboCR
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'The purpose of life is a life of purpose' - Athena Orchard.
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Jerome Wrote:???????????????????????????????????
Bro Jerome--Just an off-the-cuff smart ass reply to what I hope was an off-the-cuff smart ass statement. I don't want anybody dying and seriously doubt Bro MH does either.
A man accustomed to hear only the echo of his own sentiments, soon bars all the common avenues of delight, and has no part in the general gratification of mankind--Dr. Johnson
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no musician of interest to me died on this day
maybe next year
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Gil Evans! A great composer has left us! I enjoyed your links Jazzy...missed Steve Lacy when he played here a few years back...he can really dig into avant garde jazz also!...great player! When I think of Gil , I always think of his collaboration with Miles namely
Sketches of Spain...a very highly acclaimed composition! Shows the genius of Evans and Davis! On this track, Miles' trumpet timbre is exquisite among other good things happening!
[video=youtube;mAQ3yxNH7A4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAQ3yxNH7A4[/video]
jazzboCR Wrote:He was important enough to jazz as it worked it's way free of bebop-only, to rate more. His Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gil_Evans Bro MH played his best known, maybe most important single piece but here's a few more.:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUJ8P-aeZhE << If you think this isn't jazz, what would you call it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUQM06Mbjys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84WxKvQ39c4 << All world-class players who asked to be on this session
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MrqTL-vOEg << From a great covers album (if you want to use such a common term for his and the band's re-imaginings) << The way to get it is packaged with Great Jazz Standards--both together at about $10 at the Usual Suspect << No idea why it cuts off abruptly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wtf2yu2jw9w << Listen for Steve Lacy's soprano sax work--brilliant!
BONUS: Near-hour interview with this deeply-feeling, deeply-thinking, to-the-bone jazz man: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do4fHA3KKt0 << sure shows you the essence, occasionally obliquely.
The ultimate connection is between a performer and its' audience!
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Buck Owens (Alvis Edgar Owens Jr.) - died on this day in 2006 at the age of 76, of a heart attack
21 #1 hits on the Billboard country chart
Country Music HOF
co-hosted Hee Haw for 17 years
[video=youtube;WxIq_gj8fjg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxIq_gj8fjg[/video]
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Jan Berry (William Jan Berry) - died on this day in 2004 at the age of 62, of a brain seizure
of Jan & Dean
#3 US with this
[video=youtube;fYxPgFUjDpA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYxPgFUjDpA[/video]
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This is a depressing thread but interesting if that makes sense. I think I remember Jan and Dean. That's bad!!
Same age as me.
I saw Buck Owens here many years ago at the high school auditorium.
