This ~might~ be my favorite jazz album. While I have a recent CD, I also have the original vinyl ;-)) I Love It! If you're not familiar with it, may I strongly suggest you become so.
John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman ... check out the musicians ;-)) http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000003N7K/104-2234209-0495159?v=glance Now, the truth is, Jazz is but one form of music I enjoy. I won't say how many albums and CD's I've got, but there's a lot, and the collection includes C&W, Bluegrass, Opera, a number of violinists, Tango, Latino, Hip-Hop ... in fact, I cannot think of a type of music that's not represented. I just love music, and especially like making connections between musical styles, artists, and songwriters. I dig Marion McPartland, and the earlier Diana Krall, as well as stuff from the 30';s and 40's. The Ellington-Bassie sessions are great, if you've not heard them, and Ellington's Black, Brown, and Beige, while not strictly Jazz, is Jazzy enough for this ol' hippie. Familiar with it? Love the blues, too ... ahh, that moves me perhaps more than Jazz ... frank theriault wrote: > Hi, Shel, > > I love jazz. Kind of grew up with it, as my dad played it all the time. > Didn't really start to appreciate it until about 10 or 15 years ago. > > I've got Evans' Sunday at the Village Vanguard, which was recorded on the > same weekend as the one you mention. I want to get the companion piece that > you mention, with Waltz for Debbie on it - that may be the name of the CD > as well, IIRC. > > As you likely know, 10 days after that weekend, his bass player, Scott > LaFaro died in a car accident. That was one of the best bands Evans worked > with; they just seemed to know what each other was doing intuitively. > > It's so hard to pick a favourite pianist, but Bill Evans is certainly on the > short list, along with Thelonious Monk, Herbie Hancock, Keith Jarrett, > Michel Petrucciani, McCoy Tyner, and I could go on and on! > > Just listening to Roy Hargrove's "Family" now (got it at a used store > yesterday, along with Courtney Pine's first one - both excellent CD's!). > > cheers,
