My first concert at Wolf Trap (http://www.wolftrap.org/) -- long before it burned down and was rebuilt -- was to hear Doc play in person. The finest trumpet player. Ever.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kevin M. Sent: Monday, June 27, 2011 9:44 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: The Death of Lt Columbo Onto another tangent that drags us farther off topic: I recently picked up two vinyl albums by Doc Severinsen, for which I paid less than $4.00 for the pair (though this was a low cost purchase, it is monumentally bad -- financially speaking -- that I work across the street from Amoeba Records on Sunset Blvd.). He recorded them both in the mid 1960s, and while they are both good, there is a vibe to the music that unmistakably shouts, "I am to be played at a party attended by Jeannie and Majors Healy and Nelson!" Though many songs on the albums are jazz standards, the arrangements are alarmingly indicative of that era. There was that brief period in big band jazz when they tried to adapt and compete directly with the pop and rock genres -- the modern equivalent would be me trying to pass in the world of urban hip hop. Severinsen's music is well produced and well performed, but man oh man is it dated. Fun to groove to, but entirely dated. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
