^ I thought he'd kicked heroin several years before he recorded Meditations (before even Kind of Blue and Giant Steps), but I might be wrong about...
Fans of Bitches Brew would also love In a Silent Way, which is more airy and ambient than BB but carries the same vibe. And I agree with the...
Agreed. One of my favorite artists of all time. Too many classics: Words City Too Hot Duppy Conqueror Crossover Roast Fish & Cornbread Vampire...
<---One of the biggest Lee Scratch Perry fans you'll find... at least of his 70s stuff. Dude was amazing behind the boards. I also dig King...
If it were abolished, then no one could listen to it. If you think that it should be done with, then you think that no one should listen to it.
In the other thread, you said that it should be abolished. Get your story straight.
Kenny Wheeler's What Now? is a great drum-less quartet session featuring master bassist Dave Holland and the unfuckwitable saxophonist Chris...
No, I meant the Beatles. Pink Floyd's "Money" is different--more like social criticism. The one I referred to is more materialistic. "Hey Joe"...
Rudy Ray Moore? Nah. Kool DJ Herc, Afrika Bambaataa, Cold Crush Brothers, etc. (rap artists proper) were around three decades ago.
Actually it's been around for three decades... and its developed a lot (for better or worse).
^ Probably the only post here with substance. I think it's an oversimplification and overgeneralization to say that rap is 4/4. Very often, the...
Well, I guess you would agree that all of the following also suck: "Hey Joe" by the Jimi Hendrix Experience "Heroin" by Velvet Underground...
Eric Dolphy (Out To Lunch) Circle (Paris Concert) Sun Ra (Atlantis) Ornette Coleman (Free Jazz) Miles Davis (Live at Fillmore) David Murray (Ming)...
Great record. I think the time Trane spent with Monk is where his playing really started going into orbit. The earlier stuff he was doing with...
My favorite Mingus is Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus... a more "stripped down" band than typical for Mingus, which makes appreciating the...
Bitches Brew isn't really "acid jazz". "Acid jazz" is a sorta dance music that grew out of soul jazz.
Miles kicked his heroin addiction in the 50s. After that, his main problem was cocaine.
I like various types of jazz, but my favorite by far is 60s-style post-bop. Here's my favorite 21 jazz studio albums (at this moment in...
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