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Only when I am too stoked to come up w/ the gnarlyest quip.

I am pretty jazzy. You should listen to MDs "Bitches Brew" through Bose headphones from your Discman at 16k' in Tajikistan on a frigid night in your tent during a sheep hunt.

But then again, you probably wouldn't enjoy it...carry on


mike r

I like certain sub-genres of music within all the major classifications. There's a lot of jazz I like, some not so much. My wife likes jazz a lot, maybe because she understands music, sings, plays a few instruments and did ballet for 30 years. Also, she's an accountant. She had her own jazz program on the local radio station when she was an undergraduate in college. She likes a certain narrow band of popular music too. Generally, when I'm in the truck alone is when I play '50's rock and roll/rockabilly, classic and Bakersfield C&W.....she doesn't care much for those.

The 2 cellos were fun

God Speed!

I will be spinning my RTF Romantic Warrior vinyl in the morning; epic music. Chick,Al DiMeola and Stanley Jordan; lots of talent.
Saw Chick and Al live once; genius.

Yep, here is a nearly X rated version of Moonlight Sonata This woman as some seriously LONG legs.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzWDs26YL9Y

Their home page.....

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=2chellos

Bassist was Stanley Clark, who I saw "solo" with George Duke in the 80's (Concord Pavilion California maybe ten miles from my house). Indeed, crazy talent with that bunch.

My mom was a music teacher she liked him.

Yes, thanks for the correction.
And; Chick was truly nice person.

In the early 1970s, most people I knew had Chick Corea albums [remember record players?]

I never bought a Chick Corea album, but I was forced to listen at other people's houses.

It sounds like a contrived jazz mess to me.

Sometimes the process of understanding certain music leads to much appreciation, even if one does not favor or "like" that type. I have played and deeply enjoyed many forms of jazz, and have listened to CC from his most early notices. Although I had a lot of other musical involvements and responsibilities and time was in short supply, I studied the inner workings of Return to Forever, Weather Report, MD Bitches Brew and other such work in an effort to grasp what those excellent musicians were stating. CC and almost all of his compadres were excellent players, and i especially appreciated his playing. But, the Fusion concept did not sing well to me and was of lower appeal - tar from my favorite listening or playing. CC was highly trained and disciplined, and an immense musical talent - I regret that he is gone.

I was introduced to his music through his collaboration with Bela Fleck. The guy was an amazing musician.

That was definitely not one of his best works.
Paul B.

Well said.
Paul B.

My wife just doesn't have an ear for Jazz. She does enjoy a lot of it, and god knows living with me she gets to hear a lot of it. Frequently, I will be listening to something and say to her I can hear so and so playing this right now with whoever happens to be playing what I am listening to and it makes her a little crazy because she knows what I am talking about but cannot process that addition to the music.

Do you have the complete four record/cd set of Bitches Brew? That whole collection is best taken in context and not just the single album released originally. It is one whole extended "conversation" between the players and sheds a lot of light on that music as a whole piece. It's hard to find, but really well worth the effort.

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