Miscellaneous Musical Notes

[stoutfellow]

Listening to Elvis. Wondering if anyone's ever written a Lovecraftean pastiche, "Are You Loathsome Tonight?".

I just ordered a Tommy James and the Shondells album. (The name evokes bubblegum in my mind, but this is the group that did "Crimson and Clover", "Draggin' the Line", and "Crystal Blue Persuasion". Pop it may be, but bubblegum it is not.)

I'm thinking I should add some more jazz to my collection. I know a lot of the big names, but are there any jazz fans out there who can recommend specific albums? (Maybe I should go after some big band stuff, too....)

Edited to fix the name of one song

Comments

[al-zorra.livejournal.com]

Miles Davis, ESP?

Ellington in the 20's.

Have you any feel for Latin Jazz at all?

And, um, check out New Orleans any old time.

Love, C>

[stoutfellow.livejournal.com]

I don't know anything about Latin Jazz. The only Latin singers in my collection are Shakira, Selena, and Ana Gabriel - plus Gloria Estefan, to the extent that she counts. (I'm thinking of "Si Voy a Perderte", "Oye Mi Canto", and her other Spanish-language songs. I find that when she does an English and a Spanish version of the same song, the Spanish version usually packs more punch. Same thing for Shakira: I bought one of her English-language albums, wasn't impressed, then bought the Spanish version and was much more pleased.)

[al-zorra.livejournal.com]

They're not even in the running!

Love, C.

[stoutfellow.livejournal.com]

All right; who would be?

[al-zorra.livejournal.com]

Ooops, I answered this question by replying to your post previous to it.

Love, C.

[al-zorra.livejournal.com]

Mario Bauza, Machito and His Afro-Cubans, Miguelito Valdés, Chucho Valdés, also his group, Irakere, Chico O'Farrill, Eddie Palmierie, Perez Prado, Tito Puente, Mongo Santamaria, Ray Barretto, Xavier Cugat -- loads and loads of 'em!

Love,C.

[countrycousin.livejournal.com]

Lovecraftean pastiche, "Are You Loathsome Tonight?"

*snorfle*

:<)

[dan-ad-nauseam.livejournal.com]

John Coltrane, Giant Steps
Dave Brubeck Quartet, Jazz at Oberlin
The Charlie Parker Story

[stoutfellow.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'll put those on my list.

[filkferengi]

Do you like your jazz slow or fast & snappy? If the latter, check out Louis Armstrong with the Hot 5 or Hot 7. It's New Orleans jazz from the 1920s. If you remind me, I can put up some sample selections for you to check out [sometimes Amazon doesn't have as many audio clips as they should].

Do you like instrumental or vocals?

[stoutfellow.livejournal.com]

Do you like your jazz slow or fast & snappy?

My tastes are pretty eclectic and my exposure to jazz minimal, so I don't really have a way to say. (In other genres, though, my collection includes a good range of tempos. Tempi?)

Do you like instrumental or vocals?

Again, it's hard to say. I do find it a bit more difficult to attach names and titles to pure instrumentals, for whatever that's worth. (By way of comparison, I know I've heard "Baby Elephant Walk" many times, but I can't call the tune to mind. "Alleycat" I can recall easily, but that's one of the few that I can.)