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Post by Admin on Jul 5, 2013 20:03:12 GMT -5
What is it? Blues Jazz Country Folk  ?? |
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Post by steve on Jul 9, 2013 15:52:39 GMT -5
I don't know if there is a genre. Obviously I love blues but my favourite band is the Beatles but I love The Faces, Ronnie Lane, James Taylor but I suppose I would say blues rock with a bit of funk and reggea thrown in. Its no good, I cannot narrow it down to one type of music because as I was writing this I was thinking of classical music and choral music that I also love. As always; Mr Indecisive.
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Post by Admin on Jul 10, 2013 15:13:48 GMT -5
Let's get really general here. Blues and its derivatives. smiley-laughing024 How about my favorite - MUSIC |
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Post by maskedmarvel on Sept 22, 2013 15:20:26 GMT -5
I prefer the best very old Blues and spirituals. I've found out that for me the vintage is at least as important as the genre. That's how it works for me.
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Post by tom1960 on Sept 22, 2013 16:05:07 GMT -5
These days hands down it's jazz. Some people think I'm obsessed. They're right!
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Post by Admin on Sept 22, 2013 16:12:42 GMT -5
I prefer the best very old Blues and spirituals. I've found out that for me the vintage is at least as important as the genre. That's how it works for me. Welcome to the forum MaskedMarvel. I've enjoyed your posts at BBF for many years,and I know you bring a lot of knowledge and opinions to us. I agree, vintage is important, particularly in certain genre. Blues, in my opinion, can be broken down as we have here and at Bbf - prewar (before 1941) and posrwar. You could almost argue for post British Invasion. smiley-laughing024 Same goes for Jazz - swing, bop, hard bop, etc. Which can be loosely related to vintage. In my genre of work, country, it certainly is relevant. I look forward to future discussions. |
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Post by maskedmarvel on Sept 22, 2013 16:19:11 GMT -5
Thanks for the welcome Tenn Jim. For Jazz, I once had a pleasent conversation with some Jazz fans, on the topic "which year was better, 1957 or 1959 for Jazz?". It was like we are talking about some of the finest wine products, in terms of the vintage question. The Jazz cats knew their stuff!!!
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Post by Admin on Sept 22, 2013 16:25:16 GMT -5
Thanks for the welcome Tenn Jim. For Jazz, I once had a pleasent conversation with some Jazz fans, on the topic "which year was better, 1957 or 1959 for Jazz?". It was like we are talking about some of the finest wine products, in terms of the vintage question. The Jazz cats knew their stuff!!! Newport in 57 had Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald. 59 had Count Basie and Duke Ellington, both vintage years in my opinion Full lineup 57 The list of names appearing is beyond impressive, including horn men Jack Teagarden, Roy Eldridge, Donald Byrd, Pee Wee Russell, Gerry Mulligan, Bob Brookmeyer, Sonny Stitt, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins and a young Steve Lacey, pianists Oscar Peterson, Cecil Taylor and Bill Evans, and vocalists Ella Fitzgerald, Carmen McRae, Billie Holiday and Joe Williams, among dozens of other noted musicians and singers. Lineup 59 The lineup at the 1959 festival reads like a Who’s Who in Jazz, featuring legends like Count Basie, Thelonious Monk, Erroll Garner, Gene Krupa and Dizzy Gillespie interspersed with new stars like Ahmad Jamal, Herbie Mann and the Mastersounds (a popular quartet at the time led by Wes Mongtomery’s brothers Monk on electric bass and Buddy on vibraphone). The hard bop contingent was well represented by Horace Silver’s quintet with tenor saxophonist Junior Cook and trumpeter Blue Mitchell and by an edition of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers featuring tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley and trumpeter Lee Morgan. Trumpet star Maynard Ferguson brought in a powerhouse big band featuring Joe Zawinul on piano and Wayne Shorter on tenor sax (eleven years before they would form Weather Report) and Maynard’s former employer, Stan Kenton, explored Afro-Cuban rhythms with his adventurous orchestra. Dixieland was represented by Phil Napolean and His Original Memphis Five (a group that had recorded in the early 1920s) and by trombonist-singer Jack Teagarden, who combined with the great trumpeter Bobby Hackett for a spirited, swinging set of old school standards. The Modern Jazz Quartet wove its delicate, chamber-like spell while Hammond B-3 organ champ Jimmy Smith and pianist Oscar Peterson provide |
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Post by rene on Sept 24, 2013 9:31:15 GMT -5
For years my favorite music has been blues , but lately I've found that some other genres the blues has lead me to have grown on me, to the point sometimes they can move me just as much. Soul music, for instance, especially the "classic", Southern kind of soul they made in the 60's, stuff like Stax, Atco, Hi, and Fame recorded. It took me years to pass the barrier of the lyrics (can you tell I'm not exactly your religious type ?  ) but once I was able to work it out, gospel has started to become stronger and deeper for me. And I love my jazz too, especially hard bop and all its heroes from the 50's and 60's. But I'm also a sucker for zydeco, New Orleans mixes of funk, rock, jazz, brass, whatever they put in their gumbos down there! That being said, I couldn't live without my collection of Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen, I like my bluegrass, I idolize Doc Watson, Hank Williams always puts a smile on my face, but Trane, Miles, Bird, Charlie Christian and the likes all are high in my own Hall Of Fame. And I don't mind a well played, well conducted symphony now and then. As far as opera's concerned, my fave is Mozart. Or Screamin' Jay Hawkins.  And there are French singers songwriters (ok, some of them were Belgians) from the 50's, 60's and 70's I do enjoy, too. It's funny when you think about it, as I've been called a "blues ayatollah" before, but when it really boils down to it, I think I'm quite eclectic in my taste in music. Truth is, apart from the people I love, music is the most important thing in my life. Funny for a guy who can't play a note. |
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Post by Admin on Sept 24, 2013 9:58:23 GMT -5
I think I'm quite eclectic in my taste in music. Truth is, apart from the people I love, music is the most important thing in my life. Funny for a guy who can't play a note. You are like a lot of us...an interest in a wide variety of music. Yes, there are some compositions that touch us more than others, and (at least for me) may change slightly from day to day, but when all is said and done, there is very little music that we don't enjoy. My wife was saying this morning, don't people just listen to "music" for the enjoyment anymore? Why do we have to but barriers up that might discourage others from listening to what they really enjoy?" I guess it is true, we tend to "promote" our own agendas at times and in doing so may wrongly criticize another genre. (Except Gangsta Rap) smiley-laughing024 |
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Post by taylorsmith8 on Jan 22, 2015 8:11:57 GMT -5
I like country music. It is quite simple and includes the use string instruments like banjos, electric guitars and harmonicas. Apart from that, it also has a very good touch of western music.
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Post by JamesP on Jan 22, 2015 15:45:04 GMT -5
I like country music. It is quite simple and includes the use string instruments like banjos, electric guitars and harmonicas. Apart from that, it also has a very good touch of western music. Glad to see another country music fan. |
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Post by Major on Feb 16, 2015 8:51:04 GMT -5
My favourite genre of music is Symphonic Progressive.
It's currently enjoying a revival, getting over the ridicule it suffered during the punk era.
Does anyone have similar tastes?
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Post by JamesP on Feb 16, 2015 20:30:03 GMT -5
My favourite genre of music is Symphonic Progressive. It's currently enjoying a revival, getting over the ridicule it suffered during the punk era. Does anyone have similar tastes? I understand Major. Punk ranks right up there with Disco for bad music IMHO. |
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Post by jmuscara on Feb 17, 2015 7:31:52 GMT -5
Can you describe "symphonic progressive"? I have not heard those two words used together to describe a style of music.
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) but once I was able to work it out, gospel has started to become stronger and deeper for me. And I love my jazz too, especially hard bop and all its heroes from the 50's and 60's. But I'm also a sucker for zydeco, New Orleans mixes of funk, rock, jazz, brass, whatever they put in their gumbos down there!
