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[Jazzrook]

Varijashree Venugopal sings ‘Giant Steps’:

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=0YXG0E2PrTI

JR

[Jazzrook]

Thelonious Monk’s great solo version of ‘Caravan’ live in Berlin, 1969:

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=Kb9SXfvgikA

JR

[Serial_Apologist]

Satoko Fujii big band at Montreal Jazz Festival ten years ago. She got a big boost to her aspirations at her outset from Paul Bley, but her own piano style (not seen here - want some?) is closer to Don Pullen's. Not that he would have pulled off (see what I did there?) a pretend-1980s style cops 'n' robbers movie theme such as this might have been, or even probably composed one, come to think of it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLcGzOzkc70&list=RDzLcGzOzkc70&start_radio=1

[Jazzrook]

Lou Gare(1939-2017) & The Uncommon Orchestra play ‘D.T.T.M.’ in Exeter, 2014:

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=jxJFmRKRz-A&pp=0gcJCcwJAYcqlYzv

JR

[BLUESNIK'S REVOX]

Long and very good interview with the much admired bassist Ray Drummond who died in the past week. From about 20 years ago. As much about his views on life as his earlier career.

http://youtu.be/YhckVvLNjww?si=EL2S9QxGbNs0m_eX

[Ian Thumwood]

Long and very good interview with the much admired bassist Ray Drummond who died in the past week. From about 20 years ago. As much about his views on life as his earlier career.

http://youtu.be/YhckVvLNjww?si=EL2S9QxGbNs0m_eX

I was quite shocked by this news as i did not appreciate that he was as old as that. Always assumed he as of the Marsalis generation.

It was also fascinating to plough into the discographies of so many of those New Neos who emerged in the 80s and 90s and discover the dates of there most recent records. Quite a shock to see a fall off in 2010s and many players retreating to academia. I am not sure whether this is 100 % down to whithering CD sales but suspect a lack of interest in mainstream jazz / post bop..This included both leader and sideman sessions. I spent 30 mins this morning whilst having breakfast looking through quite a few profiles. Just curious but it was far bleaker than i imagined or had perrceived.

[BLUESNIK'S REVOX]

I was quite shocked by this news as i did not appreciate that he was as old as that. Always assumed he as of the Marsalis generation.

It was also fascinating to plough into the discographies of so many of those New Neos who emerged in the 80s and 90s and discover the dates of there most recent records. Quite a shock to see a fall off in 2010s and many players retreating to academia. I am not sure whether this is 100 % down to whithering CD sales but suspect a lack of interest in mainstream jazz / post bop..This included both leader and sideman sessions. I spent 30 mins this morning whilst having breakfast looking through quite a few profiles. Just curious but it was far bleaker than i imagined or had perrceived.

Yes I was thinking similarly. Particularly the saxophone players of the "new" Blakey bands, Dale Barlow and Dave Schnitter etc. Schnitter has subsequently worked a good deal in Spain and Barlow is back in Australia (I didn't realise he'd played a lot in this country). Another is Christopher Hollyday (although not with Blakey) who threw it all in after the first overblown flush and then went back to Berklee to study and plan for a professional future in teaching. In this country there's an interesting interview with Steve Williamson who amusingly reflects on how he and Pine were showered with advertising and Amarni suits etc etc when jazz was "fashion". No longer.

[Ian Thumwood]

Hollyday is really respected within the education system but his last album was 2019...very recent by the standards of what i was looking at yesterday with players like Harper brothers. A lot of these musicians seem to hsve stopped recording.

i saw Steve Williamson pre pandemic and his saxophone fell to pieces mid gig as it had not been repsaired properly.

Just feel that more authentic jazz is in dire straights at the moment. I rarely listen to contemporary jazz nowadays. Bored with it.

[Ian Thumwood]

Stephen Scott ..last album 2008 as sideman

Ray Drummond...sideman 2015

Bennie Wallace ...2006

Eric Watson ...2010 etc etc