Thread: Polarized likes and dislikes

is for me. I likes my jazz that is more Piano and Bass, based. One of my favorite CD's is "3 for All" with John Burr, Sir Roland Hanna and Bucky Pizzarelli. But for ME, it is not without it's faults. Their version of All of Me is Brilliant. Makin Whoopee,which is primarily guitar based, leaves me wanting to scratch my eyes out. And my all time favorite Christmas Cd is Vince Guaraldi's A Charlie Brown Christmas....

Internet Tough Guys. You know the ones, the guys who have the lingo but lack the background to understand how it should be employed. The "badasses" who let you know how they would put you in your place should the two of you ever actually meet. I'm of two minds about the bumpkins myself. Sometimes I would like to push their asthmatic faces into the mud again, others I'm content to allow them the on-going punishment...

Here's a cut from "Kind of Blue". Give it a listen after nightfall. If the notes don't go right through you then I imagine you just don't like good trumpet and sax : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoPL7BExSQU Here's a bit of Art Blakey as well. Makes you wanna don your fedora and head out into the city: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vglFMb9zUo (Sorry guys. Don't mean to turn this into another...

The Rumble in the Jungle was kind of a "Jazz-like" performance by Ali, improvisation by a virtuoso.... It may be more palatable for some on here to start with Jazz-Rock, as it is usually more structured, thematic and usually has very talented musicians working together as opposed to just showing off their technical abilities. Al Dimeola's "Elegant Gypsy" and "Casino" come to mind.

Quote: Originally Posted by PeteLeo Scrapple? I love board games like that! PeteLeo. Scrapple? Pete, do you guys engage in fisticuffs when placing your tiles? I should talk, I love jig-saw puzzles; very relaxing to me. Not ANY jig-saw puzzle, just the ones like pastoral settings, retro kitchens, antique shops, European urban areas, Herbal drying rooms, plant/greenhouse rooms etc...I know, dweeb on board here...

Quote: Originally Posted by TKO11 Hey Bill - that's the first suggestion anyone has made on this thread that I listened to all the way through. One issue I would have though is that though she is a jazz singer/pianist, that is not jazz. It's a reinterpretation of an already stripped down folk song that had a bit of a jazz rhythm. It sounded a lot like a version Sarah Mclaughlin would do (though I don't think Krall is the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Counter Jab Scrapple? Pete, do you guys engage in fisticuffs when placing your tiles? I should talk, I love jig-saw puzzles; very relaxing to me. Not ANY jig-saw puzzle, just the ones like pastoral settings, retro kitchens, antique shops, European urban areas, Herbal drying rooms, plant/greenhouse rooms etc...I know, dweeb on board here... Izzat where you make words from pork rinds?

Sharks - not sayin Henley's performances are or were great, or that anyone has to like his songs. What I'm saying is that he delivers flawlessly every time - never off pitch and extremely wide range for a man (without ever sounding like a girl). Ditto for Bon Jovi - no fan of the songs, but the guy can do pretty much whatever he wants vocally. And you'll never get me to put down Mercury or Queen. I loved every album (especially...

Quote: Originally Posted by hawk5ins Can't stand the whole "let's purposefully embarrass or humiliate someone, so the rest of us can laugh at it." Sorry, that's just not funny to me. Hawk not even the japanese game shows?

For those of you having a hard time embracing the jazz genre, I have one suggestion: anything by the Yellowjackets. Try the CD, "Yellowjackets Collection". I defy you to NOT find something to your liking among the 11 cuts on that disc.