This is what the Jazz is All About, Ya See?

[ActionPif]

All right, look.

For days, I have noticed thread after thread popping up representing the various Western Popular Music Genres (tm). But not one of them have addressed perhaps the purest American creation: jazz.

Before you put this back in the "whateva whateva" entry in your rolo-forum-odex, please give this fantastic and unique music a chance to enrich in your soul! We ain't all about the Birdbrains...this music is GONE:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmhP1RgbrrY

Thelonious Monk- Blue Monk (1966)

The band: Thelonious Monk-piano, Charlie Rouse-tenor sax, Larry Gales-bass, Ben Riley -drums)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dH3GSrCmzC8

Bill Evans Trio- Waltz For Debby (1964)

The band: Bill Evans- piano, Chuck Israel-Bass, Larry Bunker- drums


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPqK1JJOFxw

Keith Jarrett- Tokyo '84 Encore (aka Untitled Improvisation) (1984)

The band: Keith Jarrett-piano, his outrageous vocalizations and mannerisms


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zU5Wd13OSCk

Charlie Haden and the Liberation Music Orchestra- Spiritual (1990)

The band: Charlie Haden-bass, A bunch of other people- various other instruments


-Well, that seems decent faire for now. Enjoy, and I'll be back, even if no one else shows their curious faces in this thread!

 

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