goldsilverpro said:
I played MJQ last night, Harold. Glad to hear we have similar tastes.
Great way to spend an evening. Not too long before we moved to Washington, Susan and I attended a live performance at Utah State University. They had reserved the front three rows for mystery guests that never showed. Susan suggested we move down, so we did. Second row, center. It was one of the most memorable of events. When encore time came, they played each of my requests in turn. Both of us felt honored to have MJQ playing our requests. They were the epitome of class, as you likely know.
Sadly, all of them have died in the recent past, beginning with Connie Kay, back in '99, as I recall. The last to die was Percy Heath, about two years ago. Their passing is a tragic loss to the music world, at least those that partook of sophisticated jazz.
For me, it's West coast jazz! Been a fan since the mid 50's. I venture beyond, but I'm not a fan of many of the accepted musicians. I have a particular dislike for Coltrane when he's playing solo, and harshly blown trumpets are one of my dislikes, as is the soprano sax.
I also spend a great deal of time listening to the baroque. Mozart, Handel, Bach, Telleman, Beethoven, Haydn, etc. Jazz cats of three centuries ago, at least in my opinion.
If you ever get back to Washington, come by and let me give you the nickel tour of our stereo! Sound gear is my passion. Machining and gold refining are distant second and third.
For the jazz aficionados that are reading-----how many of you are aware of Jacques Loussier? Easily the greatest pianist going today, and the best of my two worlds---classical played in a jazz idiom.
Considering we've drifted well off topic, I'm moving the appropriate portion of this thread to the bar & grill forum. I'll name it Jazz talk!
Harold