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My first post here, I think ...
I've always enjoyed drums, my wife especially so: in her younger days she would frequent "questionable" clubs simply because the live music had a good drummer. Her hero was Krupa, mine is Buddy Rich. But in the recordings of Krupa I'd heard to date I hadn't really picked that extra, special quality that made him king at the time.
Well, that's changed. From the library, Benny Goodman, Live at Carnegie Hall, Columbia: as they say, not a brilliant recording even for those days, but what it does capture is the sheer power and impact of Krupa's drum. He picks up the whole band and drives all those musicians with an almost ferocious intensity. It's amazing stuff, the best I've ever heard by far of a top notch drummer not taking any prisoners, certainly the most worthwhile recording I've heard of Krupa. You can certainly understand why he had such a tremendous impact in his time, and changed the ways bands, big bands, were heard. And some of the young show offs of today could learn a thing or two from this work ...
Frank
I've always enjoyed drums, my wife especially so: in her younger days she would frequent "questionable" clubs simply because the live music had a good drummer. Her hero was Krupa, mine is Buddy Rich. But in the recordings of Krupa I'd heard to date I hadn't really picked that extra, special quality that made him king at the time.
Well, that's changed. From the library, Benny Goodman, Live at Carnegie Hall, Columbia: as they say, not a brilliant recording even for those days, but what it does capture is the sheer power and impact of Krupa's drum. He picks up the whole band and drives all those musicians with an almost ferocious intensity. It's amazing stuff, the best I've ever heard by far of a top notch drummer not taking any prisoners, certainly the most worthwhile recording I've heard of Krupa. You can certainly understand why he had such a tremendous impact in his time, and changed the ways bands, big bands, were heard. And some of the young show offs of today could learn a thing or two from this work ...
Frank
Hi Frank,
It's nice to see you here, in this thread.
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Any one of these above you're talkin' 'bout Frank?
On LPs or CDs? ... My guess: CDs. :b
=> Frank, you can click on any one of these three picture covers above to get some info
plus free music samplers. :b
Your friend,
Bob
It's nice to see you here, in this thread.
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2.3.Any one of these above you're talkin' 'bout Frank?
On LPs or CDs? ... My guess: CDs. :b
=> Frank, you can click on any one of these three picture covers above to get some info
plus free music samplers. :b
Your friend,
Bob
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Bob, that's a bit presumptious of you -- it could really be Ms Francis, for all you know; there used to be a story about a dog and the Internet ... :b:b :b:b (double 2 bob post!)
The Benny Goodman is that first one, on CD, with the "Columbia Jazz Masterpieces" logo ...
Well, Bob, I could be really humble, and point you to this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/42_(Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy) ...
but I could also give you the boring answer, and tell you that 42 was the street number of several significant addresses over the years; especially where home was in my childhood and teenage years.
Cheers,
Frank
... and what's with the sir? I'm an Aussie, mate!!
Why do you think I posted that picture first (#1)? :b:b
- Frank, mate, you still speak in 'Lark's Tongues in Aspic'*;
even here in all atmospheric simplicity of this thread. :b:b
* From Crimson King.
I haven't been keeping up with this thread, but just had to add this one. Allen Toussaint's first jazz-oriented set. I love, love, love the CD.... and I'm eagerly awaiting the vinyl release next week.
I have it Gary, nice album!
Toots Thieleman's European Quartet...all the music that you love and only Toot's can do!
American Music of the XXth Century Virgin classics.....Just a wonderful Cd. Arron Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man, breathtaking,while listening I envision this being played when the gates of heaven open.
American Music of the XXth Century Virgin classics.....Just a wonderful Cd. Arron Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man, breathtaking,while listening I envision this being played when the gates of heaven open.
Finally, the SACD:
Lee
How do you like Lee?
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Right now:
Classical Music - Chopin - Solo Piano on the r.a.d.i.o.
* Beautiful ... :b
Bob,
Because I've heard the album so many times, it will take a few plays of the multi-channel version to take it all in. The immediate plus is that the texture of the music is unraveled much more clearly, so that individual lines are more audible. Floyd's music is often "dense" and this treatment aids in intelligibility. On the other hand, hearing something so familiar in a new presentation can momentarily take you out of the connection with the music. Since I saw Floyd twice on different tours, and surround sound was used in both shows, I believe that I'll settle into natural enjoyment of this disc upon a few hearings.
Lee
Because I've heard the album so many times, it will take a few plays of the multi-channel version to take it all in. The immediate plus is that the texture of the music is unraveled much more clearly, so that individual lines are more audible. Floyd's music is often "dense" and this treatment aids in intelligibility. On the other hand, hearing something so familiar in a new presentation can momentarily take you out of the connection with the music. Since I saw Floyd twice on different tours, and surround sound was used in both shows, I believe that I'll settle into natural enjoyment of this disc upon a few hearings.
Lee
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