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Jazzcat

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  1. Now I´m stuck on Brazilian ("Brezilian"?) music. Bossa nova. So I can´t get rid of "O Barquinho", Joao Gilberto.

    Hey, that's not bad stuff to have stuck there. A couple months ago "Summer Samba" was in mine for weeks!

  2. How about Horn Bands? Look at the thread about that with plenty of good suggesitons:

    BS&T

    Chicago (ok those two are pretty obvious)

    Lighthouse - One Fine Morning

    Tower of Power - So Very Hard to Go, You're Still a Young Man, What Is Hip?

    Earth Wind and Fire - September, In The Stone

    Chase - Get It On

    Ides of March - Vehicle

    You get the idea.

  3. Regarding memories of the group "Chase". They were a favorite of ours in the Chicago area and my buddies and I went to see them perform every chance we got. Bill Chase had great jazz credentials and was lead trumpet in Woody Herman's big band for some time. Chase was managed by the same firm that handled the Ides of March (Vehicle) and Jim Peterik of the Ides wrote or co-wrote some of the songs on what I believe was the final Chase album. The group itself was very tight and of course the interesting thing is that the horn section was four trumpets. This was a different twist from standard horn combination of trumpet,sax, and trombone. It sure gave them a very distinctive sound and every one of those guys could absolutely scream on the horn. It was quite a shock when the accident happened.

  4. Bluesboy's list would include most of the folks that come to my mind immediately. Cole Porter would probably be at the top (no pun intended for those who know his music). I'd also add Walter Donaldson. A more contemporary guy who I miss terribly is Steve Goodman.

  5. I really enjoy the covers performed by fingerstyle guitar artist Laurence Juber. You may remember him as a former guitarist for Wings. Also recently heard "And Your Bird Can Sing" by Matthew Sweet and Susana Hoffs on their very enjoyable album "Under the Covers".

  6. I am totally serious. I don´t like him as a person and I don´t appreciate his song writing skills since he´s no longer part of Lennon-McCartney, but I must admit he´s one of the best.

    Ok, it's your list but I think if he wasn't Paul McCartney of the Beatles and just a bass player from some other band he wouldn't get a mention here.

  7. As part of my jazz background I'll throw in John Coltrane and Thelonious Monk along with Keith Jarret's solo meanderings and Chick Corea's Return to Forever recordings. I'm convinced that acid is the only way to appreciate Ornette Coleman so I still don't get him. Miles is for booze (more agressive).

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