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Jazz Note #4 – Stick Around

dave@weheartmusic.com January 6, 2008

Contrary to a popular rock ‘n roll belief, some musicians are better off not burning out quickly or fading away.  Like a fine whiskey or an endearing ballad, jazz musician only get better with time.  Sure, their technical skills may diminish a little, but there is something more worldly and expressive that manifests in musicians with more than a few decades notched into their instruments.  At least that’s what I saw in concert with:

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Jazz Note #1 – Make it Catchy

dave@weheartmusic.com October 28, 2007

As post-war Bebop began to wane into the cold war era, a group of jazz musicians sought to reconnect with their audience. Hard Bop, West Coast Cool, wherever the name, the songs usually stated a quick, catchy theme, letting the players take it from there. A few classics from this time are Lee Morgan’s “Sidewinder”, Horace Silver’s “Song for My Father” and this gem from Miles Davis, “Milestone” from the same-name 1958 Columbia record.

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