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09-07-2022 05:31 PM
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I have them both but like this one much better
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Oh, hell yes, thanks!
There’s a lot of good stuff lurking up there on archive.org
The Boston Library put a ton of their vinyl up there, it’s worth a look.
Boston Public Library Vinyl Collection
Originally Posted by Bop Head
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Originally Posted by wintermoon
Regarding the instrumentalists I like the Kenney album as well. It might be more improvised while the Southern album is maybe more arranged. I like the minimalist simplicity of the latter.
As always, tastes differ, just my honest opinion or perception.
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Originally Posted by Bop Head
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Originally Posted by wintermoon
I have nothing against playfulness in phrasing BTW. It is more the timbre and the attitude. But it is not so bad that the Beverly album would be unlistenable for me.
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Originally Posted by maxsmith
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I have these, but it's been years since I've listened to them, I think they didn't excite me when I got them. I'll have to dust them off and revisit.
Weren't some of these a part of that massive Mosaic complete sessions box set?
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Originally Posted by Jimmy blue note
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I have all the Smith lps and bought the Smith box when it came out but I don't think I've even listened to it yet.
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Originally Posted by wintermoon
Last edited by Bop Head; 09-10-2022 at 01:23 AM.
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Originally Posted by wintermoon
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Originally Posted by maxsmith
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Originally Posted by thelostboss
There are three albums by Chet with The Mariachi Brass and two with The Carmel strings in the Internet Archive. Maybe there are even more …
Dizzy Gillespie only failed once (IMHO): “It’s my way” (not in the Archive)
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Hey, man, these guys gotta make a living and straight ahead jazz and bebop does not sell records. Those albums are not aimed at us, you know?
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Originally Posted by Cunamara
In the case of Dizzy BTW I think he was always taking good care of business and of his life so in his case it was rather that he wanted to do a pop album or someone from the record company wanted him to do one.
And you always have the choice not to sell yourself. Some people became teachers like Tristano or Banacos, others like Sheila Jordan decided to take a day-job in order to stay true to themselves and did music only part-time.
It would be interesting to check how many of those records were really sold.
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The Mariachi Chet LP is actually pretty enjoyable for mid-60s Space Age Pop. Some of the finest studio players in New York had regular gigs doing Easy Listening studio work. Everyone has to eat and feed their kids.
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Originally Posted by Bop Head
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They’re just trying to compete with Wes.
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Re: Easy Listening music, I enjoy a lot of it - in fact I just listened to a couple of Chet Atkins records on Archive.org that definitely fall in that genre.
When I was a kid, there was no jazz station in my area, but there was a 24/7 “Beautiful Music” (Easy Listening) station. All instrumental music, lots of standard tunes, great studio players and lots and lots of melody. I also remember hearing a lot of clean, chord melody guitar. Seems odd I know, for a kid growing up in the mid-60s and ‘70s to prefer classical and easy listening and big band to the current rock and pop (I had zero interest, and still do, in The Beatles), but I think I learned a lot about melodic playing, good sound, and restraint from WTAR FM 97.3
As far as “selling yourself”, anyone who goes into a studio and makes a recording that ends up “for sale” in some format or venue, is “selling themselves”.
Relaxin’ with the other Chet…
Archive.org - Chet Atkins - Relaxin’ With Chet
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