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suzyq
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11/18/2004 | posted: 6/15/2005 at 12:33:22 AM ET
Just got back from 100 Years and a Day: Doc Cheatham Centennial Jazz Party.
Trumpets:
Nicholas Payton, Clark Terry, Warren Vache, Randy Sandke, Jimmy Owens and Theodore Croker
With:
Howard Alden - Guitar
Chuck Folds - Piano
Jim Galloway - Soprano Saxophone
Jimmy Heath - Tenor Saxophone
Earl May - Bass
Benny Powell - Trombone
Catherine Russell - Vocal
George Wein - Piano
Frank Wee - Tennor Saxophone
Jackie Williams - Drums and
Phil Schaap - Host.
Got the ticket through TDF and thought it would be fun and a change from classical music - and it was. Chuck Folds was my favorite, can he make the piano sing, I like the natural sound of the guitar, but Howard Alden had his plugged into the sound system and it changed the quality of it's sound so much that it was hard to tell when he was playing. These guys have been around for a long time, most are in their 80's, maybe one or two in their 60's. The guitar player and singer were the youngest.
On the 15th I'll be going again this time it's called Piano Masters Salute Piano Legends celebrating Ellington, Evans, Hancock and Monk. We all know who Ellington is, but the others I don't know any more than I new who the players were tonite (6/14). But who cares, this is entertaining and fun - hope those of you who live in the New York area get a chance to attend some
of these events. 
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 maintube
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5/26/2004 | posted: 6/15/2005 at 1:29:17 AM ET
Not sure about Evans, but I would guess that Hancock is Herbie and Monk is Thelonius.
I thought Clark Terry was dead. Glad to see he still has his chops.
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 imnidiot
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3/28/2005 | posted: 6/15/2005 at 5:46:33 PM ET
Nice review suzyq. I've heard of many of those musicians, but we in these small towns don't get to see many of these legends.
I am a fragment of my imagination
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trumpet guru
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8/22/2003 | posted: 6/15/2005 at 10:01:27 PM ET
the Evans would be Bill:
http://www.billevanswebpages.com/
sounds like a great line-up.
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trumpet guru
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8/22/2003 | posted: 6/16/2005 at 12:39:48 AM ET
I remember feeling that way about some jazz at first too. . . . . Wynton Marsalis: "Black Codes from the Underground" comes to mind.
I had the same kind of reaction to a lot of 20th Century classical music too. Eventually, as I understood more of what they were doing, I came to love all kinds of stuff that put me off at first.
I envy you either way. Such choices at your fingertips.
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suzyq
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11/18/2004 | posted: 6/16/2005 at 9:55:51 AM ET
Hi Trumpet
When it comes to classical music I really dislike Contempory Music - sounds like thunderclaps, pots and pans clanking together. I do like some Stravinsky, and Prokoieve (forgive the spelling.
Hope you get to see these musciains perform in person one day.
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trumpet guru
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8/22/2003 | posted: 6/16/2005 at 1:49:51 PM ET
hi SuzyQ,
I have seen a few of them before. . . . I hope to get to Seattle more often this summer . . .
As for the likes and dislikes, they change as one develops.
I don't know how old you are, but when I was younger, I felt the same about most music that was Post-Romantic.
By listening to Stravinsky and Prokofiev you'll start becoming comfortable with the devices used.
It really started to click for me when I discovered the Mahler Symphonies.
anyway . . .
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suzyq
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11/18/2004 | posted: 6/16/2005 at 6:51:54 PM ET
Agnes deMillie did the choreography for Billy the Kid - Aaron Copeland's music.
You might like the ballet - not many companies perform it anymore. American Ballet Theater use to do it all the time.
I like his music also.
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