hurricane hugo Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Another master has passed: http://music.msn.com/music/article.aspx?news=842936 http://blip.fm/invite/WorkRelease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryz Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 RIP Jim...truly a jazz great! Take care, Larryz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Damn! Hat's off to him... He sure had a very good, long run of it, but this kinda sneaked up on me... It's easy to take it for granted that so many of the true Greats have always been and always will be around... ! Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipclone 1 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 That is definitely a shock, despite his long career. Anytime I think I know what I`m doing..forget it. RIP Same old surprises, brand new cliches- Skipsounds on Soundclick: www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred_C Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 When I read the sad news I immediately started to go through my CD collection. I believe that when we listen to the music of those great musicians who have passed, they live again through the music. As I type this I am listening to his recording of Ballad Essentials on Concord Jazz. His rhythm section includes other jazz greats: George Shearing (another incredible blind musician) on piano, Ron Carter on Bass and Terry Clark on drums. Another guitar picker gone home. RIP. If you play cool, you are cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefang Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 I liked the quote of Hall in the obit you linked about his hearing Charlie Christian the first time: "I was awe-struck by his choice of notes and the spaces he left." Too many jazz players then and now would try to fill those spaces with notes. Hall chose not to. He will be missed, but wasn't it nice that he was here at all? Whitefang I started out with NOTHING...and I still have most of it left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 I liked the quote of Hall in the obit you linked about his hearing Charlie Christian the first time: "I was awe-struck by his choice of notes and the spaces he left." Too many jazz players then and now would try to fill those spaces with notes. Hall chose not to. Not just Jazz players, either. He will be missed, but wasn't it nice that he was here at all? Whitefang Yeah... Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred_C Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 I liked the quote of Hall in the obit you linked about his hearing Charlie Christian the first time: "I was awe-struck by his choice of notes and the spaces he left." Too many jazz players then and now would try to fill those spaces with notes. Hall chose not to. Not just Jazz players, either. He will be missed, but wasn't it nice that he was here at all? Whitefang Yeah... So, two musicians are in a bar listening to a band. The lead guitarist is filling every available beat with 16th and 32nd notes. One of the musicians turns to the other and says, "Hey man, is this guy getting paid by the note?" If you play cool, you are cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryz Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 ...as S&G said it's "the sound, of silence"...great phrasing joke Fred! Take care, Larryz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefang Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Sometimes a lot of notes works and sometimes they don't. The skill to develope is being able to discern those times. Whitefang I started out with NOTHING...and I still have most of it left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertbluesman Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Hall died in his sleep after a short illness at his Greenwich Village apartment in Manhattan, said Jane Hall, his wife of 48 years who described her husband as "truly beloved by everybody who ever met him." Now that is a good run and a great death. You younger folk don't think like us older folk, you all still grieve for the dead and gone, but we all gotta die, at least we have to leave the organism at some point, and an easy death is a GOOD death. I don't grieve for folks who die easy, I am actually happy for them and marvel at an easy passing. RIP Jim you done good..... dbm If it sounds good, it is good !! http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=143231&content=music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesape Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 I guess we all gotta go....too bad the greats can't just lived forever.... Never a DUH! moment! Well, almost never. OK, OK! Sometimes never! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipclone 1 Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 I have mentioned on FB, that obnoxious people-I used somewhat stronger language-have some kind of force field, the comedian Dennis Leary has joked about it too. "They get hit by a bus, get up and walk away." Meanwhile the good ones too often have a sadly short shelf life, that`s why every now and then I make sure to stir up some trouble But ya, it is a shame-humanity needs all the forward thinkers it can get. Same old surprises, brand new cliches- Skipsounds on Soundclick: www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane hugo Posted December 13, 2013 Author Share Posted December 13, 2013 [video:youtube] http://blip.fm/invite/WorkRelease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred_C Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Sometimes a lot of notes works and sometimes they don't. The skill to develope is being able to discern those times. Whitefang Mark Twain once commented on the use of obscenity in communication. He said (paraphrasing) that obscenity should be used for emphasis and that when used too often it loses its impact and effectiveness. I feel the same way about the use of speed in playing music. It should be used for emphasis and when used too often loses its effectiveness and impact. As I have stated in the past, I strongly believe in developing strong technique. However, technique for technique's sake is not the answer. Technique in the service of music is. If you play cool, you are cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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