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Fire Me Boy!

12-01-2017 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by srvy (Post 13251870)

Someone I have seen many times in my younger days the late great Jazz and KC legend Jay McShann.

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Also dont discount the Count

I used to play a ton of McShann on the radio show I hosted at KCMW.

Red Beans

12-01-2017 02:06 PM

T-post Tom

12-01-2017 02:40 PM

I'm not qualified to say who the "best" might be, but 2 of my favs are Harry Connick and Diana Krall.

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Ming the Merciless

12-01-2017 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by KranzDictum (Post 13250271)

I love playing Bach, he understood finger placement and his voice leading is epic. I am more of a classical guitar player....

yeah bach is damn amazing...I play a little guitar too and I am pretty fascinated by translating piano pieces into guitar pieces...

I really am not good enough to play anythign all that well, especially bach but I love listening. I play mainly on steel strings not nylon, but classical can still sound good on steel strings IMO

here is paul gilbert shredding some bach on steel strings

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Ming the Merciless

12-01-2017 02:50 PM

ANd I cant touch this thread without a daily dose of Gould playing bach:

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Nixhex

12-01-2017 03:06 PM

Frédéric ****ing Chopin

scho63

12-01-2017 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by srvy (Post 13251870)

WOW that is really nice to listen to! I'm not a big fan of modern jazz so this is what I prefer.

Thanks for posting! :clap:

srvy	12-01-2017 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by scho63 (Post 13252284)

WOW that is really nice to listen to! I'm not a big fan of modern jazz so this is what I prefer.

Thanks for posting! :clap:

Bet you will like this one also.

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My Mother was a classically trained violinist but has a love for Jazz and Blues along with of course classical music. My love of music came from her though I got none of her talent. Dad was a lover of Big Band and Country Music so I am a mess I like old Country Western and Country swing. :D

A young Charlie Parker played in Jays band. The thing about Jay is he slips between Blues and Jazz so easy but thats kinda the Kansas City sound. I do love his style of piano playing.

srvy	12-01-2017 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Pawnmower (Post 13252202)

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KranzDictum

12-01-2017 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by BiStateNo (Post 13250530)

I remember when I was a kid, my folks had me taking piano lesson from this old lady down the street - she had like 30 students around my age. One day she took us to the philharmonic hall and told us to pay close attention. I don't remember the Piano master who played (geez, I was 11) but they did Peer Gynt (Edvard Grieg) and finished with Grieg's Piano Concerto in A Minor.

That show blew me away. Never heard anyone so damned amazing in my young life. I vowed I would keep taking lessons. They faded away, but Grieg has always stuck with me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKfGDqXEFkE

The Grieg is a great Concerto, I used to play it for my kids and put it on a loop when they went to sleep.

KranzDictum

12-01-2017 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by threebag02 (Post 13250675)

Leon Russell

Leon did a lot of things well.

I forgot to mention my Favorite rock artist who's catalog I have been going through for the last 5 years non-stop. Warren Zevon, before he was a solo act he was the pianist and band leader for the Everly Brothers. I think that is how he met Waddy Wachtel. Warren was using Coplandesque voices on his 1st album. He also met Igor Stravinsky and took a few lessons from Robert Craft who was his conductor.

srvy	12-01-2017 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by KranzDictum (Post 13252430)

Yep I have always sung praises for Zevon's music. He always called himself a piano fighter but he was quite good. Was a fan since my brother brought home his first album self titled. Lindsey Buckingham Stevie Nicks and the Beach Boys were on his first album. Of all the artists that have been undeservedly inducted into the Rock HOF they should get it right one time and induct him.

stevieray

12-01-2017 06:08 PM

Live? not even close

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12-01-2017 06:14 PM

srvy	12-01-2017 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by KranzDictum (Post 13252430)

Leon did a lot of things well.

I forgot to mention my Favorite rock artist who's catalog I have been going through for the last 5 years non-stop. Warren Zevon, before he was a solo act he was the pianist and band leader for the Everly Brothers. I think that is how he met Waddy Wachtel. Warren was using Coplandesque voices on his 1st album. He also met Igor Stravinsky and took a few lessons from Robert Craft who was his conductor.

They both were session musicians together.

Actually studied under Igor Stravinsky as his protege I had herd till addiction took over him.

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