LouieB Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 I guess if others can promote their bands and writing I can too. I did a long peice for Glorious Noise which they were nice enough to publish, so check it out if you are interested. It is kinda long though. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkstar Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Wow! Thats a fine piece of writing there Louie, your encyclopedic knowledge of music never fails to amaze me. I will have to check out some of the discs you mentioned in your piece. I'm a pretty big Miles Davis fan mostly Bitches Brew era stuff but I feel I need to branch out just a bit. Thanks for giving me some ideas. Jazz can indeed seem imposing what with all the different styles and era's but you give a really concise overview as to what the jazz neophyte (like me) might find interesting. Good stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 I don't look at that site anymore - but glad to see/read something you got out there for people to check out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Welsh Rich Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 That's a really nice article Louie, cheers. Added some of those albums to my list! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Getting hooked on Monk can be fatal.Mmmmm hmmmm. Excellent article, Louie.Although I must admit to reading only about half of it (it is long), I intend to go back and catch the rest.Thanks for the link and for taking the time to put that all together. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 it's about time, this is a great article. did they cut anything from the original? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quarter23cd Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Nicely done, Lou. Thanks to you I'm sitting here at work listening to the Hot Fives and Sevens recordings for the first time in quite a while. Amazing how this stuff gets better each time I come back to it. You know, in a way I was surprised by the fact that I can look at that list and say "Hey, I own more of those albums than I do of most of the 'essential-rock' albums listed around here anymore" ....yet I think I will forever feel like I have barely scratched the surface of the jazz world. I like this bit here:No matter what the future is for jazz and its various nooks and crannies, one thing is for sure: music fans tiring of the flash and limitations of rock can always turn to jazz for some new ideas and more sophisticated soundsThat sums up a lot about how I came to discover jazz and why, as predominantly a lifetime rock fan, I keep coming back to it. I go through moods from time to time that it is rock music that begins to sound a bit like the "moldy fig" and I start to notice a bit too much of the boundaries and limitations that much of it imposes upon itself. And jazz is, increasingly, the direction I turn to pull me out of my musical funk and get me to really hear the music again and appreciate the possibilities of it. Good stuff, Louie. Thanks for this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 lou, that was nothing short of a fantastic read. i only dabble lightly in jazz, but i'm going to make it a point to dip my toe further into the water via that list. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 looks fantastic Lou, can't wait to read the rest later i'm a huge Artie Shaw fan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
boywiththorninside Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 I enjoyed reading that. Well done. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted November 28, 2007 Author Share Posted November 28, 2007 Thanks all. I am in Springfield so don't have time to reply to everything here, but it was fun to write and glad it finally saw the light of day. I don't believe anything was cut. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jake Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 did they cut anything from the original?The article is 5,000 words long! How much longer would you want it to be? I don't look at that site anymore - but glad to see/read something you got out there for people to check out.Ha. Did something offend you, or what? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 The article is 5,000 words long! How much longer would you want it to be?hard cover? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Heartbreak Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 As a teen I remember Louis as the older show biz singer and celebrity; I learned about his true stature as a musical innovator after getting interested in jazz in my 20s (not the 20s Quote Link to post Share on other sites
boywiththorninside Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 did they cut anything from the original? He probably won't admit it, but they cut his exhaustive take on smooth jazz. 2,000 words on Spyro Gyra alone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 hard cover? the film trilogy where lou is played by paul giamatti's dad and featuring jamie fox as coltrane? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dmait Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Nice piece and congrats on its publication. How did you choose GloNo for publication? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Nice piece and congrats on its publication. How did you choose GloNo for publication? didn't you read the article? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dmait Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 >didn't you read the article? Apparently I don't do well with opening sentences. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted November 28, 2007 Author Share Posted November 28, 2007 He probably won't admit it, but they cut his exhaustive take on smooth jazz. 2,000 words on Spyro Gyra alone. Hey, I did cover ECM, which is about as close to smooth jazz as I will admit to (okay I own the George Winston album Winter which I found in a resale shop for fity cent...) and I have a few other disks that veer pretty close to that. Nice piece and congrats on its publication. How did you choose GloNo for publication?Jake kindly agreed to publish this sight unseen. Frankly who else would be interested? (thanks Jake...) It was an interesting and somewhat drunken night, even though I am not much of a drinker (one beer limit). LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 what was derek wearing? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted November 28, 2007 Author Share Posted November 28, 2007 what was derek wearing?Derek wasn't there.... since I would not have neglected to mention him..... I didn't include Jake's friend however, who's name I have now forgotten, but he seemed to appreciate our loud and drunked music talk (jazz was only part of the night...) LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 The article is 5,000 words long! How much longer would you want it to be? I was only asking because he sent it to me awhile ago, not knowing if you were going to publish it or not. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted November 29, 2007 Author Share Posted November 29, 2007 I was only asking because he sent it to me awhile ago, not knowing if you were going to publish it or not. Took awhile, but it went up. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mpolak21 Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Great read, I've got a lot of listening to do now. --Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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