Ha, so true! The listening list has grown significantly
Rum, bum, and concertina....
I used to go and see him with his "Feetwarmers" at a pub opposite Mount Pleasant post office near Kings Cross. Anyone know the name of the pub?
Funnily enough I was listening to Time Out last night. I like it a lot.
The Eagle??
I don't think so. I've looked on Google maps and it appears there's not a pub on that site any more. Maybe someone else will remember.
The Penny Black is the only pub I remember opposite the sorting office. Previously called the Clerkenwell Tavern.
I think it depends, much like any genre of music or even the output of any one musician or group. Jazz is a very broad church. Many people hear it every day in films, documentaries etc but don’t realise it fits into the genre. Even among ‘the greats’ like Miles Davis or John Coltrane, some albums are among my faves and others are impenetrable. But that’s the same with pop, classical whatever.I saw Polar Bear in Dartington Hall, a couple of years back.
That was pretty special.
Random nu Jazz on the radio, drives me a bit Nutts though.
I think it's a conciously opting-in kind of music.
If someone just drops it on you, it can sound a bit like a brawl in a tool shop.
That was a great documentary, and I bought the Mingus and Coleman albums I didn’t already own as a result. Time Out is great, and an album that’s always worth revisiting. When I was learning the Saxophone, I relished pieces in 5/4 time. Take Five was the most difficult piece I ever managed (poorly). Paul Desmond’s solo work is well worth a listen, smoother than a amooth thing on planet smooth!
looks like I've missed that, but this doc on blue note is available for another week or so
