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Is the new avatar Max Roach?
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Damian Clarke
 
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Damian,

Yes, it is. Max died last week and he was one of the great figures of jazz. Here's an article that appeared in Slate in case you're interested, Max Roach.

In the history of jazz, Max was a seminal figure, a person you could say changed the music, the way drums were played.

This past week, www.wkcr.org., held a week long memorial broadcast in his honor, playing many of the interviews they did with him over the years and tracing his discography.

Just like people used to say about Charlie Parker:

MAX LIVES!!
 
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I am guessing, and I am going out on a limb here, that you like jazz, jazzeum?
 
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My Mom likes Jazz. I read about Max's death in Mojo magazine
Regards
Damian
 
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Damian,

What about you? It's great music, the best in my opinion ;) She might find the Slate article interesting. At least you knew it was Max, more than I can say about most of the populace.
 
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Brad--I guess that Max is up in heaven keeping up the beat for Clifford Brown now. Reunited after all these years.
Question, was Brown better than Miles? I'm a Davis man myself, but I know that the debate rages on.
By the way, have you heard of Ingrid Jensen? She toots a mighty fine horn. If not look her up, she's truly great.
Steve
 
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I have to say that I am a jazz fan as well. I played trombone in what was nominally a jazz band, but it really plays Glenn Miller, swing, Big Band stuff, which I like, too.
 
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Sirsidney
Maybe we could start a fight over who was better Max or Miles.;) It has been awful quiet on the forum recently and it is a week to go before the next dispatches.;)
Regards
Damian
 
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Brad
As far as musical tastes go lets just say I cover the waterfront. I am pretty eclectic and listen to a vast range of stuff. So I dabble in Jazz but it is my Mom who is the expert.

Regards
Damian Clarke
 
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sirsydney said:
Brad--I guess that Max is up in heaven keeping up the beat for Clifford Brown now. Reunited after all these years.
Question, was Brown better than Miles? I'm a Davis man myself, but I know that the debate rages on.
By the way, have you heard of Ingrid Jensen? She toots a mighty fine horn. If not look her up, she's truly great.
Steve
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Steve,

I like Miles up to a point. Following his hardbop days or when he got his Quintet together with Wayne, Tony, etc., they started going in directions that I really didn't care for.

Brownie was special and died oh so young. Who knows in what directions he would have gone had he lived.

Damian,

Max, along with Kenney Clarke, were the founders of be bop drumming but other more traditional drummers like Papa Joe Jones of Count Basie fame or Chick Webb are up there. And let's not forget Philly Joe.
 
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One thing about Miles. He had more musical changes than Madonna:D
Steve
 
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He was amazing. He was at the forefront of every musical change in jazz. Did you know Dizzy and Bird saw him playing in St. Louis while the band they were playing with (Earl Hines) was off that day and had him play with them. They were great spotters of talent and then, without much experience, Bird had him play in his Golden Era band. What a lineup: Bird on alto, Miles on trumpet, Duke Jordan on piano, Tommy Potter on bass and Max on drums. One of the great bands of all time.
 
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I have question for the Moderator ?

Did Neville Chamberlain like JAZZ ?? :eek: :eek:

Just a thought ?? :p
 
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Ron,

He probably did. Jazz was popular music back then, like rock, r & b and rap are now. Swing was king. Jazz didn't lose its premier place until after World War II when bop developed which required a trained ear but you couldn't dance to it. R & B then developed, popular music moved away from jazz and rock developed and the rest, as they say, is history. In fact, jazz almost died out in the 70s.
 
Brad

Have you ever done Jazz Fest in New Orleans - late April / early May ??

I have been to Jazz Fest for the last seven years - I go every year - its a great time.

Ron
 
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jazzeum said:
Ron,

He probably did. Jazz was popular music back then, like rock, r & b and rap are now. Swing was king. Jazz didn't lose its premier place until after World War II when bop developed which required a trained ear but you couldn't dance to it. R & B then developed, popular music moved away from jazz and rock developed and the rest, as they say, is history. In fact, jazz almost died out in the 70s.
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Brad,
In the same way as I can't imagine Maggie Thatcher being a big Black Sabbath fan (although you never know?). Somehow or other I can't envisage Chamberlain being a jazz fan. Choral and chamber music sounds more like it.
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Spot on Damian,you know everyone is hanging on those dispatches!;)
Six days to go:)

Rob
 
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Harrytheheid said:
Brad,
In the same way as I can't imagine Maggie Thatcher being a big Black Sabbath fan (although you never know?). Somehow or other I can't envisage Chamberlain being a jazz fan. Choral and chamber music sounds more like it.
:cool:
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Strange things happen sometimes. Walter Cronkite was/is a fan of The Grateful Dead:)
 
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