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[OzDigger]

Oz - Thanks for the Angels, I had never heard of them I am afraid.

Matt - you quiet jazz fan you. Like you I like melodic jazz, this is great - I have not listened to him before. I might post some melodic jazz sometime, but your last post reminded me of this.

At the time and since - it was one of the best twin rock guitar solos I can ever remember. Tragic loss.

The Angels are still touring Kev, albeit with a few member changes, so many great musicians seem to pass early in their life, sometimes due to their addictive lifestyle sadly.

Yes, liking Jazz was a surprise to me as well, something to do with getting older I guess, I'll be buying antique furniture next

Here's some other Cool/Smooth Jazz tunes from my Playlist, John Coltrane obviously better known:


Frank Morgan...Round Midnite

Grant Green...Born to Be Blue

John Coltrane...After the Rain

 

[panda1gen]

Matt - I have not listened much to Coltrane and not heard of Grant Green, so thanks for sharing these, they are lovely tracks with great playing.

I just love a good melody and solos that enhance the music and not ruin it by 'going off on one'. I was weaned on big band jazz, so I also appreciate a tight band.

Stan Kenton was a bandleader that was always keen to innovate and towards the end of his life exerimented with time (i.e. not just 3/4 or 4/4 time). As long as it was a good tune I liked it. Saw the band a few times before he passed, fantastic concerts all of them.

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I hope this plays ok.

 

[OzDigger]

On another note, John Coltrane's 'After the Rain' reminded me of 'Rain' from the Xbox Halo 3 ODST game. I may have mentioned I spent many hours playing the various Halo games, some great memories playing against my sons as well some very immersive solo games. Halo 3 ODST was perhaps the most lonely and melancholic of the series, over 8 hours of solo exploration of a battle ravaged city at night, encountering danger and surprise at every turn.

Halo 3 ODST had an incredible soundtrack, mostly Blues/Jazz that increased the loneliness, sounds depressing but it remains one of the best games from a hugely popular franchise.

Here's an 'expert' reaction to one of the tunes from the soundtrack.


Marty O'Donnell...Rain Deference for Darkness.

 

[panda1gen]

Sorry Matt, never played this.

The soundtrack is good enough to listen to and I can imagine it may affect the mood, but it is not probably likely to distract you from actually playing the game - a tricky balance for the game makers I would imagine.

 

[OzDigger]

Matt - I have not listened much to Coltrane and not heard of Grant Green, so thanks for sharing these, they are lovely tracks with great playing.

I just love a good melody and solos that enhance the music and not ruin it by 'going off on one'. I was weaned on big band jazz, so I also appreciate a tight band.

Stan Kenton was a bandleader that was always keen to innovate and towards the end of his life exerimented with time (i.e. not just 3/4 or 4/4 time). As long as it was a good tune I liked it. Saw the band a few times before he passed, fantastic concerts all of them.

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I hope this plays ok.

Sorry to say Kev, that your video didn't work, may be best to stick to Youtube as the videos on their platform usually work ok, not always of course.

 

[OzDigger]

Sorry Matt, never played this.

The soundtrack is good enough to listen to and I can imagine it may affect the mood, but it is not probably likely to distract you from actually playing the game - a tricky balance for the game makers I would imagine.

I'm not surprised you haven't played any Halo games Kev, they are First Person Shooter games, mainly developed for Preteen and Teenagers plus the occassional Nerdy Sci Fi guys like me, I absolutely loved the games, some more than others. Marty O'Donnell composed most of the Soundtracks for the Halo games, imo the soundtrack adds a lot to the game play, same as Movies, the tunes are of course more dramatic in the combat sections of the games.

 

[panda1gen]

Sorry to say Kev, that your video didn't work, may be best to stick to Youtube as the videos on their platform usually work ok, not always of course.

Thanks Matt, I was on you tube but obviously chose the wrong option. I shall try again.

 

[OzDigger]

Thanks Matt, I was on you tube but obviously chose the wrong option. I shall try again.

That came thru Load and Clear Kev, a bit too Loud for me, I guess I'm not a Big and Brassy Jazz fan ha ha.

 

[panda1gen]

Sixteen men swinging can make a lot of noise! (So can rock bands?)

I don't like all of his stuff but the Album 'Kind of Blue', by Miles Davies is reportedly voted best jazz album ever.

This is the title track.