Brubeck concert, briefly.

[mrissa]

I told aedifica I would post a concert report about last night's Dave Brubeck concert, but markgritter beat me to it, here. Mostly I agree with Mark; I think he's keener on jazz standards than I am, but I enjoyed the Brubeck versions as well, and I had told myself that I was not going to get very much of the weirdo original stuff that is why I like Brubeck (and I was right, and therefore not disappointed).

I'm very glad to have had a chance to see him once. He's one of my favorite jazz musicians ever; almost certainly my favorite living jazz musician.

I was very amused at the choice of Brahms's lullaby for the encore. It was the most final-sounding encore I've ever heard.

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[fredcritter.livejournal.com]

He's one of my favorite jazz musicians ever; almost certainly my favorite living jazz musician.

Hm. Interesting. While I like Brubeck… Hmmm. Interesting to think. I've always been inordinately fond of Gerry Mulligan—I had my father take me to see him back in the mid-60's at Dayton's auditorium [ !?. Yes, really. That was also where I saw the Yardbirds and the New Vaudeville Band (which I understand was cobbled together after "Winchester Cathedral" was a hit, since the original was done by a bunch of British studio musicians who didn't really want to travel… but that's another story) and probably some others I can't bring to mind at the moment. People just hadn't yet quite figured out where to put / what to do with … hmmm … touring bands that didn't fit into the traditional "dance" venues such as The Prom Ballroom].

Oh, sidetracked. Me? Naw. ADD never laid a hand on me and I have the— Oh, look, S*P*A*R*K*L*E*Y!!!!

Ahem. ANYway… I also like Thelonious Monk a lot, a lot; Benny Goodman; Babatunde Olatunji; and Charlie Byrd; and I'm learning to like John Coltrane. And Gene Krupa was a god, of course. Oh. Wait. Living? That's a bit tougher. I guess Gary Burton would be a candidate for that (I do love good vibes. mmmm … Lionel Hampton). Not entirely sure who else.

In any case, I'm very glad you enjoyed the concert and had the opportunity. Yes indeed.

Hope you don't mind my having chased the butterflys…

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

markgritter is a jazz sax player, so I've heard a fair amount of Gerry Mulligan and liked it all right, but I am fond of the piano, so his pianoless periods are just not my thing so much as Mr. Brubeck and some of the others. But yes, "living" makes all the difference in the world, I'm afraid.

We bought a board book for reading to extremely small people (niece and godkids so far) that teaches the said extremely small people how to scat, while not giving them pages to rip. Charlie Parker Played Bebop. It's pretty cool -- very silly, which we appreciate.

You may chase as many butterflies as you like in this lj.