Rock Evolution – The History of Rock ’n’ Roll - Pop pre-1960 (pg 38)

[Kippaxpete]

I'm with you on this Kippax, but it's @mancity111 's choice as it's his pick (unless he cannily wants to let you have this so he can get this and another into the playlist??)

Apologies threespires. Having just returned from Lisbon in a state of illness/alcohol induced exhaustion, I wasn't thinking straight and simply posted the link to demonstrate my appreciation of the great man.

 

[Kippaxpete]

Apologies Kippax and TS the original and the best with the touch of a Jimmy Mundy arrangement gives it the nod for me although Mr Drums version is a cracker and I would be surprised if he doesn't feature in the Jazz content of this thread at least on occasion.

No, it's me who should apologise mancity111! Reference to my response to threeshires should explain. See above.

 

[Resurrection Joe...]

As someone has rightly namechecked the film ' Whiplash' which was fantastic...lets talk Jazz drummers....
I am not going to list a fav track here, and lets face it, these 50/60s cats were partially responsible for the horrors of the 20 minute drum solos which we indulged later on....Led Zep / Mac / Rush etc...Im thinking all these 70s rock drummers thought they were...Buddy Rich, or Gene Krupa, certainly some later drumming giants , Baker, Watts were influenced.
Off the top of my head, Im hoping that someone can pick a track which involves a litte showcase by...Rich, Krupa, Art Blakey, Max Roach...etc...they need acknowledement on the list...although they possibly appear on there anyway, !

 

[threespires]

As someone has rightly namechecked the film ' Whiplash' which was fantastic...lets talk Jazz drummers....
I am not going to list a fav track here, and lets face it, these 50/60s cats were partially responsible for the horrors of the 20 minute drum solos which we indulged later on....Led Zep / Mac / Rush etc...Im thinking all these 70s rock drummers thought they were...Buddy Rich, or Gene Krupa, certainly some later drumming giants , Baker, Watts were influenced.
Off the top of my head, Im hoping that someone can pick a track which involves a litte showcase by...Rich, Krupa, Art Blakey, Max Roach...etc...they need acknowledement on the list...although they possibly appear on there anyway, !

We've already got something from Moanin' in the starter playlist but there's always room for more.

Can't wait till we get to discuss Ginger Baker later on, I'm really hoping someone on here will have met him and have some entertainingly traumatic tale to tell!

Edit: @Resurrection Joe... how about something from the sessions Krupa and Rich did together, maybe Gene's Blues ?

 

[Resurrection Joe...]

We've already got something from Moanin' in the starter playlist but there's always room for more.

Can't wait till we get to discuss Ginger Baker later on, I'm really hoping someone on here will have met him and have some entertainingly traumatic tale to tell!

Edit: @Resurrection Joe... how about something from the sessions Krupa and Rich did together, maybe Gene's Blues ?

Definately Gene's Blues...It seems strange now, that a few of these guys achieved a kind of celebrity status of their own...first i ever heard of Rich was probably on Parkinson or some 7ts chat show.....
I forgot Moanin'!
Ginger Baker possibly warrants a sub section of his own...contrary to popular opinion I actually warmed to him in that documentary....
How about Benny Goodman Band with Gene KRUPA...'Sing, sing, sing'

 

[mancity111]

No, it's me who should apologise mancity111! Reference to my response to threeshires should explain. See above.

No Kippax state you were in or not I should apologize to you and TS , I was too cryptic once again and wasted TS 's time needlessly on two fronts , as is role is tough enough without off the cuff comments from me that would lead him to think I wanted a version of Feeling Good from John Dankworth to be added to a list that would not qualify by year.

I feel good when I listen to Feeling Good , even like the version by Traffic extended to 9 minutes as only Steve , Jim and Dave etc could muster and keep it tight with few loose ends and repetition for the sake of it.

Then not to identify the version of Feather Merchant I wanted is an insult to fans of Stan Getz and my apologies for that to both you and TS but I only have the Counts version on vinyl and I as I get older and less digital savvy I am pleased to still have a working record player in my household.

 

[mancity111]

Absolutely no apologies required MC, a great pick either way.

@Kippaxpete do you want to pick something else?

Absolutely required TS its hard enough to keep on top of posters least of all cryptic buffoons like me.

I wasted your time and which meant needless posts from you to clarify on two occasions and appreciate your patience for FOC's like me to make the playlist as exhaustive and salmagundis as possible.

 

[RobMCFC]

Absolutely required TS its hard enough to keep on top of posters least of all cryptic buffoons like me.

I wasted your time and which meant needless posts from you to clarify on two occasions and appreciate your patience for FOC's like me to make the playlist as exhaustive and salmagundis as possible.

It's just great that people are getting really involved in this thread. In addition to setting the scene for the rock era that we will discuss from 1960 onwards, part of the idea of these introductory rounds was to work out any issues with the format, so a few faux-pas is to be expected. So no apologies are necessary.

For any thread that works on the idea of contributing to a playlist, I think that people should say whatever they want and then finish with the song name - artist name on a separate line.

I've just listened to "St. Louis Blues". What a fantastic tune. I'm familiar with the name and the main section but it was just one of those songs where I'd never connected the two in my head. This is a real education.

 

[threespires]

Absolutely required TS its hard enough to keep on top of posters least of all cryptic buffoons like me.

I wasted your time and which meant needless posts from you to clarify on two occasions and appreciate your patience for FOC's like me to make the playlist as exhaustive and salmagundis as possible.

How can you be apologising when you've just taught me the word salmagundis ?

 

[Resurrection Joe...]

Ok...lets face it...can't discuss the golden era of the Jazz greats, without mentioning ....heroin...Why did so many feel the need...Chet, Bird, Miles, 'trane...in fact pretty much all of Miles 'kind of Blue' combo...Was it pressure of gigging? did it inspire creativily...'No Junk, No soul?...