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Yvettep
AALBC .com Platinum Poster
Username: Yvettep
Post Number: 3130
Registered: 01-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 - 12:12 pm: | 
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... One of the true public faces of jazz, keyboard giant Herbie Hancock brought a stellar group of musicians to the JVC Jazz Festival Newport to help perform classics from his catalog, as well as some recent reconfigurations of pop music.
Hancock's set, recorded on Aug. 10, played out as a highlight reel of his vast repertoire. He led off with "Actual Proof," from his 1970s electronic funk experiments, and closed with "Chameleon," an iconic track from the same period. In between, Hancock called on guest vocalists Sonya Kitchell and Amy Keys to sing on three tunes — covers of Joni Mitchell, U2 and Leon Russell via Donny Hathaway — from his genre-crossing recent work. He also worked in his bounding anthem "Cantaloupe Island," his first major composition, and performed an encore with an intriguing odd-meter tune by guitarist Lionel Loueke..
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93610078
Play this set in the background while you're working! |
Chrishayden
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Chrishayden
Post Number: 7318
Registered: 03-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 - 02:16 pm: |
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The Howlin Wolf played it before he did. |
Carey
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Username: Carey
Post Number: 1038
Registered: 05-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 - 06:53 pm: |
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Hello Yvette
Thanks, this must be my week. I don't know if you're familiar with Ernest Dawkins but Sunday I went to a set of his. Small crowd but a nice evening. Today you hit me with Herbie, that's nice. |
Chrishayden
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Chrishayden
Post Number: 7329
Registered: 03-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 11:55 am: |
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I wish y'all would quit trying to act all sophisticated and get down to the nitty gritty. |
Cynique
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Cynique
Post Number: 12735
Registered: 01-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 12:05 pm: |
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I wish you'd stick to trying to be down with the nitty gritty, chrishayden, and stop attempting to dictate the musical taste of others. |
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