april jazz challenge
As a general rule i am not a fan of radio; the ratio of 57 minutes of rubbish to maybe 3 minutes of good does nothing to entice me and i'm quite content to let my friends sift through the chaff and bring me the tasty wheat. Even though i don't deserve it. However, since choosing a "going to sleep" album became such a chore, i now opt for either complete silence or 30 minutes of radio 2 (usually accompanied with a quick prayer that Janice Long will stay off the air) to help me off to sleep.
Anyway, last night i was treated to a jazz documentary. Usually, when jazz comes on i think "that's nice, i really should listen to some jazz sometime" and then something catches my attention (a spot of light, etc) and i forget. My problem with jazz is that i know nothing about it, obviously it's a wide area and i don't just want to stroll into Fopp and scoop up a load of CDs that i'll hate.
So, last night, i heard a piece i liked and made a note of it, at least then i'd have somewhere to start, find an album with the piece on, then find similar stuff. Much like i did with Oasis -> Wonderwall -> What's the Story -> Britpop. Except faster, and with goatees.
Therefore, my challenge for the month is to listen to NO contemporary music, try and identify some jazz albums i will definitely like and buy them, and if there's time try and do the same thing with classical music (of which i am slightly less ignorant). I'm not going to name names, cause right now i only know the most mainstream exponents and that would make me sound like someone who doesn't know much about something.
The trickiest part of this challenge is that i have 2 CDs arriving in the next week - 'Panchpuran' by Bill Jones and 'April' by Sun Kil Moon.
Anyway, last night i was treated to a jazz documentary. Usually, when jazz comes on i think "that's nice, i really should listen to some jazz sometime" and then something catches my attention (a spot of light, etc) and i forget. My problem with jazz is that i know nothing about it, obviously it's a wide area and i don't just want to stroll into Fopp and scoop up a load of CDs that i'll hate.
So, last night, i heard a piece i liked and made a note of it, at least then i'd have somewhere to start, find an album with the piece on, then find similar stuff. Much like i did with Oasis -> Wonderwall -> What's the Story -> Britpop. Except faster, and with goatees.
Therefore, my challenge for the month is to listen to NO contemporary music, try and identify some jazz albums i will definitely like and buy them, and if there's time try and do the same thing with classical music (of which i am slightly less ignorant). I'm not going to name names, cause right now i only know the most mainstream exponents and that would make me sound like someone who doesn't know much about something.
The trickiest part of this challenge is that i have 2 CDs arriving in the next week - 'Panchpuran' by Bill Jones and 'April' by Sun Kil Moon.
posted by crabb at
8:48 pm
5 Comments:
Vince Guaraldi
Thelonious Monk
Cecil Taylor
nice.
tom, i'm scared.
and aroused.
and emotional.
and scared.
http://picasaweb.google.com/thomas.crabb/SicilyOctober2007/photo#5189529623342308946
http://www.flickr.com/photos/heartbeeps/2387900353/
what is this trying to tell us?
That's one of the spookiest things I've ever seen :S
I'm almost scared to go through the rest of your photos in case i find others like it...
By the way, had a listen to Vince Guaraldi and i like very much - good call!
I miss this blog.
I am continuing to miss it. Where are you, Tom?
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