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DOMi and JD BECK - the Tiny Desk Concert (yewtu.be)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by gAlienLifeform to c/jazz

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[–] gAlienLifeform 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, I might be stretching a bit with Kendrick, he definitely isn't jazz for full albums, but he's got some moments that pull so deeply on the roots of the genre (like, his flow in "For Free?" is more scat than rap) that I think it's fair to say he's one of the artists keeping it vital

For sure! If I find the time/energy I might try to link some songs into that list. Haha, knowing me (whose understanding of musical genre has been thoroughly demented by a lifetime of looking for new weird sounds) there might be a few on that list that are questionably jazz too (but, hey, it's a genre that goes from Sun Ra to Kenny G, who knows)

Listening to that now, and I see what you say about catharsis and Coleman, that rhythm he starts playing around 1:04 is amazing and really shows that influence. Definitely going to have to check out more of him.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

😊 This is such a wholesome conversation. Thanks for taking the time to listen. I’m pleased to hear that it hits you in the same way it does for me.

Here’s something pretty that he wrote and performed recently with a similarly divine feel. https://youtu.be/bFRVK_1o2cU This one reminds me of Debussy.

You should post some jazz links on here for the acts you mentioned. I’d love to check them out. You seem to have great taste.

I should also share one of the most divine musical moments I’ve ever witnessed live. I was a student at UMass at the time and sat in the front row of the cavernous Fine Arts Center auditorium and saw Herbie Hancock, Michael Becker, Roy Hargrove, Brian Blade, John Pattitucci playing a tribute to Miles Davis and John Coltrane. IMO, my recording of Brecker’s interpretation of Naima is better than the performance that made the album where they used his performance. Sorry about the microphone noise! https://youtu.be/nU7x2odQGfM

[–] gAlienLifeform 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

For sure, music is honestly one of the few things that doesn't make me kinda loathe other human beings (I usually feel compelled to use my online time to raise awareness about terrible current event things), so, yeah, the wholesomeness has been mutually appreciated

Wow, that Lage track is a great showcase for him, it shouldn't be possible to get all those different sounds out of an electric guitar without having an array of pedals but he's got such a delicate touch, it's like the aural equivalent of what a good painter can do with brush strokes.

And thank you for sharing that live Brecker recording, that was something special and something I probably never would have stumbled across on my own. That combination of venue performers and composers sounds incredible, and speaking as someone who's done a bootleg or two the microphone noises just add to the authenticity and story of it for me.

I wouldn't want to spam/overwhelm the community by posting all these on their own at once, but a quick list of some favorite songs/moments,

Zs,

Anyway, this has been weirdly uplifting and I don't know what to do with positive emotions, so I'm going to have to go seek out like a nextdoor thread on an upcoming city council meeting with a proposal to license a youth homeless shelter on the agenda or something

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

🥹 You sincerely made my day. This was the best interaction I’ve had on Lemmy. Thank you, my friend.

I will definitely be in touch and I promise to give each one of these links my undivided attention. 😊