R_of_G
August 27th, 2008, 07:47 AM
August 27th is a good one for musical birthdays...
1909 - Lester Young
I know there are other jazz fans here at the Fret, certainly Robert. Anybody else love Lester Young? Lester Young was an amazing horn player. He played with Count Basie and many other great projects. Charles Mingus' beautiful "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" is a tribute to Lester.
1937 - Alice Coltrane
Alice was the wife of saxophonist John Coltrane. A great player in her own right, Alice played piano and organ as well as harp. There is a great connection between her music and Indian classical music which always is a plus for me.
1940 - Sonny Sharrock
Sonny is very high up on my list of guitar players. There are great feedback guitar players, and then there is Sonny Sharrock. He was the absolute master or tone control. His work with Miles was phenomenal (particularly his touch on "Yesternow" from the Tribute to Jack Johnson album. He was a member of the very influential punk/jazz group Last Exit along with Peter Brötzmann, Bill Laswell and Ronald Shannon Jackson. That will be a band I could never hear enough of. Same goes for his work with Pharoah Sanders ("Red Ribbons" stands out to me).
1953 - Alex Lifeson
As many probably know, Lifeson plays guitar for the band Rush. They've provided a lot of great music, and I can still hardly believe it comes from only three people. They're all outstanding musicians.
Also, happy birthday to rkwrenn!
1909 - Lester Young
I know there are other jazz fans here at the Fret, certainly Robert. Anybody else love Lester Young? Lester Young was an amazing horn player. He played with Count Basie and many other great projects. Charles Mingus' beautiful "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" is a tribute to Lester.
1937 - Alice Coltrane
Alice was the wife of saxophonist John Coltrane. A great player in her own right, Alice played piano and organ as well as harp. There is a great connection between her music and Indian classical music which always is a plus for me.
1940 - Sonny Sharrock
Sonny is very high up on my list of guitar players. There are great feedback guitar players, and then there is Sonny Sharrock. He was the absolute master or tone control. His work with Miles was phenomenal (particularly his touch on "Yesternow" from the Tribute to Jack Johnson album. He was a member of the very influential punk/jazz group Last Exit along with Peter Brötzmann, Bill Laswell and Ronald Shannon Jackson. That will be a band I could never hear enough of. Same goes for his work with Pharoah Sanders ("Red Ribbons" stands out to me).
1953 - Alex Lifeson
As many probably know, Lifeson plays guitar for the band Rush. They've provided a lot of great music, and I can still hardly believe it comes from only three people. They're all outstanding musicians.
Also, happy birthday to rkwrenn!