My friend and sensei, Jerry Nelson, informed me that Google was celebrating the 93rd birthday of the late Dizzy Gillespie. I’ve always loved this man’s music and it has filled our house and our lives for many years. I used to hum “A Night In Tunisia” to my son when he was a mere babe in our arms.
Here’s Jerry, as Floyd, gettin’ his Bop on with the Diz:
Happy Birthday, Mr. Gillespie.
Cheers
Back in the ’80′s I loved Carla Bley and her music. It was always a very original take on modern jazz, laden with humour and wonderfully quirky tangents that could easily fry your brain with repeated listenings. One of my favourites was Musique Mecanique II (At Midnight). I fell back into that rabbit hole this weekend and thoroughly enjoyed finding this neglected tune and many others like The Reactionary Tango which I haven’t heard in a very long time.
Do yourself a favour and have a listen – and just when you’re about to give up on it – keep listening – because it just weirder and more funny.
And the layers of meaning within the repeated phrases begin to lend a solemnity that catches us by surprize. Delicious stuff.
Cheers.
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