Listening

Classical - Liszt - Mazeppa (New York)
Elgar - Enigma Variations (Vienna)

Jazz - Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers

Gershwin, Gershwin and more Gershwin. Love the Clarinet Solos.

I also enjoy some Gershwin periodically. It is interesting to see the manifestation of jazz in Gershwin's writing. I also like the Clarinet solos. Clarinet in Jazz is unfortuantely becoming a lost art.

I mostly listen to jazz and classical music but I am always searching for interesting music from around the world. Internet radio is a great way to find some amazing music.

Stan Kenton
The Beatles
Otis Redding
Booker T&MG's
Jimi Hendrix

It has been a while since I have listeded to some Kenton. Good stuff, especially the Hi-Fi album.

I have recently been listening to Sheherazade - Rimsky Korsakov.

It has been a while since I have listened to Sheherazade. I have probably played two or three times since the last time that I listened to a recording of it.

The Blues Brothers, of course.

I think I will soon be listening to Gershwin and Sheherazade.

Miles Davis Anthology Set.

Stan Kenton (Hi-Fi & New Concepts)
Frank Rosolino
JJ Johnson
Tommy Dorsey
Wynton Marsalis
Steve Turre
The Blues Brothers
The Bob Riedy Chicago Blues Band

Artie Shaw and Benny Goodman were excellent, esp. Artie Shaw's bop-influenced last recording. Woody Herman was probably one of my favorites for his ability to keep his big bands applicable to the popular styles of jazz as they changed - also one of the only bandleaders not afraid to be out-soloed by one of his musicians.

You don't hear much about Artie Shaw.

Every time I look at this thread I get new ideas as to what I will listen to next.

Richie Kamuca- alto player with Woody Herman and Stan Kenton in the 50's. Very inspiring player with a high level of virtuosity. Extremely well thought out solos.

I haven't seen a solo album; I think most of his work was with the big bands. He played with Frank Rosolino's smal groups.

Benny Goodman Quartet