Songbooks (Duke Ellington Songbook/Jerome Kern Songbook/Count Basie Songbook/Harry Warren & Vincent Youmans So - Oscar Peterson

Duke Ellington - The Essential

Advantages: The fundamentals - Classic Big Band Style Jazz
Disadvantages: Sound quality was poor

Duke Ellington composed many interesting traditional jazz music suited at that time for big band style. Amongst the popular music he wrote were Mood Indigo, It Don't Mean A Thing, Caravan, Chelsea Bridge and many more. His compositions in my opinion were very radical compared to those of the traditional era which cause some people to dislike it. It applies more tension chords as ever, bringing in modern jazz concepts and adapting them in a traditional context. He is however one of the legends in the field of jazz and although many do not know him, they have heard of him. Many of his songs are taken today and played in small group bands, trios and quartets and improvised to meet modern expectations. I personally enjoyed the tracks because I am a jazz fanatic. What I didn't enjoy was the poor recording quality which is probably ...

jazzwillie 28.05.2004 (29.05.2004) · Read full review
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The Niagra of St Vincent

Advantages: Very picturesque, nice plunge pool to swim in, plenty of diving in points
Disadvantages: Not as big or impressive as I was expecting

Vincent so I wouldn?t have expected anything else. The face of the waterfall is ideal for climbing, with natural places for hands and feet, and is ideal for climbers of all abilities. It is not a challenge but given we didn?t have any proper climbing gear or helmets it is just as well. It is also ideal for families and small children, which is good. There are numerous jumping in/diving in locations and different heights scattered up the face of the waterfall, which allows a jumping in point for everyone. Whether you are a thrill seeker wanting the 10m board, someone that likes to jump in from half a meter, or something in between, everyone is catered for. Even if you are not one for jumping in, scaling the rock face is worth it just to get under the cascading water, which is both bitterly cold and refreshing at the same time. One thing I ...

yackers1 09.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Falls of Baleine, St. Vincent

A Little Jazz Music

Advantages: Fantastic album, range of pieces
Disadvantages: Perhaps a bit expensive for a 30 year old album

I only got into jazz very recently myself and I thought I'd use the platform of ciao to try and persuade others who may not have listened to it before to give it a go too. The CD I'm reviewing was chosen by me purely on the basis on the fact that I vaguely knew the name of the pianist from other jazz articles I'd read and the fact that I love jazz music where the piano is the main solo instrument. The CD Oscar Peterson's 'Tracks' is not a new release. In fact it was originally released in 1971. The actual CD I'm reviewing has been digitally remastered and the tracks in no way sound dated; either in quality or in musical style. But this is something I will come on to in more detail later on in this review? I have to say the cover to this CD seems uninspiring. Simply showing a side profile of a face (perhaps Peterson ...

tac20 07.11.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Tracks [Remastered] - Oscar Peterson