What has a famous American Fusion drummer in common with a Surrey village?

[BLUESNIK'S REVOX]

Inside every cynic, the "romantic"! That's the law!

BN. oh, them Golden Slippers. Actually I hate slippers and have never worn. Only Dexter (Gordon) brogues for me, even in bed.

[Serial_Apologist]

Inside every cynic, the "romantic"! That's the law!

BN. oh, them Golden Slippers. Actually I hate slippers and have never worn. Only Dexter (Gordon) brogues for me, even in bed.

I have nice suede moccasins. Beatles fans have Macca sins.

[Ian Thumwood]

Not going soft in your old age, I hope, Bluesie!

I have yet to listen to the programme but I wonder if you listened to it without being told it was Marsalis performing you would feel any different.

[BLUESNIK'S REVOX]

I have yet to listen to the programme but I wonder if you listened to it without being told it was Marsalis performing you would feel any different.

Actually, that's quite revealing because if you didn't know it was Marsalis you'd be hard put to identify the player, other than the choice of some "traditional" material. For someone billed and hyped as the greatest trumpet player of his generation, there's precious little fire and individualism remaining. He runs styles (at least in this format) like an illustrated history demonstration. Academia don't redeem ya.

[Serial_Apologist]

Actually, that's quite revealing because if you didn't know it was Marsalis you'd be hard put to identify the player, other than the choice of some "traditional" material. For someone billed and hyped as the greatest trumpet player of his generation, there's precious little fire and individualism remaining. He runs styles (at least in this format) like an illustrated history demonstration. Academia don't redeem ya.

I agree - not sure whether to take Ian's non-recogniseability hint as praise, irony or criticism. I switched on a short way into the programme, and without knowing, would probably have deduced some session by one of the Buck Clayton groups I hadn't previously heard.

That's it for me with Wynton Marsalis.

[BLUESNIK'S REVOX]

I agree - not sure whether to take Ian's non-recogniseability hint as praise, irony or criticism. I switched on a short way into the programme, and without knowing, would probably have deduced some session by one of the Buck Clayton groups I hadn't previously heard.

That's it for me with Wynton Marsalis.

Point for me is I have no idea how representative of Marsalis (now) that is. If you're playing another gig at yet another festival, and you want to provide something not too stressing, accessible, professional, a "package", then that's your game (the set list was out before the concert). but it's a hell of a way from Hubbard, Shaw, Miles etc that you once claimed as inspiration. But none of us are getting any younger. Of the set, I'm keeping "Embraceable You".