Stormy Weather

[Serial_Apologist]

I don't listen anything like as much as I do to 'classical' but yes, having played my trombone in a swing band and learnt to like playing the piano through Scott Joplin as well as Shostakovich, I came to jazz via Ellington and Basie on the one hand, Oscar P and Bill Evans on the other, with an option on jazz trumpeters - M Davis, C Baker and W Marsalis among others.

I also have a slight fetish for the Hammond organ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JUqe-Ha0-Y

[Nick Armstrong]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUqe-Ha0-Y

Ta... but
"The URL contained a malformed video ID.
Sorry about that."

[Serial_Apologist]

Ma faute - now corrected!

[Nick Armstrong]

Ah!

[Anna]

I have quite a lot of jazz, no longer listened to so often. One of my favourites is Don Pullen teamed with George Adams. As for Mingus, I could really listen all day. Bud Powell is another favourite. I also like swing and big band, somehow that style of jazz puts a smile on your face. Anyone know The King of Thailand? I was given a present of a cd of his, really lazy Sunday afternoon listening.

[amateur51]

I also have a slight fetish for the Hammond organ

Hammond organ?! fetish??!!

Poor chap's only just started at MoD and Dr Fox' career is still warm - sheesh!

http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/People/Ministers/SecretaryOfStateForDefence.htm

Have you no shame?

[Nick Armstrong]

Hammond organ?! fetish??!!

Poor chap's only just started at MoD and Dr Fox' career is still warm - sheesh!

http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/People/Ministers/SecretaryOfStateForDefence.htm

Have you no shame?

I'll keep setting 'em up, you just keep knocking 'em down, ammy!!!!!!!!

[Chris Newman]

Looks like another former Minister of Defence is getting in trouble too:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15728082

[Nick Armstrong]

Looks like another former Minister of Defence is getting in trouble too:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15728082

Hilarious! Up yours, milord!

[amateur51]

Looks like another former Minister of Defence is getting in trouble too:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15728082

Great stuff, Chris. They get £300/day tax free for sitting there, y'know?!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVgKiadhVJk&feature=related

For goodness' sake no-one tell Mandy about the line ' ... Just imagine someone, waiting at the cottage door' or he'll throw a wobbler

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

...ahem ..... pretty cold today, couple of hours sunlight and then the grey descended ...

i would not say no to £300 per day tax free for sitting here

[gurnemanz]

Bud Powell is another favourite.

I'm not such a jazz expert and only had few Bud Powell tracks on compilations until I got to know him a bit better (and to read about his sad life story) through the very good 4CD Proper Box: http://www.propermusic.com/product-d...Fugue-It-10465. Nice sessions with Dexter Gordon on CD1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPMsJhJvcq4

We share a surname which gives a kind of affinity.

[BBMmk2]

I kn ow only one Bud Powell number, which I do rather like and that Time Waits.

The weather certainly has become colder of late down my neck of the woods.

[Serial_Apologist]

Morning all!

Anyone noticed (in this part of the world at least) that it's much colder than the feather warcasters predicted? 8 degrees C (46 F for our American friends). I'm just off to St James's Piccadilly on my bike, and will be needing gloves for the first time.

Brrr!

[Mahlerei]

S_A

Afternoon. Yes, much nippier today; I have the heating on for teh first time.