[JPL] Wynton and Willie

[Philip Booth]

Blaise:

Late on chiming in on this, but ... I agree with your comments about the CD. 
I, too, appreciated the bluesy rootsiness and the restraint. Wynton turns in 
some very impressive solos on a set of material that contrasts with his 
usual work. Willie? Not so much. I'd classify his solos as "interesting" but 
not compelling.

Will be interesting to see who buys this CD and where it gets airplay. Most 
folks, jazz fans or otherwise, know about Willie. But most Willie fans 
likely don't know Wynton's playing very well.

I've listened to a lot of "Americana" (roots-country, country folk, twang 
rock, bluegrass) in recent years, and I've grown fond of the genre. This 
disc strikes me, primarily, as an Americana disc "plus," with extra added 
blues/jazz elements, and, secondarily, as a jazz disc. Not that there's 
anything wrong with that.

Philip Booth
Tampa




---- Original Message ----- 
From: "Blaise Lantana" <blaise.lantana at riomail.maricopa.edu>
To: <jazzproglist at jazzweek.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 6:30 PM
Subject: RE: [JPL] Wynton and Willie


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> I'm programming it at least 5 times a week in the vocal slot.  It's fun 
> and
> I love the rootsy feel of Wynton's band on it.  Willie is, well obviously
> not a jazz singer, but his tone is downhome and the chord structures that
> the band uses and the loose rhythmic feel just make it more than just
> country blues.
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> One of things I love about Wynton is that he can be so subtle and still be
> developmentally interesting with the harmony. He doesn't have to throw
> everything he knows at you but he slides some cool stuff in there.  I 
> could
> feel the restraint on this, maybe out of respect for where Willie is but
> there is still plenty to listen to.
>
> I listen to this CD and it feels like some good southern blues flavored 
> jazz
> and it makes me smile.  Of course I certainly smiled when I heard about it
> before I listened, even chuckled a bit.
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