So I was asked to post some info on my favorite musicians,but asking an aspiring musician what their favorite is artists is pretty much impossible.So because I don't want to drown you with a plethora of bands and solo artists I only pick the three most influential artist I'm listening to right now.
The thing to judge in any jazz artist is,does the man project and does he have ideas- Miles Davis
It's hard to explain why Miles is so amazing,when many writers and musical journalists much better than I have already paid homage to the late and great trumpeter.Miles was a visionary,he was timeless,but most of all he was cool.Cool being the essence of what's happening next of what's happening now and what was before and manifesting that into something almost tangible,not within grasp and innovative.(I heard The Birth of Cool album when I was 8.It blew my mind).He was uncompromising ,arrogant and creative and whatever he played got attention.He played with little to no vibrato,and as a composer and as a player he knew how to give music texture.Listening to Miles at an early age kind of changed my mind about jazz.My parents used to listen to a radio station called WJJZ106.1 and it was a smooth jazz radio station for the most part.I used to call smooth jazz sleepy music,it was pleasantly boring.Now I feel like listening to smooth jazz is like drinking red wine from the fridge,it loses it's texture and body and isn't as pleasurable to drink.Miles was one of many artist that opened the doors for me as a music enthusiast and aspiring musician to take a good look at the wide spectrum of diversity that jazz music has to offer.The Birth of Cool,Kind of Blue and Bitches Brew are so different.They're are really great in their own way.Miles is always relevant ,good music always is.It knows no competition and if there was ever anything anyone could learn from Miles it's how to be daring.No one, who was ever considered cool ,accomplished it by staying safe.Miles didn't care about other people's opinion,he was arrogant in his work .It's exactly that kind of attitude that makes you stick out for better or for worse.In Miles case he was a force to be reckoned with.
It's hard to explain why Miles is so amazing,when many writers and musical journalists much better than I have already paid homage to the late and great trumpeter.Miles was a visionary,he was timeless,but most of all he was cool.Cool being the essence of what's happening next of what's happening now and what was before and manifesting that into something almost tangible,not within grasp and innovative.(I heard The Birth of Cool album when I was 8.It blew my mind).He was uncompromising ,arrogant and creative and whatever he played got attention.He played with little to no vibrato,and as a composer and as a player he knew how to give music texture.Listening to Miles at an early age kind of changed my mind about jazz.My parents used to listen to a radio station called WJJZ106.1 and it was a smooth jazz radio station for the most part.I used to call smooth jazz sleepy music,it was pleasantly boring.Now I feel like listening to smooth jazz is like drinking red wine from the fridge,it loses it's texture and body and isn't as pleasurable to drink.Miles was one of many artist that opened the doors for me as a music enthusiast and aspiring musician to take a good look at the wide spectrum of diversity that jazz music has to offer.The Birth of Cool,Kind of Blue and Bitches Brew are so different.They're are really great in their own way.Miles is always relevant ,good music always is.It knows no competition and if there was ever anything anyone could learn from Miles it's how to be daring.No one, who was ever considered cool ,accomplished it by staying safe.Miles didn't care about other people's opinion,he was arrogant in his work .It's exactly that kind of attitude that makes you stick out for better or for worse.In Miles case he was a force to be reckoned with.
There is a certain delicacy in not pretending. So I can be like badmouthing the entire freaking world, telling them the truth, my truth or whatever, in their faces - and you know man It’d be fine…it’d all be alright because even though there is no sophistication or class in cursing, there is truth in being able to defend your own truth. So they’d probably be like “Winehouse is a huge mouthed wannabe diva” but I’d never let it hit me through the head or heart. I don’t use pretty words for the sake of using pretty words so I can serve them beautifully to undeserving narrow-minded idiots. I ain’t ever doing that. - Amy Winehouse
Amy Winehouse was an incredibly talented singer and songwriter.Her contralto voice complimented the rawness of her lyrics.I admire Amy because as a musician,she wasn't afraid to be herself.She created no larger than life Diva persona nor did she try to behave like the girl next door.She was merely a woman ,albeit a destructive one.Pride,lust,dysfunctional love,self destruction,addiction and anger are among the mayor themes of her songs and as the majority of her song are autobiographical we can deduce easily that they were also mayor themes in her personal life.Amy Winehouse's music is notable for her use of jazz and do wop and motownish influences which contrast with her lyrics.This said, it breaks away from the pathetic fallacy commonly encountered in literature and music,the music that accompanys the lyrics are not always a reflection of one another.Thus ,I've always perceived that Amy knew that life like her music is indifferent to one's personal plights.I guess you could say that Amy kept it real.Her music was deeply visceral and that,to me,is what makes her so special.
Amy Winehouse was an incredibly talented singer and songwriter.Her contralto voice complimented the rawness of her lyrics.I admire Amy because as a musician,she wasn't afraid to be herself.She created no larger than life Diva persona nor did she try to behave like the girl next door.She was merely a woman ,albeit a destructive one.Pride,lust,dysfunctional love,self destruction,addiction and anger are among the mayor themes of her songs and as the majority of her song are autobiographical we can deduce easily that they were also mayor themes in her personal life.Amy Winehouse's music is notable for her use of jazz and do wop and motownish influences which contrast with her lyrics.This said, it breaks away from the pathetic fallacy commonly encountered in literature and music,the music that accompanys the lyrics are not always a reflection of one another.Thus ,I've always perceived that Amy knew that life like her music is indifferent to one's personal plights.I guess you could say that Amy kept it real.Her music was deeply visceral and that,to me,is what makes her so special.
"Aquellas sombras del camino azul dónde están?Yo las comparo con cipreses que vi solo en sueños,y las muñecas tan sangrantes están de llorar.Yo te amo tanto que no puedo despertarme sin amar.-Pescado Rabioso
I can't stress how much I love Pescado Rabioso.Their front man is none other than Luis Alberto Spinetta a multifaceted vsionarysinger/songwritting genius(No I'm not exaggerating.).Pescado Rabioso is an Argentian blue/hard rock band that existed in the early 70's.Their fame though short lived (the band broke up after two and a half years leaving their last album under their name be produced and performed solely by their frontman Spinetta)left their mark not only in the latin rock scene but all over. Pescado 2 was ranked number 19 in Rolling Stones best rock albums of all time.Their sound is a interesting mix of blues,hard rock and experimental rock.Each of their albums has their own personality.When I listen to their music I feel like I'm hearing an auditory equivalent of a fusion between Salvador Dalí and Van Gogh.The imagery in their lyrics are surreal and colorful.It's like listening to an artistic masterpiece.It's one of kind ,but more over it's just plain beautiful.
I can't stress how much I love Pescado Rabioso.Their front man is none other than Luis Alberto Spinetta a multifaceted vsionarysinger/songwritting genius(No I'm not exaggerating.).Pescado Rabioso is an Argentian blue/hard rock band that existed in the early 70's.Their fame though short lived (the band broke up after two and a half years leaving their last album under their name be produced and performed solely by their frontman Spinetta)left their mark not only in the latin rock scene but all over. Pescado 2 was ranked number 19 in Rolling Stones best rock albums of all time.Their sound is a interesting mix of blues,hard rock and experimental rock.Each of their albums has their own personality.When I listen to their music I feel like I'm hearing an auditory equivalent of a fusion between Salvador Dalí and Van Gogh.The imagery in their lyrics are surreal and colorful.It's like listening to an artistic masterpiece.It's one of kind ,but more over it's just plain beautiful.
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