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Reub and the Groove

#1 Post by Ryan » Fri Mar 09, 2007 1:07 pm

Lawrence wrote:
GuruReuben wrote:Funny... I like that entire album.
Hmm... I honestly thought "They Came to Swing" would tick you off. My bad.

It's Friday and work is slow, so I'm hoping Reub will amuse me with a running list of Groove type albums and artists he listens to at home (with frequency) that he'd never play at a dance.


Note, this thread will probably be interesting for a total of one day but I'm bored.

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#2 Post by Mr Awesomer » Fri Mar 09, 2007 1:31 pm

Hmm... well, when I listen to music it's usually via my packed 60 gig iPod set to random. It's probably 50% Jazz of all types. Also, I don't really consider "They Came To Swing" much of a "Groove" album... it appeals to both groups... and the "cross over" stuff is pretty much as "Groove" as I get.

Maybe if people threw out some names of some prime "Groove" albums I could akya or nish nish them.
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#3 Post by Ryan » Fri Mar 09, 2007 1:49 pm

Eh, too much work for me, I'm into passive entertainment today.

I wasn't implying LCJO is "groove" anyway. The post just gave me the idea.

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#4 Post by Lawrence » Mon Mar 19, 2007 2:12 pm

GuruReuben wrote:Hmm... well, when I listen to music it's usually via my packed 60 gig iPod set to random. It's probably 50% Jazz of all types. Also, I don't really consider "They Came To Swing" much of a "Groove" album... it appeals to both groups... and the "cross over" stuff is pretty much as "Groove" as I get.

Maybe if people threw out some names of some prime "Groove" albums I could akya or nish nish them.
Ryan did choose a bad example to stir the mud.

This is an old topic that many consider boring and played, but almost all Gene Harris or (for that matter) anything with Ray Brown as the bass player would provide the best, most general example of great jazz, much of which happens to be "Groove Swing".

The Diane Schuur CD with the Count Basie Orchestra is another widespread good example that is close to "cross-over" music, but still solidly "Groove" oriented.
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#5 Post by Mr Awesomer » Mon Mar 19, 2007 2:21 pm

Lawrence wrote:almost all Gene Harris or (for that matter) anything with Ray Brown as the bass player
nish nish

While it would be silly of me to disparage the quality of the music, it's just not for me.
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#6 Post by CafeSavoy » Tue Mar 20, 2007 9:34 am

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#7 Post by Mr Awesomer » Tue Mar 20, 2007 11:24 am

CafeSavoy wrote:The Intimancy of the Blues
Intriguing... I'm gonna check out the song samples later today.
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