My Uncle turned me on to Frank Zappa in the early 1970's. One of the first songs I heard was "The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue." I was hopelessly hooked on Frank immediately. It took a few years for me to get into jazz. However, I checked out Eric Dolphy based on Frank's song. Eric Dolphy is my first, & favorite jazz artist. Out to Lunch is my favorite jazz record. I will never listen to it, or to Gazzelloni, the same way again. I am a huge Hitchcock fan & love The Birds. I have been to Bodega Bay several times, which may have biased my opinion of the movie. Best calamari I have ever eaten. And while we are talking of birds, I can recommend a song by one of my favorite guitar players, Robin Trower's Bluebird. Thanks for another great post!
The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue is fantastic. Like that Big River called Jazz, Zappa's music is deep and wide. The first album of his I bought back in 1980 was Sleep Dirt, because I liked the album cover. Man, what a pleasant surprise that was.
Thanks for walking with us and for the recommendations, Karloff.[
Another engaging wander through the subject, who'd thought I'd read about Cornell and Joni in the same article.
Here's another Jazz and birds reference for you, Evan Parker and Birds
https://youtu.be/8r8_QHnEHQE?feature=shared
My Uncle turned me on to Frank Zappa in the early 1970's. One of the first songs I heard was "The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue." I was hopelessly hooked on Frank immediately. It took a few years for me to get into jazz. However, I checked out Eric Dolphy based on Frank's song. Eric Dolphy is my first, & favorite jazz artist. Out to Lunch is my favorite jazz record. I will never listen to it, or to Gazzelloni, the same way again. I am a huge Hitchcock fan & love The Birds. I have been to Bodega Bay several times, which may have biased my opinion of the movie. Best calamari I have ever eaten. And while we are talking of birds, I can recommend a song by one of my favorite guitar players, Robin Trower's Bluebird. Thanks for another great post!
The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue is fantastic. Like that Big River called Jazz, Zappa's music is deep and wide. The first album of his I bought back in 1980 was Sleep Dirt, because I liked the album cover. Man, what a pleasant surprise that was.
Thanks for walking with us and for the recommendations, Karloff.[
I loved these connections, so well expressed. Thanks!
Thanks for walking with us, Chuck.
Don't forget Olivier Messiaen's compositions based on birdsong.
That is a perfect reference, Mark. Thank you.