tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post7760913815089780807..comments2024-02-07T00:26:07.597-08:00Comments on Along The Way: MARIAN MCPARTLAND JAZZ PIANIST DIES AT 95 Joaredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-25028051389698827892013-10-13T22:18:32.641-07:002013-10-13T22:18:32.641-07:00P.S. Open Culture has this on Jazz Drumming. Whic...P.S. Open Culture has this on Jazz Drumming. Which raises more questions, but I do love drumming since my grandson Sam was such an ace at it in middle school.<br /><br />http://www.openculture.com/2013/10/the-fundamentals-of-jazz-and-rock-drumming.htmlXtreme Englishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07536661018563937509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-41095652428740953042013-10-12T10:19:30.704-07:002013-10-12T10:19:30.704-07:00Thanks!! Thanks!! Xtreme Englishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07536661018563937509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-45292141497951050452013-10-10T13:49:00.421-07:002013-10-10T13:49:00.421-07:00Much jazz is "calm" or not "freneti...Much jazz is "calm" or not "frenetic" as you describe. Many tunes can be performed in more than one genre' depending on the arrangement, instrumentation -- pop, rock, even select country, others. Yes, some jazz does include variations as musicians spontaneously improvise within certain musical guidelines. Some tunes may simply be a melody that will be a solo focus ofjoaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-56180564704645032372013-10-10T08:32:18.902-07:002013-10-10T08:32:18.902-07:00Thanks for posting these clips. Having lost about...Thanks for posting these clips. Having lost about 50 years of hearing, I confess I've never heard McPartland before, and she seems so calm. I've always thought of jazz as frenetic. In fact, it's clear I don't know much about jazz. I always thought it meant the performer made up his or her own variations on the original score. Or not? I should educate myself about this. Xtreme Englishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07536661018563937509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-41147054469829603892013-10-03T10:56:39.051-07:002013-10-03T10:56:39.051-07:00I hadn't seen or heard of her in soooooooooooo...I hadn't seen or heard of her in soooooooooooooo long!!!!! I listenen to all the clips!!!!! Thanks!!! Kay Dennisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02646717192332313215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-80291871459052010502013-08-26T03:23:32.490-07:002013-08-26T03:23:32.490-07:00How sad to see her go. What a fantastic talent!How sad to see her go. What a fantastic talent!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-83048207817553289662013-08-23T15:30:42.436-07:002013-08-23T15:30:42.436-07:00Dixieland is my kind of jazz. Yet I appreciate the...Dixieland is my kind of jazz. Yet I appreciate the free-form works she did so well. All three links were well worth a visit. Her great talent will be missed.Dick Kladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11793395712483278104noreply@blogger.com