Friday, July 8, 2011

Kenny Wheeler

What would be my answer to the question, "So, who, in your opinion, is the most under-appreciated jazz trumpeter of all time?"
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9 comments:

  1. The Prophet Dervish Z SandersJuly 8, 2011 at 12:09 PM

    I certainly don't appreciate him. I don't know who he is.

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  2. Les CarpenterJuly 8, 2011 at 8:23 PM

    w-dervish - A taste of Kenny...

    http://www.google.com/ig?source=gama&hl=en#m_1

    Will - Kenny is definitely underrated.

    Of course no one compares with the Charmain of the Board Maynard Ferguson.

    http://www.google.com/ig?source=gama&hl=en#m_1

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYX4TVktOjk&feature=player_embedded#at=84

    Enjoy...

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  3. Will "take no prisoners" HartJuly 8, 2011 at 8:40 PM

    Yes, Les, that guy could definitely wail!

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  4. MarcusJuly 9, 2011 at 6:02 AM

    Donald Byrd and to a lesser extent Chet Baker.

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  5. Will "take no prisoners" HartJuly 9, 2011 at 6:52 AM

    Donald Byrd would have been my second choice, Marcus. I just thought that less people had heard of Mr. Wheeler. Both great musicians, obviously.

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  6. The Prophet Dervish Z SandersJuly 10, 2011 at 8:48 AM

    Will: Donald Byrd would have been my second choice...

    Who? Is he related to Larry Byrd... I've heard of him.

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  7. The Prophet Dervish Z SandersJuly 13, 2011 at 6:36 PM

    Kenny Wheeler = a hero whose music I have never heard (I didn't taste and enjoy any of RN's links).

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  8. Will "take no prisoners" HartJuly 13, 2011 at 6:59 PM

    Kenny Wheeler you disparage, Barry Manilow you defend. On a coolness scale of 0-10, wd, you're about a point 5.

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  9. The Prophet Dervish Z SandersJuly 13, 2011 at 7:15 PM

    How the hell am I disparaging him? I just said I've never heard his music. For all I know his jazz trumpeting is the shiznit.

    I've heard some of Barry Manilow's music (the hits, at least), and they meet with my approval. He is not my favorite artist by far, but there is no way I would call his tunes "pablum".

    His artistry is certainly superior to the pablum of Briteny Spears (for instance). IMO it's quite insulting that you would place Mr. Manilow in the same category as "New Kids on the Block".

    In any case, I never claimed to be "cool".

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