Mccoy Tyner, Freddie Hubbard: Style Men

Profound, richly exciting piano jazz can be mesmerizing. A fella who really has this idea down to a science is McCoy Tyner. I listened today to an elegant composition written by the grand trumpet ace, Freddie Hubbard. The tune was 'Birdlike' and dedicated to the saxophone great one, Charlie Parker. On this set there was McCoy Tyner on piano, Freddie Hubbard on trumpet, Ron Carter on bass and Elvin Jones on drums. What an exciting musical unit of jazz superstars! I can be a cheerleader for this kind of fine, brash jazz music all day. It is amusing that when a person hears this kind of total musicality it so overwhelms most all other music modes one normally hears. There is a shiny, sparkling milieu to jazz that is so sleekly full of fascination for it is a set of sounds that provokes one and shows a maddening delicious life experiences panorama that really has a good edge. Jazz helps our psychic well-being and helps us to forget all the meaningless sloth types that might have come our way over the decades of our existence. It is a gigantic blessing letting the brain gorge itself on the trumpet of Freddie Hubbard, the bass of Ron Carter, the piano of McCoy Tyner and the drums of Elvin Jones.

Japanese Manga Has Lots of Sly Depth

I refreshed myself today by sampling some Japanese Manga. Specifically, the activities of Naruto, a provocative personality in rhe arena of modern Manga. The adventures of Naruto amount to a lot of almost-swashbuckling strong guy stuff. However, there is a lot more than meets the eye in the machinations of contemporary Manga souls. Naruto is a beacon, be cool all you boring nihilists. It is a good thing to have a positive beacon sometimes. It is imperative that our contemporary art forms such as slick Manga from Nippon and of course the multi-dimensional videos of our early 21st Century sphere indeed light up our varied art landscapes that we are now having. Manga is a fun brand of art and Naruto is one of the clever mainstays of this given art form.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Tomorrow I will get up for another Thanksgiving. I feel thankful for all my relatives and friends. This culture of ours helps us to appreciate the sacredness of life. I am so proud of my oldest son, my daughter-in-law and my two granddaughters. Life is good. Music and art have always helped me so much. In my retirement years, especially. I miss my youngest son who passed away in 2005 because of esophageal cancer. May each of you have a very good day. Enjoy!

Claude Monet: His Paintings Enchant Us

Claude Monet is such a marvelous exponent of the precise soft-toned shimmering art that is characteristic of French impressionism. Indeed, Claude Monet went out and literally communed with nature in a most emotional and delightful way and his art shows incredible sensitive feelings that truly overwhelm us. It is his kind of art that can magically please us tremendously. Monet liked the work of the American painter, Whistler and he reportedly liked the at the time unusual concepts of another fine painter and one of his contemporaries, Edouard Manet. In numerous ways the engaging art of Edouard Manet is also very thought provoking. The vibrant forms of true nature come liltingly to life in the intense paintings of Claude Monet. It is a given as they say in geometry that Claude Monet had a sleek and refined sense of the strong metaphysical in his art and it certainly pulls us all in and provides maximum enjoyment for all the art fans of the world.

'Twilight: New Moon' is a powerhouse film

Fascinating concepts are really sparkling like wild fireflies in our American culture. It is unique that a powerhouse juggernaut film has taken off as a vital segment of our cultural film genres right now. I am referring to 'Twilight: New Moon.' The new film is really bringing in the money. People are so excited about the work of Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and friends. It is interesting that so many people who sort of downplay the idea of filmdom's power suddenly are hit with the realization that with 'New Moon" then film as a strong, so potent form of our culture is indeed an overall creative force to be reckoned with. It is strong, overwhelming film that can bring in the huge crowds and indeed it happened with C. Bale and 'Dark Knight' and now Oh Lord, it sure is happening big time with the wild phenom film, "Twilight: New Moon.' Bless you Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, K. Lautner and friends.

Elvis Costello a "Rock Out' Guy

Elvis Costello ia a true excitement kind of music guy. The other night I heard him in a Palladia concert on TV. The fella is remarkable on guitar. His riffs are so wildly strong. Listen to his pumping up the joy kind of sounds makes me feel great. His tunes from many moons ago have such a pumping, rockin' big spectrum of super chords. Like another fave of mine Jon Bon Jovi, Mr. C. can sure get the job done. Bon Jovi and Costello, good folks. Oh Lord, yes this guy named Elvis Costello is a profound great musician. Yeah, Elvis Costello can "rock out."

Horace Silver: Magical Jazz Pianist

Some jazz artists always refreshed themselves. Getting new insights and trying for vivid new things. That was their forte. Horace Silver is a profound piano man, a guy who can embellish things in a magical musical manner. Today I decided to listen to a fine Horace Silver effort from '58. The jazz played there is still so dynamic and also tremendous in its appeal. On this set, Horace Silver was joined by the super Junior Cook on tenor saxophone. Indeed the highly lucid approach of Junior Cook on tenor is really much like reading John Steinbeck, in other words the big music just soars and soars. Also on this set were Louis Smith on trumpet, Gene Taylor on bass and the fine pulsating drummer Louis Hayes. My favorites tunes played here were 'Tippin' and 'The Outlaw.' For sure the fella, Louis Smith can come up with some elegant soaring oh so pivotally linear lines of improvisation. Jazz is a marvelous element of our highly varied modern American culture. Certainly, genius piano man, Horace Silver, grand trumpet guy Louis Smith and swingin' oh-such-a-good bop fella on tenor Junior Cook...well this group can serve up jazz dishes that are just as fine as good rib-eye steaks. Listen to the superb sound of Horace Silver and you will enjoy your life in a big way.