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COMMENTS
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| 6 OF MY FAVORITE ALBUMS |
Mirage
a Trois - Yellowjackets
|
The
ultimate in west coast fusion - creativity
was still part of the genre at this time...
Russ Ferrante and Robben
Ford played killer solos that made
history. |
That's
The Way Of The World - EWF
|
Years
ahead of their time, EWF got everything
right in this album - groove, melody,
sounds, a BAND feeling... |
| Kind of
blue - Miles Davis
|
The
landmark jazz album... as cool as it gets.
Bill Evans churns out pure beauty... |
Breaking
Away - Al Jarreau
|
LOVE
those sounds and chords... together with
"This Time" and "Jarreau" these are the
ultimate L.A. albums with THAT
Jay Graydon - David Foster- Tom Canning
vibe.... |
| The New
Standard - Herbie Hancock
|
Herbie
really does it all... Thanks for reminding
us what jazz is about, Herbie! |
|
Seconds
Out - Genesis
|
The
ultimate prog rock live album? |
| 4 OF MY FAVORITE MALE
SINGERS |
James
Ingram
|
Soul
from the heart... |
Al Jarreau
|
Especially
when he worked with Jay Graydon and
company... |
| Gino
Vannelli
|
One of
the greatest singers I've ever heard |
| Donny
Hathaway
|
An
amazing voice... |
| 3 OF MY FAVORITE FEMALE SINGERS |
Chaka Khan
|
No one
else like her on earth... |
| Patti
Austin
|
An
amazing voice - So sweet, so musical, so
tasteful... I could go on forever. |
| Erykah
Badu
|
The new
cool soul... |
| 4 OF MY FAVORITE BANDS |
Earth,
Wind
& Fire
|
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| Steely
Dan
|
Fagen
and Becker - two of the greatest musicians
and songwriters on the planet! |
| Rufus
|
Chaka's
band... stomping at the Savoy |
| Pages
|
The
ultimate west coast band in the 80s
skippered
by Richard Page and Steve George... for the
real aficionados! |
| SOME OF MY FAVORITE MUSICIANS |
Joe
Sample
|
Blues
and melody - fantastic piano and Rhodes
solos! |
| Herbie Hancock
|
The
master of versatility.... |
| Larry Carlton
|
My fave
guitar player - Larry is one of the most
sensitive players I've ever heard. |
| Jay Graydon
|
Great
producer and guitarist - love his stuff! |
| Marcus
Miller
|
Super
Marcus - one of the best bass players on
the planet - makes me mad as he also happens
to be brilliant on another
dozen-or-so instruments, writes unbelievable
harmonies and is a top
producer. |
| Larry
Williams
|
Larry
shines on keyboards and is also sax player
with the Seawind Horns... Brilliant solos
with Jarreau, Dave Grusin and
another million greats! |
| Robbie Buchanan
|
His
résumé is ridiculously long - this guy
has turned out keyboard tracks on some of
the best albums in history! I
especially love his Rhodes playing... |
| George Duke
|
Brilliant
piano and synth playing since the days
of the Mothers Of Invention... A true
inspiration! |
| Terry
Trotter
|
Combine
sensitivity with technique and this is
what you get! I never get tired of listening
to Terry, especially on
the Larry Carlton albums. |
| Greg Mathieson
|
Big
Greg - Another L.A. great keyboardist -
Listen to the stuff he did with Larry
Carlton and Lee Ritenour... |
| George
Benson
|
From
jazz to fusion to soul.. an amazing
guitarist and singer who made musical
history... |
| Bill
Evans
(pianist)
|
Poetry
in piano playing was never more
sublime....! |
| Prince
|
A crazy
genius! |
| SOME OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES |
Jesus
Christ Superstar |
I grew
up listening to the original version and
know practically every note.... |
| Strange
Days |
An
underrated but worthy successor to Blade
Runner |
| Forrest
Gump |
Life is
like a box of chocolates... |
Lord of The Rings
Trilogy
|
|
Anything by Monty
Python and Terry Gilliam
|
|
| Chitty
Chitty Bang Bang |
Happy
memories from my childhood! |
| The
Piano |
A
poetic film with an astounding soundtrack |
| Pulp
Fiction |
Humour
in a violent world as only Quentin
Tarantino can describe |
| True
Romance |
Love at
any cost... great if you can stomach the
violence... |
| FAVORITE
CARTOON |
The Simpsons, Family
Guy, Futurama |
|
| FAVORITE
TV SERIES |
Six Feet Under |
Unfortunately
it's over, but the last episode was
one of the best things I've ever seen on
TV!!! |
|
Game of Thrones,
Fringe, Breaking Bad, Supernatural, 24,
Lost, Grey's Anatomy, Heroes
|
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| FAVORITE
COMIC |
Krazy Comic |
Believe
it or not - I have every issue! |
| HOBBIES
(did you really think music was the
only thing in life???) |
Woodwork, Scuba diving and snorkeling,
Travelling, Cooking, Shells &
Fossils, Medical
Counseling...(!) |
|
| I'M
READING.... |
Game of
Thrones books
|
|
| I'M LISTENING TO... |
"My Old Friend -
celebrating George Duke" by Al Jarreau
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| MAGIC
PLACES... |
Greenwich
Village, NYC.
Ulu Watu, Bali
Gozo
Ponza |
|
| I
LOVE... |
Lambrusco,
Tortellini, the Werm & the
Space Cat... |
|
| I'D
LOVE TO KNOW... |
The
Absolute Scale - a.k.a. the legendary note
sequence that goes with any chord! :) |
|
| I
CAN'T STAND |
Eating
fish and seafood.... |
|
| I
NEVER WANT TO SEE THEM AGAIN... |
Various
professors at the Universitŕ Cattolica di
Roma |
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