Misc, Other Best Ballads

[Gareth WG]

I am a big lover of the ballad (who isn't?).......any-who here are two to get the ball rolling.......

Love song from Apache Coleman Hawkins

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWJM-1i1QZY


Art Pepper Everything happens to me

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E57SMan1-uA

 

[Sue]

Oh so many to choose from, favourites change daily but I'll go for this today

Coleman Hawkins and Ben Webster It never entered my mind

 

[Colin1]

Well
it seems I can no longer play music clips posted on the forum. There is no control bar along the bottom of the window.

Does the new forum host preclude anything so quaint as IE8?

 

[aldevis]

Well
it seems I can no longer play music clips posted on the forum. There is no control bar along the bottom of the window.

Does the new forum host preclude anything so quaint as IE8?

There is a big PLAY button in the mid of the window, from here....

First favourite ballad coming to mind:

Charles Mingus Goodbye Porkpie Hat

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hArClJAGZs

 

[Colin the Bear]

A favourite old standard of mine.

Duke Ellington Prelude to a Kiss

View: https://youtu.be/gvcGlrNBMP4



I've had a Johnny Hodges album in the car for the last few days and this one is hitting the spot lately.

Johnny swoops in with the intro and then Mary McHugh melts me.

View: https://youtu.be/WH6I9rNVc80

 

[Gareth WG]

Great pick Colin, really enjoyed that one, sort of suits a chilled Sunday afternoon perfectly. Johnny Hodges tone is possible best ever? Here is one of my favorites by Johnny......incredible tone plus he gets extra points for the most talented musical stand of all time.......I want one

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxYj6SCKXos&spfreload=10

 

[Colin the Bear]

A little bit of musical friction going on there. "It goes like this" "Err...beg to differ." No sign of Billy.

 

[Gareth WG]

Just noticed/clicked/watched your tune. That's well cool man. Love watching people play and sing etc, after getting up and having a go myself last few months, I have an even greater appreciation. Hoping to have a couple rounds of "sugar" Tuesday night at jazz jam. Sort of cheating by using blues scale throughout......but gotta start somewhere.

 

[Bolding]

My favorite ballad atm... Now that's a tough one...

I'm wrestling between Charles Mingus 'Invisible Lady' & the other one is also a Mingus composition called "Wierd Nightmare", it is however performed by our very own Aldevis!
The feel of theese 2 tunes is pretty much where I am at, ballad wise atm..
Since Aldevis version of "Wierd Nightmare" wasn't available for sharing, Invisible Lady it is:

 

[Colin the Bear]

Is it me or does that piano need tuning?

 

[trimmy]

No sign of Billy.

My favourite Billie

View: http://youtu.be/Z_1LfT1MvzI

 

[trimmy]

Not to everyone's taste but i just love this by Art Pepper

View: http://youtu.be/T504sI_W-AY

 

[Colin the Bear]

Ballad of the month not too long ago.


The Billy I meant was Billy Strayhorn who wrote the song

 

[GJ77]

View: http://youtu.be/f3bWRnrWfZc


A bugger to play but a beautiful Strayhorn composition.

 

[trimmy]

Ballad of the month not too long ago.


The Billy I meant was Billy Strayhorn who wrote the song

I knew you didn't mean my 'Billie' as they are spelt differently your Billy prompted me to post my Billie

 

[trimmy]

This is just awesome by Wayne Shorter, so beautifully played it makes my hairs stand up !

View: http://youtu.be/3cXnGQHxDgI

 

[jbtsax]

So many to choose from, but here is one of my favorite Desmond ballads.

 

[Colin1]

There is a big PLAY button in the mid of the window...

You don't think just possibly that I might have noticed that (if there was one there)?

 

[Colin the Bear]

So many to choose from, but here is one of my favorite Desmond ballads.

No Sublime button. Like just doesn't cut it.

 

[aldevis]

You don't think just possibly that I might have noticed that (if there was one there)?

I haven't... seen things... you people wouldn't believe....