Mulgrew Miller RIP
Mulgrew Miller was one of our times finest pianists! For me Mulgrew Miller was a great pianist, solo artist and a wonderful musician and sideman. The similarities with his influencer Oscar Peterson, is not an understatement. Mulgrew Miller was in his own division. I remember when I listened to Jazz at the Philarmonics (Norman […]
Quote # 52 by John Coltrane
“When you begin to see the possibilities of music, you desire to do something really good for people.” – John Coltrane This is the third time I write about my hero John Coltrane. My first post in Musiclover.se was about John Coltrane “Giant Steps”. If you are interested to read that post […]
Quote # 12 by Oscar Peterson
“It’s the group sound that’s important, even when you’re playing a solo. You not only have to know your own instrument, you must know the others and how to back them up at all times. That’s jazz.” – Oscar Peterson Oscar Peterson with two different versions of “Teach Me Tonight”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awhlvHa14Ds http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OLGqGnP9b4