tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135368868814715362.post5049547721855543728..comments2023-12-13T12:11:58.062-05:00Comments on Hook's Gems: Ella Fitzgerald - short live sessionHookfingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06816245202450112095noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135368868814715362.post-69051225106204849972010-02-02T13:55:11.166-05:002010-02-02T13:55:11.166-05:00No one knows the Royal Roost like Luis. It used t...No one knows the Royal Roost like Luis. It used to be your nickname at one point wasn't it?<br /><br />Thanks for the recordings AND the information.AAUndercoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07611476833281892963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135368868814715362.post-59995090841430009452010-01-30T16:17:58.832-05:002010-01-30T16:17:58.832-05:00Hey Hook, had just commented on my blog about this...Hey Hook, had just commented on my blog about this subject and here you are to set me straight! <br /><br />I used Ella as an example of my finding it hard to connect to many jazz vocalists due to a lack of - for a better term - "soul." The type of "soul" you mention is pretty much what I was trying to say but you did a better job.<br /><br />Especially thanks for this boot, though! It's wonderful to hear Ella's soul shine through on this one, especially on the last half of side 1. While scatting on those two tracks, she goes beyond the technical dexterity and precision for which she is known and swings with a feeling that was hard to come by when listening to her in later years.<br /><br />However, by Hamp's "Flying Home" she seems to have run out of a bit of steam. Still hitting the notes but that special something from deep inside had dissipated quite a bit. <br /><br />Thanks to to Luis for the recording info!cheebahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15047641086794356222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135368868814715362.post-59668818754756880582010-01-30T14:41:07.729-05:002010-01-30T14:41:07.729-05:00How about that? Thanks Luis!How about that? Thanks Luis!Hookfingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06816245202450112095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135368868814715362.post-67424118965914843252010-01-30T14:30:40.435-05:002010-01-30T14:30:40.435-05:00Ella Fitzerald, Hank Jones, Ray Brown, Roy Haynes,...Ella Fitzerald, Hank Jones, Ray Brown, Roy Haynes, bc, Royal Roost, NYC, november 27, 1948.<br />Love That Boy, Too Soon To Know, Mr.Paganini, Royal Roost Bop Boogie<br /><br />Same, bc, Royal Roost, NYC, december 4, 1948.<br />Heat Wave, Old Mother Hubbard, Royal Roost Bop Boogie # 2, Flying Home.Luishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677059341950971842noreply@blogger.com