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I first noticed a video of Michel Petrucciani just last night. Before then, I'd never heard of him.
He was a jazz pianist who also suffered from a physical condition that made things difficult for him in terms of getting from place to place. He had osteogenesis imperfecta which was the reason for his very short stature.
When I listened to his first video, I wasn't overly impressed. I was wondering if he really was a great jazz pianist, or whether the novelty and distinctness of seeing a man with this physical ailment playing the piano was the cause for the fame he had.
After listening to several of his performances, I decided that no, it was not audience sympathy or anything related to his physical issues that made people want to see him, it was, in fact, his playing.
If you're a jazz lover and you've not heard of him, and heard his music, it's time you did.
Michel is no longer with us. He died in January of 1999, at only 36 years of age.
Following are some of his video.
And you can guess what I was asking myself while listening to him...
Do they make 'em like that anymore?
Caravan
Billie's Bounce
Full Concert
'Round Midnight
Hopefully, I can get back to doing more of these posts. Hopefully, someone will enjoy this music.
Well folks, it's been a very long time since I've done a "Music & Musicians" post (as you can see).
But, in the following performance, someone commented, "More talent in her little finger than today's 'singers' have in their entire bodies.".
That's why I'm going to put the video here. The whole point of the series was to let us hear what music really is, and what musicians really are.
I can't say that the stuff on the radio these days is junk, because it's been junk for a several years now (not just these days).
So, in this following video, I can't agree more with the person who commented, "More talent in her little finger than today's 'singers' have in their entire bodies."
Most of the music in this blog is going to be classical, jazz, and what I really consider music. But, once in a while, a rock-n-roll songs might sneak in.
I had this song in my head this morning. Great song.
The first video here is the studio version. As a young singer, Mellencamp hit some very hit notes (3:12).
Also, I found a video of him singing this live just a few years ago (2007). He sings it in a lower key, and at one point in the song (1:32) even admits that he didn't like how a certain note came out. There are no high notes to pressure him, but it's still a great song.
Minutes to Memories (George M. Green & John Mellencamp):
On a Greyhound thirty miles beyond Jamestown He saw the sun set on the Tennessee line Looked at the young man who was riding beside him He said I'm old, kind of worn out inside
I worked my whole life in the steel mills near Gary And my father before me, I helped build this land Now seventy-seven and with God as my witness I earned every dollar that passed through my hands
My family and friends are the best things I've known Through the eye of the needle I'll carry them home
Days turn to minutes and minutes to memories Life sweeps away the dreams we have planned You are young and you are the future So suck it up and tough it out, be the best you can
The rain hit the old dog in the twilight's last gleaming He said, "Son, it sounds like rattling old bones" This highway is long but I know some that are longer By sun up tomorrow I guess I'll be home
Through the hills of Kentucky across the Ohio river The old man kept talking about his life and his times He fell asleep with his head against the window He said "An honest man's pillow is his peace of mind."
This world offers riches and riches will grow wings And I don't take stock in those uncertain things
Days turn to minutes and minutes to memories Life sweeps away the dreams we have planned You are young and you are the future Suck it up and tough it out, be the best you can
The old man had a vision, but it was hard for me to follow I do things my way and I pay a high price When I think back on the old man and the bus ride Now that I'm older, I can see he was right
Another hot one out on highway eleven This is my life, it's what I chose to do There's no free ride. No one said it'd be easy The old man told me this my son; I'm telling it to you
Days turn to minutes and minutes to memories Life sweep away the dreams we have planned You are young and you are the future Suck it up and tough it out, be the best you can
One of my favorite Irish songs is (The) Fields of Athenry.
From what I've picked up online, "The Fields of Athenry" is an Irish folk ballad set during the Great Irish Potato Famine (1845-1850) about a fictional man named Michael from near Athenry in County Galway who has been sentenced to transportation to Botany Bay, Australia, for stealing food for his starving family. The food he stole was "Trevelyan's corn". This is a reference to Charles Edward Trevelyan, a senior British civil servant in the administration of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in Dublin Castle.
I've already had this song appear in this blog last year. Click HERE to see and hear that blog post.
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