tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127387047867633730.post6099601110016907822..comments2024-01-30T06:07:00.152-05:00Comments on Jazz Backstory: The Best Recording EverMonk Rowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02578795540044530298noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127387047867633730.post-53384638217625159342016-10-11T18:50:18.944-04:002016-10-11T18:50:18.944-04:00Remember this was Memphis in the 60's, the mus...Remember this was Memphis in the 60's, the musicians were mixed, the theatre studio had resonance, and the people there had soul...so Irma Thomas (Gee WIz), her Dad Rufus, Wilson Picket (Midnight hour) and others also turned out head nodding, toe tapping records which still cause autonomic response...Good!!Bill NilandAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11521373079420505235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127387047867633730.post-69755685427209409832016-10-11T18:47:43.112-04:002016-10-11T18:47:43.112-04:00And Stax was responsible for other noteables too. ...And Stax was responsible for other noteables too. Irma Thomas (Gee Wiz) , her Dad Rufus,the Midnight Hour guy Wilson Pickett and more. The musicians worked together in close harmony (remember it was a mixed group in Memphis) to develop a feel, the theatre studio resonance adds, and the soul around the place all act as sidemen to cause our heads to bop, toes tap....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11521373079420505235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127387047867633730.post-53866661347735189242016-03-27T12:56:06.282-04:002016-03-27T12:56:06.282-04:00Right you are! Thanks for the reminder. I now reca...Right you are! Thanks for the reminder. I now recall reading that in a book about the top recording studios in pop music. <br />MonkMonk Rowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02578795540044530298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127387047867633730.post-29924218240918202062016-03-20T18:49:25.083-04:002016-03-20T18:49:25.083-04:00Duck Dunn did not become the bassist for the MGs u...Duck Dunn did not become the bassist for the MGs until 1965 on the recording of "Bootleg." Lewie Steinberg was the original bassist for the MG's and played on "Green Onions." Riverview Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17793754425951436877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127387047867633730.post-22566878915995227472016-03-16T12:17:44.015-04:002016-03-16T12:17:44.015-04:00I love that tune too, and although it, and a numbe...I love that tune too, and although it, and a number of other records of theirs have been in my collection for years, I always regarded them as 'soul' music rather than jazz, because that's right wherd it hits you - in the soul.Jayengeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17000117368270981782noreply@blogger.com