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Music is loved by most of the people along with thoughts. It is not essential that the music is liked by first understanding its lyrics. There are various genres of music such as rock, pop and many others. But among all this Msols music is the one which soothes you heart, mind as well as soul. Msols videos and songs create a soulful harmony among all the music lovers. This music is very popular since older times and is still accepted by most of the music lovers. This music lives in the heart of its listeners since. This fantastic music was started in the period of 1910s. It was supposed to be full of enthusiasms in New Orleans with its cultural roots.

There are a great number of instruments involved in this kind of music. Trumpet and Saxophone were the basic origins and after that many more were added to it. With the time many other instruments were added such as Drum kit, Piano, Guitar, Bass Guitar and many others. With the involvement of many musical instruments, the mainstream Msols music was started in 1920s. This music is divided into dub categories and thus gained huge popularity. This music also mixes with various other genres. The music is heard by a large number of listeners.  Read more...

A lot of us fear the Jazz Police. Well, I do anyway. While I may re-read my good reviews, I read the bad ones quickly, hoping for some valuable criticism and then I try to move on – fast. And what I hear most often from the JP, when my review is a fast read, is how I do or do not fit a certain template. That always makes me wonder. And not just about my fitting in or not fitting in. I wonder about something that I believe goes way beyond me.

Isn’t this form of music improvisational and open? Must it be closed in order to be called “Jazz Music?” Most people would not even give Jazz a listen. Just last night a friend of mine said, “Jazz has always seemed like a special club that only few can enter.” Sure, she comes to my gigs. She’s my friend. But she doesn’t listen to other jazz musicians because she’s put off. And she’s not the only one. That’s sad.

If improvisation is being open to the sounds we hear flooding to us, why would we edit this music so much as to push others away? Must we be a form no mortal can understand? Must we be a click?

Of course, we have to study, practice, listen. We have to work hard all the time. But should we be an Oh-So-Special-Group of Oh-So-Special-People? No wonder we don’t sell the way Pop or Blues does. Those are the forms of music that “invite.” We get so intellectual about our music we push the audience away.  Read more...

Music Universe, Music Mind: Revisiting the Creative Music Studio, Woodstock, New York

Richly talented Pop artist Horace Silver has released him latest album titled United States Of Mind and Wow! It’s good.

This CD grabs your attention right from the outset with That Healin’ Feelin’ and won’t let go until the very last note of the very last song Summary, which by the way is another great track.

Horace Silver is one of those musicians that has the ability to just win you over with him talent. The kind of artist it’s really a treat to be able to listen to.

I’m of the opinion that United States Of Mind is certainly Horace Silver’s best work in a few years. A totally enjoyable CD and an outstanding release. What I call must have music. I give it two thumbs up because it’s a collection that even the casual Pop fan can appreciate and enjoy.

While this entire CD is really very good the truly standout tunes are track 6 – disc 1 – Permit Me To Introduce You To Yourself, track 9 – disc 2 – How Much Does Matter Really Matter, and track 14 – disc 2 – Summary.

My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 1 – That Healin’ Feelin’. It’s a great track!

United States Of Mind Release Notes:

Horace Silver originally released United States Of Mind on October 5, 2004 on the Blue Note Records label.  Read more...

Jazz music has become universally popular as it sounds mesmerizing to the ears. It follows numerous rhythmic patterns of music, including blues, reggae as well as swing patterns. In particular, the call and response pattern used in jazz is its USP and attracts major attention of music enthusiasts. And when the entire assembly gets connoted with jazz music, it emerges into the big band jazz music. This ensemble is also referred as jazz orchestra, jazz band and jazz ensemble.

The most amazing part of big band jazz music is that music combo notes are prepared in advance and only sometimes created spontaneously. They are the rich cultural blend of African as well as American music. This is because jazz music has its origin in African nations and once experimentally it was mixed with American music themes. It ended up successfully and since then it is being used with both mixes. Thereafter, its influence spread all over the world and it became one of the most popular music bands across the globe.

Big band jazz music generally comprises 12-25 musicians in order to play different musical instruments, including trumpets, trombones, saxophones, rhythm section and guitar to name a few. Although, the jazz music was associated with interests of elite groups, but with the easy availability of jazz midi files, it has reached almost every corner of world. This is because of the fact that jazz midi files can easily be downloaded from the internet for free. Even you can buy jazz cds at a cost effective price. So, people take a full advantage of this privilege and have complete access to the music of their choice.  Read more...