Sunday, September 22, 2024

Sunday Music Muse Day - Rich Thompson, Rale Micic

Sorry, I missed last week's Sunday Music Muse Day post, the family celebration of September birthdays, fulled up the time.  Let's continue this week with The Trio United, RichThompson, Bill Grimes, and Bill Dobbins - One More Time. This s wonderful live record of three jazz musicians who are also jazz educators.  My friend drummer, Rich Thompson, and pianist Bill Dobbins, are both highly respected jazz instructors at the Eastman School of Music, in Rochester, while bassist, Bill Grimes was an instructor at the LSU School of Music. This talented trio dispels that disparaging quote by  “Those who can, do; those who can't, teach” from George Bernard's Shaw's 1903 play Man and Superman  implying that teaching is a role for people who failed to achieve their desired vocational goals.  These gentlemen obviously fill both roles very well. A plus, is that with the exception two of the 12 cuts, all the tunes are originals from trio members. I like hearing original compositions from group members.  This is well worth a listen.



My second selection is a guitarist I just discovered by chance last month, Rale Micic Only Love Will Stay.  Again, this how I build my music collection, with one chance listening leads to me buying more of a musician's work.   This session is just as enjoyable as his last.  I'll keep looking for more.



The weather has been wonderful and we got to attend some event of the annual Fringe Festival, here Rochester, NY, but I still have to catch up on my live music. Hope you do the same.



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