from Oannes blog…

…for Saturday morning

Υπήρξαν εποχές που η “εμπορική επιτυχία” δεν ήταν συνώνυμο του β΄διαλογής προϊόντος. Κομμάτια όπως αυτό, αντιπροσωπευτικό του επιπέδου και του προσανατολισμού της μουσικής του πιανίστα – συνθέτη Stan Kenton είχαν τεράστια απήχηση σε ένα κοινό, που επί δεκαετίες [’40s-’70s] δεν έπαψε να ενδιαφέρεται γι’ αυτόν και τη φοβερή ορχήστρα του. Progressive jazz…
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There were times when “commercial success” was not synonymous of second class product. Tracks like this, representative of the level and orientation of the music of the pianist – composer Stan Kenton, had a huge impact to an audience, who for decades [‘ 40s-70s] never stopped following him and his awesome orchestra. Progressive jazz…

More about these reblogs

Lately I have been rebloging music videos from Oannes new blog. For my friends who didn’t know, or wonder why…. Oannes [aka Socratis Papahatzis] is my husband, partner in life and music and the one with my undying admiration. Together we have a band MK-O [the music of Marina Kanavaki & Oannes]. So, it’s my pleasure to share with you his [and mine] musical selections. • Although here I reblog mainly his musical selections, he writes exceptional articles on various topics [some may need Translation], so do visit his site. He has my highest recommendation!