Caribé by The Latin Jazz Quintet + Eric Dolphy
 

The best I can Google tells me Caribe is a Venezuelan piranha; Caribé (with the accent) is the name of certain eats and libations. I don't know for sure what the eponymous track to this record, apparently recorded in 1960 and not released until 33 years later, is referring to, but like jazz fans all over the world, to me Dolphy brings to mind brilliance, uniqueness, and fun. On Caribé by The Latin Jazz Quintet + Eric Dolphy, Dolphy is showcased in a relaxed, melodically tonal format giving the listener a chance to deepen her or his understanding of Dolphy's talent and sound. Vibraphonist Charlie Simmons adds beautiful texture predating the debut release of the great Bobby Hutcherson's (RIP August 15, 2016) The Kicker, by three years. I highly recommend putting some time aside to enjoy this excellent music.

I didn't know about this, listening now.

What did you make of it?

Hey, so why did you hate the song me and Chula made?

You should know better than to waste people's time with music that has so little to offer the listener. I understand that it didn't cost me any money but you should be discriminating enough, and have the decency to be reflective, self-critical, self-aware even, to know that music of that little worth isn't worth any person's time. If it's a personal hobby you enjoy, fine, but please don't encourage others to listen when it's so obviously worthless.

So music should offer me something more than entertainment?

Hell, if it were entertaining I'd be all about it. It's just plain bad.

So it doesn't offer you entertainment. Not that it offers no one anything.

It's of absolutely no value. Even to their mothers.

Okay, so a demo track that me and Chula, members of the same forum but on opposite sides of the country, made (keep in mind not as a fleshed out track) but as a test of our individual skills working together, doesn't entertain you and thus isn't worth anyone's time, despite it's purpose in the first place not being to entertain, but to educate each other.

If I hacked into your PM's then yeah that would be fair. You made it public and therefore open to public scrutiny. Frownland put his music out there and it's ****ing great.

Not what I expected. Really solid but I feel like Dolphy didn't get enough light.

Also, Tristan occasionally makes good stuff. I'll give you a heads up.