Check out http://www.jazzdrumlessons.com/ and stay tuned for Bugalu's new instructional video! Truth Be told, "BETTER THAN HOLLYWOOD ". Series`19 N0.2 bugalu's 60th. Birthday concert By Marvin Bugalu Smith Steve Habib January 2 at 1:50pm This performance is right down to THE TRUTH IN THE MOMENT. Nothing is held back as each of the three becomes "THE WHOLE" at any given moment.. This "TRUTH BE TOLD,BETTER THAN HOLLYWOOD SERIES 19 SONG #!" represents life which is ALWAYS "IN THE MOMENT" with nothing planned but PURE EMOTIONS being delivered with sound vibrations that create actual reds,blues,greens violets,oranges whites,blacks and precious moments of silence between the notes,where it's all happening and making this particular piece a "BU GA LU CLASSIC" and a MASTER PIECE OF SUPREME IMPROVISING". This is one of the most emotional pieces of music and it should be because it represents THE START OF 2010, a year year and a new begining for all. Each of these guys becomes part of the other and evolves into a oneness that can't be mistaken for anything but THE TRUTH and they're telling it here and it's being done in a REAL ENVIRONMENT with no HOLLYWOOD GLITTER and NONSENSE. THIS IS LOVE and PEACE communicated with the highest level of musicianship. Marvin is MASTER of DRUMS,Neil is MASTER of KEYS and MARK is MASTER of BASS. All three are MASTER COMPOSERS getting together and creating here exactly what Neil's reaction was :"WOW"! It is WOW and I'll second that. I almost miniaturized myself and jumped into this computer while I was writing these liner notes because I know these guys so well and was moved so deeply at that moment I first started listening to this. Too bad I was so far away from the Newburgh , NY site where this was recorded but I'll tell you that the music was so powerful that it didn't matter where I was because I started playing it in my heart and joined in with these guys and entered another dimension. It's true. I'm in it and enjoyed it as if I were a fourth guy in this group. I also must admit that because it was Marvin's Birthday Evening, I actually did transfer myself into PURE SPIRIT and show up there. Can you hear it between the NOTES if you don't quite understand the dimension I'm talking from.Loud,soft, fire,rain,water,wind earth,mud,sand,waves,stillness,open sky,infinite space,mass of matter,lack of matter,breath,energy felt through warm love,energy felt through actual colors with sound moving rainbows.. A REAL STRONG EXAMPLE OF GIVING IT ALL AWAY FOR WORLD PEACE. THIS SERIES 19 SONG #! is The Bu GA LU Birthday PRESENT OF ALL TIME,especially THE PRESENT OF THE MOMENT! STEVE HABIB Jazz Didn’t Die in The history books, its still here in our hearts, Lorenzo Daughtry-Chambers Jazz 100 Professor Butter fielde Attached is the paper we spoke about. What I have done is tried to consider some of the themes we spoke about it in class regarding jazz and stylistic principles, through the thread of my uncle's life. I wrote the piece in a series of stages, in which I give a biographical overview coupled with anecdotes, actual teachings of my uncle, an overview of the jam session and what it and he ultimately accomplish. I also try to give the larger significance of the story within a larger context, and explain why it is important to non-musicians. I hope you enjoy it. I found through writing this piece that it was to be and should be much more than I did here, and consequently forced me in a different direction than I initially intended, I feel with more anecdotes, and emphasis in certain areas, my uncles story would be a good book or movie I may consider writing (entertaining if nothing else). I wrote this as a surprise for my uncle. Thank you for this opportunity. I really enjoyed the class, and I will be talking with family and thinking of proposals for my independent study over the break. Best, Lorenzo -- -Lorenzo D. Chambers Franklin And Marshall College 2011 President Of I.M.P.A.C.T. Franklin & Marshall College #425 PO Box 3220 Lancaster, PA 17604-3220 "We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give." -- Winston Churchill Jazz Didn’t Die in The history books, its still here in our hearts, Lorenzo Daughtry-Chambers Jazz 100 Professor Butterfield In life, it is the ultimate joy to develop a relationship with an individual so strikingly unique and utterly expressive, it leaves you in amazement. How does someone teach creativity? It starts with the self, It starts with the understanding of ones position within the spectrum of the universe, which is miniscule but infinite. Born in Englewood New Jersey , Marvin “Bugalu” Smith began playing drums at age two under the tutelage of his older brother, Earl “Buster” Smith. In Marvin’s younger years, he witnessed his brother play with greats like Eric Dolphy, and studied his brother’s teachings. Marvin describes his early start in music as tough. His brother was a hard teacher, not allowing him to even sit on t

• published: 01 Jan 2010
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