The Anger of Compassion

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You've probably caught yourself wondering, "What celebrities match Craig's taste in music?" Well, let's see if we can find out...

Your Musical Tastes Match: The Fab Five

See their whole playlist here (iTunes required)

What Celebrity Matches Your Taste in Music?

Really? Hmmm....it'd be fun to meet those guys, I think. What I've been listening to, lately -- since I'm sure the Fab Five just gotta know:

Wes Montgomery
The Benny Goodman Trio, Quartet, and Sextet
John Coltrane
Thelonious Monk
Julian Bream, John Williams, and Manuel Barrueco

Okay, so the classical stuff is all guitar, and even the jazz stuff is weighted toward guitar. I've never been known much for "balance."

And my latest "discovery" is Johnny Hartman, a singer with a fabulous baritone voice. Simply gorgeous. My late mother-in-law was a big jazz fan (we both liked Coltrane, but did not share appreciations for Monk or for Billie Holliday), but I don't think I've ever heard mention of his name. Purely by chance I caught an episode of NPR's Jazz Profile, in which they covered Hartman. Since the last time I caught the program they were talking about Wes Montgomery, I'm going to start looking for it.

Hartman apparently disliked being thought of as a jazz singer, but he recorded a duet album with Coltrane in 1963. Wow.

Anyway, since the Fab Five and I have so much, musically, in common (are internet quizzes ever wrong?), I suppose I should ask their grooming guy, Kyan Douglas, to shill for the bay rum and lavender mint shaving soaps offered by the West Texas Shaving Company. Based on this photo, though, I don't think he'd be interested.

Posted by Craig Ceely at December 2, 2006 02:11 PM