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Jazz for aficionados

Jazz for aficionados

I'm going to review records in my collection, and you'll be able to decide if they're worthy of your collection. These records are what I consider "must haves" for any jazz aficionado, and would be found in their collections. I wont review any record that's not on CD, nor will I review any record if the CD is markedly inferior. Fortunately, I only found 1 case where the CD was markedly inferior to the record.

Our first album is "Moanin" by Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers. We have Lee Morgan , trumpet; Benney Golson, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie merrit, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

The title tune "Moanin" is by Bobby Timmons, it conveys the emotion of the title like no other tune I've ever heard, even better than any words could ever convey. This music pictures a person whose down to his last nickel, and all he can do is "moan".

"Along Came Betty" is a tune by Benny Golson, it reminds me of a Betty I once knew. She was gorgeous with a jazzy personality, and she moved smooth and easy, just like this tune. Somebody find me a time machine! Maybe you knew a Betty.

While the rest of the music is just fine, those are my favorite tunes. Why don't you share your, "must have" jazz albums with us.

Enjoy the music.
orpheus10
jim5559
604 posts
 

I found something with both Elling and PASTE , not near to WDR, but still very

good., He goes to Germany because his Dad is a Lutheran Pastor and jazz

is more popular in Germany . Not a few American jazz men live there .

 

 

Funny , :Norwegian Wood is only Beattle Song i really like .

jim5559
604 posts
 

Re; Norwegian Wood , God as my witness , An Iceland Stewardess

, Luxemburg -NYC flight , gave a soldier a a note saying to said soldier

she would like his company in her overnight hotel in NYC .

Wasn’t exactly the Soldiers thing but he went with her

and to a tee it was "Norwegian Wood "

I had a girl in Germany !

 

Re; Elling , I’d be surprised if he was not an apple off Dad’s Tree.

pryso
1,932 posts
 

If you like Joe Pass, check this out.  Playing only with Pederson so very focused.  Try 7:18 for a nice versions of "Round Midnight".

 

kefas
100 posts
 

 

Superb Thelonious Monk prize winner playing ballads on a straight strung grand piano, recorded in a wooden church. The sound is out of this world.

Rob van Bavel Time for Ballads (The Maene Sessions)

trentmemphis
282 posts
 

Currently listening to Benny Green Source.

 

Also took delivery today of some new records:

Jimmy Smith Prayer Meetin'
Horace Silver Further Explorations
Sonny Clark My Conception
Kenny Burrell Midnight Blue
Horace Silver Quintet Doin' the Thing
Cannonball Adderley Somethin' Else
Dexter Gordon Go!
Wayne Shorter The All Seeing Eye

The first 3 and the last are Tone Poets reissues.  First of those I've gotten.

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