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
Thank you Acman3 and Rok, very timely both. Humor is a good thing eventhough it goes over some folks' heads. You know, doctors say that it is very healthy to laugh; even when it is not sincere and one simply goes through the motions. O-10, I am befuddled and not sure where all your anger is coming from. Re Trane, I am reacting to your words. What, then, was the "overstatement" by you if not about having seen Trane live? Anyway, I am willing to move on and forget this idiotic exchange. As ususal, and as I recently said in one of the other threads where I "don't fit in": "Usually, the smeller's the feller" 😉
Acman3:

Great clip! Loved it! The Pigs were great, but I didn't think the Wolf was THAT bad. Of course, I listened to 'Bitches Brew' yesterday, and it could be some sort of Jazz Post Traumatic stress thingy.

Thanks for posting.

Cheers
Like hitting one's head against the wall; feels so good when we stop? 😅
Ha! It just came to me. I knew the silly comment reminded me of something.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SKc4jipdqn4

What a sound! One of my very favorite tenor players. Love the way he could say so much with just one sustained note and the shape and inflection of it. Funkiest tenor sound ever.
Turrentine:

This is the type music that introduced me to Jazz. You could hear tunes like this and stuff like Cannonball's 'sack of woe' on the Juke box in Bars..

As they say, very 'accessible' which I always took to mean, it ain't Ornette.

Nice clip.

Cheers