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.
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The "Funkettes"?   Is that what they are called for real?  ahahahah

The Frogman is just wealth of information.  I guess if you live in the Big Apple, you just know these things..

Thanks

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You are correct, it's obvious the band is not playing, but I thought they would be dancing to the music, even if recorded.   Now if I could just erase Carl.

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****"Funkettes"***

Nah, I made that up 🙃.  Re their dancing:  it brings up an interesting point.  The video and audio tracks are not in sync (technical problem) so no matter what, the dancing won't look as tight as it would if the tracks were in sync; even if they were great dancers.  They're probably pretty good dancers but not exactly funky "street" dancers like you might see in a hip-hop video.  James and the band move so well to that kind of music that if things are off a little bit it still looks pretty good (although not quite as good as it would otherwise).  The "Funkettes" don't move as well to that kind of music to begin with, so there's no "margin of error" to the viewer's eye, so they look obviously off the beat of the music.
Wanted to post the last Jazz album I purchased on LP.  It was back in the early 80's in El Paso, Texas.  Could not find Arthur Blythe's 'elaboration', but did find this.   Love it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V027YTD1qOg 

you-tube continued to run and this came up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuIos1mRwyo 

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Arthur Blythe, without a doubt one of the most unique alto sounds with that fast vibrato.  He was one of the first pre-"young lions".   Caused quite a stir when he came on the scene and I lost track of him and his work.  Interesting player.  I like him in limited doses. 

"Hackensack": one of my very favorite clips on all of YouTube.  I posted this here twice before; must have slipped through the cracks.  Two fabulous tenor players who could hardly be more different stylistically.  The other clip from the same performance:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8egSzCBCie0