One of the most unique voices in the jazz tenor world. Love his playing:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=b7_jnfDo42k
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=b7_jnfDo42k
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.
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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I don't see any mention of Andre Previn with Benny Goodman in 1958 in a small group setting on the Columbia album "Happy Session". Some of the "extra" tracks (unissued ) came out on one of the Yale University library volumes.Very nicely executed Jazz piano,perhaps not up to the level of Teddy Wilson or Mel Powell,but Previn captures the moment beyond criticism. His tune "You're gonna hear from me",written with his then wife,Dory,who did the lyrics,for the film "inside Daisy Glover" was a favorite of Bill Evans as a Jazz vehicle. There were many 50's Jazz sessions where Previn excelled...Benny Carter,Helen Humes etc. Someone compared Previn to Duke Ellington,as he did "everything"...Duke did Duke,he didn't "do everything"...he WAS everything! You guys,the two or three of you that fuel this thread just type,type,type and never say anything. Who wants to read it? .It just goes on and on and on and on and on....Say less and say smarter. Andre previn never took the elevator,always the stairs....yikes! You guys need to give Jazz a break! |
Today's Listen: Horace Silver -- FINGER POPPIN' I hope I can get this in doing a lull in the Grand Poobah 'ruckus'. I thought "Juicy Lucy" would be my favorite, but I guess you can't judge a tune by it's title. I liked these two best. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p_JtM-Rnc0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0XvzVX9HMM Interesting notes about how Blue Mitchell joined the group. My favorite part of the notes: "The main phrase is twelve bars long, but the second time it's played, the last bar overlaps into the first bar of the channel, so in effect the chorus is 12, 12, 7 and 12. It is written in the key of B, but the second eight ends on a C chord, so the channel starts in C".** ** Address all questions to The Frogman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p_JtM-Rnc0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0XvzVX9HMM Cheers |
(jazzcourier) You see OP. When you carry on like you have been, we begin to attract drive-by 'audiophiles'. I think he just flew in from the, "the direction of current flow in hi-fi fuses" thread. Seems as if he didn't survive the discussion there unscathed. His post was as nonsensical and incoherent as some of the stuff posted here lately. Cheers |
Jazzcourier, so glad you dropped in; these "wannabe's" think if they all stack up against me, that will give their nonsense some validity, but it only confirms what I have to deal with in order to enlighten them. If you noticed, none of them responded to "Idle Moments" by Grant Green; they wouldn't know good jazz if it hit them upside the head with a guitar; but can they type.......After two or three hundred pages worth of "whatever", I still don't know what they said. Do drop in more often. Enjoy the music. |
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