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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
alexatpos
1,206 posts
 
Orpheus, Green is legend and the 'Idle Moments' is a classic album. Somehow I am always reluctant to write about such well known records.
Imho we should write more about players and albums that are not so well known, in a hope that that sad fact might change, once when those album are heard by more people.
Here are couple of tunes of Tiny Grimes (b.1916.), one of earliest jazz guitarist, from 1958.album 'Blues Groove', on which he plays with great Coleman Hawkins on sax and Ray Bryant on piano, among others. The focus is, of course, on blues, but these guys sure can play. Note, Grimes plays 4 string guitar

Here are the links. Hope you will like it

https://youtu.be/p51MT5OMw-I

https://youtu.be/h168KJceOr0






orpheus10 OP
8,668 posts
 

That's a very good point of view Alex, and you have succeeded because I'm unfamiliar with Tiny Grimes. I'll listen and get back to you.


Enjoy the music.
orpheus10 OP
8,668 posts
 

Alex, in my young days, I traveled from one blues joint to another; consequently, my familiarity with the blues is from live music, as opposed to records, as in jazz, and the only famous name I can recall is Albert King.

At that time I never had one serious thought about the music, I was just out to have a good time, and now I have to reflect back to those times in order to put the music in some kind of perspective. When I reflect back to what I heard at that time, the blues I heard was either Delta, or New Orleans based, meaning originated from one of those two places, and I make that statement founded on what Rok, the blues expert has said about the music.

Although I liked "Tiny Grimes" I was unable to put his guitar into any kind of perspective, it sounded original to me; but what's all important is whether or not I liked it, and I did.



Enjoy the music.

 
acman3
4,230 posts
 
O-10, Tiny played with Charlie Parker, I believe the Dial recordings, and Art Tatum. 

Short on on time or I would play a YouTube .

acman3
4,230 posts
 
Sorry Savoy recordings!
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