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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
1,249 posts
 
Acman, liked more first clip of two.
I feel funny posting these two next clips (same as to say the sky is blue), because the players are so well known, but still, just for this subject, two of my very favourite sax players and albums (when we speak about 'beautiful' tone)

Paul Gonsalves from 1960. album ’Gettin Together’, with Nat Adderley and Wynton Kelly, Jones and Cobb

https://youtu.be/8fG-8FOyxS4

Ike Quebec from ’Soul Samba’

https://youtu.be/Hgpi0wZLntc

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acman3
4,337 posts
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFI91soHS60
acman3
4,337 posts
 
Alex, good music is always welcome. I have the Ike Quebec, but I don't have a lot of Gonsalves,

frogman
7,562 posts
 
If this doesn’t prove that beauty is in the eye (ear) of the beholder......

ALL beautiful tones in their own unique ways; and, importantly, in the service of the style of the music. We all obviously have our preferences. I haven’t heard any tone in the last few posts that I would call anything less than attractive and certainly not ugly. What all this shows is that one USUALLY can’t separate the style of tone from the style of the music. What I mean is, I can’t imagine a player with Paul Gonsalves’ tone playing funk like Chris Potter; or Ike Quebec playing Coltrane’s "Giant Steps". Potter has one of the greatest tones of the current tenor players and he is a wonderful contemporary player.

Alex, Ralph Morgan: Nice! Wonderful player and beautiful alto sound. I am defintely getting a sense on your preferred tone style and it goes hand in hand with the style of jazz I think you prefer.

One of the prettiest alto sounds ever from a lesser known great alto player. I think you will like this player (and music):

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8bC5kYno7e4

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wEw4IOtQKrs

A more contemporary player with one of my favorite alto sounds; contemporary and aggressive but not too much so (for me). The great and underrated Charlie Mariano. One of my favorite records in my collection:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?list=PLA7eg2fAs_CzCiZZy6km4YwrO3OKReYlV&params=OAFIAVgF&v=Bjdb7a...

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