Thrilled to see mention of the Thad and Mel band. Had the pleasure of hearing the band when Thad was still here about half a dozen times; amazing band. Great YouTube clip! It some subtle and some not so subtle ways it goes to so much of what we argue about here. Bottom line: there's always great music going on; its up to us to keep up with it, not the other way around.
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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Mel Lewis had one of the most distinctive time feels as a drummer; particularly his cymbal sound. Very relaxed but with good forward momentum. Loved the Jones "After Hours" clips. Thad Jones was a beautiful jazz player who could have been one of THE names that always comes up on "best jazz trumpet" lists and whose excellence and success as a writer and orchestrator took some of the limelight off of his playing. Great stuff! |
Newbee, with all these fantastic contributions, including yours; this is hardly the Orpheus Show. What do you think of this by Dick Hyman; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQBREkH30Lc&list=PLbrghw2Jb1RUqqRa1xwF10kV9_ivlLl2v Enjoy the music. |
The only Dick Hyman I own. I think I got this one in order to fill out an order from the old BMG Record club. Buying at least four, brought the price down to about 7.50 per disc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aXCy7yu0Rw Cheers |
My favorite Dick Hyman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=854k0b43aVg This played while I was adding the first cut. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzcsArJYYfs Thanks for the heads up on the Thad Jones -Mel Lewis Band ,Rok. |
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