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
Same problem. Cant open anything on ytube,or post from it, must open on google chrom to do it. Will ask somebody smart to check it for me.
If you do the slow and tedious copy and paste of the you tube link into a new browser window does that work? or not even then??  I use a Mac Air and didn’t open Frogman’s Abbey Lincoln stuff. The Alan Pasqua link Rok re-sent works fine for me right in the A’gon text box.

Rok, I had some kind of weird problems that my "Geek" straightened out. He said he would help, but he wont be home until 4:30 or five this afternoon.

I know I read this somewhere before, but I can't find anything to authenticate it, so you will just have to take my word for it.

When Rudy Van Gelder recorded, a red light came on to signal; time to wrap it up. On Joe Hendersons solo on "Idle Moments", he was sounding so good, that Rudy just let him blow past the allotted time, and didn't turn on the red light.


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



Enjoy the music.