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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
frogman
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Ghosthouse, enjoyed the Christoph Oeding clips; interesting player.  Thanks.  Immediately brought to mind one of my favorite guitar players, Bill Frisell.  Not as "dreamy" as Frisell, but similar sound.

O-10, that's a great blowing session with Hubbard and Morgan.  Great vibe on that record; they are having a great time! Thanks for that clip.  Here's another favorite from Freddie's CTI period, with Junior Cook sounding remarkably like Joe Henderson:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eCLZHtv_j3c



orpheus10 OP
8,668 posts
 

Frogman, Freddie Hubbard sounded awfully "Boppish" to me, and Junior Cook sunded more like "Bird" or Trane than Joe Henderson to me. That could be because I don't have the same records by Joe Henderson as you. The drummer sounded like Elvin Jones, on purpose of course, just in the same way Horace Silver could sound Like Monk if he wanted to. I have a record that I forget, and swear it's Monk playing, but it's where Miles told Silver to sound like Monk; because he had a rift with Monk.

I liked the link.


Enjoy the music.


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ghosthouse
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Frogman - Glad you liked the Christoph Oeding.  His Northwest (album those tracks are from) is not a buy for me yet but I do keep coming back to it on Spotify.  

Bill Frisell presents another one of those objective/subjective, head/heart quandaries.  He is a superb guitarist.  No doubt.  (Have you seen the live videos of him in the Ginger Baker trio (GB + Charlie Haden and Bill)?  See the ZL14w ink below.  There might be better quality versions of this trio live on YouTube but I couldn't find them just now.  Notice how CH is way off to the side.  His hearing was damaged apparently and he needed to protect it on stage.  

Had a lot of Frisell's solo stuff saved to my Spotify library.  From a technical point of view my head acknowledges his excellence but my heart just could not get with the program.  Maybe I've not listened to the right solo stuff by him.  Recommendations appreciated.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql6iGLZL14w

Here is something else I think excellent.  If you don't know the guitarist, you might be surprised by his "bona fides".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyTo5VwcMhg
acman3
4,275 posts
 
Can't believe I missed this one! I have had it in rotation for a few months????

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

acman3
4,275 posts
 
Another Stevens who plays guitar. Some people say he sounds like Metheny, but has a different vibe to me. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqUwlJQyl48
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