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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
randy-11
1,913 posts
 
Thx much I did not know of the Rudy Van Gelder reissues - now to find just the ones I want...

BTW - on the topic of new players (rather than better reissues of older releases) I will suggest:
Tamasi Washington - very adventurous
and Grace Kelly - beautiful sax tone
orpheus10 OP
8,668 posts
 

Rok, you can get the best of everything on planet earth in the good ole USA, provided you got the Peso, Deutch Marks, Yen, In God We Trust, or whatever that will serve as collateral.

What does this stuff have to do with anything?
orpheus10 OP
8,668 posts
 

Did not mean to change the subject. I do intend to give all the music a good listen, and come back with with a review; apparently I've gotten behind on that, it's going to take awhile.


Enjoy the music.
frogman
7,476 posts
 
I will answer the two questions asked by O-10 that are verifiable factually and leave the more, let’s just say, subject-to-opinion one for others, as there has already been a fair amount of "propaganda" expressed.

-The USA (not surprisingly since its an American art form), has far more jazz venues than any other country.
-Twenty years ago, and perhaps surprisingly, there were actually fewer jazz venues than there are today; in the USA, anyway.
orpheus10 OP
8,668 posts
 
Thank you  very much Frogman.  This is political season and any time a politicians lips are moving he's lying.  I'm trying to sort out facts from fiction and propaganda,
don't want to start a new conversation.

I know anything I say starts an argument, but Alex seems to be the least affected by the media hype, brain washers; by that I mean a person has to do independent research to find facts.

Again I thank you for your response; now I'm going to review the music.
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