O-10, thanks for the Old & New Dreams cut. Beautiful music and one of those improbable times when ingredients that one would think would not make a good recipe somehow come together into an unusual but delicious dish. I don't mean the individual players, as they are each masters who can play in many different styles and clearly work well together, but the individual musical parts of the tune: a beautiful and haunting melody by the horns in half-time, Ed Blackwell sounds amazing in double-time (!), while Charlie Haden's bass is the glue that holds the two contrasting forces together by straddling a fine line between the two meters. I think his ability to do that so well on this tune is a great example of, as you pointed out, the "many faces of Charlie Haden". Great stuff!
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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Rok, I would rather git whupped with an ugly stick than post a negative response, but since I know you've been waiting for some kind of response, so be it. The music was alright, it was this thing I have about the "jazz classics". The way me, you, and Frogman went round and round over "Moonlight in Vermont", I don't understand how you didn't know that. For me, it's a Cardinal sin to try and re-do the classics, and the Beys did it six times in a row. After that, I couldn't hear the music, but I'm sure it will sound different when my mood changes, and I just listen to their music. While Babe Ruth was the home run king for a long time, he was also the strike out king. The reason I mention this is because your record is much better than his, this is the first time you missed hitting a home run in regard to your recommendations Enjoy the music. |
Thanks O. I loved the Old and New Dreams. Another face of Charlie Haden. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZZg46FN_rQ |
"The Jazz Classics", are quite often short, but very profound stories about the age old "male, female" relationship. "Since I Fell For You", is just such a story. "Since I Fell for You" is a jazz and pop standard. The blues ballad was composed by Buddy Johnson in 1945 and was first popularized by his sister, Ella Johnson, with Buddy Johnson and His Orchestra. The biggest hit version was recorded by Lenny Welch in 1963, reaching number four on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7xrQY_FLM4&feature=kp This is the story of a young man who had a girl friend, and he was happy with his existence; that is, until he met the most beguiling and captivating woman he had ever laid eyes on; she loved him, and then she snubbed him. Although he didn't know it, she was a "playgirl", the queen of hearts. She left the young man in an agony that he had never known before. Lenny Welch projects this to the extent I can feel his pain. Without words, Lee Morgan tells the same story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdLtXuAlt6A Musicians who don't understand the story behind the classics, should stay away from them and write their own music; that's my firm opinion. Enjoy the music. |
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