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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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Thanks for the clip and recommendation, Alex.  Great Ammons and great lineup.  As before, Jackie McLean sounds great.  It's interesting how McLean evolved as a player.  To me he sounds best during this period and I don't enjoy much of his later work nearly as much.  His playing seemed to get much more aggressive later in his career and with a tone that could sound downright nasty.  Biggest surprise is Sulliman on trumpet.  That's somebody worth exploring; he sounds really good here.

O-10, don't know if anyone picked up on this, but the first Enigma clip borrows the opening of the famous and popular "Carmina Burana" by Carl Orff:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GXFSK0ogeg4

frogman
7,478 posts
 
One of the most expressive tenor players ever, imo, Gene Ammons was one of the founders of the "Chicago style" of  tenor playing.  He could bebop with the best of them but usually chose to stay on the bluesy side of things and stayed clear of the modal jazz style that emerged later during his career (Rok 😃).  If we think that "funky" has taken on different meanings and that "pop" music has changed dramatically over the years, consider the fact that this recording was on the Billboard Magazine's pop (!) charts in 1950:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BIgydCY6m54

More favorite "Jug":

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=stEDTC4Xv8M




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chazro
635 posts
 
Some new ol' skool - Catherine Russell - 

https://youtu.be/uDY5zoiDVjE

https://youtu.be/_ycFOtGP_bY

https://youtu.be/XGqVyxRfKFI

https://youtu.be/LHakpOQ9bpA


frogman
7,478 posts
 
Fabulous!  Thanks for that.
orpheus10 OP
8,668 posts
 

Frogman, although what you said seems correct, I never heard of "Carmina Burana". Who else here knows about "Carmina Burana"?

Apparently he or she is completely outside of my musical awareness. Is that good or bad for "Enigma".?


Enjoy the music; Carmina Burana too.
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