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
Rok, your comments over time speak for themselves. Your stances are duplicitous and disingenuous and made to fit whatever agenda you feel is necessary at the time. You have often professed to being the "protector" of jazz as just one example. There are two overriding issues here and always have been: 1. You are intolerant of other’s views on what constitutes real jazz; as if you had enough credibility on the subject to dictate that for anyone besides yourself. 2. In the absence of the ability to say much on the subject that goes much beyond the most basic or beyond "what you grew up with", you recoil and attack when others who can do.

On the subject of "elegant" and how you undermine: you obviously have no idea just how frequently musicians use the term "elegant" to describe another player’s style of playing when it suits. That’s the pity in all this, you have now dug your heels in on the subject and keep yourself from learning a small nugget of information. It’s ok if you are not interested in that kind information and always has been. However, when time and time again your constant attack on others’ definition of the music and the way that they express themselves about it (especially when these same people do not attack YOU for your musical preferences) does nothing more than bring negativity and derailment to the proceedings here,  suggests to me that there is more than "fun" at work here and there is indeed some "malice". Sad.

****She stayed with the stuff she was exposed to during her young days. I do the same. We all do.****

I’ve got news for you, no, we don’t all do that.
***** I’ve got news for you, no, we don’t all do that.*****


NORMAL people do.

Cheers


I kinda feel like I might be buttin in here, but hey do you guys think Spyro Gyra is jazz. I'm not sure myself and don't think it is to some. But I was just listening to Morning Dance and am pretty surprisingly impressed with the production, it's very very good. I don't think it it's because of that reason although it doesn't hurt, but I find myself really enjoying it, immensely in fact. Not having a broad base of their material, but prior to listening to it I lumped them with say Kenny G. and the smooth jazz you hear in the dentists office or something. 
Sooo, what do you jazz heads say. It won't make any diff. If it's not considered on par with other serious or real artists mentioned in this thread as its a killer listen musically as well ime. I almost listed this in another post as an artist I was surprised I like, mainly from the aforementioned smooth jazz connotation I had in my brain. Maybe I should give the G a half a chance. : ) so yeah I'm just curious is this jazz to the afficionados and what do musicians of you are one look at this. Thanks