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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Let’s try to see things from other perspective. Question for Orpheus and Rok, others are welcome to share their opinion too.... Do you think that jazz was influnced with music from some other part of the world? (if somehow, the notion that has african influences is bothering you) As for myself, I could not say for sure, but only because I have so little knowledge about african music, and having in mind that all art is ’conected’ in some way, I would not opose that thought so strongly.... Here is some great brazilian music, played by Dizzy, from 1975.....is that jazz? Somebody could ask the question what were the influences that helped create ’brazilian’ music as we know it.... Were there by any chnace some african influences? Could they find the way to jazz by that route? As you can see, evertything is conected, one way or another.... Back to music....Dizzy Album is called ’Bahiana’ https://youtu.be/PC1Y54_YR7Y https://youtu.be/iNl-UdAUvVA Maybe somebody should have explained some things to McCoy Tyner, as well.... Becuse, the title of this composition is 'confusing'... 'Afro Blue' with Latin Jazz All stars, album is from (think)1998. https://youtu.be/6rqIAWSorjs |
Frogman, "Body and Soul" is not "Bebop", nor is Coleman Hawkins a Bebop musician, give me a break. Music can not, nor should it ever be approached from an intellectual stance. Why would I speak to Billy Taylor or Wynton Marsalis about Bebop? When it was the first corner of jazz I explored. While Dizzy could be a co-founder of Bebop, Bird was numeral uno. Don't mean to be harsh, but you have submitted food for the garbage can. |
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